9/18/13 - Milford Police are encouraging area students and community members to remain vigilant following some recent reports. Police say a registered sex offender who legally resides in Milford has been exhibiting questionable behavior at the Starbucks in the downtown area, which is a typical stop for kids walking home from school and nearby Muir Middle School. Authorities have been watching the suspect for some time and say he recently did some things that were more inappropriate than normal. Police Chief Tom Lindberg tells WHMI the middle-age man has been interviewed and theyâre hoping to get some charges or at least a probation violation authorized against him soon. He says they are no longer concerned about him causing any issues downtown, at least for the immediate future. Lindberg says they were able to seize the opportunity and work with Huron Valley Schools to reiterate some safety tips for students, noting while they coach little kids, it's important to continue to carry the message to middle and high school students, along with college kids. Lindberg says the other incident involved a group of girls on break from a dance studio in the area of Milford and General Motors Roads who were walking over to Taco Bell when they noticed an older man with a dog inside of a pick-up truck driving very slow, which may or may not have been following them. Lindberg says there was no attempt to make any contact with the girls but enough suspicious behavior that they became concerned and notified their parents when they returned to the dance academy. He says the department has since stepped up patrols in that area should the man return. The third incident involved a young boy who was approached at a bus stop in Highland Township but Lindberg says acted appropriately and walked over to a different bus stop where a group of students were waiting. (JM)
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