The Shelby Township Police Department's vigilance paid off when a pilot program led to the swift arrests of three adults and a teenager, following an attempted use of counterfeit currency at an Ulta Beauty store, as detailed in a case reported by WWJ Newsradio and other local sources.
On July 30, the culprits were swiftly apprehended when a woman, later identified as Keijoya Greenaway, allegedly tried to pay with a fake $100 bill at the cosmetics retailer on Hall Road. She fled after her ruse was exposed and staff members at Ulta Beauty confronted her about the bill. Despite her quick departure into the parking lot, the Directed Patrol Unit stopped the vehicle before it could exit the lot. Further investigation of the suspect's car revealed two handguns, one reported stolen from North Carolina, approximately $2,500 in counterfeit bills, and goods acquired under pretenses, according to Click On Detroit.
Greenaway, together with Khyre Block and Anthony Williams, faced arraignment at 41-A District Court in Shelby Township, all three were charged with possession and circulation of counterfeit currency, as detailed by CBS News Detroit. Block faced additional charges related to the stolen guns and his status as a felon in possession of a firearm, with his bond set significantly higher at $500,000 cash/surety, whereas Greenaway and Williams each had bonds set at $100,000 cash/surety.
"I take great pride in the Directed Patrol Unit", Shelby Township Police Chief Robert Shelide extolled the effectiveness of his team, as per CBS News Detroit, emphasizing the department's dedicated efforts to keeping the community safe through strategic and calculated patrols lauding the case as a testament to the many crimes the unit has successfully interrupted; the fourth individual involved, a minor, faced proceedings away from the public eye due to juvenile status, their name and charges were not disclosed.
