HOUGHTON, MI— The Houghton Police Department has a suspect in a string of vehicle larcenies in custody.
Officers began receiving complaints on September 20 that someone was taking items from vehicles at the Gateway Laundromat. Last Thursday, just before 9 a.m., the department was notified someone had been seen in a Houghton business parking lot, going through vehicles.
Officers took a 40-year-old Houghton man into custody. He was lodged in the Houghton County Jail on a probation violation.
A search warrant executed at the suspect’s residence uncovered reported stolen items.
Officials have determined numerous vehicles in downtown Houghton were broken into and miscellaneous items were stolen. They say there could be additional vehicles that were entered but the incidents weren’t reported.
Anyone with information regarding the thefts is asked to call the Houghton Police Department at 906-482-2121.
