Dearborn Valuable metals stolen from steelmaker More than a ton of brass and copper was stolen from the second floor of SeverStal, 4001 Miller Road, sometime overnight Feb. 27. A company employee called police when he noticed the metals missing in the morning. He told police that while the property is surrounded by a chain-link fence, the building itself was left unlocked. He added that the company would be checking local scrap yards to see if the metal was turned in. The total value of the stolen metal is about … [Read more...] about Police blotter
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Allen Park Calculated risk A calculator valued at $150 was stolen from a teacher’s desk Allen Park Community School, 14700 Moore, March 3 by a student who stayed in a classroom during a schoolwide assembly in the gym. When school officials announced a search for the calculator over the intercom, the student was observed by classmates tossing an item out the window. The student’s mother, when called later, found the calculator in her son’s bedroom. The boy then admitted to taking and retrieving it because he … [Read more...] about Police blotter
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Lincoln Park Car rendered silent Stereo equipment was found missing just after 8 a.m. Monday from a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis in the 1600 block of New York. The owner said the car was parked in a driveway and secured at 9 p.m. the night before. Missing items included a radio-CD player valued at $180, a $260 amplifier, $300 subwoofer speakers and a $300 speaker box. The passenger-side front window had been broken, causing $300 worth of damage. Man kicks, throws rocks at door A resident in … [Read more...] about Police blotter
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Dearborn Suspected serial burglar busted A man suspected of burglarizing several vacant houses was caught in the act thanks to the watchful eye of a resident in the 6800 block of Steadman about 4 p.m. Feb. 25. The resident told police he had seen the man at the house three times recently and actually confronted him the day prior. The suspect reportedly told the resident that no one lives at the house, and that he was “just taking things that were left behind.” When police arrived they found the man in the garage, but he did not … [Read more...] about Police blotter
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Allen Park Lobsters tailed A city resident was detained about 8 p.m. Feb. 26 when she tried to leave Meijer, 3565 Fairlane Drive, with $80 worth of seafood in her purse. The woman also was wanted by Detroit police for retail fraud. Formula for fraud Six cans of baby formula with a combined retail value of $76 were taken about 5 p.m. Feb. 24 from Meijer, 3565 Fairlane Drive. Employees recognized the man and woman suspects from a retail fraud arrest at the chain’s Taylor store. March in like lion for larcenies A green 1997 … [Read more...] about Police blotter
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Lincoln Park TV, DVD players taken Electronics items were taken Tuesday from an apartment in the 4100 block of Drouillard. The resident was out between 7 and 11:55 p.m. and returned to find that a 32-inch television valued at $200 was missing, as were DVD players valued at $60 and $160, respectively. The lock on the front door was damaged, police said. Resident doesn’t buy parolee’s fake story Police were called to the 1000 block of Park just before 10 a.m. Monday on word that man was rooting around inside a beige 2003 … [Read more...] about Police blotter
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Dearborn Cell phone thief busted A 19-year-old Detroit man was arrested for allegedly attempting to extort sex and money to return a stolen cell phone at A & W Restaurant, 210 Town Center Drive, about 4 p.m. Feb. 21. The phone’s owner, a 15-year-old Detroit girl, told police she sent a text message to the phone before deactivating it and the suspect replied that he wanted her to perform sexual acts on him in order to get the phone back. When she refused his demands, she said he changed tack and offered to give it … [Read more...] about Police blotter
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Allen Park Shoplifter stopped with empty wallets Three empty wallets were the downfall of a would-be shoplifter Sunday evening at T.J. Maxx, 3320 Fairlane Drive, when a woman tried to leave the store without paying for them. The woman voluntarily told loss prevention personnel she had a handgun with a valid concealed weapon permit in her purse, but did not at any point imply she intended to use it. Cigarettes taken in lieu of cash A man who broke the front window of the Sunoco gas station at 8333 … [Read more...] about Police blotter
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Lincoln Park Shack turned into drive-through Nearly $1,000 worth of electronics and fixtures were discovered stolen Feb. 20 from Radio Shack, 1749 Dix. Police believe entry was gained after a truck apparently drove into the front entrance, sideswiping a support pillar and leaving traces of red paint near the door. Missing items include a $200 display case, an iPod touch ($200), four iPod Nanos ($600 total). Pair keeps man from stealing car Police were called about 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 to an … [Read more...] about Police blotter
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Dearborn Teens beat, hospitalize 11-year-old An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized after a gang beating at Fairlane Town Center, 18900 Michigan Ave., about 10 p.m. Feb. 14. The boy said he was waiting for a bus when an older black pickup truck and a newer model Cadillac sedan pulled up near to him. An older boy – between 16 and 18 years old – jumped out of each vehicle and began assaulting him, he said. For about three minutes the assailants kicked and punched the boy in his head, face and stomach before fleeing. … [Read more...] about Police blotter