Crime & Safety
Police Question Suspect in Connection with Home Invasion and Larceny
Ross Austin Dimercurio, of Highland Township, has been charged with multiple crimes in the Brighton and Hartland area.
Authorities say a suspect has confessed to committing numerous crimes in Livingston County, including larcenies from motor vehicles and residential break-ins in the Brighton and Hartland area.
Ross Austin Dimercurio, 18, of Highland Township, was questioned by detectives, according to a press release from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. He was charged with one count of Second Degree Home Invasion, two counts of Breaking and Entering, less than $200, and two counts of Larceny from Motor Vehicle, less than $200.
Police say the four separate incidents took place during the month of January, and Dimercurio targeted unlocked vehicle in driveways, mainly stealing money and electronics. The suspect drove a red, two-door 2000 Pontiac Sunfire, according to the release.
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Police say Dimercurio is currently lodged at the Oakland County Jail on separate charges stemming from similar incidents in Oakland County.
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