Car burglars smash windows, steal steering wheels
Four people called police Wednesday morning after they went to their vehicles, found the driver’s windows smashed out and their steering wheels missing.
Police said each of the victims owned a Chevrolet Malibu.
The thefts were reported between 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. in the 29000 block of Woodward Avenue, the 100 block of Tiffany Lane, the 4300 block of Tonawanda Avenue, and the 100 block of Allenhurst.
Though the thefts were not clustered in one geographic area, police said they believe the thefts are all related. Steering wheels are typically stolen for the airbags inside them.
Police said they were unable to find any witnesses or surveillance video near any of the theft locations. However, they did get a swab of some DNA material from one of the vehicles and are investigating further.
Road rage suspect shoots out motorist’s windows with slingshot
A Detroit man followed a Royal Oak man to his hometown March 16 after the Royal Oak man honked at the suspect coming out of a parking lot in Ferndale.
The Royal Oak man drove off and didn’t realize the suspect, 41, in a GMC Terrain, was following him.
In Royal Oak on Main Street near Hudson, the resident was driving along when the suspect suddenly shot out the rear window and the side window of the resident’s car, police said
Police said the Royal Oak man immediately called them.
The suspect was still in the area. After police arrested him they discovered he had used a slingshot to shoot out the windows on the other man’s vehicle.
The suspect is facing a charge of malicious destruction of property.
Woman charged with felony home invasion at ex-boyfriend’s apartment
A Detroit woman, 36, is facing a charge of first-degree home invasion after police say she showed up at her ex-boyfriend’s apartment and smashed out a door window with brick to get inside his apartment.
Police said the suspect and the man had dated a couple of times since January, and she was upset about an alleged infidelity by the man.
Police were called to the man’s apartment at 1:15 a.m. March 15 in the 800 block of South Stephenson Highway.
At her arraignment the next day the woman was charged with the home invasion, a 20-year felony, and a misdemeanor count of domestic violence.
She has no prior criminal convictions and was jailed on $4,000 cash bond.
Clawson man flees police at 100 mph on Rochester Road
A Clawson man fled from police March 16 when they tried to stop him for tailgating and driving aggressively near 11 Mile Road and Main Street.
Police said they spotted the driver, 20, in a black Ford Focus at 12:45 a.m. but he refused to stop and drove away at 100 mph, heading north on Rochester Road.
Police called off the chase for public safety reasons and got a license plate number from the suspect’s car.
The plate number led police to the owner’s house in Clawson, where the suspect lives with his parents.
He was arrested and later arraigned on a charge of third-degree fleeing and eluding.
The charge is a five-year felony and the suspect’s bond was set at $3,000 cash. Police said he has no prior criminal history.
Man shoots gun in the air
Police were called to the 1100 block of North Center Street early March 16 after a caller heard a gunshot in the area.
Officers arrived and found the suspect, 30, standing next to his car. His handgun was inside his car parked in the street.
Police said they soon learned from the suspect’s relatives that he was suffering from paranoid delusions.
The man told officers he fired one shot into the air to scare away what he believed were people trying to break into his relatives’ house.
Police arrested the man and took him to the hospital for a mental evaluation.
-Mike McConnell, Tribune staff writer