Crime & Safety

Man in Custody for Series of Break-ins in Grosse Pointe Farms

Grosse Pointe Farms police have a 21-year-old man in custody Friday in connection with a series of break-ins earlier this week.

have a 21-year-old man in custody Friday in connection with a , according to the department.

Police have sent a warrant to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s office and hope to arraign the man later Friday.

The man, whose identity has not been released, was living with a friend in St. Clair Shores. He has admitted to involvement in some of the break-ins, police said.

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Grosse Pointe Farms Lt. Richard Rosati said a fingerprint from a knife helped lead police to the man.

The man’s father, a Grosse Pointe Shores resident, also gave police leads, according to a report in the Detroit Free Press.

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