Full Notification

Alert: Suspicious Incidents on Roadway

On December 14th, 2017 at 11:02 p.m., the Sumpter Township Police Department responded to the area of 22000 block of Martinsville for a report of a suspicious situation that occurred in the area of Clark and Judd Roads on the border of Huron and Sumpter Townships. The caller reported that his 22-year-old daughter was being followed by two vehicles that were following her, boxing her in, and blocking other vehicles in the area. She stated that the vehicles were following her with hazards on, passing her, boxed her in and slowed down, using turn signals to signal turns but then go a different direction. She stated that one pulled along the passenger side of her vehicle and threw a water bottle at the front passenger window of her car. She quickly accelerated and was able to flee from the suspect vehicles and they quit following her in the area of Judd Rd just East of Clark Rd.

At 11:12 p.m., while the Sumpter Township Officers were responding to the initial call, a second call was received in the area of Willow and Haggerty in Sumpter Township, to which the officers responded immediately. The second caller stated that she was southbound on Waltz Rd from South Huron Rd when they observed what they thought was a disabled vehicle and another vehicle assisting, as both had their hazards on. The vehicles then proceeded to follow, one passed her and box them in, both then passed and blocked the roadway. According to the caller, the suspect vehicle threw an unknown object at her front passenger window. They were finally able to find an area on Willow Rd where they were able to quickly flee from the suspect vehicles and make contact with officers from the Sumpter Township Police Department.

VEHICLES DESCRIPTION ON THE INITIAL NIGHT OF THE REPORT

First Call at Clark and Judd Roads:
Vehicle 1: Small Ford passenger car, black in color
Vehicle 2: New model Ford truck, burgundy in color

The second call at Willow and Haggerty:
Vehicle 1: Blue Pontiac G6
Vehicle 2: No description


On Sunday, December 17th, 2017 (3 days after the initial call), a third caller contacted the Huron Township Police Department after seeing the two initial incidents posted throughout social media. The male caller reported that on December 14th, on Willow Road between I-275 and Downtown Willow, that he observed a vehicle with its flashers on approaching him head-on in oncoming traffic. He stated that after turning northbound on Waltz Road, one of the vehicles pulled alongside him as they traveled northbound and drove next to him for approximately 30 seconds. That vehicle then got in front of him and he noticed only one occupant whom he could not describe. The second vehicle stayed behind him and both vehicles ultimately fled the scene near Waltz and South Huron Streets. The caller stated that he did not call the police at the time of the incident.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION GIVEN ON DECEMBER 17th:

Vehicle 1: Magnetic Gray Ford Focus ST (similar to attached photo)
Vehicle 2: Red Pontiac Grand Prix or G6, 2000’s or so model year

**No other similar incidents have been reported other than those that occurred on December 14th, 2017. The investigation is ongoing by both police departments**

Instructions:

Anyone with information is asked to call the Huron/Sumpter Dispatch Center at 734-461-6898 or 734-753-4400.