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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 15, 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:

Complainant reported getting a call from a representative form a local store asking about his delivery.  He had made no purchases.  In checking, he discovered someone obtained his credit card information and made a fraudulent purchase.  The purchase was cancelled; no losses.  08-16703

Complainant reported making a purchase on E-bay which was several items short when she received it from what she thought she was agreeing to.  Total short:  $76.75  08-16792

Complainant reported being contacted by a collection agency regarding an overdue credit account amount of $212.36.  Complainant stated someone obtained and used his account information fraudulently.  08-16809

A 65 year old female complainant from Troy reported hiring an individual to re-brick her chimney.  She gave him a deposit check for $650.00 to order the brick.  When he departed with out leaving her his contact information of a copy of the contract/estimate, she became suspicious and placed a stop payment on the check.  She later discovered he succeeded in cashing it at a party store in Warren.  No funds were withdrawn from her account and the check was returned to the store due to the stop payment.  Collection agency working on behalf of the store asked her to document the incident with a police report.  08-16838

Domestics/Family Troubles:

Troy investigators are following up on one report of a domestic assault wherein the suspect was gone upon officers’ arrival.

Drugs/Narcotics:

Drunk/Intoxicated Driving Incidents of Interest:

Embezzlements:

Troy Hilton, 5500 Crooks, 10/07-5/13
Complainant reported on four different occasions, deposit monies were discovered missing from locked deposit boxes at the front desk.  Employees responsible for the deposits have a key to the boxes.  Approximately $835.00 missing in total.  08-16819

Home Invasions:

Larcenies:

Larcenies from Autos:

Malicious Destruction of Property:

Vacant Business, 2850 Rochester, 5/13, 2100-2300 hrs.
Window smashed out; no sign of entry attempt.  08-16760

Minors and Alcohol:

Marengo, 5/14, 0033 hrs.
Officers responded to a vacant house on a report of noise, teens on the roof, and that a black Nissan Frontier had stopped by with several teens entering it.  Responding officers located the Nissan on Norton near South Boulevard and stopped it.  The 46 year old female driver from Troy stated she had her two sons in the car with her.  Her 19 year old son was in the front seat, smelled strongly of intoxicants, had slurred speech, and staggered when he walked.  He denied drinking and refused to take a PBT.  He was issued a citation for MIP and released to his mother.  His 17 year old brother was in back.  He stated they were at the house in question where several teens were drinking, and that several were out on the roof.  He was not drinking, took and passed a PBT.  He was also released.  Officers at the house that was supposed to be vacant heard voices coming from inside, however no one responded to their knocks.  A window was found ajar.  A search using a police K-9 unit was conducted. A 20 year old male from Troy came down from a second floor area claiming his mother gave him the house and no one else was there.  As the search continued an 18 year old male from Troy fell from the attic hole onto the floor below.  Officers located empty glasses, a half empty ½ gallon bottle of Vodka, and orange juice in the house.  Both subjects were drunk.  The homeowner was contacted and confirmed no one was supposed to be inside the house.  The 20 year old refused to take a PBT.  He was cited for MIP and providing a location for illegal purposes.  Officers transported him home and while attempting to get him out of the patrol car and into his house, he began screaming obscenities at officers.  He was arrested and using profanities in public was added to his charges.  He blew .12 on a PBT in the jail.  The 18 year old blew .09 on a PBT.  He was cited for MIP and driven home.  08-16769

Neighbor Troubles:

Peace Officer/Civil:

Phone Calls/Harassment/Threats:

Retail Fraud:

Robberies:

Suspicious Incidents:

Traffic Altercations:

Vandalism:

Weapons Offenses:

Welfare Checks:

Special Events Information:

Miscellaneous Information:

Case Updates:

Arrest Summary:

In addition to those outlined above, the following arrests were also made during the period:

Drunk Driving:  1
Retail Fraud:  1
Drove While License Suspended:  1
Warrants:  2