Contact: Sgt. Joy Matthews
Email: joy.matthews@kentcountymi.gov
Supervisor Approval: Sgt. Eric Rakow
Case Number: 21-110672
Incident Type: Recovery of Stolen Vehicle

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (March 10, 2021) – The Kent County Sheriff’s Office arrest six in conjunction with a recovery of stolen vehicle complaint in Plainfield Township.

On 03/10/2021 at 9:37 AM, a local wrecker service responded to the 5200 block of Northland Dr. NE to impound a vehicle that was illegally parked on private property. When the wrecker service arrived, the driver observed the vehicle that was requested to be impounded being driven through the parking lot. When the occupants saw the wrecker service, they quickly parked the vehicle and fled on foot. The wrecker driver contacted the Kent County Sheriff’s Office to report the suspicious activity.

Deputies were dispatched and took six subjects into custody in the 4900 block of Northland Dr. NE. The vehicle was recently reported stolen out of the City of Grand Rapids. Two adults and 4 juveniles were arrested on numerous felony charges.

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