ID THEFT   8-27-14

A resident on the 14000 block of Wedgewood Road, located in the area of Moravian and 15 Mile, reported that her debit account was used without her permission.  The victim stated the transaction was with Max Health in the amount of $49.98.

LARCENY – 9-5-14 BETWEEN 0900 HRS. & 1200 HRS.

A resident on the 7200 block of Orleans Avenue, located in the 19 Mile and Van Dyke area, reported that both of her sons’ bicycles were stolen from her front yard.  One bike is a black and green mountain bike and the other is a gold Vigo with black and silver print. 

LARCENY FROM BUILDING – BETWEEN 8-5-14 & 9-5-14

The victim reported that an undetermined amount of mail and a fax/copy machine were stolen from an office space that he leases on the 37000 block of Dequindre, located north of Metropolitan Parkway.  He stated that only he and his landlord have keys to the office.  There were no signs of forced entry.

SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT – 9-5-14 1800 HRS.

A resident on the 41000 block of Savory Court, located in the area of 18 Mile Road and Ryan, reported that she received a voicemail from an automated system claiming to be the IRS requesting she return the call. The victim returned the call and the male who answered asked her to confirm her ID by providing her social security number.  The victim did so and told her not to call back and hung up.  The victim called back and the suspect hung up on her. The victim was advised to contact the credit reporting agencies to have her accounts flagged.

LARCENY FROM VEHICLE – 9-4-14 2300 HRS. & 9-5-14 1700 HRS.

A resident on the 39000 block of Pinebrook Drive, located in the area of 17 Mile Road and Dequindre, reported that her Jeep, which was parked in her driveway and she believes was locked, had an Apple computer, purses, school books, glasses, and other personal items stolen from it. 

FRAUD – BETWEEN 6-1-14 & 6-15-14

A resident on the 35000 block of Burgundy Court, located in the area of Moravian and 15 Mile Road, reported that an unknown person used his social security number to open a Verizon account and the balance is just over $1,900. 

LARCENY OF MAIL – 9-2-14 BET. 1656 HRS. & 1900 HRS.

A resident on the 8000 block of Parisien Drive, located in the area of 17 Mile and Van Dyke, reported that he never received a package that was delivered to his home.  He contacted the post office who advised him that the package was delivered to his home on September 2, at 1656 hours.

SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT  - 9-7-14 BET. 0100 HRS. & 0800 HRS.

A resident on the 4000 block of Cromwell Road, located in the 18 Mile and Mound area, reported that her neighbor noticed some damage to her bedroom window screen.  There were two small holes in the middle of the screen approximately two inches long.  The holes did not appear to have been cut with a sharp object and the screen had several scratch marks the length of the holes.  No other damage or pry marks were found on the window.

LARCENY FROM VEHICLE – BET. 9-7-14 2200 HRS. & 9-8-14 0630 HRS.

A resident on the 14000 block of Pernell Drive, located in the area of Clinton River Road and Schoenherr, reported that his vehicle was placed on blocks and the four tires were stolen while parked in his driveway.  Nothing else appeared to be taken or damaged.

FRAUD – BET. 8-31-14 1200 HRS. & 9-8-14 0945 HRS.

The victim reported she was a victim of credit card fraud at Macy’s at Lakeside Mall.  The victim was still in possession of her credit card.  The suspect also tried to open a Victoria’s Secret credit card in her name.

MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY – BET. 9-7-14 1100 HRS. & 9-8-14 1040 HRS.

A resident on the 8000 block of Winchester Drive, located in the Utica Road and M53 area, reported damage to her vehicle.  It appears that a rock or similar item was used to scratch the hood of the vehicle.

FRAUD – 9-8-14 1100 HRS.

A resident on the 33000 block of Karin Drive, located in the 14 Mile and Ryan area, reported someone opened an AT&T account under his name.   The victim learned of this when he received a letter from a collection agency for $477.

LARCENY FROM BUILDING – 9-3-14 1000 HRS.

The victim reported he completed a job application on the 42000 block of Merrill Road, located in the 18-1/2 Mile and Mound area.  Two days later he realized his wallet was gone and is confident that it was taken by another person that was completing an application at the same time.  

FRAUD – 8-26-14

A resident on the 14000 block of Moravian Manor Circle, located in the area of Moravian and 15 Mile, reported he received an invoice in the mail from Verizon for a four line account opened at a Verizon store in a Walmart in Alabama.   He was advised his name, address, and social security number were used to open the account.  The victim cancelled the lines.

MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY – BET. 9-8-14 2100 HRS. & 9-9-14 0145 HRS.

A resident on the 38000 block of Coronation Drive, located in the Ryan and 17 Mile area, reported an unknown vehicle had driven over her mailbox which was smashed and ripped out of the ground. 

LARCENY – BET. 9-8-14 0700 HRS. & 9-9-14 0300 HRS.

A resident of the retirement home on the 43000 block of Hayes, located north of 19 Mile, reported that she went to the dining room for breakfast with her purse and forgot to take it with her when she left. The next morning her identification wallet was returned, but the purse and $50 in cash were unaccounted for.

FRAUD – BET. 9-4-14 1448 HRS. & 9-9-14 1448 HRS.

A resident on the block of 33000 Monticello Drive, located in the 14 Mile and Hayes area, reported that she received a phone call from a collection agency stating she owed $1467.89 for a HP computer that was purchased in April of 2013.  The victim was informed that someone had set up a PayPal account using her social security number and billing address.

MALICIOUS DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY – BET. 8-26-14 1700 HRS. & 9-9-14 1630 HRS.

The owner of an office plaza on the 4000 block of Metropolitan Parkway, located east if Ryan, reported that 2 weeks ago a rear window of the building had been broken by a BB.  Thinking this was an isolated incident, a report was not made.  Another incident occurred where 2 additional windows in the same area were hit as well.  The owner believes this is happening at night as the rear of the building is not well lit.

VEHICLE FIRE – 9-10-14 0604 HRS.

An employee driving a garbage truck for a waste company reported that as he was picking up garbage on Sterling Drive, located in the area of Mound and 15 Mile, the garbage truck burst into flames.  The employee tried to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher but the fire was too large.  The Sterling Heights Fire Department had the employee dump the entire load of garbage onto the street so they could put out the fire.  There was no significant damage to the truck.  A new truck and equipment was ordered to clean up the large pile of garbage off of the road. 

LARCENY FROM AUTO – BET. 9-9-14 2130 HRS. & 9-1-14 0645 HRS.

A resident on the 4000 block of Bayleaf Drive, located in the area of 18 Mile and Ryan, reported that someone entered her unsecured vehicle which was parked in her driveway and went through the center console. Nothing was reported as missing.

 LARCENY FROM AUTO – BET. 9-9-14 2300 HRS. & 9-10-14 0845 HRS.

A resident on the 41000 block of Marjoran Drive, located in the area of 18 Mile and Ryan, reported that someone entered his vehicle which was parked in his driveway and stole his wallet which contained his ID, passport, and credit cards.  There were no signs of forced entry, but the victim didn’t know if he locked his doors.

LARCENY FROM AUTO – 9-9-14 BET. 1830 & 1930 HRS.

The victim reported that someone cut off her catalytic converter while her vehicle was parked at Olive Garden on Lakeside Circle.

LARCENY FROM AUTO -9-6-14 BET. 2015 HRS. & 9-7-14 0645 HRS.

Residents on the 40000 block of Langton Drive, located in the Dequindre and 18 Mile area, reported that their bikes and bike rack were stolen from their vehicle which was parked in their driveway.  There was no damage to the vehicle.

FRAUD – BET. 5-1-14 & 9-10-14

A resident on the 13000 block of Heatherwood Drive, located in the area of Schoenherr and Clinton River Road, reported that he received a bill from Synchrony Financial which was in his name, but he does not have a credit card with that company and had not applied for one.  The victim was advised a purchase was made in May for approximately $400 and the credit company received one payment.

FRAUD – 9-10-14

A resident on the 34000 block of Fontana Drive, located in the area of 15 Mile and Moravian, reported that he received a bill from Verizon Wireless and does not have an account with them.  Verizon advised the victim his social security number was used to open the account online.

STOLEN VEHICLE – BET. 9-10-14 1640 HRS. & 9-11-14 0440 HRS.

An employee on the block of 41000 Van Dyke, located north of 18 Mile, reported that someone stole his pickup truck while he was working

LARCENY FROM BUILDING – 9-10-14 BET. 1600 HRS. & 1630 HRS.

The victim stated she was working out at a gym on the 44000 block of Mound, located south of Hall Road, and left her purse in a locked locker.  When she returned to the locker the lock was cut and the locker was open.  The victim stated her purse had been gone through, but nothing was taken.

TELEPHONE HARASSMENT – 9-11-14 1100 HRS. 

An office manager at a business located on the block of 41000 Dequindre, located north of 18 Mile, reported they have received numerous phone calls from someone saying they were from the IRS, they are being sued, and they need to wire money to prevent criminal action.  The phone number was identified as a spam number that is tied to a money scam. The complainant was advised to have the number blocked.

Alert sent on 09/11/2014 at 8:00PM EDT

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