Royal Oak Store Owner Says His Designer Shoe and Clothing Shop Has Been Broken Into 5 Times in About a Year

Trey Banks (Photo: Screenshot from WXYZ video)

Since the middle of 2024, Trey Banks, owner of Hype House, says his designer shoe and clothing shop on 11 Mile Road near Main Street in downtown Royal Oak has been broken into five times.

The latest incident occurred early Thursday morning, just after midnight, when thieves—caught on camera—broke into the shop while it was closed and stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise over about a 90-minute stretch, WXYZ’s Simon Shaykhet reports. The men, whose faces were partially covered with ski masks, were captured on video.

“All the shoes, clothes. I sell a lot of high-end items — Louis, Dior, I get stuff from Japan. This time, they were thorough. Here about an hour and a half,” he told WXYZ.

“They came through the bathroom. We got it re-boarded up. Rappers come and shop here, all walks of life — doctors, kids,” he said.

Banks said police were slow to respond, a claim they deny.

“I called the cops and said there are people in my store. Dispatch was just procrastinating. I said there are people in my store now — I need someone sent. By the time they arrived, no one was here,” Banks said.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Royal Oak police at 248-246-3500.