- June 24, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJRT) – Three members of a family have been charged with felonies, accused of stealing heavy machinery worth close to $500,000.
It was back in April when we told you police were removing skid steers and Bobcats from a property in Saginaw Township and today we found out why.
“They were definitely in possession of stolen equipment,” says Saginaw Township Detective Ari Mantalvanos.
Investigators claim Andrew Csongradi, his wife Julie, and their son Zackary had eight stolen pieces of heavy equipment in their possession. It was in April when police were at their home where they operate the business, Zachary Electric. Heavy machinery was being removed from the property.
“Most of the units that we did locate, the serial numbers were removed or altered in some way,” says Mantalvanos.
It was an investigation that began in March when Livonia police called Saginaw Township Police after a GPS device on one of the pieces of equipment…