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Ferndale Police Make Arrest in Puff Factory Burglary

James Anthony Chatman, 35, of Detroit, remains in the Oakland County Jail on $50,000 bond.

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FERNDALE, MI – A 35-year-old Detroit man has been arrested in last week’s burglary of the Puff Factory tobacco and smoking accessories shop, Ferndale police said Thursday.

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James Anthony Chatman, who Ferndale police Detective Lt. William Wilson said was being investigated for similar crimes around Metro Detroit, was arrested about 3:45 a.m. Saturday after authorities tracked him to the Renaissance Motel at Seven Mile Road and Woodward Avenue.

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Police were called to the Puff Factory, 750 W. Nine Mile Road, when a burglary alarm was tripped about 12:45 a.m. Friday, March 18. Surveillance video showed the suspect removing money from a cash register, according to police.

Chatman was arraigned in Ferndale 43rd District Court on burglary-forced entry of a non residence and remained in the Oakland County Jail Thursday morning on $50,000/surety bond.

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The Southfield Police Department and Western Wayne County Community Response Team assisted in the investigation, Wilson said.

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