Police: Thief hid in Habitat for Humanity store, then stole safe after closing
A thief swiped cash from a Habitat for Humanity resale shop by hiding in the store and waiting until employees left, Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies said.
The Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Photo by: habitatforhumanity
Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office deputies said the burglary occurred during the overnight hours at a store operated by Habitat for Humanity at 170 Aprill Drive in Scio Township. The facility, called The ReStore, is a warehouse containing donated items, which Habitat for Humanity then sells to raise money for its work.
Deputies said the suspect hid in the store after closing on Sunday and broke into the main office. While in the office, the suspect stole a safe box, which contained cash from weekend’s worth of sales.
No suspect description was released Tuesday morning and deputies are actively investigating the incident.
Anyone with information on the burglary is encouraged to call the Wasthenaw County Sheriff’s Office anonymous tip line at 734-973-7711 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK UP (773-2587)
Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Comments
janawritesalot
Wed, Oct 24, 2012 : 4:29 p.m.
Where's Macaulay Culkin when you need him?
StopCrying
Wed, Oct 24, 2012 : 2:53 p.m.
Is this near the latest settlement for camp take notice?
nunya
Wed, Oct 24, 2012 : 1:25 a.m.
Not surprised if it was one of the "voluntold" staffers forced to do community service there. Found a way to get paid.
music to my ear
Wed, Oct 24, 2012 : 10:49 a.m.
if they want to be that dumb. it will only add to their sentence but yea you have a point,
Cathy
Wed, Oct 24, 2012 : 12:25 a.m.
How many prior convictions will the perpetrator have?
Renee S.
Tue, Oct 23, 2012 : 10 p.m.
The ReStore Warehouse had a yard sale and a big weekend sale at the warehouse last weekend... I went to it but didn't end up buying anything. Now I'm glad I didn't!
motorcycleminer
Tue, Oct 23, 2012 : 9:05 p.m.
Total low life ..hope they find him and toss him in with real criminals as a toy...
a2citizen
Wed, Oct 24, 2012 : 12:07 a.m.
Or her.
Ignatz
Tue, Oct 23, 2012 : 6:56 p.m.
That's pretty low.
laura wolf
Tue, Oct 23, 2012 : 6:16 p.m.
i'm not sure what habitat restore the photo is of but it is not the one on aprill dr, nor the store front on jackson.
nunya
Wed, Oct 24, 2012 : 5:12 a.m.
It's the back entrance to the Habitat building, where the offices are located.
motorcycleminer
Tue, Oct 23, 2012 : 9:04 p.m.
Shes right whats with the negative votes...DA's....
music to my ear
Tue, Oct 23, 2012 : 6:11 p.m.
If he was so desperate, they would have helped, might have offer him or her work, I have shop there ,they are all great people they also do a lot of work behind the scene, the town should have a fund raiser for them or a bake sale, garage sale sorry to hear this.
WalkingJoe
Tue, Oct 23, 2012 : 6:01 p.m.
I think the previous comments pretty sum up my and probably most others feelings about someone who could stoop this low. Of course there is going to be somebody who will say something about being desperate, but that is no excuse.
pawky
Tue, Oct 23, 2012 : 5 p.m.
There's a special place in Hell for low lifes that would steal from a charity or church.
Kyle Feldscher
Tue, Oct 23, 2012 : 4:38 p.m.
A typo in the headline has been corrected.
Renee S.
Tue, Oct 23, 2012 : 9:34 p.m.
You're also missing a word: "which contained cash from weekend's worth of sales."
Billy
Tue, Oct 23, 2012 : 4:27 p.m.
Man that's like robbing a homeless guy....not cool!
djm12652
Tue, Oct 23, 2012 : 4:12 p.m.
Wow...stealing from a charity? What a scumbag...