Corridor between Southfield, Detroit sees rash of car thefts
Up and down Telegraph Road, from Detroit to Southfield to the northern suburbs, a thief has been stealing cars out of parking lots.
REBUTTAL WITNESS BUT THEY WERE KEPT OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM UNTIL IT WAS DETERMINED THEY WOULDN'T TESTIFY. Devin: A LOCAL CAR THIEF APPEARS TO HAVE FOUND HIS OR HER COMFORT ZONE. "DEFENDER" HANK WINCHESTER TAKES US TO AN AREA WHERE VEHICLES ARE DISAPPEARING AT AN ALARMING RATE. Hank: WE'RE BEING TOLD HE IS MAKING HIS WAY UP AND DOWN TELEGRAPH ROAD FROM THE CITY TO THE SUBURBS. HE IS STEALING CARS WHILE PEOPLE ARE INSIDE SHOPPING. INVESTIGATORS ARE CALLING HIM THE TELEGRAPH ROAD THIEF. A GUY WHO IS STEALING CARS UP AND DOWN THE BUSY ROADWAY. CARS PARKED IN STRIP MALLS APPEAR TO BE A FAVORITE. IT'S A PRESS ACCESSIBLE AREA, GET IN THE CAR AND GET AWAY ON TWO OR THREE FREEWAYS. Hank: FROM THE CITY OF DETROIT AND STRETCHING UP THROUGH THE SUBURBS LIKE SOUTHFIELD INTO BLOOMFIELD, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF CARS, MAINLY CHRYSLER, JEEP CHEROKEES IN PARTICULAR, BEING STOLEN DURING THE LAST MONTH. I USUALLY PARK WHERE THE CAR IS VISIBLE AND CAN BE SEEN AND FIRST AND FOREMOST, I LOCK IT. Hank: IN SOME CASES, THE THIEF DIDN'T HAVE TO PRY OPEN A DOOR OR BREAK A WINDOW, THE CARS WERE LEFT UNLOCKED. IT'S ALWAYS LOCKED. AND IT'S ALWAYS TO WHERE THERE'S NOTHING IN VIEW TO TEMPT ANYBODY WITHIN THE CAR. AND TRY AND NOT LEAVE ANYTHING IN THE CAR. Hank: HE MAY BE RIDING A BIKE. ONCE HE FINDS A CAR TO STEAL, HE THROWS THE BIKE IN THE BACK SEAT OR THE TRUNK AND THEN TAKES OFF.
