LIVONIA, Mich. – Two people met in the parking lot of the Livonia Police Department to complete an online sale, but the seller still ended up stealing the buyer’s money.
The theft happened at the Livonia Police Department’s parking lot at 15050 Farmington Road at around 6:40 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18.
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According to police, two people agreed to a sale and purchase of cellphones and decided to meet at the police department’s parking lot to complete the exchange.
The buyer handed the money to the seller without seeing the phones, and the seller drove off with the money.
Livonia police said they have video of the theft and are still looking for the seller. Video of the incident has not yet been released.
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Samantha Sayles is an Oakland University alumna who’s been writing Michigan news since 2022. Before joining the ClickOnDetroit team, she wrote stories for WILX in Lansing and WEYI in Flint.