Crime & Safety

Crime Blotter: Alleged Makeup Thief Conceals Cosmetics

The following information was supplied by Chesterfield Township police. Arrest information does not indicate convictions.

Would-be Makeup Theft Threatens Blemish on Record

A woman shopping with her son at attempted to conceal a cosmetics crime by bagging the unpaid goods, in early October.

The incident, which took place Sept. 30, led to the issuance of a third-degree retail fraud warrant for the unidentified woman's arrest.

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Chesterfield Township police were called to the store at 45400 Marketplace Boulevard after a loss preventions officer spotted the woman taking several cosmetic items through a closed check-out lane. She then bagged the items she selected and left the store without paying for them. The woman had her child with her, police said.

Repeated Drunken Driver Falls Asleep, Crashes

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A man who already had been convicted of drunken driving in Clinton Township got behind the wheel in Chesterfield Township when intoxicated and caused an accident, police said.

The non-injury accident took place the evening of Sept. 30 in the Book Court and Jefferson Avenue area.

When police arrived at the scene, they discovered the unidentified driver of a Chrysler with a strong odor of alcohol. His speech was slurred, his eyes were glassy and he was unsteady on his feet, according to the police report.

A victim told police that the man had crossed the center lane, crashing into his car and then into a different, parked vehicle. The driver, who admitted to drinking alcohol before getting behind the wheel, said he thinks he fell asleep before the crash, police said.

Police administered a Breathalyzer test that resulted in .16% blood-alcohol level—twice the state's legal limit for driving. He was placed under arrest for suspicion of second-offense operating while intoxicated, no proof of insurance and no registration, police said.

Man Busted For Driving Without License—For 21st Time

An unidentified man told police he fled the scene of an accident because he had been in trouble 20 times before for driving on a suspended license.

The Thunderbird driver said he drove off after hitting a Chevrolet Cobalt the evening of Oct. 1 in the Hall Road and I-94 area because he "was trying to straighten his life out," he told police in a report.

His car was impounded and he was placed under arrest for the hit-and-run accident and driving while license suspended.

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