Crime Report: Resident Discovers Unknown Man Sleeping on Couch in His Apartment

arrested a man on charges of breaking and entering after a resident found the man, whom he did not know, sleeping on the couch.

On Oct. 14, a resident of an apartment on the 1000 block of Poplar Street told police that around 5:45 a.m. he woke up and found the man sleeping. The man told the resident he had been partying with friends, Fenton Police Chief Rick Aro said. The resident then ordered the man to leave, Aro added.

After the man had left the resident told police his television and Xbox 360 was missing and a window was open in the apartment, Aro said.

Aro added that while the resident was speaking outside to the police officer, another apartment resident walked up and reported that someone had tried to enter his apartment through the window as well.

The first resident then identified a man walking down the street nearby as the man who had been inside his apartment, Aro said.

The police officer talked with the man walking down the street, who appeared to be intoxicated, and arrested him. He was taken to the police department and held until his blood/alcohol level subsided and then questioned about the breaking and entering.

The case is still under investigation.

Break-in

A 23-year-old man reported that the home that he lives in with his parents was broken into and items were stolen while he was at work on Oct. 14, according to the Livingston County Sheriff's Department.

The Fenton resident stated that he left for work at 9:30 a.m. and when he returned home that evening, the back door was open slightly, although there were no signs of forced entry. The report also stated that the victim's parents have been on vacation for the past three weeks. 

Televisions, laptops, a jewelery safe and several weapons, a total value of over $5,000 were all taken, the report said.

The home is on 1200 block of Rohen Road, according to the report.

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