Ed's Bread Burgled, Ypsilanti Man Arrested After Harassing Saline Family

Burglar Steals from Ed's Bread

A Saline business was robbed during a burglary that appears to have taken place between 4 p.m. April 19 and 3 a.m. April 20.

The owner of the Ed’s Bread building at 201 W. Michigan Ave., entered the building Saturday morning to retrieve items for the Saline Farmers Market. He discovered the cash box, computer and monitor missing and called police. The suspect(s) apparently gained entry by using a tool to enter the back door.

Ypsilanti Man Accused of Harassing Saline Family, Damaging Home and Resisting Arrest

The county prosecutor has authorized three complaints against a 23-year-old Ypsilanti man who allegedly harassed a Saline family, damaged their home, and tried to attack Saline Police officers who responded to the scene March 11.

At about 9:30 p.m., police were called to investigate a report of a man banging on the door of a house on Maplewood Drive. The suspect was a former co-worker of a woman living at the home.

As police arrived, the suspect was on the back porch banging on the door. According to the resident, the suspect was a former co-worker who had stopped showing up for work three weeks prior. Out of the blue, the woman received several texts from the man. The last text asked the woman if she still lived on Maplewood. A few minutes later, the suspect was yelling and pounding on the door.

The incident scared the children in the residence, residents told police. The husband later told police had been prepared to use a gun to protect his family.

When police approached the man, who they determined was intoxicated by alcohol, the suspect clenched his fist and tried to punch the officer. Police removed a knife from a pouch on the man and then cuffed the suspect. The man continued to try to kick the officers, according to the report.

The suspect apparently broke through the family’s screen on the back door.

The suspect was transported to hospital by Huron Valley Ambulance. In an interview he told police he wanted to talk to the woman at the home about the problems they have at work, but would not go into further detail about what he was trying to do at the house, according to the report.

Police told the suspect he should not have further contact with the family.

The prosecutor’s office has authorized a complaint of resisting arrest, malicious destruction of property, and attempted breaking and entry.

SPD Catches Teen in Act of Graffiti

Police arrested a 17-year-old Saline boy for vandalism. Police believe the boy is responsible for at least six instances of graffiti in the city between April 11 and April 15.

Police had been on the lookout for vandal when they spotted the teenager standing on a garbage dumpster, next to freshly painted work, with a can of spray paint in his hand.

The teen originally admitted to also spray painting graffiti near Key Bank downtown, according to the repot. Later, he admitted more instances to Saline police, according to the report.

Man Arrested on Warrants

Saline Police arrested a 21-year-old Elmwood Court man on a felony warrant for possession of heroin April 22. He was then transported to the Washtenaw County Jail for pickup by the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department, which wanted him on an uttering and publishing warrant.

Clark Street Man's Vehicle Keyed

A Clark Street resident reported that someone damaged his Chevrolet Impala sometime before 10 p.m., April 20.  Police said the damage appeared consistent with the mark made when a vehicle is “keyed.”

Dollar General Employee's Car Damaged by Hit and Run Driver

A Dearborn woman who works at Dollar General finished her shift April 20 and discovered that someone struck her vehicle, damaging the passenger side and ripping off the front bumper. It is believed the damage occurred between 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Hit and Run Driver Destroys Mailbox, Leaves Mirror on Monroe Street Lawn

Overnight April 19, an unknown northbound vehicle left the roadway on the 200 block of Monroe Street, destroying a mailbox. A broken mirror, possibly from a late model Ford Edge, was found on the lawn nearby.

Teen Girl Arrested with Marijuana

The county prosecutor has authorized a warrant for the arrest of a 17-year-old Saline girl arrested Sept. 14, 2012 by Saline Police.

Police were dispatched to the Busch’s market when a customer called police to complain a group of young people in line for groceries reeked of marijuana. Police arrived and located the van with a license plate provided by the customer. The driver, a 17-year-old girl, smelled like marijuana and had red eyes, according to police. The group had stopped at Busch’s to purchase snacks, she told police. After originally denying there was marijuana in the vehicle, the driver told police she had a quantity in her purse, she said.

Five grams of marijuana was retrieved from her purse. She was arrested. The complaint was authorized by the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office April 22.

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