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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
May 14, 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:

Breaking and Entries: 
   
Crash Investigations:   
 
Credit, Check, Identity Theft, and other Fraud:

A 47 year old male complainant from Troy reported receiving a telephone call from someone asking for a donation to the Detroit Police Department.  Complainant agreed and a subject arrived at his home where complainant wrote a check for $25.00.  When he visited his bank, he discovered the check was tampered with and cashed for $484.00.  Suspect:  B/M, approximately 40 years old, 5-5, medium build.  08-16722

Complainant received an overdue notice on a credit card account she stated she never opened with an outstanding balance of $1889.00.  08-16723

Complainant state her ATM card was stolen.  She discovered one fraudulent transaction for $100.00 at a gas station in Troy. 08-16669

Domestics/Family Troubles:

Troy Officers responded to two incidents involving family troubles/domestic disputes where investigation revealed no assaults or other crimes occurred, therefore no formal enforcement action was taken. 

Drugs/Narcotics:

CVS Pharmacy, 31 E. Long Lake, 5/13, 1729 hrs.
Complainant reported checking records and determining a 25 year old female from Troy had been filling numerous prescriptions from numerous doctors for Xanex, Darvocet, and Hydrochorodone.  In spite of having insurance, she had been paying with cash.  The number and frequencies are well outside guidelines.  Complainant suspects subject has somehow fraudulently obtained Rx pads from the varying issuing doctors, and/or fraudulently obtained their DEA numbers.  Complainant reported other area pharmacies have noticed the suspicious number of transactions and have begun declining the subject’s scripts.  The subject told officers she has severe back pain and the Rx’s are legitimate. She was released pending further investigation.  08-16712

Drunk/Intoxicated Driving Incidents of Interest: 

Embezzlements: 

Michael Kors, Somerset Collection, 2800 W. Big Beaver, 4/24
LPO reported discovering a 23 year old female employee from Southfield completed a sale to her step-brother consisting of a watch and pair of shoes on 4/24.  On 4/25, she conducted a fraudulent refund of the watch, crediting her debit card account $206.70 without returning the watch.  When LPO confronted her, she admitted the fraud and returned the watch.  She was identified and released by investigating officers pending further investigation.  08-16636   

Home Invasions:

Beacon Hill, 5/13, 0745-1830 hrs.
Apartment entered from ground level bedroom window and dresser drawers rummaged.  IPod stereo, iPod, two laptops, and a jar of quarters stolen.  08-16730     

Larcenies:

Complainant reported a tennis bracelet and earrings were missing from her residence.  She suspects her 22 year old son stole and pawned the items.  08-16705

Sprint Cell Tower, 3838 Livernois
Two copper grounding bus bars stolen from cell tower.  08-16641

Larcenies from Autos:

Triple, Inc., 1441 Allen Drive, 5/13, 1600-1930 hrs.
Catalytic converter stolen from a ’98 Pontiac Sunfire parked in lot.  08-16739

Malicious Destruction of Property: 

Minors and Alcohol:           

Neighbor Troubles:    

Peace Officer/Civil:

Phone Calls/Harassment/Threats: 

Retail Fraud:  

JC Penney, Oakland Mall, 700 W. 14 Mile, 5/13, 1725 hrs.
LPO’s observed two subjects in the store.  A subject later identified as a 53 year old female from Dearborn Heights placed a knife set, quilt, and sheet set into the shopping cart being pushed by the second subject later identified as her 85 year old mother from Birmingham. The 53 year old concealed the quilt and sheet set in a JC Penney shopping bag.  She placed the bag back in the cart, on top of the knife set.  With her mother pushing the cart, she exited the store with out making any attempt to pay for the concealed merchandise.  LPO’s stopped them outside.  Officers arrested the 53 year old.  They drove the 85 year old home after she explained she had no idea what her daughter was doing and outlined several medical conditions.  Total value stolen/recovered:  $229.00.    Suspect posted bond; pre-trail date to be determined.  08-16729

Robberies: 

Suspicious Incidents:  

Industrial Sub, Elliot and Minnesota, 5/13, 0300 hrs.
Officer observed a brown ’88 GMC Vandura ¾ ton window van cruising through the closed business lots with its lights out.  On at least one occasion it stopped behind a building and an occupant got out and climbed into a fenced storage area.  The van eventually left the area and was stopped.  The driver was a 33 year old male from Shelby; the passenger was a 32 year old male from Mt. Clemens.  No contraband/stolen items were recovered from the van.  No signs of forced entry at the buildings the vehicle was behind or the building the subject was out on foot around.  Indications were the pair was scrapping.  08-16619

Traffic Altercations:       

Vandalism:            

Weapons Offenses:   

Welfare Checks:

Troy Athens High, 4333 John R, 5/2, 0947 hrs.
14 and 15 year old male students from Troy were reported by other students as acting drunk or high.  Both smelled strongly of mint.  Investigation revealed they had been drinking mouthwash in one of the girls’ softball dugouts in an attempt to get drunk.  The 14 year old could not sit up in his chair, his eyes appeared glassy, and he began vomiting.  Parents and EMS were summoned to the scene.  EMS transported the 14 year old to the hospital for evaluation based on his condition after briefing his father.  EMS recommended the father of the 15 year old take him to the hospital for evaluation, which he agreed to do.  A bottle of fresh mint antiseptic mouthwash was recovered from the dugout.  08-15382

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:  2