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Police Blotter
PUBLISHED: March 13, 2008
Larceny
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An 18-year-old Saline man's vehicle was burglarized between 8 p.m. March 3 and 8 a.m. March 4. The man's driver's-side window was shattered, according to police reports.
The car was parked under a car port in the 100 block of Sheffield Drive and the doors were reportedly locked. A global positioning system, CDs, a jacket, gloves and luggage were stolen from the car. Police have no suspects.
Between 7 p.m. March 3 and 7 a.m. March 4, a 34-year-old Saline man's car was broken into in the 100 block of Sheffield Drive. The driver's-side window was shattered. A GPS system and Mp3 player were taken. Police have no suspects.
A 49-year-old Saline man's Mp3 player was stolen Feb. 27 from a locker at the Saline Recreation Center. The man took a shower at about 8:15 p.m. When he returned to his locker, the music player was gone, according to police reports. No suspect has been identified.
Drunken Driving
Police arrested a 21-year-old Saline man Feb. 29 for drunken driving at about 1:45 a.m. The man's vehicle was seen drifting over the center lane on Bemis Road near Burwyck Park. The officer pulled the man over near West Bemis Road and Industrial Drive.
A preliminary breath test showed the man's blood-alcohol level to be 0.16 percent, which is more than the legal limit of 0.08 percent.
Saline police arrested a 46-year-old Saline woman March 1 for drunken driving. An officer was patrolling Saline Lot 1 on East Michigan Avenue and Ann Arbor Street. As the officer passed a car with its lights on, the car began to back up. The officer had to accelerate to avoid being hit, according to a police report.
The officer turned on the patrol car's lights and approached the suspect vehicle. The officer could smell alcohol when he reached the window, according to reports.
A preliminary breath test showed a 0.17 percent blood-alcohol level, which is above the state's legal limit.
Saline police officers arrested a 54-year-old Whitmore Lake man 1:45 a.m. Feb. 24 on Ann Arbor-Saline Road near West Woodland Drive. Officers witnessed the man driving in the middle of the road and briefly on the wrong side of Mills Road, according to police reports. When the officers stopped his vehicle on Ann Arbor-Saline Road, they detected an odor of intoxicants.
The driver told police he was on medication for seizures and that he wasn't supposed to be drinking alcohol while taking medication.
A preliminary breath test showed the man's blood-alcohol level to be 0.10 percent, which is more than the state's legal limit to drive.
A 21-year-old Saline man was arrested 9 p.m. Feb. 25 for drunken driving and evading police. Saline police saw him at a Speedway gas station on Michigan Avenue. He appeared to be drunk, according to a police report.
The officers decided to watch him while he drove. The man did not leave the gas station until the police car exited on Harris Street. The man then left the gas station headed in the opposite direction. Officers turned around to follow. The man eventually turned down McKay Street from North Lewis Street. As he turned, the car spun out, according to reports.
One of the officers began to get out of his car. The man sped away down McKay Street. When the man arrived at his house on McKay Street, officers approached him. He was not given a breath test because the officer was confident he was drunk after giving the other sobriety tests and observing the man's driving, according to reports.
The man was arrested and given a breath test, which showed he had a 0.20 percent blood-alcohol level, which is more than twice the legal limit to drive.
Compiled by intern Kevin Korpal based on reports filed with the Saline Police Department.
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