Monroe County deputies are asking the public for help to find two suspects who rammed a vehicle into a marijuana retailer last weekend.
The suspects also caused a fire inside the business, according to authorities.
Sheriff’s deputies were called at about 1 a.m. Sunday to Pure Cannabis at 15311 South Dixie Highway near Dallas Road in Monroe for a report of a vehicle crash with a building.
Investigators said a caller told dispatchers a vehicle was ramming the store’s front. Witnesses reported seeing at least two people run away from the store, head south, and get into a dark-colored vehicle waiting for them, police said. Shortly after the first call, fire alarms from the business sounded.
Deputies arrived and found a maroon Jeep Cherokee partially inside the store, and water falling from the building’s fire suppression sprinklers, according to officials.
Authorities said a canine unit was summoned and searched the area for the fleeing suspects. They said deputies also collected potential evidence believed to have been dropped by the pair.
Police also collected evidence from inside the store, officials said. Furthermore, detectives determined the vehicle had been reported stolen from Detroit.
Anyone with information about the incident should call the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau at (734) 240-7530. Tips can be submitted anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1-800-SPEAK-UP or visiting www.1800speakup.
The incident is among the most recent crimes involving a marijuana retailer in Michigan.
Last month, four Cincinnati men were convicted of murdering the owner of a Pontiac marijuana business in January 2025.
A man accused of robbing a Warren marijuana business and leading police on a car chase through two counties was charged in March 2025. He was sentenced in December to one to 20 years in prison, according to the Michigan Department of Corrections.
In 2024, two men were found guilty of attempted murder in connection with a robbery and shooting at a Warren marijuana dispensary the previous year.
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Suspects in break-in at Monroe Co. marijuana retailer sought
Reporting by Charles E. Ramirez, The Detroit News / The Detroit News
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