Police Blotter: Burglary Under Investigation

police are investigating the burglary of a Blairmoor Court home that happened Friday while the homeowners were out to dinner.

The homeowners left for dinner about 6:15 p.m. and returned home about 9:15 p.m. when one of them first noticed that a bag of loose change was on an ottoman in the living room that had not been there before they left. The couple found that a window to the garage had been broken out and that a sliding glass door was ajar in the back of the home. When officers arrived, they walked through the home with one of the homeowners to retrieve their St. Bernard dog. After the dog was removed the officers asked the homeowner to identify what was out of place throughout the house. The burglar got away with some costume jewelry but did not take other valuables that were in open view of areas where he or she had been, such as an Apple laptop. The burglar ransacked an upstairs bedroom, pulling bedsheets away from the bed, a bookshelf downstairs and other areas. The burglar did not enter the bedroom with the dog, which was closed. Police believe the burglar left the home in a hurry and found that a bunch of bananas had been moved in the kitchen, including one that was left in the living room near the loose change on the ottoman. The residents were asked to inventory their belongings and provide police with an accurate list of what was missing. They also took a cinder block used to break a window into evidence, according to a report. 

Teacher's Purse Stolen

Grosse Pointe Woods police are investigating the theft of a  teacher's purse. The teacher called police to her home Dec. 14 after discovering she did not leave it at home accidentally that day. She noticed her purse was missing during the third period of the day and had other teachers help her in looking for it. No one found it and she thought maybe she left it at home accidentally. When she arrived home, however, her purse was not there. The purse contained credit cards, a driver's license and some gift cards, according to a report. 

Traffic Stop Ends in Arrest

police arrested a 55-year-old Harrison Township man Dec. 10 for possession of marijuana after he was stopped for having a cracked windshield on Lake Shore Road. The officer approached the man's truck and he smelled of marijuana. During a search of the man's truck, the officer found a container wedged between the front seats containing a large amount of cash as well as a marijuana pipe with residue on it made of a Red Bull can. The man was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, driving with a suspended license and given a citation for the cracked windshield, according to a report. 

Drunken Driver Hauling 2 Teenagers

Grosse Pointe Shores police arrested a 29-year-old City of Grosse Pointe woman Dec. 4 for drunken driving and child endangerment after she was reported to be driving without headlights and crossing the center line of Vernier Road about 12:15 a.m. When a responding officer caught up to her, she pulled into a driveway in the 700 block of Vernier Road and told police she was dropping her teenage brother and his friend off to her mother's house. The woman smelled of alcohol and failed field sobriety tests. She had a preliminary breath test with a 0.25 percent blood alcohol content and a more formal test a short while later with a 0.30 percent blood alcohol content. She was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, child endangerment, having no valid insurance, registration and driving on a suspended license. She was also cited for driving without headlights and improper lane use, according to a report. 

Stolen Station Wagon Recovered

Grosse Pointe Woods police arrested a 35-year-old Detroit man Dec. 18 after he was stopped near Harper and Allard Roads about 10:45 a.m. The man was found to be driving an Audi station wagon that belongs to a Farmington Hills business. An officer checking license plates in the area checked that of the station wagon only to find the system did not have any information on it, causing the officer to perform a traffic stop. The man did not have a driver's license or a current registration. He told the officer he borrowed the car and during the investigation, it was discovered it had been stolen. The man was charged with possession of a stolen automobile and for driving on a suspended license, according to a report.

Customer Disturbance Leads to Call for Police

Grosse Pointe Woods police were called to after a customer demanded a pharmacist exchange a prescription Dec. 17. The pharmacist called police because a man who had picked up a prescription only a few minutes earlier had returned and was demanding she return the generic brand medication and refill it with the brand name drug. She refused and the man gave her a time limit to complete the transaction, prompting her to call police. When they arrived, the pharmacist explained she could not return the medication for the man because he left the store with it. Officers explained this to the man and he left. The employees were told to call police if the man returned or there were any further problems, according to a report. 

Package Stolen

Grosse Pointe Woods police are investigating the theft of a package from a home in the 800 block of Briarcliff Drive Dec. 14. The owner saw the package sticking out of the mail slot of the home when leaving to take the dog on a walk and about 10 minutes later when they returned, the package was gone. The package contained an electric toothbrush, according to a report. 

Diner Asked to Leave After Making Threat

Grosse Pointe Woods police escorted a 71-year-old Harper Woods woman from Dec. 13 after she was aggressive and threatening to an employee. The woman told her server she was hard of hearing and then growled at her early during the meal and later told the server she was "gonna wreck your face." The restaurant manager called police after the server reported the situation and the restaurant asked that the woman leave immediately and not return. The manager also said the woman's meal would be taken care of as long as she left without causing any problems. The woman agreed and left when police asked, according to a report. 

Customer Walks Out on Tab

Grosse Pointe Woods police are investigating the theft of five Stoli drinks from  in which a woman left the bar without paying her $35 tab. When the owner confronted the woman before she left about her bill, she told him she would pay it in the morning and gave him an address where she said she lived. The manager tried to charge the bill to the credit card the woman provided for her running tab but it was declined, according to a report. 

Park Man Arrested on Felony Warrant

Grosse Pointe Park police arrested a 24-year-old resident Dec. 18 for possession of marijuana, which was discovered during his arrest on an unrelated felony warrant. A patrol officer spotted the man in the 1000 block of Maryland shortly before noon. While patting him down during the arrest, the officer found marijuana on the man, according to a report.