Crime & Safety

Deputies Arrest Orion Man in Oakland Township Home Invasion

Oakland Township Sheriff's Deputies arrested a man and recovered stolen property from a home invasion in Oakland Township on Wednesday, according to a police report.

A 50-year-old Orion Township man was arrested after deputies responded to a home invasion on the 800 block of Merritt in Oakland Township on Wednesday evening, according a a report from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. 

An Oakland Township resident came home Wednesday and found his side door had been kicked in, according to the report. He then called 911.

Orion deputies said the suspect had made a call to the victim's friend and admitted to the home invasion. Deputies were able to locate the Orion Township man and recover the stolen property without incident.

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The suspect was taken to Oakland County Jail and expected to be arraigned Thursday, according to the report.


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