Police Briefs: Target Employee Accused of Skimming from the Register

An employee working at the Hartland Target's food court could face embezzlement charges after police said she would steal money as customers paid at the register, according to the Livingston County Sheriff's Department.

Police said the Howell resident would either ring up a pop at the register and take the extra money or void the transaction and keep the money. The Howell woman, who was arrested March 14 and released pending action by the Livingston County prosecutor, told police she started stealing in either late December or early January to help pay bills for her family.

Police reported she took $338, listing multiple incidents between March 7 to March 14 that included $21 in cash at the time of her arrest.

Pit bull owner faces leash law violation

A 58-year-old Deerfield Township man who is facing a misdemeanor leash law violation told police he will get rid of his pit bull after police said it barked at his neighbor's 8-year-old grandson — the latest in a series of incidents, according to the Livingston County Sheriff's Department.

The man said the tan dog was given to him and he didn't want it in the first place after police told him about the complaint and was fed up because the dog keeps getting out. The incident took place about 11 a.m. March 13 in the 7000 block of Randall Drive, a police report said.

The report was forwarded to the Livingston County prosecutor for review.

$50 in quarters swiped from vehicle parked in driveway

Fifty dollars in quarter rolls were reported stolen from a 68-year-old Hartland Township woman's car parked in her driveway in the 5000 block of Linden Road, according to the Livingston County Sheriff's Department.

The incident occurred between 11 p.m. March 14 and 10 a.m. March 15, according to a police report. The woman said she thought she locked her vehicle and the money was hidden under gloves and scarf, the report said. There appeared no signs of forced entry, the report said.

Long guns, jewelry lifted from Tyrone Township home

A Tyrone Township couple's home in the 10000 block of Locust Drive was robbed of jewelry and long guns, according to the Livingston County Sheriff's Department.

The break-in occurred sometime between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. March 15, a police report said. The couple, both in their late 50s, had both left earlier that day with the doors locked and their dog inside the home, according to the wife. But she found their dog near the road and a spare key outside the residence.

Stolen money spent on foreign current website

A 60-year-old Hartland Township woman told police $2,000 from her bank account was withdrawn without permission and spent on eZforex.com — a website that advertises foreign currency.

The woman said the incident occurred on March 18, according to a Livingston County Sheriff's Department report.