2 Florida men arrested in Alpena Co. for Home Depot crime spree – 9&10 News

ALPENA COUNTY — Two men were arrested for stealing nearly $40,000 worth of merchandise from primarily Home Depot stores, the Alpena County Sheriff's Office announced Monday.

On June 1 at 3:10 p.m., the Home Depot in Alpena reported that two men stole a large quantity of power tools by leaving the store without paying.

Home Depot had an employee follow the men's vehicle from west Florida on M-32 until it reached the area of ​​Indian Reserve Road, deputies said. The employee then stopped following the car and officers from the Alpena County Sheriff's Office and Michigan State Police searched the area, deputies said.

An Alpena County Sheriff's Office sergeant located the vehicle on M-32 near Jacks Landing Road in Green Township and stopped it, deputies said.

Several electric tollbooths were identified during the traffic stop as belonging to Home Depot, deputies said.

The driver and passenger were both arrested. They are both from Florida, officials said.

During a search of the vehicle, officers found a total of $34,960 in stolen power tools from six different Home Depot locations in Michigan, as well as $2,200 in stolen merchandise from TJ Maxx in Saginaw, officers said. deputies.

The Alpena County Sheriff's Office was assisted by the U.S. Border Patrol in identifying the suspects, deputies said.