Monday, April 1, 2013
The 18-year-old is addicted to heroin and after her arrest, she told jail deputies she was hiding drugs in her rectum.
An 18-year-old Howell woman was arrested after her mother told police she had stolen a gold ring from her and $620 from her grandmother. A Livington County sheriff's deputy found the 18-year-old in Whitmore Lake on March 26, the same day her mother reported the theft. The girl admitted to stealing the ring and pawning it in Detroit. She also admitted to stealing the money and said she had already spent it, according to the police report. The 18-year-old told the deputy that she had used heroin about two hours before police found her, according to the report, and said she had a "severe heroin dependency." The deputy arrested the girl and took her to the Livingston County Jail, where she told jail deputies that she was hiding heroin in her …
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Livingston County Sheriff's Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Three bottles of top shelf liquor were reported stolen from the Hartland Meijer, according to a report from the Livingston County Sheriff's Department. Police say a Meijer Loss Prevention employee found a cart with a box of empty liquor bottles and spider packaging while walking through the store on March 18. After reviewing store video, police the employee noticed a male suspect unwrap and conceal two bottles of Crown Royale and one bottle of Jack Daniels, valued at more than $120, and exit the store without paying According to the report, the same male was seen again in the store on March 19, concealing unknown merchandise and exiting the store without paying. $102,000 worth of diamond jewelry reported stolen in Howell A Howell woman …
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The Howell Ultra Diamond jewelry store was burglarized again earlier this month.
Police are asking for help identifying the the person responsible for stealing $230,000 worth of jewelry from the Howell Ultra Diamonds store in Tanger Outlet Mall on March 9. The Michigan State Police Brighton Post and Livingston County Sheriff's Department responded to the alarm around midnight to find the front door and glass cases broken out. Items stolen include pendents, rings, earrings and precious stones. This is the second time in several months the store has been burglarized. Nearly $80,000 worth of jewelry was stolen from the store in December. The criminal investigation is continuing and officers are requesting anyone who may have information to contact Michigan State Police Trooper Joseph Pendergraff at the Brighton Post …
Monday, March 25, 2013
Susan Porter-Tyson of Linden was involved in a single vehicle personal injury crash near the intersection of Bennett Lake Road and Clairmont Drive in Deerfield Township.
A 46-year-old Linden woman died after her vehicle struck a tree in Deerfield Township on Sunday night. Susan Porter-Tyson was found trapped and non-responsive in her car around 10 p.m., according to a press release from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. Rescue attempts were made, but police say they were unable to revive Porter-Tyson, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say the woman was alone in the car and driving at a high rate of speed before losing control of the vehicle. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the report. A preliminary investigation shows that alcohol and drugs do not appear to have been a factor, but a final determination will be made once toxicology reports are obtained. The single …
Friday, March 22, 2013
Sara Rae Walters was sentenced to prison time for the abuse of her 3-year-old step-grandson.
A Livingston County Circuit Court judge has sentenced Sara Rae Walters to 10-15 years in prison for abusing her 3-year-old step-grandson, according to an article by WHMI 93.5 FM. Walters, of Oceola Township, reached a plea deal in February by pleading no contest on the charge of 1st Degree Child Abuse in exchange for prosecutors dropping the charge of torture. A no contest plea happens when the defendant neither admits nor disputes a charge. A no-contest plea, while not technically a guilty plea, has the same immediate effect as a guilty plea. The charges against Walters, 36, came after a three-month long investigation by police after the boy was admitted to the University of Michigan Pediatric Intensive Care Unit on Oct. 21. Police said …
Thursday, March 21, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Livingston County Sheriff's Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A 47-year-old Howell woman was arrested on retail theft charges after trying to steal a box of weight loss pills from the Genoa Township Walmart on March 17, according to a Livingston County Sheriff's Department police report. The woman told police her 'old man' was giving her a hard time, calling her fat, so she took Lipozene and concealed it in her bra, the report said. A Walmart loss prevention employee said she saw the woman carry the box of Lipozene into the restroom and followed her in, then saw her carry an empty box out and set it on the water fountain. The employee also located a book concealed in the woman's coat sleeve, according to the report. Howell man switches item price stickers A 21-year-old Howell man was arrested on …
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
"If the entire county wants to keep the same level of service, they need to ante up here and not have Hartland and Tyrone subsidize it," said Hartland Trustee Joe Petrucci.
During Tuesday night's Hartland Township meeting, Hartland manager James Wickman gave a brief update regarding an upcoming meeting that will take place this week between the Livingston County Board of Commissioners, Livingston County Sheriff Bob Bezotte and Hartland and Tyrone Townships to discuss the road patrol contracts that will expire at the end of the month. Wickman said there was the possibility of some agreement being reached between the groups by using new strategies and “out-of-the-box” thinking when it comes to their current model of road patrol. “We’re fully prepared for April 1 to receive the level of service that all our neighbors receive and that our residents pay county taxes for,” Wickman said. “Our interest in this is to …
Monday, March 18, 2013
The Livingston County Sheriff's Department is requesting the public's help in identifying a suspect who robbed a Brighton bank Monday morning and ran away.
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department is requesting the public’s help in identifying a suspect from a robbery that took place at the PNC Bank in Brighton on Monday. Police say the man entered the bank around 9:40 a.m. with a semi-automatic handgun and demanded money. The man ran away, according to a press release, with an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect is described by police as being small in stature, around 5’6’’, and wore dark sunglasses and a scarf-type garment around his mouth. The suspect was also wearing a tan and gray colored hooded coat with black or blue and white stripes around the elbow area with dark-colored windbreaker type pants, according to a press release. Police say the Sheriff’s K-9 team was contacted and…
Saturday, March 16, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Livingston County Sheriff's Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A Brighton woman is suspected to stealing more than $300 worth of merchandise from the Kohl’s store in Howell, according to a report from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. Police say on Feb. 12, an employee noticed the suspect enter the store with two large bags and after observing the woman, saw her conceal items from the store into the bags and attempt of remove electronic items from their packaging. The suspect was stopped before she was able to leave the store, placed under arrest for retail fraud and transported to the Livingston County jail without incident, according to the report. At the jail, the suspect told police that she had breast cancer and the $84 she had with her was supposed to only be used for her medications…
Thursday, March 14, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Livingston County Sheriff's Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
An employee of the Dream Factory in Brighton reported money and other items stolen from her purse by a customer, according to a police report from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. Police say the employee allowed a customer to use the store’s bathroom where the employee kept her purse in the sink. According to the report, the employee does not typically allow customers to use the shop bathroom, but told police the man was “shaking” because he had to use the facilities. After the customer left the store, police say the employee immediately checked her purse and discovered her wallet missing. The employee then ran outside and observed the suspect getting into the passenger seat of a small, white car. According to the report, the …
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6:50 am on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
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