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  • SpeedyQ Gas Station Burglar Arrested

    SpeedyQ Gas Station Burglar Arrested

    On Friday (02/02/2018), at approximately 4:30am, Chesterfield Township Officers responded to the “Speedy Q” gas station located at 37750 26 Mile Road, where the dayshift manager (opening up the business) discovered that the business had been broken into overnight. Officers at the scene observed the front door glass smashed in and determined that the entire display case of scratch-off lottery tickets had been taken from inside the station. Officers reviewed the stores surveillance video and determined that a lone male suspect smashed the glass door in at approximately 2:45am and made off with the display case containing hundreds of scratch off lottery tickets.

    Chesterfield Township Investigators spent the following days interviewing employees and reviewing video from gas stations and retail stores where the stolen winning lottery tickets were likely to be cashed in. Investigators located a trail of stolen winning tickets that led them from Port Huron all the way down to 10 Mile road in Warren Mi. During the investigation Russell Spruytte was developed as a suspect and on Tuesday (02/06/2018) Chesterfield Detectives set up surveillance on Spruytte’s apartment in Port Huron Mi. During the surveillance Detectives observed Spruytte and his live-in girlfriend exit their apartment and discard bagged garbage into the complex dumpster. Detectives climbed into the dumpster after the couple drove off and recovered hundreds of unclaimed/”losing” scratch-off’s that were later confirmed as stolen tickets from the Chesterfield Speedy-Q. Russell Spruytte and his girlfriend were arrested later that same day (02/06/2018) and additional evidence was seized during a subsequent search of their apartment.

    SUSPECTS:

    • Russell Julius Spruytte, a 31 year old male residing in Port Huron Mi.
    • A 32 year old female, and live-in girlfriend of Russell Spruytte (Not Yet Arraigned)

    SUSPECT VEHICLE:

    • A 2008 Mercury Mariner, 4 door, gray

    After review by the Macomb County Prosecutors Office, Russell Spruytte was charged with: Breaking and Entering a Building With Intent (10 year felony). He was arraigned today in the 42-2 District Court in New Baltimore via video from the Macomb County Jail. His bond was set at $10,000.00 cash surety.

    The 32 year old girlfriend has been charged with: Accessory After the Fact to a Felony (5 year Felony). She is currently being held in the Macomb County Jail, but has yet to be arraigned.

  • Gift Of Life – Remembering and Honoring Fallen Heroes

    Gift Of Life – Remembering and Honoring Fallen Heroes

    Every day, first responders put themselves in harm’s way to serve and protect the public.  For some, their service to the community continues even after they are gone.

    Our department is joining forces with dozens of police departments and first responders across the state to honor our fallen heroes who have given their final gifts through organ, tissue and eye donation.

    It’s important to know that everyone can sign up to donate life, regardless of age or medical history.  Donors can save up to eight lives by providing organs for transplant and improve the lives of up to 75 others through the gifts of tissues and corneas.

    You can help us to honor the fallen heroes among us and provide hope to the more than 3,300 people in the state waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. Join the Michigan Organ Donor Registry today at giftoflifemichigan.org/go/fallenheroes.

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  • Found Dog 1-30-2018

    Found Dog 1-30-2018

    Snuggle bug alert!!! This female lab mix was found at 21 Mile and Jefferson. She has a pink collar but is not micro-chipped. She appears to have had puppies a little while ago. It was hard to get a photo because she just wants to be held. She is sweet, quiet and well behaved. Please call 586-949-2322 option 2 if she is yours. We’ll have to send her along to Animal Control later today.

  • Found Dog 1-29-2018

    Found Dog 1-29-2018

    Happy, friendly beagle / pointer mix? He was found an Au Lac on Saturday. He is neutered but not micro-chipped and has no tags on his absolutely awesome Nightmare Before Christmas collar. He does not want to be here. He told me he wants to go for a run and investigate all of the interesting smells before the snow covers them again. If he is yours, please call 586-949-2322 option 2. We’ll have to send him off with Macomb County Animal Control at 10AM. Thank you!

  • Lottery Ticket Larceny Suspect

    Lottery Ticket Larceny Suspect

    UPDATE:
    The suspect has been identified and prosecution is pending. The Chesterfield Police Department would like to thank the community for the numerous tips submitted!

    On 01/13/2018, 08:00 hrs. a W/M suspect entered the CVS drug store located at 33920 23 Mile Rd. (23 Mile Rd. / Callens Rd.). The suspect reached behind the unattended lottery ticket area and stole multiple scratch off lottery tickets. Per CVS employees, the suspect had frequented this CVS location multiple times in the past. It is unknown if the suspect left the area in a vehicle or on foot.

    SUSPECT DESCRIPTION:

    W/M/50’s, salt/pepper hair, glasses, mustache. 5’11””, 185 lbs., gray or brown jacket, blk. hoodie, blk. pants and shoes.

    Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Frank Unger of the Chesterfield Township Police Department by phone at 586-949-3721 or via email at funger@chesterfieldpolice.org

  • CVS Larceny Suspects

    CVS Larceny Suspects

    On 12/25/2017, 19:15 hrs.,  two suspects entered the CVS drug store at the N/W corner of 21 Mile Rd. / Gratiot Rd and returned a bag of returnables.  The suspects then left the store and returned a few minutes later and entered the employee locker room area of the store. While in the employee locker room,   suspect #1 (green jacket)   stole a purse that belonged to an employee, concealing the purse underneath his jacket.  Both suspects then left the store in an unknown direction (No vehicle info.)

    SUSPECT DESCRIPTIONS:

    • W/M, mid 30’s, 6’00”, 180 lbs., green jacket, dark colored knit cap, clean shaven.
    • W/M, 6’00”, 180 lbs., blk. hoodie with blue/white/silver logo, flannel shirt underneath hoodie, blk. knit cap.

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  • Fire Destroys Vacant Home

    Fire Destroys Vacant Home

    On Thursday morning (01/04/2018) at approximately 3:00 a.m., Chesterfield Twp. firefighters, along with firefighters from Harrison Twp., Mount Clemens, and Macomb Twp., battled a totally engulfed single home fire in the 46900 block of Rose Lane (Chesterfield Township).

    The fire was called in by a neighbor who spotted the flames.  The home was described by neighbors as recently purchased and under renovations, but not yet occupied. Investigators are currently combing through the scene. The cause and/or origin of the fire are yet to be determined.

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  • Found Dog 12-4-2017

    Found Dog 12-4-2017

    This darling little pitbull was found on Galassi Dr. She has no collar, tags or microchip but she appears clean and well cared for. She’ll be transferred to Macomb County Animal Control soon. Please call 586-949-2322, option 2 if she is yours.

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  • Found Dog 11-14-2017

    Found Dog 11-14-2017

    This little black lab mix marched right up to a door on Jared Ct. to ask the nice homeowners for help finding her family. She is about 35 – 40 pounds. She has no collar nor tags and we were unable to find a microchip. She is an absolute darling; quiet and calm, she wags her tail at anyone who comes by while waiting for her family to come get her. If she is your dog please contact our dispatch center at 586-949-2322 option 2. If she is not claimed this morning she will go to Macomb County Animal Control.

  • Armed Robbery – Holiday Inn Express Hotel

    Armed Robbery – Holiday Inn Express Hotel

    On Monday (11/13/2017), at approximately 5:20am, (2) unknown suspects entered the Holiday Inn Express, located at 45805 Market Place Blvd., in Chesterfield Township. Both suspects immediately jumped over the front desk upon entering. Suspect #1 confronted the night clerk in the office area behind the counter and ordered her, at gunpoint, to sit down on the floor. Suspect #2 meanwhile located the cash drawer at the front desk and removed all the cash (an undisclosed amount at this time). Both suspects then fled southbound on foot from the main entrance.

    Suspects (as described by clerk working front desk)

    1. A black male, early to mid 20’s, medium build, wearing a black ski mask, black hoodie, and black pants. Armed with a black handgun.
    2. A light skinned black male with possible freckles, in his early 20’s, wearing a red hat or hood, mask covering lower half of face, and a red and gray hoodie with an unknown design on the front.

    The investigation is ongoing and the Chesterfield Township Police Department urges anyone with information to contact Detective Joseph Feld at 586-949-4324, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.