15-year-old caught with $100,000+ worth of weed products after Royal Oak dispensary break-in
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ROYAL OAK, Mich. (FOX 2) - More than $100,000 worth of marijuana and weed-related products were recovered from a teen suspect after a break-in at a Royal Oak dispensary early Saturday.
Officers responded to a burglary alarm at Gatsby Cannabis Company at 5130 Meijer Dr. around 1:50 a.m. Aug. 3. When they arrived, they saw a window that was smashed and realized that the building had been ransacked.
During their investigation, police learned that the suspect was a 15-year-old boy. Police said that prior to the break-in, the teen allegedly fled a Royal Oak officer.
The stolen merchandise was found while searching the suspect's Royal Oak home on Monday.
Photo credit: Royal Oak police
"Our investigators quickly identified the suspect in this case and worked as a team to safely arrest this juvenile suspect and recover an astounding amount of evidence," ROPD Chief Michael Moore said.
The teen is also accused of breaking into a home in the 800 block of McLean on July 26.
He has been charged with breaking and entering a business and third-degree fleeing and eluding. He's being held at Oakland County's Children's Village.