DETROIT (WWJ) -- An east side Detroit business owner vows he will not left smash-and-grab thieves stop him from opening on Tuesday.
Detroit Police are searching for some would-be robbers on the run, after extensive damage was done to a check cashing business on Gratiot Ave., south of 8 Mile Rd.
At around 5 a.m. Tuesday, WWJ's Charlie Langton reports a group of as many as five suspects used chains to pull the doors down to get to a safe filled with cash.
They hauled the safe out of the store, and dragged it with a red pickup truck into the roadway, where it remained later in the morning.
"There is a safe, and it weighs about 5,000 pounds, and it's in the middle of the street, maybe a half a football field away from the business," Langton reported. "They had to abandon their endeavor when they saw the cops."
Police did pursue the suspects, but were unable to catch them.
While a mess was left at the scene, owner Larry told Langton he did plan to be open for business. A tow truck was called in to help move the safe out of the street.
Quite a bit of damage was done to the back of the building, but no injuries were reported.
There is no description of the suspects at this time.