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Alert citizen calls police Gaines, Byron township robbery suspect nabbed

Thanks to an alert citizen, Kent County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a suspect in multiple daytime home invasions in Gaines and Byron townships on March 16 and 17.

 

The observant citizen saw a suspicious person in a Gaines Township neighborhood and contacted the sheriff’s office. Deputies located Troy Ritsema, 19, of Byron Township, with a large amount of stolen property in his vehicle. A search warrant of Ritsema’s residence resulted in more stolen property being recovered.

 

Ritsema was arrested and the Kent County Prosecutor’s Office charged him with two counts of first degree home invasion and possession of burglary tools. Ritsema is currently being held at the Kent County Correctional Facility on a $100,000 bond.

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