Crime & Safety

Police Blotter: 5 Retail Thefts, 1 Arrest

A home burglary, someone steals an office chair from Office Max, tires slashed and more in this week's police blotter.

Dec. 17 

Theft from CVS

Someone took various skin care items around 6:30 p.m. from , 8645 Woodward Ave., police said. 

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Mailbox damaged

Someone damaged a mailbox overnight in the 6600 block of Greene Road, police said. 

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Dec. 15 

Theft from Office Max

Someone stole an office chair from , 7250 Woodward Ave., and fled in a car around 2 p.m., police said.

Theft from Kohl's 

Someone removed a bottle of cologne around 6:30 p.m. from , 1001 75th St., police said. 

Grill stolen from balcony  

Someone stole a grill from the balcony of an apartment between 6:10 p.m. and 7 p.m. in the 2600 block of Meadowdale Lane, police said. 

Dec. 13 

Home burglary 

Someone took various electronics around 8:15 p.m. in the 7700 block of Woodward Avenue, police said. 

Car windshield smashed

Someone smashed the windshield of a car with an unknown object between 2 p.m. on Dec. 12 and 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 13, police said. 

Driving under the influence 

Thomas Akowuah, 36, from the 7700 block of Woodward Avenue, was arrested around 7 a.m. and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following an accident near the intersection of 83rd Street and Piers Drive, police said. 

Dec. 11

Theft from Kohl's 

Someone took various items from Kohl's, 1001 75th St., around 2 p.m. and fled in a car, police said. 

Dec. 10 

Side mirror damaged

Someone damaged the driver’s side mirror of a car in the 8100 block of Route 53 between 1:30 a.m. and 10:40 a.m., police said. 

Theft from Kohl's 

Gloria Villalpando, 52, from the 500 block of Preston Drive, was arrested around 2:45 p.m. and charged with retail theft after she removed various items from Kohl’s, 1001 75th St., police said. 

Dec. 9 

Building marked with graffiti 

Someone marked the side of a building with graffiti in the 2000 block of 75th Street between 6 p.m. on Dec. 8 and 9 a.m. on Dec. 9, police said. 

Dec. 8 

Tires slashed

Someone slashed two tires of a car around 9:40 p.m. in the 6300 block of Main Street, police said. 

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