8/28/13 - Police say a former Highland Township man now facing home invasion charges confessed to the break-ins. 35-year-old Ryan Patrick Brotherton was arraigned last week in Oakland County District Court on charges of first-degree home invasion, second-degree home invasion, and retaining or stealing a credit card. The Milford Times reports that the charges stem from an incident on July 26th on Wardlow Street in Highland and a second incident on August 9th on Clyde Road, just east of the Livingston County line. He is alleged to have entered both homes through open windows during the day, stolen jewelry and other items, then fled the scene when the residents returned. He is also alleged to have stolen a credit card and used it to pay for gas. Officers from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office say when they pulled him over on August 19th, a search of the vehicle turned up some of the stolen goods as well as drug paraphernalia. They say Brotherton confessed to the break-ins, as well as other robberies in other jurisdictions. They say he also confessed to a heroin addiction that stemmed from using pain medication he had been prescribed. (TD)
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