SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, MI — Police have arrested five people in connection with two investigations into larcenies from vehicles in Saginaw Township. Police say they recovered stolen items including guns, prescription pills and electronics.

The Saginaw Township Police Department arrested five suspects in two investigations of larcenies from vehicles.

The first investigation began

Friday, Nov. 8, at 3:37 a.m., when a township resident

observed a man inside her vehicle and a second in her neighbor’s vehicle, which were parked in the driveways of their homes.

Police allege the suspects stole items from one of the vehicles and fled

in a white-colored vehicle.

Detectives developed information on possible suspects and alerted patrol officers to watch for them Friday, Nov. 8.

At 3:10 am on Saturday, Nov. 9, a citizen observed a suspicious vehicle parked in the 2200 block of Rolling Green. Officers responded to the area and found the unoccupied vehicle matching the description of the vehicle used in the Nov. 8 larceny.

About 5:10 a.m., patrol officers observe the vehicle being driven out of the area. Officers stopped the vehicle and found items inside the vehicle believed stolen from three other vehicles.

The driver was arrested and detectives developed further information, leading them to two other suspects and the recovery of additional items believed stolen.

The three suspects, a 20-year-old male from Saginaw and a 20-year-old female and 18-year-old male, both of Saginaw Township, were arrested on suspicion of larceny from five vehicles.

"It was through citizens alerting us to suspicious activity, being alert and calling 911 that we were able to conduct a follow-up investigation, identify the suspect vehicle and arrest the suspects," Saginaw Township Chief of Police Don Pussehl Jr. said.

Police allege items stolen include three handguns, coins, GPS units, a wallet, money, and prescription drugs.

The guns were all legally registered and found in similar condition as when they were taken, Pussehl said, adding that police plan to return the guns to their owners following an investigation. He said the guns and some other items were being sent to the Michigan State Police Forensics Lab for fingerprinting.

Another round of arrests

Township police also arrested two Saginaw County teens in a separate larceny from vehicles investigation.

At 2:50 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, a citizen contacted Saginaw County Central Dispatch after observing two suspects entering vehicles on Stellwag near Beffrey, police said.

As officers approached the area, two suspects dropped their backpacks and fled on foot, police said. They were apprehended on Saxton near Wexford.

Police allege they recovered items reported stolen from two vehicles and arrested the

suspects, a

19-year-old Saginaw male and a

17-year-old Bridgeport Township male.

Items recovered were two GPS units and some prescription pills, police said.

"It was good teamwork and a cooperative effort between citizens and police officers," Pussehl said. He asks citizens to continue to share information about crime and suspicious activities with the police department.

Pussehl said detectives will present the investigations to the Saginaw County Prosecutors Office and request felony charges against the five suspects.