Crime Brief: Utica on Lookout for 'Heavyset' Thieves

Utica Woman Robbed at Home by 'Heavyset' Scam Artists

A woman told police she was robbed of $80 cash from her purse Sunday after she allowed a couple to come into her home to talk about an apartment rental.

The victim told police a man and woman came to her apartment and asked about the vacant adjacent apartment that  she was renting. While the victim spoke with the woman in the kitchen, the man went into the woman’s bedroom and stole the cash from her purse, police said.

The woman told police she had asked the man not to walk around her home, but he insisted that he needed to use the restroom.

After the couple refused to fill out an application form to rent the apartment next door, they left.

The victim described the couple as white and heavyset. The woman had dark hair, was about 5 feet 6 inches tall and about 300 pounds.

The man was described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing about 400 pounds with “a large belly” and had a baseball cap on.

The victim said they left in a black and white car, but she did not recognize the make or model.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Utica Police Department at 586-731-2345.

Theft from a Vehicle

A GPS and a flat-screen touch radio were stolen from a parked vehicle last Thursday evening or early Friday morning.

The victim told police Friday that when he came out his home on Utica Green Road, he discovered the driver side door and the trunk of his Saturn Ion were open.

Missing from the vehicle was a TomTom GPS unit, a Boss 2400 Watt Class D Amp from the trunk and 7 .5-inch touch-screen radio.

Police said the thief or thieves damaged the dashboard while stealing the radio and they must have used a lockout tool or wedge to get into the vehicle.

The case is closed until a suspect or a witness becomes available.