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February 28, 2025
LANSING – Yesterday, three alleged members of a criminal organization responsible for the thefts of hundreds of vehicles in Southeast Michigan were bound over to stand trial in the 3rd Circuit Court in Wayne County by the Honorable Mark Somers in the 19th District Court in Dearborn, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The following defendants were bound over:
It is alleged this criminal ring targets new vehicle storage lots, car dealerships, parking lots, and individual residences. The Department alleges stolen vehicles are sold significantly below market value on the black market to buyers seeking unregistered vehicles. Stolen vehicles have been linked to other criminal activity. The group is suspected of using countersurveillance to steal vehicles quickly and efficiently, allegedly using violence and ramming security vehicles if confronted.
“I am pleased to see this case proceed in court thanks to the efforts of the FORCE Team and more than a dozen law enforcement agencies across metro Detroit,” Nessel said. “Sophisticated auto theft rings threaten the safety and well-being of our communities, and I will continue to work with our partners to dismantle these violent and prolific criminal organizations throughout Michigan.”
Troy Police Department, investigating since August 2023, partnered with the FORCE Team in early 2024 to bring down this expansive alleged criminal organization. The investigation has been aided by the efforts of local police agencies, including the municipal police departments of Auburn Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield Township, Canton, Dearborn, Detroit, Eastpointe, Farmington Hills, Lansing, Livonia, Novi, Roseville, Royal Oak, Southfield, Sterling Heights, Walled Lake, and Warren, as well as the Oakland County Auto Theft Group and the Macomb County Auto Theft Unit.
Attorney General Nessel charged the defendants last month. A fourth defendant, Timothy Bell, 23, of Detroit, was previously bound over on one count of Conducting a Criminal Enterprise and two Counts of Receiving & Concealing a Motor Vehicle.
Donovan Tucker, Davion Tucker, and Davonta Jones will next appear in the 3rd Circuit Court on March 6 at 9 am.
The FORCE Team and the Organized Retail Crime Unit were established in January 2023 by the Attorney General to target criminal organizations that steal products from retailers to repackage and sell for a profit. Two assistant attorneys general serve the unit full time, working with special agents within the Department of Attorney General and Michigan State Police detectives to investigate and prosecute these crimes. The FORCE team also partners with the FBI’s Detroit Fraud and Financial Crimes Task Force and the Postal Inspection Service. This is a first-in-the-nation unit, unique in the 50 states as being the first such unit with embedded, dedicated staff from the Department of Attorney General.
The FORCE Team is dedicated to working collaboratively with retailers and local law enforcement agencies to combat organized retail crime. FORCE is an acronym that stands for Focused Organized Retail Crime Enforcement. Recent corporate partners on investigations have included Sam’s Club/Walmart, Meijer, Target, Home Depot, TJ Maxx, Rite-Aid, Lululemon, Ulta Beauty, Amazon, and Lowe’s.
Attorney General Nessel recently expanded the Department’s Auto Insurance Fraud Unit, transforming it into the Auto Fraud Task Force (AFTF) to reflect its broadened mission to combat both auto insurance fraud and large-scale criminal auto theft operations. As part of its expansion, AFTF has partnered with the Michigan State Police Metro Detroit Auto-Theft Recovery Team (MSP MDART), embedding a dedicated prosecutor within MSP MDART to pursue high-level auto theft rings operating in Metro Detroit.
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