Thieves Take iPhone, Navigation System, Wheels from Vehicles in Novi

Novi Police responded to five reports of thefts from vehicles over the past 10 days:

• Police were called shortly after 7 a.m. on March 5 about the theft of a $1,200 vehicle navigation system from a company-owned vehicle parked on 11 Mile Road. According to the report, the rear passenger window was broken and the center dashboard was pried open. 
• Two vehicles at the Sheraton Hotel on Haggerty had in-dash electronics stolen from them sometime between March 4 and March 5. According to the report, a factory-installed stereo/compact disc player as stolen from a vehicle owned by a Farmington Hills business. The rear passenger door was broken to gain entry. The in-dash navigation system was stolen from the second vehicle, a rented mini-van. The driver was unsure whether he had locked the vehicle. 
• The owner of a vehicle parked at the Novi Sports Arena on March 6 reported the theft of an iPhone and case, gift cards, cash and earphones soemtime between 6:30 p.m. and 9:10 p.m. that evening. According to the report, there was no sign of forced entry, and the owner noted the vehicle's rear passenger door doesn't always lock. 
• Four tires were taken from two vehicles parked in a business lot on Magellan Drive sometime between 7 p.m. on March 1 and 7 a.m. on March 4. According to the report, the vans were left perched on cinderblocks, with each missing the rear two tires. Both were parked next to large box trucks in a back parking lot, and hidden from view. 

For more information about any of these reports, contact Joni Hubred-Golden, joni.hubred-golden@patch.com.