Grosse Pointe Farms police are asking residents to help track down a man who ended up inside a local home overnight between Monday and yesterday. Investigators say surveillance footage shows the suspect walking in through an unlocked front door, then later taking off through an unsecured private-street gate. Detectives are looking for anyone who recognizes the man or has video that might fill in the gaps.
According to ClickOnDetroit, cameras on the property captured the man in the area of Grosse Pointe Boulevard and Hendrie Lane sometime between about 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. The homeowner discovered the intruder inside the house, police said, before he bolted through the gate and disappeared.
What police have released so far
The Grosse Pointe Farms Department of Public Safety described the suspect as a heavy-set Black man, roughly 20 to 30 years old, with shoulder-length dreadlocks. He was wearing a black baseball cap with a white "P", a green T-shirt, black shorts with a white stripe, and white shoes. Police have not released any vehicle description, and it was not immediately clear whether anything was taken from the home.
"Anyone who can identify this man is asked to contact Det. Keith Colombo at 313-885-2100 or [email protected]," the department said in a release, as reported by ClickOnDetroit.
Where this fits locally
This case lands in the middle of a run of high-end break-ins and home invasions reported across the Grosse Pointes and in Oakland County this year. Prosecutors previously charged a Grosse Pointe Woods man in a multi-jurisdiction burglary spree, and the Michigan Attorney General's office has highlighted convictions tied to similar home invasions around Southeast Michigan. Michigan.gov noted a 2025 conviction in a series of cases that included Grosse Pointe Farms.
How neighbors can help
Police are asking anyone with doorbell or security-camera systems to review footage from roughly 11 p.m. on Monday through 5 a.m. yesterday and share anything that might help the investigation. Neighbors are urged not to confront the suspect if they see someone matching the description. Officers say to call 911 in an emergency, and to send non-emergency tips or digital evidence directly to Det. Colombo is using the contact information above.
