Robbery victim confronts burglary suspect
Birmingham police officers on Sunday, February 15, at 8:30 p.m. were dispatched to a residence in the 600 block of Purdy Street, where a 37-year-old male resident reported a burglary in progress.
He and a 35-year-old woman live in one unit in the building and rent a second unit, from which they sell clothing, purses and other fashion merchandise.
The male victim went to the rental unit after receiving motion notifications, and found its door had been forcibly opened. Inside, he encountered a man carrying a container of stolen merchandise.
The suspect initially claimed to be a police officer but could not produce a badge. The victim took the container of merchandise from the suspect and threw the man outside, then chased the suspect to Townsend and Pierce, where the suspect got into a vehicle and drove away.
That vehicle is registered to a 62-year-old Detroit man. An investigation is ongoing.
