SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) - Dealva Henley was in disbelief looking at the wreckage of her car in a parking lot at Greenfield and Joy roads. It was hit by an armed robbery suspect who crashed into it.
"That could have been my baby back in that back seat," Henley said. "It could have been her."
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Armed robbery suspect crashes after Walgreens theft
Southfield police say the suspect robbed a Walgreens customer at gunpoint in the store's parking lot at 12 Mile and Northwestern
A high speed police chase ended at the Southfield and Detroit border, where Southfield police chased an armed robbery suspect late Friday morning.
Southfield police say the suspect robbed a Walgreens customer at gunpoint in the store's parking lot at 12 Mile and Northwestern stealing prescription pills and other valuables. Some of those pills found on the pavement when police were processing the crash scene.
The suspect was in a Chevrolet Tahoe with Ohio plates ended up crashing into Henley's Chevy Aveo. He had parked it just minutes earlier to go into a laundry mat.
Officers took the suspect -- a 39-year-old man from Detroit into custody and they recovered a stolen handgun, believed to be used in the armed robbery.
"I just want to commend the men and women of the Southfield Police Department for their dedicated efforts," said Southfield Police Chief Elvin Barren. (And (let this be a) lesson to everyone. Do not come to the city of Southfield with intentions of committing crimes, because these men and women will find you and bring you to justice."
Meanwhile Henley is thankful she and her daughter were nowhere near her car during the crash.
"I know mistakes happen and things happen," Henley said. "I've got to let go and let God -and just keep on. I can't let this stop me from going."