Suspect impersonates custodian to steal from Hamtramck High School, police say

The Brief

  • A man allegedly posed as a custodian at Hamtramck High School to steal items.
  • These items were recovered when police searched his home.

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (FOX 2) A suspect is now facing charges after authorities say he impersonated a custodian to steal items from Hamtramck High School.

According to Hamtramck police, staff at the school reported Monday that a man was impersonating staff. Police said the man, later identified as a 34-year-old Hamtramck resident, had used this guise to steal “a substantial amount of property” three times that day.

Once police identified the suspect, they searched his home, and found the stolen property, along with an illegally modified firearm.

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