OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. \u2013 Officials have revealed why a task force raided the home of an Oakland County community leader this week.<\/p>\n
A task force raids the home of Mark Watts in Lathrup Village on May 4, 2026. (WDIV)<\/p>\n
Mark Watts, a prominent Lathrup Village community leader, was arrested after his home was raided by Oakland County investigators on May 4.<\/p>\n
Watts owns Quality Auto Sales in Detroit, with an office located just minutes from his home. He is also the founder of a youth mentoring program called \u201cBoys 2 Men\u201d and serves as president of the Lathrup Village Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n
On May 5, Watts was arraigned in court and was charged with three counts of receiving or concealing a stolen motor vehicle and one count of forged license documents or plates.<\/p>\n
The investigation began on April 29 after police conducted a traffic stop on Watts and learned he was allegedly driving a retagged stolen car.<\/p>\n
On May 4, officers conducted a business inspection at Quality Auto Sales, where they allegedly found two retagged stolen cars.<\/p>\n
Police then searched Watts\u2019 home and found a car on his property that had a reportedly stolen license plate.<\/p>\n
Watts entered a not guilty plea, and he was given a $25,000 personal bond.<\/p>\n
He is scheduled to appear in court on May 18 for a probable cause conference.<\/p>\n
You can watch the full arraignment here:<\/p>\n
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