Police Blotter: Theft of Car Stereo Ends in Arrest

police arrested an 18-year-old Harper Woods man about 2:30 a.m. Oct. 9 after he was spotted running away from a home in the 1500 block of Aline Drive where a car stereo was reported stolen. The man is charged with larceny from a vehicle. He was arrested after the owner of the car discovered his missing radio about 15 minutes after hearing a car door shut outside of his house. He did not think much of it until discovering the radio was gone and then saw two men dressed in dark clothing at a nearby corner. He approached them in his vehicle and they ran. He called police, who used the City of Grosse Pointe's K9 unit, Raleigh, to perform a search. During Raleigh's search, officers found several pieces of black clothing, including a black ski mask, believed to have been ditched by the two men during their run. They also recovered a steak knife believed to be used and the track led to the men, who police had in custody. They recovered the stolen radio in the arrested man's vehicle, according to a police report.

Dog Attack Reported

A 38-year-old Grosse Pointe Woods woman reported a dog attack to police Oct. 8 shortly after 10 p.m. The woman heard screaming outside of her house in the 1300 block of Anita Avenue, went outside and saw her neighbor's dog attack a smaller dog on the sidewalk. The dog that was attacked left the scene with its owner after the attacking dog's owner retrieved her dog. The neighbor reported the attack because she said the neighbor's dogs have been a problem in the past and that one chased her daughter once. The neighbor's dog bit the smaller passerby dog. Officers tried to make contact with the attacking dog's owner, but no one would answer the door and the owner of the dog that was attacked called police after arriving home. She told officers she wanted them to be aware of the situation but that she did not want to see police, according to a report.

Crash Hospitalizes Driver, Police Investigate

Grosse Pointe Woods police are investigating a middle of the night crash near Morningside Drive and Hollywood Avenue Oct. 2 in which an 18-year-old Woods man was hospitalized. Residents in the area of the crash heard screeching sounds and a loud crash and looked outside to see a minivan had struck a utility pole. Another car, which had been stopped at the intersection, was also damaged in the crash. Both vehicles had heavy front end damage. The 18-year-old was driving the minivan about 2:45 a.m. and responding officers found him unconscious on the roadway near the minivan in a fetal position. He was taken to an area emergency room where he was determined to be stable. Responding officers took several photographs at the scene, and the teen's toxicology is being reviewed because a beer box was found in the back of the minivan. No bottles or cans were present however. DTE officials were also called to the scene, according to a report.

Illegal Daycare Reported

Grosse Pointe Woods police received a complaint about a resident running an illegal daycare out of a home Oct. 3. A detective observed the home for about an hour but did not observe anything suspicious or out of the ordinary. One woman with four children entered the house but no others came or went from the house during the observation, according to a report. 

Vehicle Theft

police are investigating the theft of a Jeep Cherokee reported Oct. 5 by its owner. The woman parked the Jeep on Mack Avenue near Labelle Street about 8 a.m. and, when she went to return to it about 6 p.m., discovered it was gone. It's a 2000 burgundy Jeep with aluminum wheels and had state park stickers on the windshield, according to a report.

Duplex Neighbor Reported to Police

A 36-year-old Grosse Pointe Farms resident filed a complaint with police about the neighbor who occupies the other portion of the duplex they both live in. The woman said the other resident has been using her washer and dryer after she was told she was not allowed. She also reported being concerned about the neighbor's odd behavior, such as text messaging her during the day saying she misses her and then waiting at the front door for her when she arrives home. The woman was told to stop entering areas of the duplex that are not hers, according to a report.

Fraudulent Check Cashing at Grosse Pointe Bank

Grosse Pointe Farms police are assisting an Orchard Lake Police investigation into alleged fraudulent activity reported by a resident of Orchard Lake but occurring on Moross Road in the Farms. The details of the fraudulent activity were not immediately available but it involves fraudulent checks, according to a report.

Purse Stolen from Car Parked at Gas Station

Grosse Pointe Farms police are investigating the theft of a purse from a vehicle parked at a gas station about 8:20 p.m. Oct. 4. A Harper Woods woman entered the gas station to buy cigarettes, then left the gas station. A few minutes later, she noticed that her purse was not on the passenger side floor and returned to the gas station at Mack and Moross to report the theft. The woman said she had a wallet, check books, two credit cards, a social security card, a driver's license and an insurance card in her purse. She told the responding officer she left her car unlocked when she went inside to pay for the cigarettes. She was unable to provide police with account numbers and told officers she planned to cancel the cards the next morning, according to a report.

Man Arrested on Forgery Warrant

Grosse Pointe Farms police arrested a 20-year-old Madison Heights man Oct. 3 after he was reported as being an unwanted guest at a home in the 300 block of Hillcrest Road. A responding officer found that the man had an outstanding felony warrant for forgery out of Warren and took the man into custody, according to a report.

Ex-boyfriend Found Smashing Car Windows

A woman called police about 12:30 a.m. Oct. 4 after hearing windows being smashed outside. She went to check on the noise and found that her ex-boyfriend was smashing out her car windows and when she told him to stop, he drove away in his own car. Responding officers checked the area but did not find the man. Several photographs were taken of the damage, according to a report.

Teen Leaves House, Mom Reports Missing

A 59-year-old Grosse Pointe Woods woman reported her 16-year-old daughter missing to police Oct. 8 after she left the family's home on Hollywood Avenue to go to a friend's house in Harper Woods and never returned. The woman waited a day before reporting her daughter because she's stayed away from the house for 24 hours in past. The teen's mother called one of her daughter's friends and drove to the house in Harper Woods, where someone peeked out from behind curtains but no one answered. The friend and the mother of a friend told the woman that her daughter left the Harper Woods house with another girl the same day she arrived and no one had seen her since. After her mother texted her that a police report was being filed, the teen texted back that she was safe but did not reveal her location. She also did not call her mother or police as her mother had requested, according to a report.

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