27 days after prison release, man with 29 retail thefts accused of hitting Macomb County Target

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 66-year-old Macomb County man has been arrested for shoplifting for the 30th time.

According to authorities, Dwayne Effren Taylor was arrested Monday, Aug. 4, after reportedly attempting to take nearly $1,000 worth of merchandise from the Target Store on Gratiot Avenue in Clinton Township. He was detained by store security after he allegedly placed numerous goods in a shopping cart and left the building without paying.

Taylor allegedly has 29 prior retail fraud convictions and was recently released on parole for retail fraud on July 8. He was arraigned Tuesday, Aug. 5, with first-degree retail fraud as a habitual offender.

He remains detained due to a parole hold. Taylor was given a $29,000 cash/surety bond and referred for a substance abuse evaluation.

His probable cause conference is scheduled for Aug. 18.