{"id":2210848,"date":"2024-04-01T17:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T21:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/immigrant-crime-ring-targeting-high-end-homes-as-families-leave-for-vacation-michigan-sheriff-warns\/"},"modified":"2024-04-01T17:38:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T21:38:24","slug":"immigrant-crime-ring-targeting-high-end-homes-as-families-leave-for-vacation-michigan-sheriff-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/immigrant-crime-ring-targeting-high-end-homes-as-families-leave-for-vacation-michigan-sheriff-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan sheriff warns of immigrant crime ring targeting upscale homes while families are away on vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fimmigrant-crime-ring-targeting-high-end-homes-as-families-leave-for-vacation-michigan-sheriff-warns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2210848&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>High-end homes in wealthy Oakland County are under threat from burglars linked to a South American theft group, per Sheriff Michael Bouchard. The burglars strike while families are away on spring break, targeting valuables such as cash, \u2063jewelry, and high-end handbags. Authorities advise\u2064 heightened vigilance and reporting of \u2062any\u2062 suspicious activity. Governor Gretchen Whitmer is criticized for her subsidized housing program following an incident involving an illegal immigrant recipient.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>High-end homes in Oakland County, one of the wealthiest counties in <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Michigan\">Michigan<\/a>, are being targeted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/theft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"burglars\">burglars<\/a> who are linked to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"South American\">South American<\/a> theft group, according to Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard.<\/p>\n<p>Reports of break-ins have come as families head for spring break vacations, with burglars showing up in groups of three or four, targeting cash, safes, jewelry, and high-end handbags, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wxyz.com\/news\/sheriff-says-another-crime-ring-is-targeted-high-end-homes-in-oakland-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>per<\/a> ABC 7 Detroit. In late March, two homes were invaded, according to Bloomfield Township police. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople ask what community or what neighborhood,\u201d Bouchard said. \u201cIt\u2019s not community- or neighborhood-specific. It is target-homes specific. Very high-end homes with probably high-worth valuables in the home that back up to an obscure golf course, wooded area, pond. Whatever gives them access to come in unobserved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reports of burglaries sparked last year, leading authorities to assemble a task force. Police are now encouraging residents in Oakland County and neighboring counties to keep their guards up. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe encourage extra vigilance and remind our community to call on anything suspicious,\u201d police said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) has faced criticism for her subsidized housing program after an illegal immigrant recipient allegedly killed a woman in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGretchen Whitmer is enabling Joe Biden\u2019s open border policies by handing out cash to anyone who will take in unvetted illegal immigrants, undoubtedly risking the safety of our neighborhoods and communities,\u201d Tudor Dixon, who ran as a Republican for governor against Whitmer in 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/whitmer-backlash-controversial-program-helping-migrants-after-illegal-immigrant-charged-murder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> Fox News Digital.\u00a0\u201cAfter the murder of Ruby Garcia less than a week ago, Whitmer should immediately cancel this program and demand Biden secure the border for the good of Michigan citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crimes committed by immigrants have become a central talking point for former President Donald Trump and Republicans as they demand a more secure southern border. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, in New York, what\u2019s happening with crime is it\u2019s through the roof, and it\u2019s called \u2018migrant,&#8217;\u201d Trump said at a rally in Michigan earlier this month. \u201cThey beat up police officers. You\u2019ve seen that they go in, they stab people, hurt people, shoot people. It\u2019s a whole new form, and they have gangs now that are making our gangs look like small potatoes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The murder of college student Laken Riley, allegedly by an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, is just one example that Trump and the GOP point to regarding the dangers posed by those who cross the border illegally. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Pew <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2024\/02\/15\/how-americans-view-the-situation-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-its-causes-and-consequences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> from last month showed that 57% of people said\u00a0an influx of immigrants seeking to enter the country has led to more crime.\u00a0A <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/611135\/immigration-surges-top-important-problem-list.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gallup<\/a> poll shows that 28% of people see immigration as the most important matter facing the nation. <\/p>\n<p>In 2020, 56.4% of people in Oakland County voted for Joe Biden, helping him win Michigan, a crucial swing state likely to play a pivotal role in 2024 as well.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oakland County, a top Michigan opulence spot, faces a burglary spree tied to a South American crime syndicate. Sheriff Bouchard discloses a surge in break-ins as wealthy families jet off for spring vacations. Intruders, thought to operate in small groups, aim for high-end residences in the area<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2210849,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24058139329233-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2210848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24058139329233-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2210848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2210848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2210849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2210848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2210848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2210848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}