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Police
Crime Alert Community Services Section CHARLES T. CRAFT
Chief
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Crime Alert for period ending January 4,
2008 Altercations/Disorderly Conduct: Assaults: Assist Other Department/Law Enforcement: Auto/Vehicle Thefts: Forest Trail, 12/28, 0030-0630 hrs. ’00 Honda Civic parked in drive stolen. Oakland Mall, 412 W. 14 Mile, 12/28, 1900-2000 hrs. ’99 Mercury Villager parked near main entrance had door
lock pried and ignition attacked in unsuccessful attempt to steal it. Oakland Mall Lot, 412 W. 14 Mile, 12/28, 1400-2100 hrs. ’01 Dodge Caravan stolen from Sear’s north lot. Shrewsbury, 12/20-12/31, 2300-0700 hrs. Locked ’93 Cadillac Seville stolen from drive. Complainant stated she had been leaving the
car unlocked in the driveway with a set of keys/remote opener inside until
about a week ago when she discovered the trunk open and the keys/remote
opener missing Breaking and Entries: Gateway Catering, 101 W. Big Beaver,
12/29, 1045 hrs. Delivery door leading into cafeteria
from rear hallway pried and cash stolen from register. Business located inside office building. Wilshire North Café, 12/28-12/30,
1630-1330 hrs. Complainant reported back door kicked
in and broken off the frame with nothing missing. Café located inside office building. Metro Deli, 2075 W. Big Beaver,
12/29, 0900 hrs. Complainants discovered the ceiling
tiles broken out behind and in front of a door that leads into the café from
a small hallway. The cash register was pried open and cash stolen. An individual working in the suite just
below reported hearing a banging sound from the deli around 0900 hrs. Fantastic Sam’s, 5059 Livernois,
12/28-12/29, 2000-0840 hrs. Rear door pried and small amount of
cash stolen from register drawer. Display Manufacturing, 12/28-12/29,
1800-1223 hrs. South side door had glass smashed
out w/a landscape brick and a flat screen TV stolen. Crash Investigations: Shopping Plaza Parking Lot, 734 E. Big
Beaver, 12/31, 0645 hrs. Police and fire personnel responded
to a report that a large dump truck got caught up on the overhead electrical
wires. Upon arrival, the driver was
still inside and the wires were draped over the vehicle. The FD determined the wires were hot and
DTE was summoned. Upon their arrival,
they made the area safe and the driver was removed with no injuries. It appears he was in the process of
lowering his dump bed while attempting to exit. The bed was apparently not completely down
and caught the overhead wires. The
wires were pulled down and the adjoining poles damaged. DTE remained on scene to complete repairs. Credit, Check, Identity Theft, and
other Fraud: Krispy
Kreme Doughnuts, 208 W. 14 Mile, 12/24, 1400 hrs. Complainant
reported noting a $10.00 bill presented for a purchase via the drive-through
was counterfeit. When advised, the
customer presented a valid $20.00 bill for the purchase. It appeared the customer did not realize
the $10.00 was a counterfeit.
Counterfeit turned over to Troy PD.
Neiman
Marcus, 2705 W. Big Beaver, 12/29, 1522 hrs. LPO’s (Loss
Prevention Officers) reported someone called the store trying to change the
mailing address of a credit account holder from West Bloomfield to Detroit
and add another male to the account as an authorized user. A second call was received shortly thereafter
to confirm the changes; with the caller representing the new user was his “god
son” and would be in to do some shopping that day. LPO’s contacted the legitimate account
holder to confirm the changes and learned they were not authorized and were
fraudulent. LPO’s and Troy PO’s
watched as a 28-year-old male from Detroit entered the store and used the
account information to purchase a $675.00 Gucci purse. He was stopped and arrested as he left the
store. He claimed a friend owed him
money and told him he added him to the account to make purchases to cover the
debt. A set of keys was located in his
pocket to a rental car. The subject
claimed he got a ride to the mall from a friend and the car the keys belonged
to was not there. Officers eventually
located it in the mall lot and found a rental agreement inside in the name of
a female. The car was overdue for
turn-in by ten days. The rental
company was contacted and recovered the car.
When officers contacted the original credit card holder to follow-up,
they learned his mail had been stolen several times in the recent past. In addition two credit cards that he had
not ordered showed up at his house in both his and the suspect’s name. A ticket for possession of marijuana and
driving on a suspended license was located in the suspect’s pocket in the name
of another male. A fingerprint check
in the Troy Lock-up revealed the name listed thereon was an alias for the
suspect. The jurisdiction that issued
the citations was contacted and provided with the suspect’s correct name and
information. Neiman
Marcus, 2705 W. Big Beaver, 12/29, 1910 hrs. LPO’s
reported a 20-year-old female from Oak Park was attempting to purchase a
$380.00 pair of Prada shoes using a credit account number that was determined
fraudulent. She was in the company of
an 18-year-old male from Detroit. They
had been at the NM store in Auburn Hills an hour earlier where they made a
$1026.58 purchase against the same credit card account. After that transaction, the Auburn Hills
store’s personnel learned the person listed as the owner of that account was
from Tennessee and never applied for the account. The account was flagged as fraudulent,
which came up at the Troy store when the female tried the listed
transaction. She and her companion
left, but responding Troy officers located and stopped them as they drove off
in a GMC Yukon. The female was
arrested for the attempted fraudulent credit account purchase. The male was eventually released. The merchandise purchased fraudulently from
the Auburn Hills store was recovered from inside the car. A cell phone the female was using to retain
the credit card account information was recovered from the car. Miscellaneous paperwork showing numerous
credit card approvals in numerous/different names was also recovered from the
vehicle. Suburban
Toyota, 1821 Maplelawn, 12/9-12/27 Sales representative
reported receiving several e-mails arranging for the sale of a ’07
Toyota. It was to be picked up on
12/29. A Bank of America Traveler’s
Check was received apparently $4000.00 in excess of the price of the vehicle. When he followed up with the “purchaser,”
the sales representative was instructed to cash it and wire back the $4000.00
in cash via Western Union. Upon
inspecting the check, it was discovered it was a counterfeit. No losses. United
Christian Credit Union, 1785 Rochester Road, 11/28, 1316 hrs. Manager
reported a subject identifying herself as a 42-year-old female from Rochester
Hills opened an account with a $75.00 personal check from another bank. It was returned several days later as an
account closed check; however the subject had already withdrawn $69.00 from
her account. Investigation revealed
she deposited another personal check from the same bank for $200.00 at an
UCCU branch in Novi. She withdrew
those funds at an UCCU branch in St. Clair Shores the same day they were
deposited at the Novi branch. That
check also apparently came back no account.
The subject did not respond to written correspondence requesting
re-payment. Complainant
reported discovering several thousand dollars fraudulently withdrawn from her
bank account. Complainant’s bank
branch in Troy advised her two withdrawals in question took place at a branch
in another city. Complainant
reported unauthorized withdrawal/charge to her bank account for $26.50. Highbury,
12/28-12/29, 1900-0200 hrs. On 12/29
at approximately 1722 hrs. complainant came to the station to report that his
20-year-old daughter had several friends over for a party the night before
during which his wallet was stolen from a kitchen cabinet. He stated his daughter knew all of the guests
except for three males whom he believed were from Romeo, Utica and Washington
Township. When he contacted his credit
card company, he learned a fraudulent purchase was made for $1.00 at a gas
station in Utica. He also learned a
$905.42 purchase was made at a store in Washington Township against the same
card. He learned a $9.00 gas purchase
was made against one of the other credit cards from the stolen wallet. He returned to the station later to report
he had since been contacted by the Post Office on Livernois and Big Beaver
and advised his wallet had been recovered from a mail drop box. The two credit cards used to make the
fraudulent purchases were missing.
(See below for additional.) On 12/30
at 1558 hrs. a 24-year-old male from Washington Township in the company of
his father came to the station and reported he stole a credit card from a
wallet at a party in Troy on Friday night.
He stated he “used it at a store in Washington Township.” He had the items he purchased with the card
with him and stated he was “turning himself in.” He didn’t have the receipt for the
purchase, indicating he thought he left it at the store. He stated he “threw the card out the window
of his car sometime after making the purchases.” The property he turned in included a
Playstation 3, already opened and played, several Playstation 3 games, an
iPod in an opened package and a DVD.
He was released pending further investigation. Krispy
Kreme Doughnuts, 208 W. 14 Mile, 12/31, 0700-1900 hrs. While
processing the cash drawer the manager discovered a counterfeit $20.00. Complainant
reported someone submitted a withdrawal slip with his account number at a
branch of his bank and $500.00 was fraudulently withdrawn from his
account. The signature on the slip
does not match complainants. Complainant
reported someone used her credit account number to make a fraudulent on-line
purchase of airline tickets. Complainant
reported someone opened two fraudulent charge accounts using her personal
information. Complainant
reported that while checking her bank account on-line, she discovered three
checks written against her account that she did not issue. They were issued under her account number,
but under a different signer/endorser. Domestics/Family Troubles: Troy Officers responded to six
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: Maple
and Livernois, 12/30, 0024 hrs. 20-year-old
male driver from Madison Hgts. stopped and arrested for drunk driving. He blew 0.17 on a breath test. His 20-year-old male passenger from
Ferndale blew .007 on a PBT (Preliminary Breath Test) and was cited for MIP (Minor
in Possession) and released. Another
passenger, a 17-year-old female from Hazel Park, took a PBT and blew below
the enforcement limit and was also released at the scene. Embezzlements: Macy’s, 500 W. 14 Mile, 12/16-12/17 LPO came to the station to initiate
an embezzlement investigation against a 24-year-old female employee from
Detroit who was observed making four transactions at her register where she
was short ringing items, charging the individuals presenting the items little
or nothing. She admitted the
thefts. Total loss approximately
$3660.00. It appears the individuals presenting the items were family and/or
friends. Prosecution pending. Gabecare Direct Rx, 1179 Maplelawn,
5/25-12/14 Management representative came to
the station to initiate an embezzlement investigation against a 22-year-old
male employee from Sterling Heights that was discovered filing fake Rx’s for
personal use, as well as not collecting co-pays from his friends. When confronted, he admitted the thefts. Total shortages approximately $1500.00. Total fraudulent Rx’s: approximately $560.00. Prosecution pending. Local business representatives
initiated an embezzlement investigation against a former payroll-accounts
payable clerk. Their investigation
revealed she had been paying herself more than she was authorized in salary
and overtime, as well as issuing and cashing checks made out to her while
listing them in the ledgers as paid to vendors. She apparently also issued and cashed
checks to herself made out to petty cash.
She was terminated after the discrepancies were discovered. Investigation continues. Nordstrom, 2850 W. Big Beaver,
12/11, 1607 hrs. LPO came to the station to initiate
an embezzlement investigation against a 19-year-old female cashier from
Detroit. LPO’s observed her run the
UPC code from an empty shoe box through her register and credit her personal
credit card account the $84.75 value.
LPO’s discovered she signed in
on the register in question under the name of another associate on the date
of the fraudulent return. She admitted
the theft, was terminated and prosecution is pending. Nordstrom, 2850 W. Big Beaver, 12/6,
1200 hrs. LPO came to the station to initiate
an embezzlement investigation against a 30-year-old female cashier from
Farmington Hills for fraudulent refunds and short sales at her register. It appears she may have been working in
conjunction with her mother. Total
fraud approximately $1252.00. Suspect
terminated with prosecution pending Home Invasions: Atlas,
12/26, 1630-1900 hrs. An xBox
360, several xBox games, and an MP3 player were discovered missing from the
residence.
Apparently a 14-year-old male from Troy who is an associate of
complainant’s 15-year-old daughter was at the house earlier in the day. Her daughter stated he “was on her
computer, when she noticed an IM conversation he was having wherein the
person he was communicating with was asking questions about her cell phone,
and eventually wrote that the 14 year old should steal it.” She hid her phone and the youth eventually
left after deleting his IM history on her computer. The family went out and when they returned
discovered the above items stolen. The items were there when they left. The 15-year-old proceeded to e-mail the
youth telling him she knew he broke into her home and stole their
property. He proceeded to block her
from access to of all his on-line accounts.
Officers proceeded to the youth’s residence to learn he had arrived
home with a box of items that when questioned by his parents as to where he
got them, refused to tell them. He had
since left with the items in the company of another male. The original complainant contacted
investigating officers later to report that after communicating with other
associates on-line, her daughter learned the suspect may have sold the items
at a local retailer that purchases used electronics. Investigation continues. Glaser,
12/29-12/30, 1945-0040 hrs. Rear
door window broken/door pried to gain entry.
Change from a jar on a master bedroom nightstand stolen. Dresser and closet also rummaged and a
credit card stolen. Stoney Cove, 12/21-12/25 Attempted entry into residence made
by forcefully shouldering/pushing front double doors. Doors slightly knocked off locking post,
however locking mechanism/door hardware held and entry was unsuccessful. Glaser,
12/28-12/31, 1300-1845 hrs. Entry
into residence gained by prying a bathroom window. Floor safe stolen containing cash and
jewelry. Bedroom dresser ransacked and some change
stolen. Larcenies: Belle
Tire, 1650 W. Maple, 12/23-12/24, 2300-0100 hrs. Rear
outdoor storage pen had lock cut and an aluminum wheel stolen. Apartment,
Grandhaven, 12/22 Employee
had $20.00 stolen from her purse and resident reportedly missing $30.00 from
her room. Kroger, 1265
Coolidge, 12/24, 1225 hrs. Complainant
stated she left her purse in her cart while loading groceries into her
car. Once finished, a cart attendant
collected her cart. She drove away
realizing she left her purse, returned and spoke to the manager. The manager asked the attendants if they
saw the purse, all stated they hadn’t.
While waiting for the PD to arrive, a 17-year-old male attendant from
Detroit came into the store and stated he found the purse in the lot with its
contents scattered on the ground.
Complainant checked the contents and reported $100.0 in cash
missing. The officer had the attendant
show him where he found it in the lot.
The ground was wet and slushy, however the officer noted the purse and
contents were clean and dry. At that
point the officer and manager indicated they were going to the office to
review the tapes. While so-doing the
same attendant came to the office and handed the officer the missing $100.00
claiming he found it in the lot when a car backed out of a parking space. He denied stealing the purse/cash. Red Roof
Inn, 12/5-12/23 Complainant,
planning on a visit from Canada, apparently arranged to have two packages
delivered to the inn. One contained a
camera lens and filter; the other contained a camera bag. Tracking records indicated one arrived on
12/5 the second on 12/23. Apparently
his reservation was for 12/23.
Packages could not be located by employees upon his arrival. Oakland
Mall, 412 W. 14 Mile, 12/23, 1700-1800 hrs. Complainant
stated she had her purse inside her stroller while shopping. She used a credit card from her wallet
which was inside her purse to make purchases during her time there. Upon arriving home, she discovered her
wallet missing from her purse. When
she contacted her credit card company, she was advised of one fraudulent
purchase for $7.50 at a store at the mall. Oakland
Mall, 412 W. 14 Mile, 12/24, 1700-1800 hrs. Complainant
left her purse on a table in the food court.
When she realized her mistake and returned, it was gone. Lake
Charnwood, 12/20-12/26 Complainant
reported a box of clothing he ordered was dropped off by UPS and left at his
front door outside his residence. Clothing
was stolen sometime after it was dropped off. Somerset
Collection, 2800 W. Big Beaver, 12/26, 1350 hrs. Complainant
stated she had her purse on top of her stroller. The purse was apparently open. When she went to remove her wallet to make
a purchase at the Build-A-Bear store, she discovered her wallet missing. Office
Suite, 901 Wilshire, 12/28, 1030-1130 hrs. Wallet
stolen from purse left in unlocked/open office while complainant was out. Thunderbird
Lanes, 400 W. Maple, 12/31-1/1, 2200-0030 hrs. Complainant
reported she placed her purse on a chair and covered it with several jackets
while she bowled. When she gathered
her things to leave she discovered the purse was gone. Larcenies from Autos: Horizon
Transport, 465 Stephenson, 12/21-12/24 Complainant
stated he parked and locked a truck tractor in the lot. Upon returning, he discovered the driver’s
side door unlocked and his GPS system, CB radio, laptop, TV, and some money
stolen. Somerset
Collection, 2701 W. Big Beaver, 12/23, 2100-2200 hrs. Unlocked
Mercedes entered and several packages left in plain view stolen including a
computer, and two IPods. Sylvanwood,
12/22-12/24 Complainant
reported finding 40 Christmas cards opened/torn up inside her vehicle which
was parked in her garage. The garage
and vehicle in question were unlocked.
The return address on the mail was from another residence on the same
street. Follow-up there determined the
cards were stolen before they were mailed from the original owner’s vehicle. Emergency
Restoration, 1358 Rankin, 12/21-12/26 Catalytic
converters stolen from two GMC box trucks/vans parked in lot. Apartment
Complex, Troy Center, 12/27-12/28, 2200-0800 hrs. Chevy
Cobalt parked in parking garage had door lock pried and stereo stolen from
dash, subwoofer stolen from trunk, and iPod stolen from glove box. A Dodge Stratus parked in the west lot had
door lock pried with nothing missing. Office
Lot, 5660 New King, 12/28, 1610 hrs. Complainant
parked and locked her Chevy Tahoe in front of office to run in for an
errand. When she returned, she
discovered the passenger side front window smashed out and her purse that she
left on the front seat next to it gone.
She was contacted later in the day by a citizen that recovered some of
her credit cards in an office lot on West Big Beaver, however the purse and
remainder of its contents were not recovered. Premium
Air Systems, 12/24-12/26, 1430-0700 hrs. Hole cut
in rear fenced storage area and catalytic converters stolen from five Chevy
Express vans, a Ford Ranger pickup and a GMC Sierra van. Rapid
Solutions, 1186 Combermere, 12/22-12/27 Catalytic
converter stolen from a ’99 Ford Super Duty stake truck parked in lot. A suspicious white panel van, possibly a GM
or GMC, was seen cruising the lot on 12/22 at 1115 hrs. It was occupied by two males. It took off when the complainant was
observed watching it. Shrewsbury,
12/26-12/27, 2100-0630 hrs. ’05
Dodge Durango parked in drive entered and rummaged with nothing taken. Complainant stated the vehicle was locked
with no sign of forced entry. Lifetime
Fitness, 4700 Investment, 12/26, 1130-1415 hrs. Right
front passenger window smashed out of a ’06 Pontiac G6 parked in lot and
purse stolen. Al-Craft,
710 Minnesota, 12/28-12/31, 1700-0500 hrs. Catalytic
converters stolen from a Chevy van and Chevy stake truck parked in lot. Hertford,
12/30-12/31, 2200-0700 hrs. Unlocked
Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Concord parked inside an open garage entered,
rummaged, and a garage door opener stolen. Malicious Destruction of Property: Bowl
One, 1639 E. 14 Mile, 12/23, 1900-230 hrs. ’99
Pontiac Grand AM parked in lot had three tires slashed. Oakland
Mall Lot, 412 W. 14 Mile, 12/24, 1353 hrs. A 51-year-old
female complainant from Southfield reported she parked her ’08 Buick
Rendezvous in the first spot just outside the main mall entrance. While so-doing, she noticed the driver of a
‘07 black Jeep Laredo beeping her horn as she apparently wanted the same
spot. The complainant assisted her
mother into her mother’s wheelchair and wheeled her into the entrance, but
then stepped out to watch her car. She
observed the female driver of the Jeep get out of the Jeep and walk around to
the front of her Rendezvous. The
female appeared to “do something” while there and then she and the teenaged
male she was with walked into the mall.
When complainant checked the front of her vehicle she discovered it
had been keyed. She found about six
two foot long scratches in the hood. The Jeep registers to a 58-year-old female
from Oak Park. Kona
Grill, 30 E. Big Beaver, 12/28, 1930-2150 hrs. Tire
slashed on Ford Focus parked in lot. Rite
Aid, 3986 John R, 12/24, 1300-1500 hrs. Saturn
Ion parked in the lot had a tire slashed. Fleetwood,
12/31, 0100-1200 hrs. ’98 Ford
Windstar van parked in drive had rear window broken. Officer indicated it appeared the window was
broken out from rather than into the vehicle. Minors and Alcohol: Old
Creek, 12/30, 0140 hrs. Officers
responded to a report of a loud party.
The 21-year-old male resident stated he was hosting a small get
together. His mother was out of
town. Several of the attendees were
determined to be 20-years-old, while the remainder were 21-years-old. Of the 20-year-olds, two females from Troy
were cited for MIP after blowing 0.16 respectively on PBT’s. None of the remaining 20-year-olds blew
enforceable levels on PBT’s so no enforcement action was taken against
them. The host was cited and released
for furnishing alcohol to minors. Neighbor
Troubles: Peace
Officer/Civil: Phone Calls/Harassment/Threats: Two
harassment/stalking reports taken; one harassment report taken; one threats
report taken; two telephone threats reports taken. Retail Fraud: Victoria’s
Secret, 412 W. 14 Mile, 12/23-12/24, 1300-0930 hrs. During
routine morning inventory on 12/24, manager reported discovering
approximately 320 Angel line bras missing from display case drawers. Total value approximately $13,000.00. Robberies: Wal-Mart
Lot, 2001 W. Maple, 12/24, 1000 hrs. A 30-year-old
male manager of Subway store inside Wal-Mart claimed he was robbed inside his
car in the lot while preparing to go to the bank to make the deposit. He stated he “left the store, walked to his
car in the lot and got in.” He stated
the “suspect opened his unlocked passenger side door and demanded his money.” He stated he “handed the bank pouch over,
which the suspect opened with one hand and poured the contents into his other
hand.” The suspect dropped the pouch
and left on foot. Apparently no weapon
was implied or displayed. The
description of the suspect that he provided to the Dispatch Center differed
in a couple details from what he later provided to responding officers at the
scene. In addition, he originally
reported two suspects, and then stated there was only one. A review of the video system revealed no
one near the victim’s car during the time frame he claimed the incident occurred. When confronted with that information, he
maintained the crime occurred and that he was robbed. Suspect:
W/M, 6’-0,” short straight blond hair, unshaven/stubble, medium build,
plain black baseball cap with no logo, black or dark blue down type winter
coat, dark jeans. Investigation continues. Suspicious
Incidents: Traffic
Altercations: Vandalism: Weapons
Offenses: Welfare
Checks: Special
Events Information: Miscellaneous Information: January
3, 2008 Troy
Police Seeking Suspect in Extortion Case Troy
officers responded to an apartment complex in the 900 block of John R at
approximately 3:17 a.m. this morning when a 72-year-old female from Troy
reported her nephew has been coming over to her apartment during the
nighttime hours over the last week demanding money to buy drugs. She reported he called this morning at 3:00
a.m. and told her he was coming over.
She stated when she told him not to come to her apartment because she
would not give him any money; she stated he responded he would burn her and
her building if she did not let him in and give him money. Responding officers observed the suspect
drive into the complex lot and stop near the rear entrance of the
building. When the suspect observed
the police cars, he attempted to drive off.
As two units activated their emergency equipment and attempted to stop
him, he accelerated and crashed into one of the units, drove through a snow
bank on the edge of the driveway, and proceeded to accelerate at speeds estimated
in excess of 100 mph northbound on John R.
The unit he struck was not able to pursue due to the damage sustained
in the crash. The officer was not
injured. The other unit attempted to
keep the suspect vehicle in sight, as it accelerated away. That officer observed the suspect vehicle’s brake lights come on
between Maple and Big Beaver and then observed a shower of sparks and flames
as the vehicle accelerated away again northbound on John R. As the officer arrived in that area, he
discovered a broken bottle, burning paper, and a trail of gasoline down the
roadway consistent with a Molotov cocktail. The suspect vehicle was last seen
northbound on John R near Big Beaver.
Officers located a message on the complainant’s answering machine that
came in after the incident. The
suspect questioned why she called the police, stated he almost set himself on
fire, and indicated he smashed head on into the first police vehicle he saw. The
suspect has since contacted the Troy Police Dispatch Center several times and
made threats that he will ram his way out of any attempt police might make to
stop him. In addition, he has made
threats to harm himself as a result of this incident. He stated he is on both prescription and
illegal drugs. His last communication
indicated he was in the Toledo area attempting to purchase a gun to use against
himself. He has not responded to
requests during these contacts to turn himself in. Troy investigators have been in touch with
family members in an effort to locate him, as well as convince him to
peacefully turn self in. The
suspect, Philip Payette Farran is 39-years-old and his last known address is
in Roseville. He is driving a blue or
teal colored 1997 Dodge Intrepid. The
license plate is 2HNH19. He was last
in the company of a 39-year-old white female with blond hair from Roseville. January
3, 2008 5:10 p.m. Extortion
Suspect Arrested Investigators
from the Troy Police Department were just contacted by the Royal Oak Police
Department indicating the suspect in this case, Philip Farran, was located in
their city and taken into custody.
Royal Oak Dispatch received a report of a person passed out behind the
wheel of a vehicle in the vicinity of 10 Mile and Mohawk in their city. Upon arrival, Royal Oak officers recognized
the vehicle and suspect as wanted in connection with the Troy case and took
him into custody without incident. He
is being evaluated medically and once cleared by medical personnel is
expected to be turned over to the custody of Troy officers. He is expected to be arraigned sometime
tomorrow. The
Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office completed its review of the case this
afternoon and authorized charges against the suspect for Extortion, Fleeing
and Eluding Police, Malicious Destruction of Police Property, and Possession
of an Incendiary Device. Chesterfield, 12/21, 22215 hrs. Complainant stated his dog was in
his yard playing with another dog, when a Pit-bull from a neighboring
residence jumped the fence and attacked his dog. His dog sustained minor injuries which
required treatment from complainant’s vet.
The 29-year-old female neighbor told officers she was watching the dog
while its owner was out of town. She
stated the dog sustained minor injuries in the incident as well. She admitted the dog jumped the fence. She indicated she’d work out the
complainant’s vet bill with him and insure the dog was properly controlled. Case
Updates: Arrest Summary: In addition to those outlined above,
the following arrests were also made during the period: Drunk Driving: 10 Retail Fraud: 8 Drove While License Suspended: 3 | |||
