Computers, video game systems, mountain bikes stolen in three separate home invasions
Computers and other electronic equipment were stolen in three separate home invasions that occurred Thursday and Friday in Washtenaw County.
Deputies from the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the incidents, the first of which is believed to have occurred sometime Thursday night in the 7000 block of Chamblerlin in Webster Township.
The thief or thieves entered the home through an unlocked sliding glass door, deputies said in a media summary. A radio, television, VCR and several mountain bikes were stolen from the property.
Deputies are also investigating a home invasion in the 8000 block of Deering in Superior Township that occurred at some point Friday. A suspect or suspects got into the home by breaking out a window. A PlayStation 3 game system, Wii video game console and numerous video games were stolen.
That same day, a home invasion took place at the 1300 block of Desoto Avenue in Ypsilanti Township. A Dell laptop, Gateway desktop and other equipment were stolen, according to the incident summary. The thief or thieves broke out a basement window to get in the home.
There are no suspects at this time in any of the home invasions.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
Tru2Blu76
Wed, Jun 27, 2012 : 3:16 a.m.
Again with the problem over the term "home invasion." Most of the listed reports were apparently (and more likely) break-in burglaries. What is so hard to understand about that? If a thief or thieves enter a living space while the residents are present: that's a home invasion. If there's no resident in the living space at the time of the theft, that's a burglary. I guess AnnArbor.com is content to be considered a bottom-level blog, they sure have low hiring standards. I'm sure just about any Ann Arbor Junior High (middle school) will be able to recommend some 13 year-old students who are better qualified than some current staff. And just FYI, Mac OS X has a feature called "Dashboard" in which "widgets" can easily be installed / selected. One of those "widgets" is a quite-adquate dictionary!! It's not impossible that other computer operating systems (like Windows) have the same kinds of writing aids. Why... don't any A2.com staff ever seem to use them??
P. J. Murphy
Tue, Jun 26, 2012 : 8:02 p.m.
Thanks for your quick reply Mr. Counts. If the Sheriff calls it a "home invasion" in my book, that's what you have to go with. Yet it makes for an odd situation, since there is a great deal of specificity in what was taken, yet nothing to support the term "home invasion". I agree with the other posters here that there is a significant difference between the home invasion and burglary. It makes one curious if the Sheriff's office has a policy on this, and whether or not it's consistent with AAPD or UM's DPS.
Tru2Blu76
Wed, Jun 27, 2012 : 3:20 a.m.
I agree overall, but IMO, it's the standard dictionary and not any police department or agency which DOES hold authority when it comes to English Language usage. God help us if any random cops ever take over and start telling us how to speak & write English. It's bad enough we have amateurs with bylines at AnnArbor.com. ;-)
brimble
Tue, Jun 26, 2012 : 5:59 p.m.
Following the S.O.'s use of terminology is fine, to a point. But has anyone asked why they characterize what appear to be simple burglaries, even without forced entry, using a term that implies threat to persons rather than simple larceny?
HONDO
Tue, Jun 26, 2012 : 4:08 p.m.
Home invasion-Burglary of a dwelling while the residents are at home. Burglary-The act of entering a building or other premises with the intent to commit theft. Alot of the home invasion articles are misrepresented....
John Counts
Tue, Jun 26, 2012 : 4:03 p.m.
When the sheriff's office calls them home invasions, we call them home invasions. In this case, they referred to all three of these as home invasions.
P. J. Murphy
Tue, Jun 26, 2012 : 3:44 p.m.
I second this request for clarity about what specifically is meant by "home invasion". Based on the information provided in the article these events sound like burglaries. Was this term part of the police report or an journalistic interpretation?
brimble
Tue, Jun 26, 2012 : 10:49 a.m.
If these are 'home invasions', then what is the definition of 'burglaries'?
RJA
Tue, Jun 26, 2012 : 2:37 a.m.
No suspects, what a shame. They will get caught, and I hope sooner than later.