Crime & Safety
Suspect in Meijer's Robbery Arraigned, Held on $25,000 Bond
The suspect, who was unarmed, demanded money and fled, but was apprehended a short time later at an area restaurant.
A 50-year-old China Township man who robbed a Chesterfield Meijer’s store of an undisclosed amount of money was arraigned Monday on robbery charges and is being held on $25,000 cash bond.
Chesterfield police said the suspect, Frank Rossi, entered the Meijer’s store at 27255 23 Mile Road about 12:30 p.m. Saturday and passed a note to the clerk demanding money. He was not armed.
Officers from both the Chesterfield Township Police Department and Macomb County Sheriff’s Department immediately saturated the area as a Chesterfield patrol unit reviewed surveillance video and broadcast a description of the the suspect, Chesterfield Detective Sgt. Deron Myers said in a news release.
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A short time later, Rossi was located at Gus’s Coney Island on Gratoit south of 23 Mile Road.
Rossi was arraigned via video in 42-2 Court in New Baltimore on one count of unarmed robbery, a 15-year felony.Find out what's happening in New Baltimore-Chesterfieldfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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