Man Tries Breaking Into Canton Urgent Care to Warm Up From Cold

On Nov. 23, police arrested a 23-year-old Ypsilanti Man on attempted breaking and entering charges after he broke a window pane trying to enter the Canton Urgent Care on Ford Road, according to a police report.

A resident living behind the Urgent Care on Morrison Street called 911 to report a man in his early teens banging on the resident's door, asking to be let in. When resident refused, the man ran to the Urgent Care and begin pounding on windows, the report said. 

The man was gone when police arrived at the Urgent Care, but several bricks were laying near the south-facing pedestrian door entry and a 3" by 3" window pane was shattered on the ground, the report said. 

Police said while the man broke the window glass, he did not get inside the building, according to the report.

Police located the man a short distance away, at the Canton Cinema Theater.

Employees inside were already calling 911 to report the man trying to open locked Cinema doors, the report said.

The man told police that he was just trying to get inside because he was cold. Police said the man was visibly cold, wearing only jeans and a hoodie and temperatures were less than 30 degrees outside, the report said. 

The man said he was on a party bus in Royal Oak with friends when the bars closed and he took a taxi to the Canton Dairy Queen. He said he began walking home to Ypsilanti, the report said.

The man told police he was at the Urgent Care looking for a place to get warm. He said that he saw the cameras and apologized for breaking the glass, the report said.

Police gave the man a breathalyzer which came back as 0.159 blood alcohol concentration. The man was arrested and transported to the Canton Police Department.