Ypsilanti police nab teenage suspect believed to be responsible for series of home invasions
A 16-year-old Ypsilanti Township boy suspected of breaking into homes and stealing electronics and a mini-bike was arrested Thursday.
Several residences in the 700 block of Stanley Street in the city of Ypsilanti were targeted for home invasions, attempted home invasions and the entering of a garage over the past three weeks, according to a news release from the Ypsilanti Police Department.
The incidents are believed to have taken place between June 15 and July 5, when the teen was arrested in the area where the thefts occurred. According to police, laptop computers, an alarm box and a mini-bike were stolen in that time period. Among the victims were a 43-year-old woman and 38-year-old man, both of Ypsilanti, who knew the suspect.
The 16-year-old confessed to the home invasions in the area of Stanley Street when questioned by detectives, police said. He also confessed to a home invasion in Ypsilanti Township. Some of the stolen property has been recovered.
The teen is lodged at the Juvenile Detention Center awaiting a court hearing that is expected to take place sometime Friday.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
observer
Sat, Jul 7, 2012 : 10:56 a.m.
Nice work YPD........again and again.......
greg, too
Sat, Jul 7, 2012 : 4:23 a.m.
Charge im as an adult and take him off of the street. His parents don't care, so do their work for them.
Goober
Sat, Jul 7, 2012 : 9:42 a.m.
Society still needs to find the parents and hold them accountable. The solution to out of control kids remains with parents. Until society reinforces this, bad parents will keep their poor parenting habits and expect others to do their job of proper parenting.
Butterbee
Sat, Jul 7, 2012 : 4:26 a.m.
I agree completely... I wish that I could tell you why... but my comment will be deleted!
Butterbee
Sat, Jul 7, 2012 : 4:18 a.m.
I had posted a passionate, honest comment and am bummed that it was taken down by the staff.
brian
Sat, Jul 7, 2012 : 3:59 a.m.
Good job YPD, you guys are overworked and underpaid. Glad you guys and gals are on our side. Keep up the good work.
RJA
Fri, Jul 6, 2012 : 10:57 p.m.
It woild be hard to judge this (child) not knowing the parents or family. No answers here.
Goober
Sat, Jul 7, 2012 : 12:15 a.m.
I do not believe there could be any excuse for this boys behavior. He is 16. What he did is just plain wrong. If he stole food because he was hungry, maybe some slack depending on the situation. Stealing electronics, etc. - no excuse.
Goober
Fri, Jul 6, 2012 : 8:31 p.m.
Hold the parents accountable and responsible too. Throw them in jail with the son. Maybe parents will learn and get more involved with the proper parenting of their kids.
arborani
Sat, Jul 7, 2012 : 1:32 p.m.
I think Tom means, "claiming"?
Tom Todd
Fri, Jul 6, 2012 : 10:10 p.m.
we need a license for everything, why not having kids if you don't no calming the kid at tax time.
a2citizen
Fri, Jul 6, 2012 : 4:03 p.m.
Yo, John, Fourth paragraph: "The 18-year-old confessed..." 16 or 18?
Julie Baker
Fri, Jul 6, 2012 : 4:22 p.m.
16. We've corrected that. Thanks!