Arrests Made in Michigan Crime Rings Targeting Homes and Retail Stores

Three Chilean nationals have been charged with conducting a criminal enterprise and eight counts of second-degree home invasion in connection with a series of break-ins targeting extravagant homes in affluent neighborhoods across Oakland, Wayne, and Kent counties in Michigan. The suspects, who are members of the South American Theft Group, were arrested after committing eight separate break-ins between February 3-11. In a separate investigation, three Detroit residents were charged with conducting a criminal enterprise and multiple counts of first-degree retail fraud for their involvement in over 30 "push-out" retail theft incidents, resulting in losses of over $200,000.