Deputies Catch Suspected Thief

MACOMB COUNTY, MI — A 33-year-old woman was arrested and charged with stealing multiple items Wednesday after a traffic stop in Mt. Clemens, according to a Macomb County Sheriff’s Department news release. Elizabeth Johnson was arraigned in Clinton Township’s 41-B District Court and is currently being held at the county jail.

Deputies were called to a Gibbs Street home in Mt. Clemens on a report of a vehicle break-in. A caller alerted police to the break-in as it was happening and told deputies he saw a male in dark clothing enter his car. The caller yelled at the male, who then got out of the car and jumped into a silver Chrysler Sebring, police reports said.

The Mt. Clemens resident followed the Sebring and sheriff’s deputies stopped the vehicle after a short distance on Harper Avenue near Wooster Street. Police reports said Johnson was driving the Sebring and was with her 16-year-old son.

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Deputies recovered three cell phones, a television, and several pieces of packaging not listed to Johnson from the Sebring. The caller told police Johnson and her son had thrown additional items out the windows of the car. Deputies later recovered a laptop computer, accessories, and additional mail.

Johnson was charged with Receiving and Concealing Stolen Property $200 - $1000, Breaking and Entering a Vehicle, and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Child, police reports said. Her 16-year-old son son was turned over to a family member, and deputies sent a petition to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office for review.

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