Cars damaged, possibly by ice intentionally thrown

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating four recent reports of cars being damaged while traveling in the Rochester Hills area, possibly by someone throwing chunks of ice. None of the victims could say why their vehicles were targeted, the sheriff’s office said. The reported incidents, according to the sheriff’s office:

• A 70-year-old Rochester

Hills man said he was driving on West Tienken Road near Brewster Road on Feb. 3 at around 9 p.m., when someone in another vehicle threw a chunk of ice at his 2017 Ford Escape, causing damage to the grille and hood.

• A 21-year-old Rochester Hills man said he was driving eastbound on Tienken Road on Feb. 4 at around 11:27 a.m. when a block of ice struck and smashed the windshield of his 2022 Tesla

Model 3. The suspect was reportedly traveling in another vehicle, headed westbound on Tienken Road.

• A 32-year-old Washington Township man said he was driving southbound on Adams Road, south of Dutton, on Feb. 4 at around 8:43 p.m. when he heard something hit the front driver’s side quarter panel of his 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. He didn’t immediately stop, but later noticed a football-sized dent in the vehicle.

• A 22-year-old Rochester Hills woman said she was driving westbound on Tienken, west of Livernois, on Feb. 5 at around 10:39 a.m. when the windshield of her 2019 GMC Terrain was smashed. She had been passed by a pickup truck and believes a chunk of ice was thrown at her car.

The sheriff’s office couldn’t provide estimates of any of the damage and said no suspects have been identified.