Royal Oak Home Invasion Suspects Arrested

Royal Oak Police have arrested two Madison Heights men in connection with a home invasion earlier last week. 

Royal Oak Deputy Chief Gordon Young said in a release that Kirk Locklear, 21, and Randall Jarvis, 23, have been charged with home invasion-second degree. 

Locklear does not have a prior criminal record; Jarvis' record includes disorderly conduct and two operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Young said that around 11:48 a.m. on Nov. 1, Royal Oak police officers were dispatched to a suspicious vehicle in the vicinity of E. Fourth and S. Gainsborough. A witness reported seeing two people leave a red pickup truck and return to it a short time later with several items.

A Royal Oak officer quickly located the truck driving away from the area and discovered the pair had allegedly kicked in the rear door to a house in the 1000 block of E. Third Street. Several stolen items were recovered, including two Xbox systems, video games and prescription narcotics, according to the media release.

“Thanks to the witness’s quick actions and the Royal Oak officers’ speedy response to the area, these criminals were captured and the victim’s property was recovered,” stated Young in the release.

Both men were arraigned. Bond was set at $10,000 for each. The next scheduled court date for the pair is set for Nov. 8 at 9 a.m. before Judge Terrence Brennan in the 44th District Court.

Home invasion-second degree is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.