Deputies Hurt In Foot Chase, But Nail Suspects

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — Two Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies were injured Sunday after foot chasing suspects in a Rochester Road shoplifting incident. Three men were eventually arrested and will likely face multiple charges, according to police reports.

Deputies responded to a T.J. Maxx store in the 2800 block of Rochester Road in the Hampton Village Shopping Center shortly after 5 p.m. A witness attempted to block the suspects’ 2006 Dodge Charger from leaving the parking lot, but the men were able to escape and fled northbound on Rochester Road, reports said.

Deputies caught up and blocked the Dodge at the intersection of John R and Hamlin roads. Police arrested the driver, but the other suspects ran into a nearby wooded area off of Hamlin.

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One suspect was caught in the wooded area after a short chase, but the deputy injured his knee. He was taken from the scene to Ascension-Crittenton Hospital in Rochester Hills for treatment.

A second deputy was hurt chasing the third suspect, reports said. He hurt his shoulder tackling the suspect as he ran across John R Road. The deputy also cut his hand on a razor blade that was concealed in the suspect’s pocket. The Deputy drove himself to Ascension-Crittenton Hospital for treatment.

All three suspects are currently at the Oakland County Jail pending charges. One of the men is 28-years-old and from Northville, the second a 53-year-old Redford Township man, and the third man, 42, is from Warren.

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