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UPDATED: Parolee Posed as HomeDepot Employee in AttemptedBloomfield Hills Home InvasionThe 43-year-old Rochester Hills man led police on a car chasethat ended with his arrest in Pontiac.

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Officers with the Bloomfield Hills Department of Public Safety said theyarrested a parole absconder who posed as a Home Depot employee to getinto a home on Monday.

Officers with the Bloomfield HillsDepartment of PublicSafety arrested a manwho allegedly posed as a HomeDepot employee to gain entry to ahome on Lahser Road Monday.

Larry David Giffin, 43, faces onecount of fleeing and eluding policeand further charges are pendingreview at the Oakland CountyProsecutor's Office, Chief Dave

Hendrickson said. Authoritiesarraigned the Rochester Hills man Tuesday at 48th District Courtin Bloomfield Township, and he remains at the Oakland County

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Officers responded to the 4300 block of Lahser when a residentreported a suspicious man that represented himself as a HomeDepot employee in order to enter a home shortly after 1 p.m.Monday, reports said.

The man fled the area in a silver, full-size Ford van as officersarrived, and led police on a brief chase that started in the area ofLong Lake and Woodward Avenue. An officer from the AuburnHills Police Department and an Oakland County Sheriffs deputyassisted with the chase and helped arrest Giffin in Pontiac.

Investigators determined that the 1993 van he was in was stolenfrom Chesterfield Township, and found several items thatappeared to be stolen from communities outside Bloomfield Hills,reports said.

Staying vigilant

Giffin is listed as a parole absconder on the Michigan Departmentof Corrections website. His criminal history dates back to 1996and includes eight convictions for crimes ranging from larceny tohome invasion that occurred in Macomb and Oakland counties. Hefailed to report his whereabouts to parole officials in September,records show.

Hendrickson said the resident who called was Instrumental in thecase and credited them for also reporting a suspicious person inthe area earlier in the week.

"That same homeowner took heed in our request to call usimmediately if anysuspicious person or situation is occurring," he said. "This allowed

for our quick response and also time for us to alert the OaklandCounty Sheriff's Department and Auburn Hills P.D, who wereinstrumental."

Home Depot spokesman Stephen Holmes said that any legitimatethird party contractor doing work for Home Depot would carrya badge from the company's home services unit. That processincludes a thorough background check, he added.

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Hendrickson said he believes the collective effort thwarted certaincriminal activity in the city, and encouraged residents to stayvigilant.

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"There are many legitimate contractors working in ourneighborhoods but the increased construction and landscapingprojects can bring in potential criminals looking for crimes ofopportunity," he said.

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