2 Charged in Spate of Home Invasions

Derrick Fletcher and Alicia Choucair were arrested last week in a series of home invasions in Dearborn and Dearborn Heights. (Photos via Dearborn Police Department)

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Two people connected to a spate of home invasions have been arrested after Dearborn police officers caught one of them allegedly in the act of breaking into a home last week.

The arrests of the two suspects, Derrick Fletcher and Alicia Choucair, could clear up home invasions in Dearborn Heights as well, police said in a statement.

Police were called to a home in the 5000 block of Ternes about 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, after a citizen reported suspicious activity. On the scene, police saw a man they later identified as Fletcher enter the home. When police saw him allegedly attempt to enter another home, he was arrested, along with his suspected accomplice, Alicia Choucair.

Police said further investigations tied the suspect to two home invasions and one attempted home invasion in the 5000 block of Ternes. Stolen property in the suspects’ linked both to several crimes in Dearborn Heights as well, police said.

Police departments in the two cities are working together in their investigations.

Fletcher and Choucair were arraigned before Magistrate Al Hindman, each on charges of one count first-degree home invasion and two counts of second-degree home invasion against each suspect.

Bond for each was set at $20,000/10 percent. Hindman also required Fletcher to wear a GPS tether.

A probable cause hearing is set for 9 a.m. on Aug. 7.

Dearborn Police Chief Ronald Haddad said in a statement that citizens like the one who alerted police to an alleged crime in progress “are the first line of defense against any threat to our community”

“... It is imperative that they report suspicious activity to the police,” he said. “As a result of the citizen’s vigilance and ability to quickly contact the Dearborn Police, Special Operations officers and Tactical Unit officers were able to locate and apprehend these subjects.”