Possible Hoarding Case Under Investigation

The Grosse Pointe Woods Building Department will be following up on a home that is potentially a public safety hazard after police responded to a call for help from the resident. An 83-year-old woman called police to her home on Saddle Lane April 15 after she had fallen. She needed help getting up. While officers were in the house, they noticed signs of hoarding including dirty surfaces, magazines, paper, unopened food items and other household items littering walkways and concealing furniture. The woman was helped to her feet and refused medical treatment and transport to the hospital. Due to the potential danger the house poses to the resident and to public safety responders, the case was forwarded to the building department for further investigation, according to a report. 

Kindergartner Finds Bullet Near School Door

A Mason kindergartner found a bullet on school grounds early Thursday, according to a report filed with Grosse Pointe Woods Department of Public Safety. The student found the bullet on the ground near a bush at the east entrance into the building. The child then took it to a school employee to ask what it was. The employee took the bullet and called police. The youth detective interviewed school officials and the employee described the child as curious explaining he is always picking things up and asking what they are. The detective was trying to determine whether the kindergartner brought the bullet to the school. The teachers were informed of what the detective discovered, according to the report. 

Fireworks Thrown at Elementary Student

Grosse Pointe Woods police are investigating a report by an 11-year-old Ferry Elementary student who reported having firecrackers thrown at him by teenagers driving by while he rode his bicycle home from school April 14. The boy arrived home upset, reported what happened to his father, who called police. The boy was startled by the firecrackers but was not hit by them. It also did not cause him to fall off his bicycle. Police searched the area looking for the car described by the boy, but they could not find it, according to a report.