Troy Police Crime Report — 3/26/08
TROY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Charles T. Craft, Chief of Police
500 W. Big Beaver, Troy, Michigan 48084
(248) 524-3443
Community Services Section
Lt. Gerard Scherlinck 524-3447
Sgt. Robert Kowalski 524-3448
DAILY MEDIA CRIME SHEET
March 26, 2008
These summaries are meant to provide general highlights of items of interest and do not necessarily reflect every incident responded to. Investigations of a nature or at a juncture where publicity may impair the outcome of a case are not generally listed.
Altercations/Disorderly Conduct:
Assaults:
Assist Other Department/Law Enforcement:
Auto/Vehicle Thefts:
Saab of Troy, 12/24-2/15/08
’06 Saab 93 turned in on a lease in December discovered missing from lot. 08-10499
Breaking and Entries:
Office Building, 5455 Corporate, 3/21-3/24, 1530-0700 hrs.
Unsuccessful attempts made to pry the doors on two office suites, a third was successful and a lap top computer was stolen. 08-10451
Crash Investigations:
Credit, Check, Identity Theft, and other Fraud:
Footlocker, Oakland Mall, 366 W. 14 Mile, 3/24, 1325-1425 hrs.
Complainant reported a male subject purchased a gift card and two pair of shoes using a credit card for a total of $318.00. Later, they received a call from the true credit card holder reporting his wallet was stolen from his car in Madison Heights earlier in the day and the purchase was fraudulent. Complainant stated they cancelled the gift card only to get a call from a male later complaining that the card he purchased wasn’t working. Complainant invited him to come back and they’d see what they could do. He replied he’d send his wife in with it. When the 28 year old female from Detroit arrived with it, Troy officers were summoned and interviewed her. She claimed her boyfriend sent her with the gift card to get the amount credited to the credit card used in the earlier purchase. Officers confiscated the gift card and released her. The male suspect is possibly a 32 year old male from Detroit. 08-10476
Domestics/Family Troubles:
Troy Officers responded to one incident involving a family trouble/domestic dispute where investigation revealed no assaults or other crimes occurred, therefore no formal enforcement action was taken.
Drugs/Narcotics:
Drunk/Intoxicated Driving Incidents of Interest:
Dequindre and 14 Mile, 3/21, 0930 hrs.
Complainants reported a ’96 Olds LSS came to a stop against a parked car in the parking lot of a restaurant. The male driver/lone occupant was found passed out behind the wheel by witnesses. The vehicle description matched a report of a possible drunk driver called in to Troy dispatch shortly before the crash by a cell phone caller. Witnesses reported the doors were locked and windows were up. After pounding on the windows and managing to wake the driver up, witness reported he placed the car in reverse and tried to drive off. A bystander began pounding on the door window at which point the driver opened the door. The bystander managed to get the car in park and the ignition turned off. Responding officers noted the driver smelled of intoxicants and was unsteady on his feet, requiring assistance to prevent him from loosing his balance and falling down. He could not perform sobriety tests. He blew .31 on a PBT and the 42 year old male from Sterling Hgts. was arrested. He kept passing out and could not stand up. He was transported to the hospital for detox and a search warrant from his blood was obtained. Toxicology is pending. 08-10152
Rochester and Long Lake, 3/25, 0123 hrs.
Cell phone caller reported a ’94 green and brown Mercury mini-van was weaving all over the road. A responding officer located it N/B on Rochester S/O Long Lake, made similar observations, and stopped it. The male driver/lone occupant denied drinking in spite of officers smelling the odor of intoxicants coming from his breath. The driver advised he had taken a Xanax for a medical condition. A small baggie of marijuana was recovered from his pocket. He stated he smoked some a couple hours earlier. He indicated there was another small baggie in the van. That was located and recovered from the front seat. He was unsteady on his feet, had slurred speech, and failed sobriety tests, but only blew .02 on a PBT. His license was found to be suspended. The 25 year old male from Dearborn was arrested. He refused to take a blood test so a search warrant was obtained. Toxicology is pending. 08-10560
Embezzlements:
Home Invasions:
Larcenies:
The male that was driving in the Troy incident listed below (*) and was the passenger when stopped by Madison Hgts. PD is still out. He has arrest warrants from other unrelated cases with Troy PD, as well as other jurisdictions. Troy investigators anticipate obtaining an arrest warrant for Fleeing and Eluding in the Troy purse larceny. Information developed by Troy investigators regarding these suspects is they were living out of the Ford Explorer. The Explorer was impounded by Madison Hgts. P.D. The male suspect may be sleeping in apartment basement storage areas, as apparently the suspects have done that in the past. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to contact Troy Police Department at 248-524-3477. A photo is attached.
*Aldi Foods, 2976 E. Big Beaver, 3/21, 0957 hrs.
53 year old female complainant from Warren reported she was approached while sitting in her car by a female subject who claimed she had locked her keys in her car and asked if she could use complainant’s cell phone to get help. As complainant pushed in the number the subject provided, the suspect reached into complainant’s open passenger side window and snatched her purse. Complainant yelled to a passerby in the lot that the suspect just stole her purse. The passerby followed the suspect vehicle, a green ’98 Ford Explorer, and provided the license plate information to Troy dispatch via cell phone. Responding officers located it near Sparta and Big Beaver. It was being driven by a male. The Explorer fled and escaped as officers approached/attempted to stop it. Investigators identified the driver as a 27 year old male from Birmingham and the female that took the purse as a 27 year old from Port Huron. Madison Hgts. PD contacted Troy PD on 3/24 advising they located and stopped the suspect vehicle in the area of Concord and 14 Mile. The female was driving and was arrested. The male managed to escape on foot. 08-10293
Rasins Landscape, 1261 Wheaton, 3/23-3/24, 1500-0700 hrs.
Four enclosed utility trailers had padlocks cut off, however nothing taken as three were empty and the fourth only contained debris. The trailers were parked inside a secured chain link fenced area that was accessed by cutting a hole in the fencing. 08-10458
Larcenies from Autos:
Malicious Destruction of Property:
Minors and Alcohol:
Neighbor Troubles:
Peace Officer/Civil:
Phone Calls/Harassment/Threats:
One threatening letter report taken.
Retail Fraud:
Kohl’s, 500 John R, 3/24, 1640 hrs.
LPO’s detained a 16 year old female from Tecumseh, Ontario and her 15 year old female associate from Belle River, Ontario for stealing bras. Responding officers recovered an ecstasy pill, a small amount of marijuana, roaches, a marijuana pipe, rolling papers, and a Tylenol 3 pill from the 15 year old’s purse. They were transported to the station where juvenile petitions were initiated against them and they were TOT their parents. 08-10509
Robberies:
Suspicious Incidents:
Traffic Altercations:
Vandalism:
Weapons Offenses:
Welfare Checks:
Officers located one male subject passed out on a subdivision street who needed transport to the hospital for detox.
Special Events Information:
Miscellaneous Information:
Case Updates:
Arrest Summary:
In addition to those outlined above, the following arrests were also made during the period:
Retail Fraud: 1
Warrants: 2
