TROY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Charles T. Craft, Chief of Police    
500 W. Big Beaver, Troy, Michigan 48084 
(248) 524-3443  

Community Services Section  
Lt. Gerard Scherlinck 524-3447
Sgt. Robert Kowalski 524-3448  

DAILY MEDIA CRIME SHEET
October 30, 2006

These summaries are meant to provide general highlights of items of interest and do not necessarily reflect every incident responded to. Investigations of a nature or at a juncture where publicity may impair the outcome of a case are not generally listed.

Altercations/Disorderly Conduct:     

Assaults:     

Assist Other Department/Law Enforcement:     

Auto/Vehicle Thefts:     

Breaking and Entries:   
   
Crash Investigations:   
 
Credit, Check, Identity Theft, and other Fraud:     

Domestics/Family Troubles:   

Troy Officers responded to three incidents involving family troubles/domestic disputes 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:
  
Target, 1301 Coolidge, 10/15-10/25
LPO was advised by cash office about shortages occurring in cash drawers of an 18 year old male employee from Royal Oak.  LPO initiated an investigation and discovered subject took cash from his register on 7 occasions, placing same into his pants pocket.  Total stolen:  $800.00.  Suspect admitted thefts, indicating he owed his parents money.  Suspect stated he’d pay the money back.  He was terminated; prosecution pending.  06-40848  

Home Invasions:      

Larcenies:  

Central Michigan University, 1650 Research, 10/24-10/25, 2130-1725 hrs.
Laptop stolen from a classroom.  06-40973     

Larcenies from Autos:  

Forest Park, 10/25-10/26, 2300-0450 hrs.
A ’06 Mercury Milan parked in drive entered; cell phone, check book, and day planner stolen. 
06-40949       

Malicious Destruction of Property:     

Minors and Alcohol:           

Neighbor Troubles:    

Peace Officer/Civil:      

Phone Calls/Harassment/Threats:      

Retail Fraud:       

Robberies: 

Suspicious Incidents:  

McDonald’s, 36895 Dequindre, 10/26, 1022 hrs.
Complainant/employee reported a possible explosive device in a bucket in the bricked-in dumpster area in the lot.  Officers arrived and observed a cylindrically shaped device, approximately 2-3 inches long, with a fuse attached.  The area was secured and the restaurant temporarily closed while awaiting Michigan State Police Bomb Squad’s arrival.  Upon arrival, bomb technicians indicated the device appeared to be a homemade explosive, took possession of and removed it.  There was no evidence of any attempt to ignite the device or the fuse.  The McDonald’s Area Manager arrived on-scene and advised officers she found the device in the parking lot on the evening of 10/24 on the north side of the building.  She swept it up and placed it in the metal container near the dumpster.  Apparently she initially suspected it was not real.  Today she contacted the complainant and advised him to call police to examine the object to determine whether or not it was real.  The business has not received any threats.  06-40963

Possible Prostitution, 10/27, 0015 hrs.
Troy Internet Crimes Investigator monitoring web sites noticed advertisements indicative of prostitution.  (Two sexy sisters awaiting your call! Sexy sisters bare it all for you. Half hour and hourly rates posted.)   The site indicated the subjects were in Troy and the detective was able to determine the hotel where they were located.  Troy plain-clothes officers responded, and after not observing overt signs of prostitution, made contact with the 28 and 19-year-old females.  The 19 year old is from Houston, TX; the 28 year old apparently from South Carolina.  They admitted being prostitutes, but claimed business was bad.  Management evicted them from the location.  06-41070

Traffic Altercations:       

Vandalism:            

Weapons Offenses:   

Welfare Checks:   

Troy Officers responded to one incident involving an individual experiencing emotional/psychological difficulties and assisted w/transport to the hospital for evaluation/commitment.

Special Events Information:  

Miscellaneous Information: 

Case Updates:

Arrest Summary: 

In addition to those outlined above, the following arrests were also made during the period:

Drunk Driving:  3
Driving Under the Influence of Drugs:  1
Retail Fraud:  2
Drove While License Suspended:  1
Warrants:  2