2 handguns stolen from Northfield Township home in daytime burglary
Two guns were stolen when a suspect broke into a home in the 9100 block of Lakewood Drive in Northfield Township during daylight hours Thursday, police said
A suspect or suspects broke a rear sliding glass door to enter the residence and ransacked the house looking for items to steal. Police were able to collect some evidence and currently are investigating the matter.
It is the second burglary reported in the general area in the past few weeks, Northfield Township police Lt. Tim Greene said.
On Aug. 31, police were dispatched to the 600 block of Jennings Road at 9:31 p.m. A home alarm had sounded at a residence there.
"They kicked in the front door and stole jewelry," Greene said.
The alarm, however, frightened the suspects and prevented them from staying in the house for long.
"It scared the crap out of the burglars," Greene said.
Police are not saying the two incidents are related, but Greene did say it is very "coincidental" they occurred so close to one another in a short span of time with similar modus operandi.
Greene said the area typically is pretty quiet and the burglaries aren't the norm. Police have issued a warning to residents.
"Please be mindful of suspicious persons or activity in your neighborhood and report anything out of the ordinary to police," Northfield Township police said in a news release.
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John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at johncounts@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
Fester
Mon, Sep 17, 2012 : 12:26 p.m.
What is the best source for criminals to obtain guns? A responsible gun owner.
Ricebrnr
Mon, Sep 17, 2012 : 1:28 p.m.
What is the best source for criminals to obtain cars? A responsible car owner. So we should not let responsible people own nice things because criminals want nice things too?
Billy Bob Schwartz
Fri, Sep 14, 2012 : 9:38 p.m.
How did they get into the gun safe?
Billy Bob Schwartz
Sat, Sep 15, 2012 : 3:35 p.m.
A gun safe does not require taking the weapon apart. I would prefer to come home and not run into a burglar who shoots me with my own gun.
Jim H
Sat, Sep 15, 2012 : 12:29 p.m.
Probably through a door or window. Guns aren't very useful taken apart and locked up.
Meangoblue
Fri, Sep 14, 2012 : 8:47 p.m.
There is this guy that I know and he said........ "He should be apprehended IMMEDIATELY and turned over to the proper authorities!!" "The main suspect is a man with the alias Exposo the clown."
Ricebrnr
Fri, Sep 14, 2012 : 8:46 p.m.
waiting for the blame the victims crowd to berate the victims for not locking up their stuff, especially the guns. FYI they were locked up, in their homes.
Cory
Fri, Sep 14, 2012 : 6:45 p.m.
Lock your doors, Get a dog. You dont have to live in a fortress, you just have to be better protected than the house next door.
Slick
Wed, Oct 10, 2012 : 6:08 p.m.
The house was locked with dog inside.