Large crowd at Troy's Somerset Mall prompts police response during watch release
FOX 2 Detroit • • business
Key Points:
- Hundreds gathered early Saturday at Troy’s Somerset Collection for the release of the exclusive Royal Pop pocket watch, a collaboration between Swatch and Audemars Piguet.
- Troy police were called around 4:30 a.m. due to the large crowd at the Swatch store, prompting mutual aid from surrounding law enforcement agencies to manage the situation.
- The Royal Pop collection includes eight colorful pocket watches priced between $400 and $420, officially released on Saturday.
- Police brought the situation under control without major incidents but issued two trespassing citations after some patrons refused to leave when asked by mall security.
- Due to safety concerns from the crowd size, Swatch canceled the product release event and closed the Troy store along with eight other locations for the rest of the day.