WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Sheriff’s deputies arrested two men Monday for allegedly stealing wheels from a dealership in Washington Township.
Duane Hood, 27, and Darrell Fox, 33, both of Detroit, were charged with larceny from a motor vehicle.
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According to authorities, a deputy was checking businesses at about 2:22 a.m. and noticed a rental van backed into a parking spot near the Orchards Chrysler Dealership.
Deputies noticed that wheels had been removed from vehicles in the dealership lot. Two men were seen heading towards a frozen pond behind the dealership and with the assistance from other police agencies, a perimeter was set up.
K-9 officers began searching and after an hour-long search, Hood and Fox were arrested.
All 16 wheels and tires were found stacked up near a dumpster.
The vehicles targeted were Jeeps, Chargers and Challengers.
Hood and Fox were arraigned Wednesday and were given $50,000 cash-or-surety bonds.