Police Investigate Mulch Theft From Bloomfield Township Lowe's

A pair of thieves went to a lot of trouble to steal more than a dozen bags of mulch from outside the Lowe's in Bloomfield Township last week, police reports said.

Officers with the Bloomfield Township Police Department responded to the home-improvement store on the township's north side after employees reported the outer steel storage fence was cut open on the morning of April 5. Police reviewed footage from the store's security system and saw two men cut through the fence at about 3 a.m. that morning and drag away 14 bags of mulch, reports said.

No distinct physical descriptions of the men or the vehicle they pulled up in were available. The mulch was collectively valued at $70, but the damage to the fence is expected to cost much more, police said, though no estimate was available.

Investigators said that based on the surveillance video, they believe the thieves tried to take lawn tractors and other heavy equipment stored in the area, but it was not easily accessible.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is encouraged to call the department at 248-433-7752.