Drunk Sterling Heights driver admits he drank too much, hasn’t had license in 20 years, police say
When police pulled over a Sterling Heights man for swerving all over the road, he admitted that he shouldn’t have been driving because he’d had too much to drink and hadn’t owned a valid license in 20 years, according to authorities.
Police: Drunk woman hits security guard with can of Red Bull at Troy restaurant; boyfriend drives drunk
Police said a couple was getting very drunk one night at a Troy bar when a Dearborn woman struck a security guard with a can of Red Bull. Her boyfriend later drove to the police station on a flat tire while highly intoxicated, officers said.
Woman reports fake shooting in hopes Troy police wouldn’t arrest her boyfriend during traffic stop
A Madison Heights woman called 911 and reported a fake shooting in the hopes that Troy officers would respond to the more serious crime and not arrest her boyfriend during a traffic stop, authorities said.
Bizarre call to Troy hotel unearths possible kidnapping, drug, mail and identity theft cases
During a bizarre call to a Troy hotel, officers said they learned about a slew of potential crimes committed by the people inside one of the rooms -- including kidnapping, drug use, mail theft, identity theft, lying several times to officers and kicking out the window of a police car.
Troy police revisit case of mother who was beaten to death in apartment 42 years ago
TROY, Mich. – Police are revisiting the case of a mother who was beaten to death in her apartment 42 years ago. Gail Webster, 48, was living at an apartment in the 1900 block of Dorchester Drive when she was killed. Police believe she was beaten to death with a “blunt object” on Oct. 28, 1978. READ: Police revisit mysterious fatal beating of mother in Troy apartment from 42 years agoMeghan Lehman runs the Troy Police Department Twitter account. Lehman was working the front desk years ago, when she was a rookie and someone came into ask about a cold case murder -- the murder of Gail Webster.
Troy police say thieves are targeting elderly in utility worker impersonation scam
TROY, Mich. Police said a man and woman have been going from home to home impersonating workers from the water company in Troy. As soon as theyre let inside, they turn to thieves, stealing anything valuable they can get their hands on. The duo went to a string of homes on Wednesday, starting with a 91-year-old man on Chesapeake. The man was the one who really came into the door, and he had a worker jacket on, like a reflective jacket. I wont answer the door but If I do, my doors are locked, Michalski said.