Police Blotter: Officers Investigate Theft of Metal and Items in Cars

Items Stolen from Cars

Police are investigating reports of items stolen from cars including:

• A GPS from a home in the 28300 block of Manhattan on July 26.
• A portable satellite radio and baseball equipment from a vehicle in the 21100 block of Gordon on July 26.
• A pair of prescription sunglasses was reported stolen from a vehicle in the 21900 block of Bradfords Ct. on July 27.

Charcoal Stolen

Police are investigating a report that charcoal and a fan were stolen July 26 from the Kroger store on 9 Mile. According to a police report, a store employee observed a man with blonde hair, about 30 years old, take a bag of charcoal and fan from the front lobby of the store. He fled in a green pickup.

Metal Stolen

Police are investigating the theft of metal from homes, a business and a vehicle including:

• A catalytic converter was reportedly stolen from vehicle in the 800 block of North Shore on July 27.
• Copper piping was stolen from the basement and air conditioning unit from a home in the 21400 block of Timberidge on July 27.
• Metal valves, pipes and pieces of scrap from a storage shed at were reported stolen on July 28. 

Work Vehicle Vandalized

Police were called to a construction site at 11 Mile and Little Mack for a report of two valve stems that were removed from the tires of a backhoe used in the paving project.