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Police Crime
Alert Community Services Section CHARLES T. CRAFTChief of
Police 500
West Big troypdcrimealert@ci.troy.mi.us |
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Crime Alert for period ending May 18, 2007 Altercations/Disorderly Conduct: Assaults: Assist Other Department/Law Enforcement: Auto/Vehicle Thefts: Breaking and Entries: Pearl Vision, 354 W. 14
Mile, 5/14, 2105-2130 hrs. Complainant
discovered small amount of currency missing from the store safe when opening
the store for business on 5/15.
Investigation revealed a W/M, thin build, wearing a baseball cap,
T-shirt and jeans was observed opening the rear door of the store after hours
the night before with a key.
Since the safe was left locked at closing and found locked the
following morning, complainant assumes the suspect not only had a key to the
business, but also the combination to the safe. Crash Investigations: Hartland near Parkton,
5/15, 1630 hrs. Officer
was dispatched on a report that a green Ford Taurus struck a mailbox on
Hartland and then fled the area.
The officer located the vehicle parked in a drive on Boyd Street with
damage to the front passenger side.
Investigation revealed an 18-year-old male from the residence in
question was driving. He
admitted losing control, striking the mailbox and fleeing the scene. He had an expired instruction
permit. He was cited and
released for “Driving Without a Valid License,” “Failing to Stop and ID at a
Crash,” and “Failing to Use Due Care and Caution.” Credit, Check, Identity Theft, and other Fraud: Sears, 300 W. 14 Mile,
5/14, 1800 hrs. Complainant reported a
22-year-old female and a 33-year-old male, both from Detroit, arrived at the
auto center, and arranged for new tires on the cars they were driving, a Ford
Taurus and a Chevy van, respectively.
When they returned to pick-up and pay later that day, the female
presented a credit card for the total bill of $1483.25. While she was paying, the male
represented he had to leave and left with his van. When the credit card was rejected, the cashier contacted
the card service. The card
service representative asked to speak with the customer. After the conversation, the female
customer advised the complainant the card was cancelled. The complainant offered to help her
open a Sears’ account and asked for her ID. When she presented it, complainant noticed it was in the
name of a different person and realized a fraud was occurring. Police were called and investigation
revealed the credit card belonged to a deceased female. Her son advised he recently had an
estate sale and sold some bedroom furniture. He suspected his mother’s cards might have been in a
dresser drawer. The female was
arrested. Several other items
suspected as being purchased through additional fraudulent transactions at
other locations were confiscated from suspect’s car pending additional
investigation. The new tires
were removed from her car and returned to Sears. Nordstrom, 2850 W. Big
Beaver, 5/13/06-1/2/07 LPO (Loss Prevention
Officer) initiated a report indicating they had become aware of credit fraud
at their location. The
investigation indicated that several transactions involving several different
credit card accounts were processed or attempted in the store. The investigation revealed
counterfeit cards had been created using real account holder numbers
encrypted in the magnetic strips.
Several thousand dollars of fraud is suspected. A 69-year-old male
complainant from Troy reported receiving notice he “had won a sweepstakes
with a check to deposit and wire cash to a location in Canada to cover taxes.” He deposited the $4800.00 check,
wired $3000.00 in cash, and later learned from his bank that the check was
counterfeit. Complainant reported
someone used his credit card to make a fraudulent purchase. Domestics/Family Troubles: Troy Officers responded
to one incident involving a family trouble/domestic dispute where
investigation revealed no assaults or other crimes occurred, therefore no
formal enforcement action taken/required. Drugs/Narcotics: Drunk/Intoxicated
Driving Incidents of Interest: Embezzlements: Luna Cosmetics, 525 E.
Big Beaver, 1/07-3/07 Complainant reported
two employees were terminated on 3/29.
It was later discovered that the 35-year-old female ex-employee from
Royal Oak ordered 25 vials of botox in January for which the company had
never been paid. The files
dealing with those orders were discovered missing. In addition, the
37-year-old female ex-employee from Harrison Twp. was observed around one of
the company computers on the date she was terminated and is suspected of
deleting all the files and data on that computer. Home Invasions: East Square Lake,
5/7-5/9, 0800-0800 hrs. Complainant reported
when she closed one of the rear bedroom windows, she noticed the screen
missing. She went outside and
found it lying under the bushes.
The screen had damage on the lower corner and the mesh was torn,
however it does not appear entry was made into the house. Larcenies: Axtell, 5/10, 0400 hrs. Complainant stated his
neighbor in the apartment complex heard someone start up and drive off on his
Kymco “People 50” tan motor scooter that was parked in the lot. Intertec Systems, 2600
Bellingham, 5/14, 1730-1830 hrs. Eleven laptops and 2
PDA’s were stolen over-night.
Investigation revealed the suspect arrived at the business after hours
and was observed by an employee on a cigarette break outside trying to open
the locked doors. Apparently the
suspect represented to the person outside on the cigarette break that he was
a member of the cleaning crew.
That person opened the door for him. He was observed inside pushing around a large trashcan. That trashcan was discovered missing
the next day and is believed to have been used by the suspect to conceal and
remove the laptops in question from various desks throughout the
building. Suspect: B/M, approximately 30-years-old,
6’-3,” 200 lbs., dark complexion, no facial hair, wearing a light colored
baseball cap, oversized down to his knees T-shirt with dark lettering, blue
jeans and white tennis shoes. Lake near Dequindre and
South Boulevard, 5/14, 2100 hrs. Complainant stated his
tackle box was stolen from the side of the lake while he was fishing a short
distance away. He observed two
W/M’s walking down the nearby path and suspects one of them took it. Larcenies from Autos: Suburban Nissan, 1800
W. Maple, 4/2, 0700-1900 hrs. Complainant reported a
29-year-old male from Royal Oak and a 27-year-old female associate also from
Royal Oak, test-drove several vehicles on 4/2. After the fact, it was discovered that spare tires from
three of the vehicles in question were missing. Malicious Destruction of Property: Sanctuary Lake Golf
Course, 1450 E. South Boulevard, 5/13-5/14, 2130-0615 hrs. Rear window in pro-shop
smashed out with a landscape rock.
No entry made with nothing missing. Minors and Alcohol: Probation Office, 520
E. Big Beaver, 5/15, 1010 hrs. Officers dispatched on
a report of a 19-year-old male at the office that smelled of
intoxicants. He blew 0.04 on a
PBT and was cited for MIP (Minor in Possession). Neighbor Troubles: Peace Officer/Civil: Phone Calls/Harassment/Threats: Two threats reports were taken Retail Fraud: Robberies: 500 Block of Kirts,
5/10, 0530 hrs. A 41-year-old female
from Troy reported that while walking from her apartment building toward the
parking lot, she heard someone running up from behind. She turned to see two males dressed
in dark clothing with hoods and something covering their faces. She estimated their age between 16
and 22. They were described as
approximately 5’-9,” with medium builds. Both were wearing white gym shoes. One grabbed her purse, pulling it
from her hand and knocking her to the ground. The two suspects ran southwest through the parking
lot. A track ended in the
industrial subdivision at the S/W corner of the property near Heide and
Oliver Streets. No medical treatment required. Suspicious Incidents: John R and 14 Mile,
5/16, 0031 hrs. Officer observed a
silver ’87 Dodge Ram pick-up driving without brake lights and containing an
unsecured load of pipe in the rear bed.
Upon stopping it, the 29-year-old driver from Roseville was arrested
for “Driving on a Suspended License.”
His 31-year-old passenger from Roseville was arrested for an
outstanding felony warrant from another jurisdiction after his real identity
was learned, as he originally provided a fictitious name. Both provided vague explanations as
to where they got the pipe, which consisted of 40 galvanized 4” x 8” pipes,
and a steal “I” beam approximately 3’ long. The subjects were muddy and wet from the pipes. The vehicle containing the pipe was
impounded and held pending further investigation. Traffic
Altercations: Vandalism: Weapons Offenses: Welfare Checks: Lot of Telly’s Green
House, 3301 John R, 5/10, 1405 hrs. Officers dispatched on
a report of a small child left unattended in a Ford Escape in the
plant/garden nursery lot. Upon
arrival, officers located the vehicle parked by itself at the far N/W corner
of the lot with the windows partially open and the doors locked. There was a
seven-month-old male child sleeping in a child seat inside with a bottle in
his lap. The officer returned to
his car and queried the license plate on the Escape in an attempt to locate
the registered owner. Officer
provided a description of the 38-year-old female owner from Grosse Pointe to
several employees of the business and asked that they try and locate her. The officer reached inside the car
through the partially opened window and unlocked the car and the alarm
sounded. After several minutes,
the owner/mother appeared at the car asking if there was a problem. Officer explained his presence, and
the female argued she “could see the car from where she was,” pointing out
she was outside in the nursery area.
She stated she “didn’t see a problem with leaving the sleeping infant
inside with the windows partially open, the car locked, and the alarm
activated.” She then explained
she “had to go back to the area she had been in before the alarm sounded as
she left her three-year-old son there while she responded to the car
alarm.” When she returned, the
officer pointed out the dangers of leaving the infant alone in the car, and
reinforced if she was in fact watching or keeping an eye on her car, she
should have been able to see him checking it out and responded sooner. Troy Officers responded
to one incident involving an individual experiencing
emotional/psychological difficulties and assisted w/transport to the hospital
for evaluation/commitment. Complainants reported
their 16-year-old daughter missing/run away. She was entered into the computer system, as missing. Special Events
Information: Miscellaneous Information: N/B I-75 near Adams,
5/11, 0007 hrs. Officer observed a dark
blue Chevy Monte Carlo driving approximately 90 mph in the 70 mph zone. It was weaving as well. When the officer activated emergency
equipment, the driver pulled to the right shoulder, but then quickly
accelerated and fled. It was
last seen exiting N/B I-75 onto W/B Square Lake. The driver was described as a young B/M with short
hair. The car had a
paper/temporary plate in the rear window. Wattles and Northfield,
5/10, 2030 hrs. Complainant, a
52-year-old female from Troy, reported that while walking, two pit bulls ran
out from a nearby yard and nipped at her lower leg; scratched and ripped her
pants. She stated that when she
yelled at the owners to “control their dogs,” and then tried to cross the
street to get away, they continued to follow. No medical attention required; the dogs didn’t break the
skin. Officer spoke to the dogs’
owner, a 22-year-old female from Troy, who advised they “are puppies, left
her yard when the complainant walked by and were trying to play with
her.” She stated she went and
retrieved the dogs once she realized what was happening. She was issued a citation for ”Dogs
Running at Large,” and for “Unlicensed Dogs.” John R, 5/15, 0108 hrs. Officers responded to
an apartment on a loud music complaint and could hear the noise carrying
across the parking lot outside.
Officers spoke to the 48-year-old female resident who agreed to turn
it down. Upon departing, the
complainant called back stating as soon as officers left, the music was
turned back up. Officers returned
and issued the resident a citation for “Loud Music.” Case Updates: Arrest Summary: In addition to those
outlined above, the following arrests were also made during the period: Drove While License
Suspended: 2 Warrants: 3 Drunk Driving: 3 Retail Fraud: 1 Other Miscellaneous Information and Special
Events
__________________________________________________________________________ Rescuers Often Can't Find 911 Callers
(Copied from
WWW.Officer.Com Website) By
JOHN DUNBAR WASHINGTON -- A new report by a public
safety group throws into question the ability of police and firefighters to
locate people through their cell phones when they dial 911 in an emergency. The study is believed to
be the first independent evaluation of wireless location technology and sends
a clear message: Do not assume rescuers will know
where you are if you call 911 from a cell phone. The report was commissioned
by the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials International
(APCO), a group that has long been concerned about the limitations of the
technology and the public's unrealistic expectations of what it can deliver. The Associated Press was
given an advance copy of the study, which will be officially released in May. Carriers are required to
test their location systems and to be able to pinpoint callers within certain
distances. But they are not required to share their test results with 911
dispatchers, police and firefighters. And the Federal Communications
Commission does no testing of its own. So
using a grant from the Public Safety Foundation of America, APCO began work
in August of 2005 on Project LOCATE, to find out on its own how well the
systems were working. The
answer? Not very well. "We were hopeful
that the information that they were seeing on a wireless call would be closer
to the location than it was," said project chairwoman Nancy Pollock.
"We were very disappointed." Tests were conducted in
seven different communities across the country - Palo Alto, Calif.; Marion
County, Fla.; Jasper County, Mo.; Onondaga County, N.Y.; Rowan County, N.C.;
Bexar County, Texas; and Laramie, Wyo. The cities were selected based on
topography, demographics, existing technology and other factors. APCO declined to identify
the cell phone companies in its report and was careful in its criticism of
the industry. But the details tell the story. The
FCC requires companies that use "network" technology -
triangulating among cell towers to determine the caller's location - to come
within 300 meters of the caller 95 percent of the time. The company identified
as "carrier No. 001" in the testing was unable to come within 300
meters of the 911 caller 73 percent of the time in Onondaga County; 64
percent of the time in Marion County; and 61 percent of the time in Jasper
County. Two companies tested
used network technology primarily while five used "handset"
technology, meaning they use global positioning system satellites to locate
callers. Federal rules require companies using satellites to come within 150
meters for 95 percent of calls. Carrier No. 002 was able
to hit inside the target area 90 percent of the time in Bexar County; 89
percent of the time In Laramie; 87 percent of the time in Onondaga County and
80 percent of the time in Palo Alto. In the vast majority of
cases, people who call 911 from their cell phone are able to provide their
location. But sometimes they cannot. William A. Cade Jr.,
project coordinator with APCO, recalls a one-car accident in Missouri where
the caller was unable to provide a location and a young person "died by
the side of the road" before help could arrive. Location information can
determine "which side of the mountain in West Virginia do I go up to get
to the accident" or which fire company and ambulance company gets
dispatched, he said. Results varied based on
carriers and geography. A few communities, however, stood out for poor
performance, among them Marion County, Fla., which includes the city of
Ocala; Onondaga County in New York and Jasper County, Mo. If accuracy were
measured at the community level, according to APCO's results, 71 percent of
the tests would get a failing grade. But companies are allowed to measure
their accuracy over a much larger area - an entire state, for example. That
means highly accurate results in one area may drive up the average overall. FCC Chairman Kevin
Martin told the AP earlier this month that he will recommend to the
commission that it order companies to begin testing at the community, or
"public safety answering point" level. Joe Farren, spokesman
for CTIA, the wireless industry's lobbying association, said when customers call 911 that "the first
thing you should do if you can, is to provide your location." Farren said the
technology is "certainly not perfect" and it was "was never
envisioned to be perfect," but that it is "as good as today's
technology allows it to be." Each of the wireless
companies tested provided service in at least two of the test markets. A
total of 203 telephone calls per carrier were made from randomly selected
areas within the sample communities. Testers calculated the
distance between the actual origination point of the call and the displayed
location to determine accuracy. The report didn't name
carriers, but it is well known what kind of location technologies they use. Cingular Wireless, now
wholly owned by AT&T Inc., uses network-based technology. The company is
the largest cell phone provider with 61 million subscribers. T-Mobile USA,
with about 25 million subscribers, also uses network technology. Verizon
Wireless, with 59 million subscribers, and Sprint Nextel use satellite
technology. Generally speaking, the
network solution works better in urban areas where it may be difficult for a
satellite signal to penetrate buildings, but not so well in rural areas
because of a lack of towers. Phones that use satellite technology are
excellent in rural areas where there is little overhead interference. While the report pointed
out the generally poor performance of the wireless industry in locating 911
callers, it also pointed out a need for 911 call centers to work closely with
providers and the importance of public education. A new generation of telephone
customers is being raised without using land-based telephone lines. But they
still expect rescuers to be able to find them. The issue has become
more critical as the number of 911 calls from cell phones exceeds those coming
from landlines, public safety experts say. CTIA reports that
230,000 calls to 911 are made from cell phones each day. The group also
estimates that 8.4 percent of households are "wireless only." |
Events & Programs
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link for community events for the coming May 18th – May 25th
Week!
http://www.ci.troy.mi.us/calendar/
The Troy Community Coalition is a non-profit
organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for all who live or
work in Troy, by promoting a lifestyle free from the abuse of alcohol and
drugs. Please feel free to
contact any staff member
for additional information or contact our office at (248) 823-5088 Troy Community Coalition 4420
Livernois Rd. Troy, MI 48098 We
urge you to join us for one of our many exciting upcoming community events. __________________________________
Gordy’s
Pizza fundraiser for Troy
Families for Safe Homes
10% of all sales will be donated to
Troy Families for SAFE HOMES Monday, May
21, 2007 5 - 9 p.m. YOU
CHOOSE: Dine-In, Carry Out or
Delivery Gordy’s Hotline (248) 680-8830 Located in the Long Lake Plaza 1057 E. Long
Lake Rd. (just east of Rochester Rd) Troy, MI
48085 The Troy Police Department offers the
following free talks/seminars:
* Alcohol abuse and prevention * Safety with Strangers * Home Security Audit * Personal Security * Got Caught (Shoplifting talk for
teens) * Choose Wisely (Right choices for
teens) * Home alone (home personal safety for
teens and children) * Drug and drug paraphernalia talk for
adults and also teens * Identity Theft * Internet Safety for adults and also
teens * Harassing and Bullying Prevention for
children * Retail Fraud Prevention * In addition, if you or your
organization has a program/discussion idea or need that a police officer can
deliver please call! For more information or to
schedule an officer to present a program please call: (248) 524-3464 or e-mail the
crime alert at: troypdcrimealert@ci.troy.mi.us
______________________________ Crime Prevention Tips
Larcenies from Autos / Car Theft Things that can
be done to combat auto theft and larcenies from autos include: Ø
Installing a car alarm. Ø
Using
steering-wheel locking applications like the club etc. Ø
Applications
of a hidden kill switch to the ignition system. Ø
Park in a
well lit well traveled area if possible. Ø
Always
maintain security of vehicle keys. Ø
Do
not leave anything of value in your vehicle in plain view. Ø
Always lock
your vehicle doors. Ø
Never leave
a vehicle unattended while running. Ø
There is a
trend of things being stolen from vehicles in the parking lots of fitness
centers and fun centers. While going to these places, be extra careful to
remove all items of value and secure your vehicle. Alcohol / Drugs Be responsible, if you drink, DO NOT DRIVE! If you serve alcohol, make
sure that your guests make it home safely. Don’t serve alcohol to
underaged children We all must share
the roads, don’t risk the lives of others or yourself. It is not a good idea to mix Alcohol
with other activities like boating or swimming. If you drink, do it in moderation and don’t drive or put
yourself and other at risk. ·
DO NOT use
illegal drugs ·
DO NOT drive
and endanger the lives of everyone if you have consumed alcohol or drugs. · If you are under 21 years of age, IT IS ILLEGAL to consume or possess alcohol. If you
have any information on illegal drug activity call our tip line at
248-524-0777. Assaults Don’t let the traffic or the gas prices cause you to lose your temper. If someone says or does something to you to make you angry, stop and allow yourself to calm down before taking any action. All too often, people react to a driver cutting them off or a rude neighbor by sinking to their level and getting involved in a physical confrontation. A better course of action is to allow the other driver to merge and provide a safe cushion zone between the cars. If you feel yourself being antagonized, call the police and let us help to settle the matter in a calm, legal, and non-violent way. ______________________________ Whether you need Click here to view the Troy Chamber's new
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