Crime Report: Thieves Take Christmas Gifts from Farmington Hills Home

A resident on Cora Street told that he left his home at 7:30 a.m. Thursday and returned at 3:30 p.m. to find that someone had taken cash, jewelry and wrapped gifts from under the family Christmas tree. According to the report, thieves entered the home by forcing open a side door. 

A resident on Tuck Road left home on Saturday and returned home at 5:30 p.m. Monday to find the front door of her home had been forced open. When she and her father went inside, they found that a $1,000 television, two pairs of designer boots and a 600-pound safe containing approximately $60,000 in jewelry had been taken. According to the report, a neighbor told police that a white panel van with orange lettering was seen parked on the street Saturday evening. 

Thieves took $600 in cash, jewelry and clothing Thursday from a home on Greening Street. According to the report, the resident left his home at 1 p.m. and returned two hours later to find kitchen cabinet drawers open and pieces of the wood trim around the front door lying on the floor. Three upstairs bedrooms and a computer room were all ransacked, but no electronics were taken, the report indicated. 

Wallet stolen

An employee at a hair salon on Northwestern Highway told police that someone took her wallet from her purse while she was working Friday. The wallet contained checks from clients, debit cards and gift cards, according to the report. 

Narcotics arrest

Police were called to a single car accident on Marvin Road around 10:15 p.m. Christmas Day and found Farmington Hills emergency personnel treating an unresponsive female driver. According to the report, when the woman regained consciousness, she told police that she had injected a packet of heroin before she had left her home. A search of the vehicle uncovered a plastic bag filled with three used and three unused syringes. The woman was treated at Botsford Hospital and was taken into custody when she was released, the report indicated. She faces charges of driving under the influence and possession of narcotics paraphernalia. 

Shoplifting charged

A 44-year-old Burton man faces charges after a employee spotted him taking items out of the store Monday without attempting to pay for them. According to the report, the store's asset protection manager told police that he saw the man take the merchandise, valued at less than $200, and hide it in his clothing. A check of the man's background showed warrants for similar crimes in Northville Township, Allen Park and Detroit, the report indicated. 

Drunken driving charged

A 38-year-old Detroit man told police his van got stuck in the backyard of a residence on Lundy Drive as he was trying to turn the vehicle around late Christmas Eve. According to the report, police found the man revving the engine as the tires spun in the mud. The man said he lived one street over and had been trying to get to a friend's house when he attempted to make the course correction, the report said. However, the report noted that the vehicle was a significant distance away from the foot of the driveway, where the turn would have been made.

According to the report, police noted an odor of intoxicants, but the driver refused to take a portable breath test and so was arrested. A check of his background showed three prior alcohol-related driver's license suspensions and a warrant out of Wayne County with a $7,634 bond. After a court-ordered blood draw at Botsford Hospital, the man was lodged at the Farmington Hills Police Department.

For more information about any of these reports, contact editor Joni Hubred-Golden, joni.hubred-golden@patch.com.