Sliding glass door broken in daylight home invasion attempt
This story has been corrected to show the incident occurred in Scio Township, not Dexter Township.
An unknown person attempted to enter a Scio Township home Monday, breaking a sliding glass door after ringing the doorbell a few times while a teenage girl was at home showering, police said.
Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Geoffrey Fox said Wednesday the incident occurred during daylight hours Monday in the 8000 block of Sandfield Court in Scio Township.
A 16-year-old girl who lives at the home heard the doorbell ring while she was in the shower. After not answering the door, the girl reported hearing the sliding glass door break a few moments later.
“Dogs in the house went crazy and a couple minutes later she heard glass breaking and the dogs running around,” Fox said. “I don’t know if the dogs scared the suspect away or maybe the fact that the glass broke while the suspect was attempting to pry open the sliding glass door did it.”
It appeared the suspect did not actually enter the home, and nothing was reported stolen, Fox said. Deputies were unable to gather any evidence at the scene.
There was no suspect information available Wednesday morning. Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to call the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office anonymous tip line at 734-973-7711.
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
Laura Jones
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 : 2:38 a.m.
Dogs are a wonderful deterrence and alarm - sounds like it paid off this time. I am all for having a gun too, but prefer not to fire if the dogs do the trick. Why get to that point if you don't have to. Sounds like its time for camera's too. Such a shame.
gladys
Thu, Aug 23, 2012 : 3:38 p.m.
Just wondering if any of those sliding glass doors had a stick in the track. I always use mine and it did indeed keep an intruder on my 2nd floor balcony out while I called the cops several years ago.
Cathy
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 : 1:23 a.m.
You make a good point, but the sliding door in this case broke, which kind of negates the stick, doesn't it?
Sparty On!
Thu, Aug 23, 2012 : 1:52 p.m.
Any luck finding the guy? I live in Scio Twp and my sliding glass door was broken into on Thursday August 16th. No one was home, they got away with my laptop and PS3.
Cathy
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 : 1:22 a.m.
Did the cops do any actual police work, or did they tell you they'd call you if they found your stuff?
McFly
Wed, Aug 22, 2012 : 9:14 p.m.
When was this incident reported to the authorities? The crime happened on Monday, yet there was no NIXLE alert until today. The alert contained far too little information and came very late. I agree with dex1976 we all wish to know the location of this incident, but it is not necessary to report a young person home alone along with the address. Glad she did not answer the door and is safe.
dex1976
Wed, Aug 22, 2012 : 8:36 p.m.
First of all, this happened in Scio Twp, not Dexter Twp. Secondly, do you need to report that a 16 year old girl was home alone, in the shower, and give the address?!! C'mon AA.com, THINK!!
huh7891
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 : 2:03 a.m.
Yeah AA.com...probably not well thought out was it?
Cathy
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 : 1:23 a.m.
AnnArbor.com only censors their stories if there is a naughty word.
Detached Observer
Thu, Aug 23, 2012 : 10:28 p.m.
@dex1976 Agreed. The story could just as easily said "A person who lives at the home..." Instead, we effectively get: "The 16-year-old girl was home all alone. She stood trembling, naked and dripping..."
Kyle Feldscher
Wed, Aug 22, 2012 : 8:50 p.m.
dex- That's been corrected to show this is in Scio Township, not Dexter. Thanks for pointing that out.
cinnabar7071
Wed, Aug 22, 2012 : 7:49 p.m.
Ringing the door bell is no way to tell if someone is home. When my door bell rings, I look out the window and if I don't know you, I go along with what I was doing, if they keep ringing I get my gun and call the police, in that order. You feel lucky punk? Go ahead and take a chance then. I'm not a mind reader, and will think the worst if you then kick in my door. Just saying this is a bad business practice for criminals, not that they read the news or comments.
a2citizen
Thu, Aug 23, 2012 : 3:37 a.m.
How many times have you actually gotten your gun and called the police?
ArthGuinness
Thu, Aug 23, 2012 : 2:55 a.m.
ITG.
cibachrome
Wed, Aug 22, 2012 : 5:25 p.m.
Home security cameras are a wise, lowcost and comforting investment. Day and night vision, HD cameras, internet access and viewable on your television(s) and smartphones. I paid $299 for a 4 camera system: 2 in the house and 2 outside. Easy to review events by time of day or by an alarm(motion) signal user setting. The visible presense of the camera(s) is probably also a reason NOT to try anything at this house. As you can read, the dog(S) barking had no effects on the attempted entry, and could have resulted in them getting badly hurt.
LXIX
Wed, Aug 22, 2012 : 5:19 p.m.
Sounds very ominous. Glad the teenager is secure. Maybe it was an attempted dog-napping? Time for neighborhood posse patrol to saddle up.