GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan State Police say two key items of know-how helped catch seven suspects accused of stealing a automotive over the weekend.
Troopers had been notified Saturday night time after a license plate reader in Detroit picked up the plate of a car that was reported stolen. One workforce discovered the car from the bottom whereas a workforce in a helicopter monitored issues from above.
“The trooper continued to follow the vehicle when the suspects stopped at a house in Detroit and all seven suspects ran from the car,” MSP mentioned on social media.
A Michigan State Police helicopter patrol helped the company monitor down seven automotive theft suspects on Jan. 4, 2025, in Detroit. (Courtesy MSP)
Video reveals the suspects pour out of the automotive, run by means of a yard and enter a house. As a number of police vehicles pulled up, three of the suspects ran again and tried to cover in an alley. The trooper within the helicopter stored everybody organized to trace down the suspects and to verify they weren’t placing each other in hurt’s manner.
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“You got three in the alley right now. … They are right there hiding down on the ground. Watch your crossfire, too. You’re both looking at each other, both officers,” the trooper mentioned.
Ultimately, all seven suspects had been positioned and detained by floor models. The stolen car and a firearm had been recovered.
First Lieutenant Mike Shaw mentioned its not each day that you simply nab seven suspects from one stolen car.
“Again we see through the use of technology and MSP aviation, another stolen car recovered and a firearm is off the streets,” Shaw acknowledged.
