Suspect Charged With Stealing $5K From Home Depot

TROY, MI — A 22-year-old Chicago man was recently arrested and charged with stealing more than $5,000 worth of items from Home Depot at 1177 Coolidge Highway. A Troy officer saw the man carry an empty bag into the store at about 3 p.m. on Oct. 12 and return minutes later with it full of merchandise, according to police reports.

After emptying the bag into a 2005 Dodge Caravan, the Chicago man went back into the Home Depot and came out again a few minutes later with a bag full of items, reports said. He then went to Front Porch Quilts in the 1700 block of Gratiot Avenue and was confronted by police.

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Reports said he denied driving the Dodge and refused to give the officer his driver’s license. Police then arrested him and found $5,234.73 worth of allegedly stolen merchandise from Home Depot.

The Chicago man was charged with Receiving and Concealing Stolen property, Possession of a Dangerous Drug, and No Operator’s License on Person.

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