November 11, 2005 Update
Somerset Pontiac, 1850 W. Maple, 11/6, 11:33 p.m.
Security Officer observed suspicious silver GMC P/U driving in lot near an Envoy that had its wheels/tires stolen the night before. The vehicle left the lot and eventually parked behind the dealership in the rear lot of an adjoining business on Thorncroft Street. Officers watched as subjects dressed in dark clothing made several trips through a hole that was cut in the dealership fence line. Eventually the suspects were observed rolling tires/wheels from the dealership lot and placing them into the bed of the P/U. As the truck departed, it was stopped and the 40-year-old male driver from Troy, and his 29-year-old male passenger from Oak Park were arrested for Breaking and Entering a Storage Yard, Larceny from Auto, and Possession of Burglary Tools. A '06 GMC Yukon parked in the dealership lot was found with all four wheels tires/missing. Several other new vehicles had the center wheel covers stolen. Recovered from the P/U were the 4 stolen wheels/tires from the Yukon, as well as 5 center wheel covers, 36 lug nuts, bolt cutters, a floor jack, lug wrenches, approximately $1,500.00 in cash, as well as other tools.
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