Articles tagged:Chelsea police

Posted: Mon Jun 13 11:10 a.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter

A 21-year-old man was arrested last week after his former fiancee accused him of stalking her, Chelsea police said. The 32-year-old woman told police on June 6 that her 2009 Jeep was keyed. Damage was estimated at about $1,800.

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Posted: Tue Jan 18 6:32 p.m. by Amalie Nash AnnArbor.com News Director
Ann Arbor area Tae Kwon Do instructor charged with sexually assaulting 12-year-old on I-94 near Chelsea

Related: Suspected child pornography found at home of Ann Arbor area tae kwon do instructor, police say An Ann Arbor tae kwon do instructor was arraigned today on charges that he sexually assaulted a 12-year-old child on I-94 near Chelsea over the weekend. Michigan State Police investigators say one additional ...

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Posted: Thu Jan 13 4:51 p.m. by Amalie Nash AnnArbor.com News Director
Holiday crackdown in Washtenaw County leads to 2 drunken driving arrests, 219 citations

Police officers across Washtenaw County worked a combined 310.5 hours of extra enforcement around the holidays, but found just two suspected drunken drivers. They also wrote 219 citations for various offenses and made 16 other arrests. The drunken driving enforcement effort, which ran from Dec. 16 to Jan. 2, was ...

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Posted: Thu Jan 6 11:12 a.m. by Lisa Allmendinger Regional Reporter

A Chelsea police officer responding to a burglary alarm lost control of his police car and crashed into a utility pole in the 1000 block of South Main Street Tuesday morning. Chelsea Police Chief Ed Toth said the officer was not injured in the early morning accident.

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Posted: Wed Dec 29 6:01 a.m. by Amalie Nash AnnArbor.com News Director
Expect to see plenty of police on patrol in Washtenaw County on New Year's Eve

Police have a message for anyone planning to ring in the New Year with a few drinks: designate a sober driver or take a taxi cab. If you're out on the streets of Washtenaw County late at night from Thursday through Saturday, you can expect to see extra police officers ...

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Posted: Mon Dec 27 6:01 a.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

The Christmas season is known as the time for giving, but Chelsea police say they've discovered it's also the time for taking for some people. Officers responded to a handful of shoplifting complaints in the 300 block and 1200 block of Main Street throughout the month, reports show.

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Posted: Fri Dec 17 2:28 p.m. by Amalie Nash AnnArbor.com News Director
Washtenaw County police officers step up patrols to focus on drunken driving through the holidays

Washtenaw County police officers will be working extra hours in the coming weeks in an effort aimed at arresting drunken drivers around the county through the holidays. It's part of a statewide crackdown that includes more than 200 law enforcement agencies in 35 counties. The effort is funded by the ...

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Posted: Fri Nov 26 6 a.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist

Chelsea police say an arrest warrant was issued for a woman who tried to beat her mother during a fight at a McDonald’s restaurant. The 44-year-old Texas woman with local ties faces one count of assault and battery for the Nov. 12 altercation at 1535 S. Main St.

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Posted: Mon Nov 1 6:49 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

The silver Toyota Camry was stolen from the driveway of a Chelsea home overnight, has been found in Detroit, police said.Police Chief Ed Toth said the LoJack anti-theft system helped police to find the car. State Police in Detroit assisted in finding it, he said. The stolen car is the ...

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Posted: Fri Oct 29 9:46 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Chelsea police say a resident spotted a man attempting to break into a car in the 100 block of East Middle Street at about 8:30 p.m. Thursday. The car was locked, and the man didn't get inside and walked away. The resident was only able to describe him as wearing ...

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Posted: Sun Oct 17 6:04 a.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Washtenaw County police agencies solve about 1 in 3 crimes; Ypsilanti has among highest clearance rates

About 1 in 3 crimes is solved in Washtenaw County, a clearance rate that climbs slightly above the statewide average, a recently released Michigan State Police database shows. The county's 10 police agencies that patrol the cities, townships, villages and universities have a combined clearance rate of 34.89 percent, while ...

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Posted: Tue Oct 12 10 a.m. by Heather Lockwood

The Chelsea Police Department has cancelled a previous advisory regarding two suspicious vehicles seen loitering near the schools, calling it a "misunderstanding." The department says it was a case of "mistaken identity and a misunderstanding," and the incident is no longer under investigation.

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Posted: Mon Oct 11 2:30 p.m. by Heather Lockwood

The Chelsea Police Department issued an advisory today regarding suspicious vans seen loitering near schools. The first vehicle residents are asked to watch for is an older, boxy, white van with a blue stripe. The second is a newer, maroon colored van with a Chelsea Boosters sticker in the rear window.

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Posted: Wed Aug 18 3:22 p.m. by Amalie Nash AnnArbor.com News Director
Washtenaw County police agencies plan Labor Day drunken driving crackdown

Police are gearing up to target drunk drivers starting Thursday in Washtenaw County. The crackdown will last from Thursday through the Labor Day weekend and involves officers from the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office, University of Michigan Public Safety, Pittsfield Township Public Safety, Milan Police, Saline Police and Chelsea Police.

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Posted: Fri Jul 23 10:55 a.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Vending machine thieves strike Chelsea hotel, former high school property

Chelsea police are trying to identify a man who broke into two vending machines at a hotel last week. Surveillance cameras captured an image of the man as he walked toward snack and soda machines on the first floor of the Holiday Inn Express, at 1540 Commerce Park Dr., at ...

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