ALLEN PARK Flood clean up crew cleans out valuables A cleanup crew sent by a woman’s insurance company ended up allegedly cleaning her out for their own personal gain, a resident in the 14500 block of Anne Avenue said the night of May 6 during a walk-in complaint she filed at the police station. The woman said that following flood damage to her home on May 1, her insurance company sent a cleanup crew to her address at 11:30 a.m. May 2, which worked until 4:30 p.m. in her basement, hauling debris to her curb. The … [Read more...] about Police Blotter for May 19
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Police Blotter for May 5
ALLEN PARK Police officers called to scene of possible overdose A 31-year-old Westland woman, who was reclined inside her 2002 blue Chevrolet Cavalier, asleep, with a syringe on the seat next to her at Target, 3100 Fairlane Drive, prompted a call to police officers the afternoon of April 23 about a suspected drug overdose. When police officers knocked on the car window, she woke up. She was instructed to shut off the vehicle and turn over the ignition keys to the police officers, then step out of the car. When the woman opened … [Read more...] about Police Blotter for May 5
ALLEN PARK A cautionary yarn A 51-year-old Detroit man was arrested the morning of March 20 after he allegedly tried to steal four skeins of yarn and three knitting needles from Joann Fabrics, 23125 Outer Drive, by concealing it inside his zippered jacket, then fleeing on foot. When he was approached by police officers, he admitted to the theft, and said he had stolen the yarn for his daughter’s school project. He did not have any cash or means in his possession to pay for the stolen merchandise. The man was taken into custody, … [Read more...] about
Police Blotter for March 17
ALLEN PARK Planking at Lowe’s A team of con artists committed retail fraud the evening of March 4 at Lowe’s, 23111 Outer Drive, a crime which loss prevention personnel said the crew had successfully committed at other Lowe’s stores. Initially, three men loaded 40 2x4 planks into a shopping cart, paid for the items, then left the store. One of the men then passed the receipt to a fourth person, who filled a shopping cart with the same items while inside the store, then requested a refund at the customer service desk for items … [Read more...] about Police Blotter for March 17
Police Blotter for March 10
ALLEN PARK Driver falls asleep, hits cars at Allen Park Motor Lodge A driver who fell asleep behind the wheel at 12:48 a.m. Feb. 28, while driving south on Southfield Road, jumped the curb and hit a parked car, which then damaged another parked car in the lot at the Allen Park Motor Lodge. The driver, awake and panicking, left the site of the crash in a silver Dodge Journey sport utility vehicle, which sustained significant front-end damage. Police officers found the driver nearby, standing next to his SUV at Cleophus Avenue … [Read more...] about Police Blotter for March 10
Police Blotter 3-3-2019
Allen Park Retail employee arrested for embezzlement An employee at Target, 3100 Fairlane Drive, was arrested the afternoon of Feb. 17 for embezzlement. Loss prevention employees observed a pattern of the employee taking items without paying for them during or immediately after her shift. On one occasion, she took a cosmetic item out of a box, returned the box to the shelf, and took the item without paying for it. Another time, she went through self-checkout, and only paid for two of the three hair care products in her … [Read more...] about Police Blotter 3-3-2019
Police Blotter 2-10-2019
Allen Park Drunken driver asleep in coffee shop parking lot A repeat-offender drunken driver was found asleep behind the wheel at 2 a.m. Feb. 5 in the parking lot of a coffee shop on Outer Drive. The woman, who said she “had a little bit to drink at the airport” smelled strongly of intoxicants, had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and a glassy stare. She failed numerous field sobriety tests, including reciting the alphabet, counting backward and a dexterity test. A preliminary breath test was administered, and the woman had a … [Read more...] about Police Blotter 2-10-2019
Police Blotter 2-3-2019
Allen Park Tow truck driver towed The driver of a flatbed wrecker who was stopped the afternoon of Jan. 21 for driving on Pinecrest, a prohibited truck route, was taken into custody when patrol officers discovered his driver’s license was suspended. The 25-year-old man, who was carrying one vehicle on his flatbed truck and towing another, had a gross vehicle weight of more than 24,000 pounds. He initially said he did not have his driver’s license on him, and provided a name, which later turned out to be his brother’s name. … [Read more...] about Police Blotter 2-3-2019
Police Blotter 1-27-2019
Allen Park Nervous thief nabbed with jewelry A nervous thief who later admitted to police officers that he “f—d up” drew the attention of a loss prevention employee the afternoon of Jan. 11 in Meijer, 3565 Fairlane Drive. The employee, who was working the sales floor, watched as the man selected several jewelry boxes off the shelf, then walked to another area of the store, where he removed the jewelry from the boxes and concealed it in his pockets. He made two more trips back to the jewelry department while unknowingly under … [Read more...] about Police Blotter 1-27-2019
Police Blotter 1-20-2019
Allen Park High house guest assaults hosts A man who might have been high on crack cocaine the morning of Jan. 2 attacked his friend's grandmother, who was sleeping on a living room couch at a house in the 14800 block of Morris Avenue, then attacked his friend's mother, who rushed into the room when she heard the older woman screaming. Both women were punched in the face, and had injuries consistent with the alleged assault. The young man reporting the assault said he had been drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana the night … [Read more...] about Police Blotter 1-20-2019