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Southfield Police Release Images, Seek Man in Michaels Restroom Photo Case

Detectives ask for tips after a 9-year-old reported a cellphone held over her stall.

Overview

  • Police say the Oct. 22 incident occurred at the Michaels store on Telegraph Road in Southfield, where a 9-year-old reported seeing a hand with a phone above her bathroom stall.
  • Surveillance shows a person of interest entering at 7:36 p.m. and leaving at 7:41 p.m., according to authorities.
  • The individual is described as a white male, bald, with a mustache and medium build, wearing a white coat, black shirt, black pants, and white shoes.
  • The child's mother told CBS Detroit her daughter screamed for her after spotting the phone, and Police Chief Elvin Barren urged the man to come forward.
  • Anyone with information is asked to contact the Southfield Police Department at 248-796-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.