Crime & Safety
Police: 15-Year-Old Solicited for Sex in Rochester
Plus more police and crime news from around southeast Michigan this week.

Farmington-Farmington Hills
Laptop, Cash, Jewelry Taken from Farmington Hills Home: Police believe someone got into the home through an unlocked bathroom window. A 24-inch computer monitor, laptop computer, $200 in cash, credit cards, jewelry and a wallet were taken.Â
St. Clair Shores
Police Investigate Gas Station Armed Robbery: According to a release from the police, a man approached the cashier counter to make a purchase and pulled a knife from a plastic bag and demanded the employee open the cash register. Â
RochesterÂ
Rochester police said they have identified and interviewed a person whom a 15-year-old says tried soliciting sex from the teen in the area of University and Main.
Find out what's happening in Oakland Township-Lake Orionfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Grosse Pointe
Details of Jane Bashara's Death Revealed in Court Testimony: Medical Examiner Dr. Francisco J. Diaz testified that Jane died in Jan. 2012 from strangulation, her windpipe was crushed and she had internal bleeding in her neck from the force.
Chesterfield TownshipÂ
Four men broke into a Chesterfield Township smoke shop around 6:05 a.m. Tuesday, making off with approximately $10,000 of cigarettes and cigars, police said Thursday.Â
Find out what's happening in Oakland Township-Lake Orionfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Macomb Township
Macomb Township Man Leaves Loaded Gun in Kroger Cart: The gun owner, who is licensed to carry, retrieved his weapon from the Sheriff's Office. He told an evidence technician that he accidentally left the gun in the cart when he became distracted while unloading groceries.
Compiled by Jessica Nunez
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