Crime Report: Northville Man Charged in Two Thefts

Checks reported stolen from car

Sometime between midnight Thursday and 11:45 a.m. Friday, $70 in cash and an $80 check was stolen from a vehicle on the 20000 block of Lexington Boulevard, a Northville resident reported.

The car was parked in the home’s driveway, but the owner told police there were no signs of forced entry. A GPS and CDs were left untouched, according to the report.

Suspicious vehicle call yields drug arrest

After a call about a suspicious vehicle on Novi Street and Langfield, city police stopped a vehicle around 5:25 a.m. on Saturday.

According to the city police report, the driver, a 31-year-old Canton man, and his passenger said they were on their way to pick up a friend. The officer asked to search the minivan and the driver consented.

During the search, police say they discovered an aluminum can with a glass container inside. The container later tested positive for heroin, according to the report. The officer also found two plastic straws, a razor blade, martial arts weapons, blue pills and a pipe.

The driver was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possession of heroin and possession of narcotic equipment and paraphernalia.

While he was being transported, according to the police report, the driver had a panic attack and had to be admitted to the hospital. He told police to “just shoot me, I’m done,” according to the report.

Northville man charged in two unrelated thefts

A 44-year-old Northville man was arrested for his alleged involvement in two separate thefts on Aug. 7 and Aug. 8.

On Aug. 7, a 15-year-old Northville teen reported to city police that his bike had been stolen from outside the CVS store on Griswold Street. The store’s surveillance cameras showed a man stealing the bike.

Upon further investigation, police learned the man on the tape had earlier asked about a job at CVS. They went to the man’s apartment, where they saw the man in the same clothes he had been wearing in the surveillance video.

The man eventually told police, according to the report, that he was drunk when the incident occurred and he did not remember stealing the bike.

He was charged with larceny of a bicycle and arrested on an unrelated warrant.

On Aug. 8, a man on the 200 block of Center Street said his tools had been stolen from his home. He told police that his chainsaw, which fit the description of one found at the home of the man accused of stealing the bike outside CVS, was stolen, according to the report.

Northville police got a warrant to search the man's apartment for the remainder of the tools, valued at $2,715. Inside they found the tools, bike and chainsaw, according to the report.

He was arrested and questioned about the stolen items. According to the report, he told police that he was approached by a man in Hines Park asking him if he wanted to buy the tools for $100. Later he reportedly changed his story.

Tires stolen from cars

• According to township police reports, the tires on a car parked at the Harbour Village apartments were stolen. The theft was reported to have occurred sometime in the overnight hours of Aug. 10.
• The wheels on a station wagon on the 40000 block of Greenridge Drive were reported stolen during the overnight hours Thursday. Nothing else appeared damaged or missing, according to the township police report.
• A resident of the Northville Green condominiums reported wheels stolen from a car Sunday. The car was parked under a carport. The doors were left unlocked, and according to the report, the glove box and center console were ransacked, though nothing appeared to be missing.

Woman arrested on charges of stealing from Kohl's

A woman was arrested at Kohl’s and charged with retail fraud on Saturday. According to township police reports, the 43-year-old South Lyon woman was seen by store security attempting to steal bras and belts valued at $325.99.

She was charged with retail fraud.

For questions about this crime report, email nancy.kelsey@patch.com.