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Livingston County deputies catch Detroit man driving Dodge Ram stolen from Sterling Heights lot

By Amber Ainsworth
Published  January 16, 2023 4:46pm EST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 2 Detroit

Livingston County sheriffs stop Detroit man in stolen truck

A truck stolen from Metro Detroit was recovered Saturday in Howell Township after a Livingston County Sheriff's deputy ran the plates and stopped the driver.

LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - Livingston County Sheriff's deputies caught a driver in a stolen 2023 Dodge Ram over the weekend because the truck had a license plate from another stolen vehicle.

A deputy patrolling on I-96 in Howell Township ran the plate on the truck Saturday and saw that it was registered to a vehicle stolen in Detroit in December. 

When the deputy tried to stop the driver, later identified as a 26-year-old Detroit man, he abruptly exited the freeway at Highland Road. Authorities said deputies executed a high-risk traffic stop and approached the truck to arrest the driver and a passenger. 

(Photo: Livingston County Sheriff)

Authorities said the driver admitted to knowing the vehicle was stolen. While the plate was from a vehicle stolen in Detroit, deputies said it appears the pickup was stolen from a manufacturer's lot in Sterling Heights on an unknown date. 

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