An exhausting and eventful week ended with a Michigan woman being crowned Mrs. Serbia Worldwide, but her return home got a little complicated after landing at Wayne County Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Laura Valentina Gatny, fresh from winning the title, landed at about 9:35 p.
m. on Aug. 4 with her husband, Ryan.
Parked in the 9600 block of Middlebelt Road at an airline park and ride lot, the couple approached their Jeep and realized it had been damaged. Both sides of the vehicle had a long scratch, with one side worse than the other, according to Gatny. She said she wasn’t positive that it was intentional, but thought it was best to make a police report.
After calling the non-emergency line of the Romulus Police Department, Gatny said they were fortunate to have officer Jacob Phelps respond. “He said it looked like it was vandalism,” Gatny said. “It was from a key or sharp object and it went all the way around.
” At this point, Gatny said it was about midnight and although she was worn down from the long travel and the damage to the vehicle, she took a moment to commend Phelps’ professionalism. “He was so lovely,” she said. “He said he would write a report on it.
We just had a nice interaction with him. He had a nice conversation with my husband, a firefighter in Sterling Heights.” Gatny said it was about then Phelps noticed and commented on the sash she won hours ago.
She said at that point in the night she had put her hair in a ponytail and was no longer.