Crime & Safety

Police Blotter: Officers Investigate Tailgate Thefts

The following information was supplied by the St. Clair Shores police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Police are investigating a series of tailgate thefts in the city.

Residents reported five separate incidents in the early morning hours of Jan. 16 near Martin and I-94.

St. Clair Shores Police Lt. Timothy Keelan believes the tailgates may have been stolen for scrap.

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The tailgates were stolen in these areas:

  • 28300 block of Joan.
  • 20400 block of Martin.
  • 19800 block of Scarsdale (two incidents).
  • 28500 block of Beste.

Keelan recommends residents lock the tailgate of their pickup trucks to protect their vehicles.

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For questions on the police blotter, email edward.cardenas@patch.com.


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