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Crime Alert Community Services Section CHARLES T. CRAFT
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Crime Alert for period ending June 20, 2008 Altercations/Disorderly Conduct: Assaults: Assist Other Department/Law Enforcement: Auto/Vehicle Thefts: Oakland Mall, 412 W. 14 Mile, 6/11, 2130-2255 hrs. ’05 Nissan Armada stolen from lot. Oakland Mall,
412 W. 14 Mile, 6/16, 1030-1100 hrs. ’94 Buick
Century stolen from lot. A ’93 Buick
Century with a cracked ignition and engine left running was located
nearby. Contact with the owner indicated
it was stolen in Detroit. Breaking
and Entries: Crash Investigations: Rochester
and Barclay, 6/10, 2006 hrs. Officers
responded to a report of a hit and run property damage crash. The 34-year-old male driver of a ’00
Lincoln LS stated he was stopped in the left turn lane on N/B Rochester Road
waiting to turn left into the subdivision, when a dark colored Toyota trying
to turn left onto N/B Rochester Road from the subdivision struck the side of
his vehicle. He stated he tried to
signal the male driver of the Toyota to pull over and stop, but the driver of
the Toyota drove off after crashing into him.
The next night, while searching the subdivision from which the Toyota
emerged, the officer located a black Toyota Camry with front end damage in a
driveway. The Toyota had silver paint
transfer which was consistent with the color of the victim’s car. The officer located the 60-year-old male
owner of the Toyota from Troy at his residence the next day. He admitted being in the crash, but claimed
the other driver cut him off. He
admitted trying to pull into the center left turn lane while trying to
complete his left turn onto N/B Rochester.
He stated after the crash he looked around, but didn’t notice the
other car stopped, so left. He claimed
he contacted his insurance company and they told him he didn’t need a police
report.
He was issued citations for “Failure to Yield Right of Way,” “Failure
to Stop and Identify Himself at the Scene of a Crash,” and “Failure to Report”
the crash to police. Credit, Check, Identity Theft, and
other Fraud: Suburban
Cadillac, 1810 Maplelawn, 7/17/07 Complainant
reported a 48-year-old female from Detroit purchased a $71,000.00 ’05 Land
Rover in July 2007. A bank
representative has since discovered she used someone else’s identification to
obtain the loan to purchase the car. A
computer query on the vehicle revealed it has been reported stolen. Michigan
Schools and Government Credit Union, 4555 Investment, 4/21, 1217 hrs. Complainant
reported a female subject identifying herself as a 27-year-old from Detroit
opened an account using a non-sufficient funds check in the amount of
$200.00. In checking the subject
through their records, they found she was suspected of approximately $2000.00
in frauds at other branches. Her
credit report showed she was using several different social security numbers. Oakland
Mall, 412 W. 14 Mile, 6/10, 1850-1900 hrs. 27-year-old
female complainant from St. Clair Shores reported she gave an 18-year-old
female co-worker her debit card to buy her a sandwich at the mall. She later discovered that during the time
period the co-worker was gone with her card, a total of $500.00 was
fraudulently withdrawn from her account at an ATM machine at the Mall. Urban
Outfitters, Somerset Collection, 2800 W. Big Beaver, 6/14, 1334-2000 hrs. Two counterfeit
$20.00 bills discovered during nightly inventory of cash
receipts/registers. A cashier reported
a male and female bought a shirt using two $20.00 bills earlier in the day
and may have been responsible for passing the counterfeits. How to Identify counterfeit currency: It
would take pages to explain and demonstrate all of the security features on
U.S. Currency. Instead, you can research all the features on the following
two websites maintained by the United States Secret Service. These websites
describe and give excellent examples of the security features and how to spot
a counterfeit bill. The sites are http://www.secretservice.gov/ and
http://www.bep.treas.gov/newmoney/main.cfm/learning/fun These sites can be viewed anytime you have a
question about the authenticity of a bill. QUICK TIPS: Keep
your counterfeit pens—however, they are not uniquely reliable in picking out
counterfeit bills. They also give cashiers a false sense of security, which leads
to not visually checking the bill for security features. • Buy
a magnifying glass for your business. They are not expensive. A 12x
(power) is ideal, but a weaker version is adequate.
A black light is a good tool for fraud investigators banks, and
for front line evaluations of currency, ID and credit cards. • U.S.
currency is printed on a special linen-type paper,
not common wood-based paper. It will feel different than counterfeit
bills. Also, it will have tiny individual red and blue fibers embedded
throughout. With a magnifying glass you will be able to see the individual
fibers on legitimate bills. • Most
of the counterfeit currency we see is produced on home computers and printed
with an inkjet or laser printer. If you use a magnifying glass, it will be
obvious that it is counterfeit because you will easily see small dots of
color, or dots similar to grains of sand, on all counterfeit bills produced
with an inkjet or laser printer. Real bills do not have the dots. This is the
first thing to look for. • Micro-printing
and very fine lines are on all U.S. Currency. Inkjet and laser printers
cannot clearly reproduce the micro-printing
or fine lines. Use the website or the “Know Your Money” poster from the U.S.
Secret Service to locate the locations of micro printing and fine lines on
each bill. Use your magnifying glass. • Watermarks
- All new bills have a watermark (faint image similar to the portrait)
visible from either side when held up to a light source. Check each bill to
insure the watermark is clearly visible and the two images ARE THE SAME. • A
clear polyester thread (security strip) is embedded in the paper of each new
bill that can be read from both sides.
The thread has micro printing on it that indicates the denomination
(ie. “USA TWENTY YTNEWT ASU”). Again, use your magnifying glass. Read it to
ensure it is not a washed and reprinted bill. • Counterfeiters
will occasionally “wash” the ink from a legitimate bill, such as a $5 bill,
and use an inkjet printer or laser printer to make it into a $100 bill. The
paper will feel right, since it is a real bill. The security features of a $5
bill will be present. Using your magnifying glass, you will easily see the
color or sand dots on the bill, since it was re-printed using a laser or
inkjet printer. Also, the security strip micro printing will indicate “USA
FIVE”, not “USA HUNDRED”. Finally, the
watermark portrait, which is almost impossible to wash out, will show the
face of Abraham Lincoln, not Benjamin Franklin, who is on the $100 bill. • Contact
the U.S. Secret Service in Detroit (313) 226-1827
to get free posters on currency and how to identify counterfeit
bills. Complainant
discovered $700.00 in fraudulent on-line purchases apparently originating out
of California using her credit account information. Sak’s
Fifth Avenue, Somerset Collection, 2901 W. Big Beaver, 6/16 While
processing the previous day’s cash drawers, a counterfeit $20.00 bill was
found. Complainant
came to the station to report a 28-year-old male ex-employee from Dearborn
responsible for doing preliminary processing of property assessments was
suspected of altering a set of assessment forms. Complainant’s company conducts property
assessments. Complainant suspects the original paperwork was altered after
complainant reviewed and approved it such that the loan was more readily
approved by the lending institution.
Complainant suspects the loan processor from the lending institution;
borrower and the ex-employee were all associates of one another and worked
together in the transaction.
Complainant discovered the situation when he received notice of
investigation from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth
alleging a violation of state code regarding the non-factual/altered
assessment paperwork for the loan in question. Saks
Fifth Avenue, Somerset Collection, 2901 W. Big Beaver, 6/17, 1830 hrs. LPO’s (Loss
Prevention Officer) reported four male subjects, later identified as a 17-year-old
male from Southfield, 20-year-old male from Southfield, 18-year-old male from
Farmington Hills, and an 18-year-old from Lathrup Village entered the Men’s
Department and each made numerous selections of men’s wear and stacked it up
on the sales counter for purchase. One
of the four exited the store and went to a Chevy Trailblazer in the north
parking lot. The 17-year-old presented
a Saks credit card to pay for the $5763.22 purchase. The card was in the name of a female so the
cashier contacted security who contacted the card owner. The card owner indicated the card was
missing from her purse and no one had permission to use it. Additional information was provided that
indicated the 17-year-old was the card owner’s grandson. The cashier informed the three subjects
still in the store it would take some time for them to be added as authorized
users on the account. They left, after
the wait apparently became too long.
Troy officers stopped the vehicle they were driving. The stolen Saks card and a Discover card in
the name of the 17-year-old’s grandmother were recovered from his
pocket. Investigation revealed the
suspects each planned to obtain clothing for their own personal use using the
card and all were aware they did not have permission to use it. The card holder indicated she would
prosecute. All four were arrested. A 40-year-old
female complainant from Troy reported she handles her parents’ accounts and
while checking their mail, received an overdraft notice on one of their
checking accounts. She discovered
someone made two counterfeit checks using their checking account number and
forged her name as the issuer. One was
cashed for $1800.00, the second for $3000.00.
They were written to a male whom the complainant does not know or recognize. She stated her father currently resides in
a nursing home. Kohl’s, 1265 Coolidge, 6/17, 2115
hrs. LPO’s reported three male subjects
later identified as a 72-year-old male from Highland Park, a 27-year-old male
and a 24-year-old male, both from Detroit, entered the store and loaded up
two shopping carts full of merchandise.
The 72-year-old male remained in the store, while the other two pulled
a white Honda Accord up to the curb just outside the doors. They eventually re-entered the store,
leaving the car at the curb with the trunk open. The 72-year-old approached a sales
supervisor and produced an Indiana driver’s license in the name of what
turned out to be a 64-year-old male from Brownstown, MI and inquired as to
how to open a charge account. When the
supervisor inputted the name into the computer, the screen revealed already
established Kohl’s account in the name on the license. The suspect saw the screen and pointed out
that the name displayed was his. He
was issued a temporary credit card against that account. He was joined by the other two subjects and
they proceeded to the check-out where the 72-year-old used the temporary
credit account card to purchase the $1554.92 worth of merchandise that had
been assembled in the carts, signing the name listed on the Indiana driver’s
license. All three subjects loaded the
merchandise into the car. Meanwhile,
the LPO checked the account in question and discovered it hadn’t been used
for a protracted period of time. The
original account owner was contacted who verified the person in the store was
not him and no one had permission to use his account. He also advised he just received a call
from Sears questioning whether or not he had made any recent purchases
there. Responding officers stopped the
subjects as they drove away. The
72-year-old was arrested for “Uttering and Publishing.” The fictitious Indiana driver’s license and
another photo ID were recovered from his possession. The name and photos on those documents
belonged to the credit account holder.
A receipt for a purchase from Sears at Fairlane was also recovered
from his possession. The other two
suspects were arrested, as well. The
27-year-old initially provided a fictitious name. When his true identity was ascertained, an
outstanding warrant from another jurisdiction was located against him. Domestics/Family Troubles: Troy Officers responded to seven
incidents involving family troubles/domestic disputes where investigation
revealed no assaults or other crimes occurred, therefore no formal
enforcement action was taken. Drugs/Narcotics: Drunk/Intoxicated Driving Incidents
of Interest: Rochester
and I-75, 6/13, 0008 hrs. Cell
phone caller reported a tan ’99 Chrysler Concord weaving all over the roadway
on N/B I-75 and then driving on the shoulder of the Rochester Road exit
ramp. It reportedly went north on
Rochester, and then turned around in a business lot on the east side of
Rochester south of Big Beaver. A
second cell phone caller reported after exiting the business, the Chrysler
went south on Rochester in the northbound lanes. Rochester is a divided highway in that
area. A responding officer located the
vehicle still south in the northbound lanes.
The vehicle attempted to traverse a closed median turn around lane in
the construction zone. The vehicle
left the paved area and continued into the non-paved area of the construction
zone. It eventually drove off the
higher grade in the non-paved area, and dropped off, crashing onto the paved
area about a foot below where it came to stop. Upon approaching the vehicle, the 57-year-old
driver from Hamtramck told the officer he was trying to get home. His speech was slurred and he smelled
strongly of intoxicants. He blew 0.27
on a PBT (Preliminary Breath Test) and was arrested. He refused to take a breath test, so a
search warrant for his blood was obtained with toxicology pending. Rochester
and South Boulevard, 6/15, 0301 hrs. Cell
phone caller reported a motorcyclist dropped his bike in the area. Responding officers located him as he was
proceeding west on South Boulevard at a high rate of speed from the gas
station at the S/W corner of the intersection. He turned south on Montclair where he was
stopped. Officers noticed damage to
his bike and helmet. His shirt was
ripped, his shoe laces were tattered, and there were scuff marks on his
leather jacket. He explained the road
was wet and when he tried to turn, the back of the bike went out from
underneath him. He smelled of
intoxicants. He stated he had a
several beers and a few shots. He
stated he was at an east side bar, which he stated he didn’t know the name
of. He failed sobriety tests and was
arrested. He blew 0.13 on a breath
test. He was charged with second
offense drunk driving. Embezzlements: Melting
Pot, 888 W. Big Beaver, 5/31-6/12 Manager
stated he noticed three company checks missing from the checkbook. He queried his managers and learned none
had issued the checks in question. He
contacted his bank and learned two were written out and cashed in the name of
a 23-year-old male employee from Rochester for $220.00 and $300.00,
respectively. The third was written to
a business for $1500.00 and on the memo line contained an address which
turned out to be the employee’s.
Manager suspects it was used to make a rent payment. He confronted the employee who admitted the
fraud and indicated he was having financial difficulties, but would try and
make restitution. Apparently he showed
up with an American Express card and driver’s license in the name of a female
that he claimed was a friend, trying to use it to pay off what he owed. The credit card and license were
confiscated by management and turned over to investigating officers. Investigation continues. White castle, 2930 John R, 6/14, 1500-2300
hrs. Shift deposit found $200.00 short. Home Invasions: Abington, 6/11-6/12, 2315-09330 hrs. Corner of overhead garage door pried
up with no entry and nothing missing. Larcenies: Estates,
6/13-6/14, 2000-1100 hrs. Two
green plastic traffic mannequin figures stationed at the street to slow
traffic were stolen. They were locked
to the tree. The locks were recovered
in a neighbor’s yard. Rochester
and Marengo, 6/12-6/13, 1715-0600 hrs. MultiQuip
cement mixer stolen from construction site. Victoria’s Secret, Somerset Collection, 2800 W. Big
Beaver, 6/12, 1615 hrs. Complainant
made a purchase and left her wallet behind on the sales counter when she left
the store. When she realized it was
missing from her purse, she returned and discovered the wallet gone. Investigation revealed the subject in line
behind her was observed picking the wallet up and placing it in her
purse. She proceeded to make a
purchase apparently using her own credit card and provided her phone
number. The charge information was retrieved. It registers to a 55-year-old female from
Warren. Officers tried to contact her
from the scene with negative results. Montclair,
6/14-6/15, 200-1130 hrs. Complainant
reported a diamond ring, two gold necklaces, a silver ring and two gold rings
were missing from a cupboard above her sink.
She suspects two unknown males her fiancé met at a party and brought
back to their house. Apparently they
spent the night because they were drinking and did not want to drive. She has no information on the
subjects. She believes they were
driving an older maroon Chevy Blazer. Mathson
Group, 1845 Thunderbird, 6/13-6/16, 1900-0745 hrs. Fifteen
4’ x 4’ green plastic storage bins stamped with “BMW MFG. Corp.” were stolen
from rear lot. Aarell,
1100 E. Big Beaver, 6/17, 1330-1600 hrs. Complainant
stated her purse was stolen from her reception desk. Complainant stated a male subject entered
the reception area shortly before the theft asking if the office was a
doctor’s office. When she replied “no,”
he left. She left the area and entered
a nearby work space. She heard the
door opening/closing and went to check.
When she did, the reception area was empty and her purse was gone. William
Beaumont Hospital, 44201 Dequindre, 6/15-6/16, 1300-1100 hrs. Male and
female complainants from Shelby stated they were taken to the hospital and
their personal effects placed in a plastic bag. When they arrived home, they discovered a
cell phone and some medications missing from the bag. Larcenies from Autos: Lesdale,
6/12-6/13, 2200-0800 hrs. ’08 Jeep
parked in drive entered and Garmin navigational system stolen from console. Emerald
Lake, 6/14, 0030-0900 hrs. Unlocked
BMW entered and Tom-Tom navigational unit and charger, two cell phone
chargers, and approximately $20.00 in assorted currency stolen. Papa
Vino’s, 1317 Coolidge, 6/16, 1800-2220 hrs. Unlocked
Dodge Dakota parked in lot entered, glove compartment gone through, owner’s
manual and miscellaneous papers missing.
Two CD’s stolen from center console.
Complainant found the owner’s manual and some of the missing papers
dumped in the lot. Crestline,
6/16-6/17, 2000-0600 hrs. Locked
Ford Explorer parked in drive with sunroof left partially open entered and a
Sirius satellite radio and small amount of loose change stolen. Lange,
6/17, 0000-0530 hrs. Complainant
came to the station with a purse he found on Carter west of Livernois. Owner was located and contacted. She said the purse was stolen out of her
car while it was parked at her mother’s house on Lange. Pond
Ridge, 6/16-6/17, 2230-0745 hrs. ’07
Dodge Charger parked in apartment complex lot had taillight assemblies
stolen. Malicious Destruction of Property: Wyngate,
6/11-6/12, 2300-0600 hrs. A ’07
Dodge Avenger parked on street had driver’s side door window smashed out; no
entry/nothing taken. Capri,
6/7, 0022 hrs. 17
mailboxes damaged in the area of Cameo and Capri. Jack,
6/7, 2345 hrs. Several
items thrown in pool, including feces. Big Boy,
931 E. Big Beaver, 6/7-6/8, 0000-0645 hrs. Front
door glass shattered with no entry and nothing missing. Drexel,
6/13, 0320 hrs. Complainant
heard a loud crashing noise and discovered someone had thrown a wooden flower
pot through his dining room center window.
The pot was originally located near the front walkway of his
home. Behr,
2716 Daily, 6/13-6/16 Decorative
cinder block wall damaged with spray
paint. Sheffield,
6/16, 1000-1700 hrs. Chrysler
Sebring parked in drive keyed. Denial
Office, 90 W. Square Lake, 6/13-6/16, 1700-1100 hrs. Pipe to
office air conditioning unit cut. Minors and Alcohol: 52-4
District Court, 520 W. Big Beaver, 6/13, 0933 hrs. Officers
responded on a report that a probation officer had administered a PBT (Preliminary
Breath Test) to a 19-year-old female from Clawson which indicated she had
been drinking. The subject told
responding officers she had two 40 ounce beers around 2200 hrs. the night
before. She blew 0.02 on a PBT administered by the offers and was cited and
released for MIP (Minor in Possession). Red Roof
Inn, 2350 Rochester Ct., 6/16, 0208 hrs. Officer
observed a male and female stumble out of a first floor room, yelling and
grabbing onto one another.
Investigation revealed they were both 19 from Royal Oak and had been
celebrating their 10 month anniversary when they got into an argument. The female stated she was trying to stop
the male from driving off in his truck when officers observed them. Both had been drinking and officers located
a significant number of alcohol containers inside the room, most of which
were empty. The couple indicated
several friends had stopped by earlier.
She blew 0.16 on a PBT and he blew 0.12. Both were ticked and released for MIP. Neighbor
Troubles: Peace Officer/Civil: Business
representative reported discovering a 77-year-old male employee from West
Bloomfield was soliciting customers for investments into different schemes
that apparently were non-existent. An
81-year-old female from Bloomfield complained to business ownership that she
gave the employee $4600.00 as an investment into a limo service and never
received her money back. The business
reimbursed the customer on behalf of the employee who was supposed to pay the
business back. He thus far has not
done so. He no longer works at the
business. Complainant
stated he arranged brake work on his ’06 Chevy Impala with an individual
referred by a co-worker. He stated he
used the person before with out any problems.
The subject took the vehicle on June 8th and has thus far
not returned it. Each time complainant
contacts the subject, he provides excuses and indicates he will bring it back
soon. Complainant only has a phone number and partial name on subject. Phone
Calls/Harassment/Threats: Retail
Fraud: Robberies: Suspicious Incidents: John’s Party Store, 4009 Livernois,
6/12, 2329 hrs. Complainant stated he had a
generator hooked up outside the store due to power outage. When he walked outside to check it, he
noticed a small black car backed up near the dumpster. He walked back inside and got a
flashlight. As he went back outside,
he shined the flashlight and observed a male subject running from the
location he had his generator set up.
The male got into the car, which proceeded to speed off with out its
lights. The generator had been locked
and secured to a utility pole and was not disturbed. Traffic
Altercations: Vandalism: Weapons
Offenses: Welfare Checks: Cold
Stone Creamery, 3137 Crooks, 6/16, 1845 hrs. 38-year-old
female complainant from Troy stated she was driving north on Crooks by
Wilshire when she saw two small boys walking next to the curb. She stated neither was paying attention to
the traffic, and at one point one of the pair stepped off the curb and into
the street. There were no
adults/parents around. Complainant
parked her car and approached the boys, asking if their parents were around
and where they lived. (The boys were
later identified as 4 and 3-years-old, respectively.) The boys stated they lived at the ice cream
store. Complainant walked the boys over to the ice cream store thinking their
parents may be there. After about
20-25 minutes looking for the parents without any success the complainant
called police. The boys were unable to
tell responding officers how old they were or where they lived. They did not know where their parents were. Eventually a 62-year-old female approached,
and gestured to the boys indicating she knew them. There was a language barrier, so she was
not able to inform officers who they were or where they lived. (It was later determined she was their grandmother.) An unknown subject rode up on a bike and
provided officers the name of a street in a nearby subdivision where he
thought the boys lived. While the
officer was getting the three into his patrol car to go there and start
looking for their house, another person rode up on a bike. He stated he was a cousin and offered to
call the boy’s father. He made a call
and handed his cell to the officer.
The officer explained who he was and the circumstances. The male on the other end said, “So
what!” “So what do you want?” The officer, taken aback, re-explained the
situation, to which the male stated the grandmother was a pedophile. The officer asked if he understood the
seriousness of the situation, and that if he couldn’t verify the kids’ safety
they would be taken to protective services. The male responded, “So what;
send them to foster care.” The male
made additional inappropriate comments, so the officer hung up. Shortly thereafter, Troy dispatch received
a call reporting the children missing.
As the officer was preparing to go there, the father, a 35-year-old
male from Troy pulled up. He became extremely apologetic, explaining he
thought he was getting prank called by one of his nephews. He explained he left his two sons with his
mother and teenaged siblings at home while he went out. He stated at some point, the boys must have
wandered out. The children were
eventually turned over to his custody.
Troy PD Youth Bureau to follow-up with protective services. Troy Officers responded to one
incident involving an individual experiencing emotional/psychological
difficulties and assisted with transport to the hospital for
evaluation/commitment. Special
Events Information: Miscellaneous Information: Schroeder Park, 3500 Beach, 6/12,
0800-1700 hrs. City representative reported
woodchips had been dumped in the park.
Witnesses provided information indicating a tree trimming company dump
truck was observed dumping a load on 6/9, and a stake truck from the same
company dumped a second load on 6/12.
The complainant contacted the company and advised the owner they had
two days to clean up the mess or they would be cited. As of 6/16 the piles of wood chips were
still there. The company is out of Attica, Michigan. The owner is a 36-year-old male out of the
same address. Plaza parking lot, N/E corner of
Rochester and Long Lake, 6/17, 0020 hrs. Officer observed a dark blue Pontiac
Firebird accelerate through the lot towards Long Lake, initiate a burn-out,
and complete a 180 degree spin out. The tires were smoking. The maneuver was completed near a light
pole and there were pedestrians in the lot. There was a group sitting outside
at a café and it appeared the maneuver may have been made for the benefit of
the bystanders gathered there. The car was stopped and the 19-year-old male
driver from Troy who claimed the maneuver was accidental was cited and
released for “Reckless Driving.” His
license was already restricted prohibiting no moving violations. Isabel, 6/17, 1600 hrs. Complainant reported her 5-year-old
son was outside playing when a neighbor pulled into his drive. When the neighbor opened his truck door,
his dog jumped out, ran after the 5-year-old, knocked him down, and bit him
on the back of his leg. The 37-year-old
dog owner got control of the dog and took him into the house. Complainant’s son sustained puncture wounds
to the back of his leg for which he received medical attention. Dog owner provided documentation his dog’s shots
were up to date. Unknown on prosecution at this writing. Case
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