Detroit police search for man who threw brick at business owner’s car after being denied free drink

DETROIT – The Detroit Police Department is searching for a man who threw a brick at a business owner’s car after he was denied a free drink.

The incident occurred on Thursday (July 10) at 2 a.m. after the man entered a gas station located in the 18100 block of West 7 Mile Road.

Police said the man then left the location and returned moments later, throwing a brick through the windshield of a vehicle belonging to the business owner, then fled the scene in an older model Cadillac sedan.

Officials described the man as 25-30, approximately 5′6″ and 150 pounds.

Police said he was last seen wearing a black “White Sox” baseball cap, white t-shirt, gray and black basketball shorts, black socks, and blue and white “Air Jordan” shoes.

Anyone with information regarding the incident or the man involved, or who has any information about the crime, is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department’s 8th Precinct at 313-596-5840, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up, or DetroitRewards.tv.

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