Crime & Safety

Hartland Woman Reports Identity Theft, Break-In Reported at Wilson Marine

The following information was supplied by the Livingston County Sheriff's Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

On Jan. 21, a Hartland woman reported a case of identity theft after receiving a Sears Mastercard statement in the mail, according to a police report from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. 

Police say that on Dec. 11, an unknown suspect opened a Sears account at a store located in the Lakes Mall in Muskegon using the victim’s information and then used the account to purchase items from the store including apparel, cosmetics and jewelry.

Break-in reported at Wilson Marine

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On the morning of Jan. 28, police responded to a breaking and entering complaint at the Wilson Marine in Howell, according to a police report from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department.

Police say employees noticed a broken plastic window on an overhead garage door and later located the missing window in an outside dumpster located on the property.

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After reviewing surveillance tape, the owner told police that the suspect was seen inside the building at approximately 1:45 a.m. on Jan. 27.

Police say no items were reported missing and the suspect left the scene after setting off a motion sensor inside the building.


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