WATERFORD TWP. (WWJ) - Waterford Township police are asking for help from the public to identify the culprit in an unusual theft.
The suspect was caught on video stealing a tire air compressor vending machine from the Clark gas station at 3510 Highland Road, near Cass Lake Road, at around 1:20 a.m. on Sunday, July 14.
Police said the man used the machine to air up a tire on a silver four door Pontiac Grand Am SE (1999-2005). A short time later, he unbolted the machine and dragged it away, and is believed to have loaded it into the same vehicle.
The suspect is described as a heavy-set white male around 40 years old, with a shaved head. He was wearing shorts and a t-shirt.
Anyone who recognizes the suspect in the video or who has any information about this incident is asked to call Waterford Police Det. Al Knapp at 248-618-6077, or to remain anonymous contact the Tip Line at 248-674-COPS.
