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Royal Oak Police Chase Ends With SUV Into Ulta Beauty, Bond Set at $50,000

The case now advances to a Nov. 21 probable-cause hearing.

Overview

  • Police say the 26-year-old driver, Katrina Patterson of Canton, fled a late-night stop after officers spotted her SUV on train tracks and an open alcohol container.
  • The pursuit moved through downtown streets before the SUV crashed into the Ulta Beauty at 27844 Woodward and became lodged inside.
  • Dashcam video shows Patterson repeatedly reversing and driving deeper into the store, ramming a patrol vehicle until the SUV was disabled.
  • Patterson was arraigned on multiple felonies, including fleeing police, felonious assault and malicious destruction, with bond set at $50,000 cash.
  • Blood-test results to determine impairment are pending; a male passenger received a citation for open alcohol, no officers were injured, and the store remains boarded up.