Engagement Ring, Laptops Reported Stolen in Break-In of Northville Home

Northville Police responded March 17 to a home on the 200 block of South Center Street for a report of a possible breaking and entering, according to a police report.

A neighbor told police he discovered the back entrance to the home had the glass pane removed and the inner door was left open, the report indicated.  He told police he noticed the damage when his dog had gone over to the neighbors’ door at 8 a.m. as it often does to visit the man and woman who live at the residence to earn a treat.

The man told police he thought his neighbors had returned from a trip to Chicago early and left the door open, perhaps so the dog could visit.

The man told police he had entered the home and noticed a flat-screen television normally sitting atop a cabinet in the living room was on the floor and the front door also was open, the report indicated.

The man told police he called out his neighbors’ names but heard no response.

When police entered the home, they found several drawers and cabinets in the kitchen left open, as were several drawers in the living room.

A local couple that is friends with the homeowners toured the house with police while speaking to one of the homeowners and determined three laptop computers were missing. The homeowner told police one of the computers was a MacBook, which has a tracking feature to help locate the laptop if it is reported stolen.

When the homeowners arrived back home, the woman at the residence told police her $11,000 engagement ring was missing, and the man told police several watches had been taken from a chest of drawers at the foot of the bed.

Police are continuing to investigate the break-in.