Man arrested for touch screen thefts - C&G Newspapers
ROSEVILLE — Neighboring communities have been plagued by a rash of stolen touch-screen radio and navigational units taken from vehicles, and now a homeless man is under arrest, suspected of at least some of the thefts. 8 on charges of possessing stolen property, receiving and concealing a stolen vehicle, possession of burglary tools, and fleeing and eluding. 8, Roseville police were in the area of 12 Mile Road and Little Mack Avenue when they saw a man run from the north side of 12 Mile Road to the south side and then get into a 1997 Ford Thunderbird, which police discovered had been allegedly stolen... When the officer, a K-9 patrol unit, attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver, Jenikins, allegedly refused to stop. The vehicle blew its motor, however, around 11 Mile Road and Elmdale Street, and Jenikins allegedly then took off on foot. Roseville police, with help establishing a perimeter from St. Clair Shores police, searched the area and located the man in a backyard in the 20000 block of Cedar Street. Inside the vehicle, police found 10 allegedly stolen GPS touch-screen units. Clair Shores police reported a rash of thefts of touch screens from vehicles in mid- to late July and also said they believe the man is connected to thefts on Dorion, Manhattan, St. Margaret, Timberidge and Heathwood. Clair Shores police also responded to the 22000 block of Tanglewood Street, where a 31-year-old man reported that he had. Source: www.candgnews.com
