BREAKING: Another Smash-and-Grab Attempt at Ferndale Gas Station

Ferndale police are seeking two suspects who crashed a truck into a Citgo Gas Station at 1358 W. Nine Mile Road around 4:15 a.m. Wednesday in an apparent attempt to steal an automated teller machine inside the store.

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The attempted theft was the third such attempt in Ferndale this year and one of numerous attempts throughout the Metro Detroit area,Det. Lt. William Wilson said in a statement.

The attempt at the Citgo was the second this year. On Feb. 2, police investigated a similar crime, Wilson said.

They then got out of the truck, hooked a chain to the truck and around the doors and tried pulling the doors open, again failing in their attempts, according to police.

After the second failed attempt, “the would-be thieves then collected their chains and drove away,” Wilson said.

The witness was able to give police a partial description of the suspects, who were both wearing hoodies. One was tall, and the other was short and stocky.

Anyone with information regarding this crime are asked to call the Ferndale police at (248) 541-3650 or Crimestoppers for a potential reward.