Riverview

By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers RIVERVIEW — A 57-year-old Woodhaven man who crashed into two vehicles stopped for a red light on southbound Jefferson Avenue near Sibley Road the morning of Sept. 18 was cited for operating under the influence of drugs after he was found to be in possession of a tube with a lit marijuana joint inside.  He passed some Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, but did not pass the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test nor the heel-to-toe walk and turn test.  However, a preliminary breath test … [Read more...] about Drugged driver crashes into two vehicles stopped at light

By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers RIVERVIEW — A 51-year-old Wyandotte woman drove the front of her black Subaru Forester into a column near the front door of Dearborn Federal Credit Union, 18070 Fort Street, the afternoon of Sept. 17, damaging the column.  The woman denied having consumed any alcohol or drugs. She was loaded onto a stretcher and taken to Trenton Corewell Health Hospital by Riverview fire department personnel, who said she smelled of alcohol.  A witness, a man who was with his mother outside … [Read more...] about Drunken driver crashes into building

By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers RIVERVIEW — A woman reported that on Sept. 6 she received a phone call indicating that her daughter was in the Monroe County jail and needed $750 to post bail.  The woman sent the money via Cash App, but after she called the Monroe County jail, she discovered that her daughter was not in custody.  The victim said she had contacted both Cash App and her bank about the incident. She said she did not provide the scammer with any personal information. She did forward screen shots … [Read more...] about Scammer tricks parent into sending bail money

By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers RIVERVIEW — A 19-year-old man who was subject to a traffic stop at 3:31 a.m. Sept. 6 on Fort Street for speeding was subsequently arrested for operating under the influence of alcohol and for being under 21 in possession of alcohol.  When a police officer conducted the stop and approached the driver, an odor of intoxicants was emanating from the vehicle.  He failed standardized field sobriety tests. A preliminary breath test was administered, and the man had a blood-alcohol … [Read more...] about 19-year-old arrested for drunken driving

By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers RIVERVIEW — A woman reported Aug. 26 that an identity thief had opened a Victoria’s Secret credit card in her name and had run up a $380 balance.  She said she contacted the store’s fraud department, and learned that the identity thief had her complete information, including her Social Security number, to open the account.  The victim was given an identity theft packet.  … [Read more...] about Identity thief opens account to buy lingerie

By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers RIVERVIEW — The manager of Pirates Cove Self Storage, 18301 Krause Avenue, reported Aug. 10 that when an employee was walking the grounds, they noticed that a section of fence had been cut open.  They said they had no idea when the fence had been breached, but they mentioned that a recreational vehicle’s catalytic converter had recently been stolen.  The manager said they would check surveillance camera footage for anything suspicious. … [Read more...] about Fence cut at storage facility

By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers RIVERVIEW — An Apple Air Tag on a vehicle key ring helped police recover a 2018 Dodge Durango that was stolen in Riverview Aug. 20, and recovered in Detroit, with the driver arrested.  A Ring Doorbell cam captured motion at 4:55 a.m. Aug. 20 when the theft occurred.  When Detroit police officers conducted a traffic stop on the stolen vehicle, they found the thief in possession of multiple credit cards that did not belong to him.  The vehicle owner was able to go and … [Read more...] about Vehicle stolen, tracked, and thief arrested

By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers RIVERVIEW — An employee at Family Mart, 12705 Pennsylvania Road, reported Aug. 20 that a teen boy had been regularly shoplifting bottles of Sutter Home wine from the store, and provided surveillance camera footage corroborating the shoplifting.  The boy had bleach blond hair, wore headphones around his neck, and in one video wore a black tank top and blue jeans.  The minor child would hide behind shelves while he slipped the wine into a pants pocket. He would then leave the … [Read more...] about Teen is serial wine thief

By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers RIVERVIEW — A 30-year-old Trenton man was arrested the night of Aug. 17 for Operating While Impaired when a police officer noticed that his Jeep Grand Cherokee was operating without rear running lights on southbound Fort Street, south of Sibley Road.  The man had an open Corona beer bottle with condensation on it, which was 75 percent full, in the front center console.  The driver declined to perform standardized field sobriety tests, but consented to a preliminary breath … [Read more...] about Missing rear running lights lead to drunken driver