20 Victims Identified In Larceny Spree: Macomb County Sheriff

MACOMB COUNTY, MI — Three men believed to be responsible for a Macomb County larceny spree were arrested Sunday after nearly 90 items believed to have been stolen from about 20 vehicles in Harrison Township, police said.

The three — Anthony Dimitri Karpowitsch, 21, and Paul Michael Hranchook and Blake Jacob Stoll, both 18, all of Harrison Township — were arraigned Monday in Clinton Township 41B District Court and charged with three counts each of larceny from a motor vehicle, a five-year felony. Hranchook and Stoll posted $10,000 personal bonds and have been released from the Macomb County Jail, and Karpowitsch was still in jail on a $10,000 cash/surety bond early Tuesday afternoon.

Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said a deputy on patrol in Harrison Township about 4:15 a.m. Sunday checked a vehicle parked in a driveway in an area where larceny-from-auto complaints had been logged and could see items similar to those that had been reported stolen from vehicles.

The deputy summoned backup and searched the vehicle, as well as one that was parked near a restaurant on South River Road. Items recovered included GPS devices, tablets, credit cards, power tools, purses and numerous pair of sunglasses, Wickersham said. Victims were found on residential Harrison Township streets, including Riverside Bay Court, Long Street, Winkler Street, E. Duluth Street, N. Blom Drive and South River Road, he said.

Detectives are still attempting to identify other victims and additional charges are expected as additional cases are put together, Wickersham said.Anyone who may have additional information is being asked to call Detective Jerry Hanna at (586) 307-9358.

All three men are due back in court on Feb. 27.

Photos via Macomb County Sheriff, from left: Paul Michael Hranchook, Anthony Dimitri Karpowitsch and Blake Jacob Stoll