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Watch: Suspect trying to steal Dodge Ram from Sterling Heights plant slams into police vehicle

By Amber Ainsworth
Published  May 22, 2023 3:30pm EDT
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 2 Detroit

Suspect smashes into police vehicle while trying to steal Dodge Ram

A suspect attempting to steal a Dodge Ram pickup truck from the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant smashed into a police vehicle while trying to escape. He was eventually caught and arrested.

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich (FOX 2) - When police were called to a Sterling Heights assembly plant on reports of multiple people trying to steal Dodge Rams on Sunday, a suspect smashed into a patrol vehicle.

Officers arrived at the Stellantis Sterling Heights Assembly Plant at 38111 Van Dyke Ave. around 4 a.m. and secured the parking lot. As they were looking for the suspects, one of the suspects got into a pickup truck and tried to flee.

Police said the suspect hit a patrol vehicle as an officer was getting out before purposely slamming into another patrol vehicle.

The suspect then tried to flee on foot through the passenger side door. Police said he resisted but was eventually arrested.

One officer suffered minor injuries and was treated and released from a hospital.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Sterling Heights Detective Bureau at 586-446-2825.