BAY COUNTY, MI — Police are looking for up to three people who broke into a dead man's home on North Saginaw Shore Drive near Cody Estey in Bay County.

The Michigan State Police Tri-City Post issued a release stating that two, possibly three, thieves broke into the residence Jan. 20 by smashing through a boarded-up doggy door off the west side of the residence.

The culprits were in the house for quite some time, according to police.

Items reported missing include a 32-inch color television, a gold pocket watch, a wooden case with three collectible knives, five chainsaws, 10-ounce coffee cans full of various coins — 12 total, frozen venison, fish, two large bags of shrimp and canned goods.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper James E. Willing at 989-495-5555 ext. 55643.

Willing said the home's resident died about a week previously and has been unoccupied since. He added family had been stopping by in the interim in an effort to pack up and remove his items.

Bob Johnson is a public safety reporter for MLive/The Saginaw News. Contact him at 989-395-3295, by email at

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