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SMART move: Bus tracks down thief

By BILL LAITNER • Free Press staff writer • March 5, 2009

SMART bus driver Joe Butler veered off 8 Mile in Ferndale at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday to chase a teen who got off after stealing a rider’s cell phone, police said.
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Butler drove up a side street, saw the youth run into a yard, then circled the block to spot him emerging onto Livernois, while keeping police informed, said Ferndale Lt. William Wilson.