High-value vehicle theft suspects facing charges

Jai Qualle Nolan

Marquan Masters

Two suspects, Jai Qualle Nolan, 23-years-old, and Marquan Masters, 32-years-old, were charged on Friday, April 3, with multiple felonies following an investigation into a series of high-value vehicle thefts and attempted thefts in Bloomfield Township.

Township police said the charges include larceny of $20,000 or more; larceny of a firearm; felony firearm possession; possession of burglar’s tools with intent to steal a motor vehicle; and attempted larceny of $20,000 or more.

The investigation began after a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk was stolen from Bloomfield Township on March 26.. Two additional attempted thefts of 2026 Dodge Durango Hellcats were also reported the next day.

On March 28 members of the Bloomfield Township Police Department partnered with the Macomb County Auto Theft Unit, Southfield Police Department Tactical Crime Suppression Unit, and the Troy Special Investigations Unit to investigate the incidents. Detectives utilized surveillance, search warrants and other investigative tools such as license plate readers, to identify the suspects.

On March 30, police said, Nolan and Masters attempted to steal another Dodge Durango Hellcat in Bloomfield Township, but were unsuccessful.

Following three days of coordinated investigation and the execution of multiple search warrants, both Nolan and Masters were taken into custody on March 31. During the search warrants detectives recovered a large sum of cash, numerous key fobs, a window punch, and a car title.

On April 3 Masters and Nolan were arraigned in front of Magistrate Nelson-Kline of the 48th District court who set their bond at $500,000 each.

Police said this was a complex case that was closed quickly due to the exceptional effort of the Bloomfield Township Police Department, Macomb County Auto Theft Unit, Southfield Tactical Crime Suppression Unit, and the Troy Special Investigations Unit. This Special Investigations Unit is comprised of officers from the Birmingham Police Department, Bloomfield Township Police Department, Royal Oak Police Department, and Troy Police Department. These investigators work together in a collaborative, multi-jurisdictional effort that focuses on criminal activity impacting the communities.

Although these suspects were taken into custody, police said this investigation is ongoing and metro Detroit agencies are still seeing an influx in auto thefts and larcenies from autos.