Deputies investigating 20 vehicle break-ins reported since Sunday
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is investigating 20 vehicle break-ins in Superior and Scio townships that occurred between Sunday and Tuesday, according to CrimeMapping.com.
Eleven of those vehicle break-ins took place in Scio Township, while the other nine took place in Superior Township. The Scio Township break-ins took place in the Country French Estates, Arbor Pointe and Scio Farms neighborhoods.
The first incident in Scio Township was reported at 10 p.m. Monday in the 100 block of Cherry Lane, according to CrimeMapping.com, Break-ins took place Tuesday morning in the 100 block of Peach Lane, 100 block of Sycamore Lane, 100 block of Orange Blossom Lane, the 100 block of Rockwood Court, the 5600 block of Versailles Avenue and the 5600 block of Villa France Drive.
Four break-ins were reported between 6:09 a.m. and 6:27 a.m. Tuesday in the 5700 block of Cedar Ridge Drive, according to CrimeMapping.com.
The break-ins in Superior Township took place on Sunday and Monday.
The first incident was reported at 11 a.m. Sunday in the 9900 block of West Avondale Circle. Break-ins also came in the 1700 block of Bridgewater Drive, the 1900 block of Savannah Lane, the 9800 block of High Meadow Drive and the 1900 block of Andover Drive, CrimeMapping.com reports indicated.
Four break-ins were reported between 12:28 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. Monday in the 9700 block of Ravenshire Drive, CrimeMapping.com data showed.
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office sent out an alert over the Nixle alert system Tuesday regarding the vehicle break-ins in Scio Township and an alert on Monday regarding the Superior Township incidents.
Officials did not return a message seeking comment about the break-ins when contacted on Wednesday.
Anyone with information on these incidents is encouraged to call the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office anonymous tip line at 734-973-7711 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAk UP (773-2587).
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Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
TryingToBeObjective
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 11:54 p.m.
Interesting you know from personal knowledge there was nothing left out for them to see. Do you make a habit if looking into twenty cars a night before turning in? Perhaps your car had nothing left out. Drive your car to Detroit, leave your mail on the seat, and walk home. If anything happens, it's not your fault. You're the victim, after all. I'm sure the sheriff dept. was shaking their heads at the lack of common sense. Crime prevention 101- lock your doors. Is there a homeowners association? Perhaps a collective use of brainpower is needed.
TryingToBeObjective
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 9:56 p.m.
Curious whether they were actual break-ins, or naive people who "invited" access by leaving their doors unlocked, and items in view. Is this info available?
huh7891
Thu, Aug 22, 2013 : 12:55 a.m.
So they pawed thru mailboxes? Wow pretty bold..as you can see the scum is migrating west.
a2citizen
Thu, Aug 22, 2013 : 12:25 a.m.
Wondering why your comment blaming the victim was acknowledged but not deleted. Based on your logic, women who wear dresses invite "access"...
TryingToBeObjective
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 11:15 p.m.
They made it easier for the perps to do the crime. Common sense- who leaves credit cards in an unlocked car? Even in a locked car? We don't live in the Maybury era. Not blaming the victims per se, but common sense is helpful. Do you leave the doors to your home unlocked as well? Too much effort? If your children are harmed during a break-in, does it matter whether you locked the door in the first place? If you value your stuff, protect it. Perhaps if someone had bothered to take the 2 seconds to lock their car, an alarm would have alerted others, and the perps would have been caught. Common sense, so you don't have to be a victim unnecessarily. Could have been prevented easily.
Julie
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 10:32 p.m.
Only in Ann Arbor would someone blame the victim of a crime. I'm certain that the thieves are just down on their luck and are victims of a government system that has left them with no other options other than to steal from others...... I live in one of the subs and as far as I know all the cars broken into were unlocked. Naïve, maybe. But they went through every unlocked car. I know from personal knowledge that there was nothing left out for them to see. Interestingly enough they bypassed radar detectors, Ipods, etc..... Their preference was cash and credit cards. They also went through every mailbox in the sub and threw the mail in the streets while taking credit card statements and applications, leaving the torn open envelopes behind. I'm certain that you will find the homeowners to blame for that as well as they did not take the time to empty their mailbox the night before.
Kyle Feldscher
Wed, Aug 21, 2013 : 10:06 p.m.
Should someone from WCSO get back to me, I'll make sure to ask.