Overview
- Investigators executed search warrants at a Lathrup Village house on Monday and led a man from the home in handcuffs.
- Deputies towed multiple vehicles and carried out several guns, license plates, and large bags of evidence documented by on-scene reporters.
- Friends and public records identified the man as Mark Watts, a used-car dealer who runs Quality Auto Sales, leads a youth mentoring group, and serves as the local chamber president.
- Lathrup Village police said two warrants were served and confirmed their officers were not part of the operation.
- As of Monday evening, authorities had not announced any charges or the reason for the raid, and Local 4 reported unnamed sources said the county’s Auto Theft Task Force led the search.