Bike, personal items stolen in break-in at U-M farm house in Webster Township

By Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

Posted on Thu, Apr 19, 2012 : 9:58 a.m.

This story has been changed to reflect the address is in Webster Township.

The caretaker house at the University of Michigan’s Base Lake Farm in Webster Township was broken into earlier this week and some personal items were reported missing.

The University of Michigan Department of Public Safety reported the home, located at 8420 Strawberry Lake Road, had been broken into sometime between noon on Friday and 10 p.m. Tuesday. The incident was reported at about noon Wednesday.

Personal belongings and a bicycle were reported missing from the home, according to police.

The farm house is a part of the Base Lake Farm Complex, also owned by the University of Michigan.

There were no suspects in the break-in as of Thursday morning. Anyone with information on the incident is encouraged to call the University of Michigan police’s anonymous tip line at 1-800-863-1355.

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