Police Blotter: Scary Wake Up, Man Tries to Sleep in Resident's Yard

A Fenton man told police he woke to find someone standing in his house around 4:20 a.m. Thursday on the 200 block of Armstrong Street.  

The man told police he was sleeping when he was awakened by the sound of a creaky floorboard, Chief Rick Aro said. The man told police he thought he may have been dreaming, but then he heard another floorboard creak and then saw the suspect move.  

Aro said the man reported that he got out of bed and observed the person run from the house. Police were unable to locate the suspect, and the incident is under investigation.  

Nothing was reported stolen from the house.

Resident complains about drunken man

Police received a call at 3:45 a.m. Tuesday from a homeowner complaining about what he or she believed was a highly intoxicated man in the home's front yard on the corner of George Street and Shiawassee Avenue.  

The homeowners told police a man had tried to sleep in their front yard, and when they requested he leave, the man became argumentative and obnoxious, Aro said. Police arrived to find the man walking down George Street. Aro said officers reported he had slurred speech and poor balance. He was given a preliminary breath test, which revealed a blood-alcohol content of more than 0.16. The legal limit is 0.08.

According to reports, he was arrested for disorderly intoxication and was taken to the Fenton Police Department, where it was discovered that the 25-year-old Fenton resident had two outstanding warrants with the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department.

He was jailed overnight and was given a notice to appear in court.

Man arrested on charges of stolen cigarettes

Police arrested a 46-year-old Burton man on charges of larceny. He is suspected of stealing cigarettes.

Aro said employees at the Speedway station at 3340 Owen Rd. told police that at 4 a.m. May 28, a man asked for a carton of Newport cigarettes and then grabbed the carton and ran out the door. Employees reported that he fled in a white Buick Rendezvous, and they were able to give police a possible license plate number.

On the next day, May 29, Aro said a police officer in the Flint area had heard about the larceny and observed a vehicle that matched the description. The officer contacted the Burton Police Department, which obtained the vehicle's registration information and contacted the individual, who confessed to the theft and to other thefts across the county, Aro said.

The case has been forwarded to the Fenton City Prosecutor’s Office.

Missing bike

Police are investigating the larceny of a bike, which a resident reported June 2 on the 400 block of Dauner Haus Street.

Aro said a resident reported parking the black and maroon Vortex on the back porch May 27 and discovered the bike was missing June 1.

Police have no suspects.

For questions about this blotter, email jason.alexander@patch.com.