Men Stopped in Home Depot Rental Truck Face Narcotics Charges

A 45-year-old Hazel Park man and a 44-year-old Warren man both face charges of heroin possession, after the Home Depot rental truck they were driving was stopped Monday afternoon at Lynford and 11 Mile. 

According to the report, an officer stopped the vehicle for having a broken brake light, and a check of the license plate showed the person who rented the vehicle had failed to return it. Police also found both the driver and the passenger had outstanding warrants. 

The report indicated that the driver told police he'd been using the vehicle for his business over the past two weeks and thought he could keep it so long as Home Depot had his credit card information. A search of the vehicle turned up a small bottle containing suspected heroin, which the driver told police he snorted in order to help with his addiction to Vicodin, a prescription painkiller. 

Drunken driving charged

A 55-year-old Redford Township man faces a charge of drunken driving, after a tow truck driver reported a possible drunken driver on M-5 near Orchard Lake Road just before midnight on Sunday. According to the report, officers caught up with the vehicle on east Grand River near Pearl St. and watched it weaving on the road before stopping the driver at Grand River and Eight Mile. 

The report indicated that officers found a shotgun stored and secured under the rear bench seat of the man's truck, and a one-quarter full bottle of scotch on the passenger floor board. A preliminary breath test showed the man's blood alcohol level was .24, which is three times the .08 legal limit. The man was released after his sister posted bond, according to the report. 

Marijuana possession charged

A 34-year-old Waterford man faces a charge of marijuana possession after police stopped his vehicle near Northwestern and Middlebelt for having tinted windows. According to the report, an officer noticed a strong odor of marijuana while talking with the driver, and the man said he had smoked a joint earlier and had an expired medical marijuana card. A search of the vehicle turned up a small amount of marijuana in a shoebox, along with a marijuana grinder.

A 27-year-old West Bloomfield man faces a charge of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, after his vehicle was stopped at 13 Mile and Lake Park Dr. for having an unreadable license plate. According to the report, officers noticed a strong odor of marijuana while talking with the driver, and a K9 officer gave a positive indication for the drug inside the vehicle. Police found marijuana in the center console armrest and in the trunk, along with a digital scale and glass pipe. 

Vehicle theft

A man living in the 21000 block of Ontaga called police to report that his red, 2000 Dodge Dakota Sport pick-up truck was stolen from his driveway sometime between Friday night and early Saturday morning. According to the report, the man, who police said appeared to be intoxicated, said that he had invited several people he met at a local bar into his house. A neighbor reported seeing a vehicle back out of the driveway after midnight. 

Breaking and entering

A resident in the 22000 block of Ashley returned home Oct. 31 at 8 a.m. to find two television sets and $300 cash missing from her home. According to the report, entry to the home was gained through an unlocked bedroom window, and the room was ransacked. The homeowner told police she didn't know the window was unlocked and had only lived in the home about a month. 

Stolen Vehicle Recovered

Police recovered a vehicle at around 3 a.m. Nov. 1 in the Independence Green Apartments complex that had been stolen from an owner in Ferndale. According to the report, the owner had left keys to the vehicle in the center console and could not verify whether he locked the doors.