Crime & Safety

Police: 15-Year-Old Solicited for Sex in Rochester

Plus more police and crime news from around southeast Michigan this week.


Farmington-Farmington Hills

Laptop, Cash, Jewelry Taken from Farmington Hills Home:Β Police believe someone got into the home through an unlocked bathroom window.Β A 24-inch computer monitor, laptop computer, $200 in cash, credit cards, jewelry and a wallet were taken.Β 

St. Clair Shores

Police Investigate Gas Station Armed Robbery:Β According to a release from the police, a man approachedΒ theΒ cashier counter to make a purchase and pulledΒ a knife from a plastic bag andΒ demanded the employee open the cash register. Β 

RochesterΒ 

Rochester police said theyΒ have identified and interviewed a person whom aΒ 15-year-old says tried soliciting sexΒ from the teen in the area of University and Main.

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Grosse Pointe

Details of Jane Bashara's Death Revealed in CourtΒ Testimony:Β MedicalΒ ExaminerΒ Dr. Francisco J.Β DiazΒ testified that Jane died in Jan. 2012Β from strangulation, her windpipe was crushed and she had internal bleeding in her neck from the force.

Chesterfield TownshipΒ 

Four men broke into a Chesterfield Township smoke shopΒ around 6:05 a.m. Tuesday, making off with approximately $10,000 of cigarettes and cigars, police said Thursday.Β 

Find out what's happening in Oakland Township-Lake Orionfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Macomb Township

Macomb Township Man Leaves Loaded Gun in Kroger Cart:Β The gun owner, who is licensed to carry,Β retrieved his weapon from the Sheriff's Office. He toldΒ an evidence technician that he accidentally left the gun in the cart when he became distracted whileΒ unloading groceries.

Compiled by Jessica Nunez

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