Crime & Safety
Ferndale Police Arrest Home Invasion Suspect
Police say the 19-year-old man confessed to a Nov. 1 home invasion on Edgewood Place in Ferndale.
Ferndale Police arrested a 19-year-old Detroit man on Thursday who is suspected of a Nov. 1 home invasion on Edgewood Place.
On Nov. 1, officers responded to an audible house alarm on the 200 block of Edgewood Place and arrived to find the home had been broken into through a back window. An X-Box, iPad, computer and jewelry had been stolen from the home, and a television was left in the backyard, according to a press release from Ferndale Police.
Officers recovered fingerprints from the scene which turned out to be from Anthony O'Neal, 19, of Detroit, the report states. O'Neil was on bond at the time and was awaiting sentencing for a home invasion in Detroit.
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Detectives interviewed O'Neal after he met with his probation officer on Jan. 10. Police said he confessed to the home invasion on Edgewood.
O'Neal was was arraigned in 43rd District Court on Friday on charges of second degree home invasion - a 15-year felony. Bond was set at $5,000 cash/surety.
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