Police Say Man Squatting in Home was Kidnapping Suspect

Updated at 10 a.m.

One person has been taken into custody in what had been described as a barricaded situation in the area of Seven Mile and Main Street.

The situation involved squatting in a home along River Street, Northville Police Chief Michael Carlson told WWJ Radio. He declined to elaborate on the details.

“We contacted the owner and we had a feeling we knew who the guy was, so in the midst of trying to confirm that information and talking to the homeowner, they wanted the gentleman extracted from the house,” Carlson said.

The Detroit News said the man was a suspect in a kidnapping and carjacking reported in Monroe Sunday. In that situation that occurred about 2 p.m., a 2-year-old boy was taken from the parking lot of Town Square Market at 1002 East Third St. in Monroe, but was recovered about 20 minutes later and returned to his parents unharmed, Monroe Police Sgt. J.D. Wall told The Detroit News.

The man was in his 30s, according to the report. A dog in his possession was taken to a shelter.

The investigation is continuing.

Patch’s earlier report

Police are responding to a barricaded situation in the city of Northville, near Northvllle Downs, according to a tweet from a WDIV-TV reporter.

Police are asking people to avoid the area of Seven Mile and Main Street because of the situation.

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