20 dollar stores robbed in 22 days, DPD says
In 22 days, 20 dollar stores in Detroit have been held up and robbed. Some within minutes of each other. It’s a terrifying reoccurrence Savannah McKenzie’s siblings are all too familiar with. "Yeah they had to put all their stuff down and duck and hide out the back door," McKenzie said. That incident happened a few years ago and unfortunately, Dollar store robberies aren’t new. They can also be dangerous. In November, a 23-year-old Store Clerk was shot in the leg at a dollar store on Detroit's west side store. "There's a reason they are being targeted. We believe they're soft targets and people are taking advantage of that," Detroit Police Chief James White said.
