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
December 31, 2007

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:

Forest Trail, 12/28, 0030-0630 hrs.
’00 Honda Civic parked in drive stolen.  07-48736

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.  07-48808

Oakland Mall Lot, 412 W. 14 Mile, 12/28, 1400-2100 hrs.
’01 Dodge Caravan stolen from Sear’s north lot.  07-48812

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.  07-48970

Wilshire North Café, 12/28-12/30, 1630-1330 hrs.
Complainant reported back door kicked in and broken off the frame; nothing missing.  Café located inside office building.  07-48971

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.  07-48873

Fantastic Sam’s, 5059 Livernois, 12/28-12/29, 2000-0840 hrs.
Rear door pried and small amount of cash stolen from register drawer.  07-48860

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.  07-48871
    
Crash Investigations:    
 
Credit, Check, Identity Theft, and other Fraud:

Neiman Marcus, 2705 W. Big Beaver, 12/29, 1522 hrs.
LPO’s 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, w/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/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 w/the suspect’s correct name/information.  07-48874

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.  07-48904

Suburban Toyota, 1821 Maplelawn, 12/9-12/27
Sales representative reported receiving several e-mails arranging for the sale of an ’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 w/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.  07-48775

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 w/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.  07-44758

Complainant reported discovering several thousand dollars fraudulently withdrawn from her bank account.  Complainant’s bank branch in Troy advised her the two withdrawals in question took place at a branch in another city.  07-48762

Complainant reported unauthorized withdrawal/charge to her bank account for $26.50.  07-48761

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, respectively.  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.  07-48881  (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 w/the card w/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.  07-48881

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 .17 on a breath test.  His 20 year old male passenger from Ferndale blew .07 on a PBT and was cited for MIP 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.   07-48929

Embezzlements:   

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.  07-48984

Home Invasions:   

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.  07-48933

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.  07-48467  

Larcenies:

Office Suite, 901 Wilshire, 12/28, 1030-1130 hrs.
Wallet stolen from purse left in unlocked/open office while complainant was out.  07-48764

Larcenies from Autos:

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; nothing missing.  07-48751

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.  07-48788

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 P/U, and a GMC Sierra van.  07-48488

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.  07-48619

Shrewsbury, 12/26-12/27, 2100-0630 hrs.
’05 Dodge Durango parked in drive entered and rummaged; nothing taken.  Complainant stated the vehicle was locked; no sign of forced entry.  07-48655

Lifetime Fitness, 4700 Investment, 12/26, 1130-1415 hrs.
Right front passenger window smashed out of an ’06 Pontiac G6 parked in lot and purse stolen.  07-48514

Malicious Destruction of Property:   

Kona Grill, 30 E. Big Beaver, 12/28, 1930-2150 hrs.
Tire slashed on Ford Focus parked in lot.  07-48816   

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 .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.  07-48937         

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:        

Robberies:  

Suspicious Incidents:    

Traffic Altercations:        

Vandalism:             

Weapons Offenses:    

Welfare Checks:

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:  5
Retail Fraud:  3
Drove While License Suspended:  2
Warrants:  5