Crime & Safety
Thieves Target Unlocked Cars in Dearborn Neighborhood
The following information was supplied by the Dearborn Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Dearborn police are investigating at least four complaints by residents who had items stolen from unlocked vehicles during the weekend.
The thefts occurred at homes located along Turnberry Lane on Oct. 5-6.
Police were dispatched to 34 Turnberry Lane at 11 a.m. on Oct. 6. According to reports, a 35-year-old man told officers that his 2014 white Ford Escape was stolen along with a $500 Dell laptop.
The man said he parked the vehicle in his driveway at 10 p.m. on Oct. 5. The man left the vehicle unlocked with the ignition key on the passenger's seat. At approximately 9 a.m. on Oct. 6, the man discovered the vehicle missing. He said no one had permission to take the vehicle.
The man told police that he observed a black male in his 30s with a stocky build, walking through the neighborhood several times during the past two weeks. He found the activity suspicious and confronted the individual, who told him that he was a chef for a nearby neighbor. Since that time, the man said he has not seen the chef in the neighborhood.
Laptop stolen from car
Police were dispatched to a home at 17 Turnberry Lane at approximately 10:22 a.m. on Oct. 6. The homeowner informed officers that a silver laptop and black case valued at $1,000 was taken from an unlocked silver 2007 BMW between 4 p.m. on Oct. 5 and 1 a.m. on Oct. 6.Gym bag removed from car
Police were dispatched to a home at 9 Turnberry Lane at approximately 10:04 a.m. on Oct. 6. An 18-year-old female told officers that sometime between 9:15 p.m. on Oct. 5 and 1 a.m. on Oct. 6, an unknown individual or individuals entered her unlocked 2012 Nissan Rogue and removed a purple gym bag. The woman discovered her car ransacked and the gym bag on the lawn of her neighbor's house. No items were reported missing.Camera damaged in theft
Dearborn police were dispatched to a home at 19 Turnberry Lane on Oct. 6 in response to a theft complaint. A 32-year-old man told officers that an unknown individual or individuals entered his unlocked 2007 Buick Lacerne and removed a spot tester professional camera valued at $8,000.The man located the camera case sitting on his neighbor's lawn, however the camera was damaged due to being left out in the rain overnight. Officers could not obtain latent fingerprints from the vehicle due to the rain.
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