Police cracking down on string of auto-related thefts in Southfield

A woman in Southfield, Michigan, says her apartment complex seemed to be a safe place to call home until the tires were stolen off her car.

“My neighbor came knocking on my door around 7 o’clock and said, ‘Yolanda, I hate to tell you that your car has been put on bricks,’ and I’m like ‘What?’,” said Yolanda Bishop.

Southfield Police Department Deputy Police Chief Aaron Huguley says this type of auto-related theft is not only common in Metro Detroit, but across the nation. In response to the situation, Southfield police partnered with the Oakland County Auto Theft Taskforce and has assigned a detective to investigate this trend. The police department recently made nine arrests connected to auto theft…

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