Police: Man Exposed Himself to Woman at Barnes and Noble

Highlights from recent West Bloomfield Township police reports:

Man pulls down shorts in front of woman in bookstore

A 26-year-old Farmington Hills resident said she was studying at a table at May 13 around 5 p.m. when a man exposed himself near her table.

The woman told police she made eye contact with a dark-skinned man, about 20 years old, about 5-foot-8 with long, black hair, wearing a green T-shirt, and black basketball shorts. The woman told police he looked disheveled. The manager on duty later confirmed the man described in the report was one he had seen.

A few minutes after she made eye contact, the man began to hit the table at which he was sitting with his hand, apparently trying to get the woman's attention, according to the police report. Then, he stood up, walked over to her table, put his foot on the table, and moved the books over to the side with his foot, the report said.

He pulled his shorts partially down to expose himself and started to rub his penis, the woman reported.

The woman gathered her belongings and left the store for the police station, where she filed the report.

The case is under investigation as police search to identify the man. There was no surveillance camera at the store.

Illegal dumping near Marylestone Drive and Locklin

Lt. Tim Diamond said that police have extra patrols on the corner of Marylestone Drive and Locklin, near Union Lake, after taking a report May 10 in response to the dumping of household refuse and motor oil which, residents claim, has been happening for some time at vacant lots there. There are no suspects at this time.

If you have any information on the incidents, call the at 248-975-9200.