Dearborn Police Urge Caution After String of West End Home Burglaries

Police have asked residents to keep an eye out for suspicious activities.

A string of home burglaries on Dearborn's west end have police concerned, and urging residents to take action. Home break-ins were reported recently to police in the neighborhoods near Michigan Avenue, Ford Road, Telegraph and Golfview. Break-ins occurred at 12:15 p.m. Oct 6 in the 22500 block of Cobb; 4 a.m. Oct. 7 in the 200 block of S. Vernon and the 200 block of S. Lafayette; 7:30 a.m. Oct 7 in the 1700 block of Drexel; 10:37 a.m. Oct. 8 in the 400 block of N. Mildred; 1:21 a.m. Oct. 9 in the 800 block of Highland; and 6 a.m. Oct. 10 in the 1600 block of Drexel. Police are urging residents to take extra care in securing their homes, and to keep a lookout for suspicious activity in their neighborhoods. Additionally, the department has …

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Dearborn Police Investigate Possible Inside Job at Advance America

The following information was supplied by the Dearborn Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

A security alarm at 5 a.m. Sunday morning brought Dearborn police to small loan and cash advance business Advance America on Telegraph Road, which had fallen victim to two burglars only minutes before, according to a police report. Although they arrived within moments after the alarm sounded, Dearborn police found no suspects on the property, the report said. The building’s glass front door was shattered and a safe hidden in a file cabinet was open and empty.  Around 9 a.m., Advance America’s manager told police the only item missing was a metal cash box located inside of the safe, the report said. The box contained around $20 in change. The company’s surveillance system caught the robbery on camera, giving management and Dearborn police a…

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Police Blotter: Thieves Target Unoccupied Homes in Dearborn

If the past week is any indication, thieves are preying on vacant houses in Dearborn, stealing tools and copper pipes. The following information was supplied by the Dearborn Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

Thieves targeted four unoccupied houses in Dearborn last week, stealing copper piping out of three and construction equipment out of the fourth, according to Dearborn police reports. Officers responded to a call from the 6600 block of Appoline Street July 15 regarding stolen copper pipe from the victim’s basement, the report said. While the resident had moved out of the Appoline residence a week prior, he frequented the house daily to prepare it for sale, he said. The responding officer saw no signs of forced entry in the home, but he did locate an unlocked window on the north side of the home, according to the report. The victim added that the house’s air conditioning unit had also been stolen on June 27. He said he believed the two …

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Full House Doesn't Stop Laptop Snatcher

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A laptop was stolen from its owner’s living room on the 7200 block of Neckel Street Saturday while the owner’s wife and mother were in the house, a Dearborn police report said.  The computer, a MacBook Pro, sat on the victim’s living room couch before it was taken between 3 and 7 p.m., the report said.  The victim valued the computer at $1,200. The victim’s wife and mother were in the house’s main floor bedroom at the time of the burglary, the report said. While both said they didn’t see or hear anyone in the house that afternoon, they agreed the only unsecured point of entry was the home’s back door. The suspect was apparently light on his feet. An intruder entering through the rear door would have to pass the same main floor bedroom …

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Police Blotter: Attempted Burglary Reported at Dearborn Business

The manager of Auto Repair Unlimited in Dearborn reported an attempted burglary on Friday. The following information was supplied by the Dearborn Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

An attempted break-in to a Dearborn business ended before entry was made for reasons unknown. The manager of Auto Repair Unlimited, located at 7400 Greenfield Road, reported to Dearborn police that the door handle and two windows of the business were broken in an attempted burglary. The incident happened while the business was closed, between 5:50 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday, the manager said. The manager said it appeared no entry was made into the building, and no items were missing, according to the police report. He also said he received no phone calls from the security company that monitors the business' alarm system. There are currently no suspects in the case. For questions about this blotter, email jessica.carreras@patch.com.

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