armed robbery of white car near Birchwood st, Westland MI

Robbery

Reported: 11/12/2025 03:47 PM

Near Birchwood St, Westland, MI 48186

A white 2010 Ford Fusion was taken at gunpoint by a black male aged 18 to 25 near Birchwood Street. The vehicle has a cracked windshield and broken right mirror. No direction of travel for the suspect was reported.

Audio|Source: Westland-Garden City Police and Fire

02:5

Transcript:

00:00

I'm going to need a couple of Westland cars to make near Birchwood.

00:06

(Name withheld) says her car was just taken at gunpoint by a black male about 18 to 25 years old.

00:12

It's going to be a white fusion that was taken.

00:15

I can get a couple of cars to clear up and head over there.

00:19

14 nights long to get yourself and he's on the way.

00:24

Happy. Three, are you able to clear him back?

00:27

Night's three, yeah, we're finishing up here with the caller.

00:30

Are you all right? Send us that.

00:32

Copy, they had a smaller short gun, possibly a handgun.

00:36

Caller does not have a direction to travel for the vehicle.

00:44

614 radio.

00:47

642.

00:50

You played on that vehicle.

00:52

We'll try to lock.

00:58

If I just got the plate from the caller, the plate's going to be (number withheld).

01:08

Copy, thanks.

01:15

920 p.m. not logging it.

01:17

Where's the run it?

01:19

Near Birchwood.

01:27

Further, for West End cars, suspect going to be a black male approximately 18 and 25 years of age who was armed with a short gun.

01:35

He is dressed in an all-black hanging a hoodie.

01:38

The vehicle is going to be a 2010 white Ford Fusion license plate (number withheld).

01:47

Three, we copy.

01:48

Any direction of travel we're in the area?

01:51

Negative the caller was unable to get a direction of travel.

01:54

They were hiding.

01:55

Okay,

01:57

you can show us out then.

01:59

Copy.

02:00

And for the vehicle, there's going to be a cracked front windshield and a right-side mirror that's been broken.

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Near Birchwood St, Westland, MI 48186

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