Armed suspect reported in WB and Orchard Lake

According to a press release from the West Bloomfield Police Department, at around 8:40 p.m. Sept. 4, dispatchers received a 911 call from an employee at the Twin Beach Market, located at 4292 Green Lake Road, with a report of a lone adult female entering the store with a pistol and robbing him for cash.

Shortly after the employee reported the incident, police received calls from other businesses in both West Bloomfield and Orchard Lake about other robberies that had taken place, allegedly by the same suspect.

One 911 call came from a CVS Pharmacy located at 6070 W. Maple Road, where two gunshots were reportedly fired by the suspect.

“A short time later, West Bloomfield officers encountered the armed adult female suspect outside in the parking lot of the CVS Pharmacy, where she was taken into custody,” the release states. “The preliminary investigation suggests the adult female acted alone. There are no known injuries to anyone at this time.  There is no known danger to the public at this time.”

The suspect has been identified as Molly-Kathryn Omalley Malczynski, 36, a resident of West Bloomfield.

The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office reviewed the matter and issued the following felony charges against her: seven counts of armed robbery, eight counts of felony firearm, one count of weapons discharged in a building, and one count of carrying a concealed weapon.

She was arraigned on the charges Sept. 7. 

Bond was set at $75,000.00, no 10%, and she was transported to the Oakland County Jail.

Anyone with information can contact West Bloomfield Police Department Detective Phil Pacheco at (248) 975-8905 or Orchard Lake Police Detective Michael Clement at (248) 682-2400.