Police Blotter: Shoplifting, Drunken Driving, Shotguns

Grosse Pointe Woods police officers arrested a 51-year-old Sterling Heights man March 5 for drunken driving after finding his car floorboard deep in mud and damage to his car and other objects around his car. The man got stuck in the 2100 block of Brys Drive, backed into a nearby brick wall and a garage, damaging both the garage and a car parked inside. He had slurred speech and was confused. He thought he was near Farmington Hills and Plymouth and told officers he took a wrong turn. He had a 0.16 percent blood alcohol content, double the state's legal limit, according to police reports. 

Borders shoplifter arrested

City of Grosse Pointe officers arrested a 19-year-old Park man on third-degree theft charges March 8 after he was found concealing DVDs in his coat inside Borders in the Village. Employees spotted the man stuffing the DVDs in his coat, watched him enter the bathrooms, which triggered a sensor alarm. When he exited, the alarm did not sound and then he took a poster to the counter to pay for it. Officers approached him and he gave up the DVDs. An employee found the cases of the DVDs he'd torn off in a toilet in the bathroom. The man is also charged with a liquor law violation, possession of drug paraphernalia and had an outstanding warrant for home invasion from another jurisdiction, according to reports.  

Check fraud under investigation

A City of Grosse Pointe resident reported to police March 7 that he received a fraudulent check from an individual who had hired him via e-mail to do computer building work. The man received the check for $2,845 in the mail and the sender requested he send any leftover funds to an address in New York. The City resident was suspicious about it and took it to the bank for verification. The bank confirmed that it was fraudulent, spurring the man to report it to police. 

Traffic stop yields shotguns

Grosse Police Woods officers arrested a 31-year-old Southgate man for having a suspended license following a traffic stop on Vernier Road near Helen Street for having a tail light out. During his arrest, officers discovered the man was hauling two shotguns in the trunk of his car, which were taken into police custody. The man told officers the weapons belonged to a co-worker and he had borrowed them months ago but forgot to return them, according to police reports.