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Allen Park Lawn decor taken Several lawn ornaments were stolen from a house in the 9600 block of Laurence between midnight and 11 a.m. June 27. Among them were a water fountain with its base, two solar flowers, a sparkling globe and a potted plant. Total value of the items is about $200. Street hit by trio of burglaries Three residences in the 15000 and 15100 blocks of Pennsylvania were burglarized between about midnight and 5 a.m. June 24. The burglaries were discovered between 5:15 a.m. June 24 and 1:45 p.m. … [Read more...] about Police Blotter

Allen Park Lost load dents grill A Taylor man was driving his white 2008 Ford Escape north on Southfield Freeway near Outer Drive at about 6:15 p.m. Monday when a chair fell off the truck in front of him and struck his vehicle in the front bumper and grill. The truck continued north without stopping. The man called a private company to tow his vehicle. Acid bash An obscene word was found burned with acid into a woman’s lawn and driveway in the 7200 block of Osage about 10 a.m. June 19. The victim suspects a neighbor who … [Read more...] about Police Blotter

Allen Park Video games taken for run Two thefts recently were reported within seven days at King Video, 18626 Allen Road. At about 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, a man went to the rear of the store where video games are kept, grabbed two games valued at $52 each and fled on foot in an unknown direction. He was caught on surveillance video and is described as a dark-haired white male in his early 20s, wearing a white T-shirt, black shorts and having a tattoo on his right arm that stretches from elbow to wrist. About 5 p.m. June 9, a white … [Read more...] about Police Blotter

Allen Park Addicts found chilling An officer observed two men, a 27-year-old South Lyon resident and 26-year-old Novi resident, sitting in a vehicle in the parking lot of Meijer, 3565 Fairlane Drive, at about 12:40 p.m. June 6. When approached, the men said they were waiting for a friend. The officer observed a hunting-style knife in a sheath in the center counsel near the gear shift and asked the men to get out of the vehicle. The knife was recovered and found to be more than 3.5 inches long with a cut hook on the end of … [Read more...] about Police Blotter

Allen Park Drunk threatens officer Police were dispatched to a gas station at Ecorse and Pelham roads on reports of two men fighting in the parking lot at about 11:30 p.m. May 29. Upon arrival, five witnesses told the officer a man struck a woman in the face, and that both fled the scene. Shortly after leaving, dispatch received another call about a fight about to restart at the same location. The officer arrived to see two men squared off and ready to fight. One jumped into a blue pickup truck and left while the other … [Read more...] about Police Blotter

Allen Park Shoplifter was on heroin A man suspected of shoplifting in the past selected three separate men’s shirts at T.J. Maxx, 3320 Fairlane Drive, and placed them in a neat pile in the back of the store about 7:41 p.m. May 21. He exited the store and went to the parking lot while on his cell phone and, moments later, a 27-year-old woman picked up the three items and placed them in her purse. She walked out of the store and began running through the parking lot toward a rust-colored Pontiac Grand Am when a loss … [Read more...] about Police Blotter

Allen Park Bicycle, strollers and child’s red wagon missing A boy’s bicycle valued at $65, two strollers with a combined value of $100 and a $50 red wagon were stolen between noon and 4 p.m. May 7 from an apartment complex in the 16000 block of Champaign. The items were under a staircase in an unlocked hallway that leads to one of the buildings. The items’ owner said he is behind on his rent but not yet facing eviction, and that his paid-up electrical power also was disrupted. The utility company confirmed his … [Read more...] about Police Blotter

Lincoln Park Graffiti may be gang member’s work Graffiti was found spray painted Tuesday on the west side of a burned-out house in the 4200 block of Hubbard. A nearby resident said he would paint over the markings, which he believes are gang-related and painted by another neighborhood resident who he said belongs to a gang. Damage is estimated at $500. Phone disappears from pool table in garage A resident of the 1500 block of Morris returned to the pool table in his garage Monday afternoon to find that a cell … [Read more...] about Police blotter