Credit card fraud
At noon, July 6, Brandon deputies responded to a report of fraud. The victim called to say someone had used her credit card online. The victim said she had opened a credit card online and the card was sent to her residence in April of this year. She activated the card then, however, she never used it as of the day she called. In addition, she also never received a statement, and thinks that was because the statements were sent online. She was notified by her bank that the credit card company had made a large withdraw of $1,600 from her account to cover over draft charges on her credit card. She inquired and discovered that someone used her credit card through PayPal and online between April and June. She found over 200 transactions totaling over $5,000. The police report was required for the credit card company.
Fraud
At 4:28 p.m., July 2, Brandon deputies responded to a report of fraud. Upon arrival, deputies met with the man, who stated that a friend left him in charge of all his belongings when he died this year. He was to handle his assets and pay off his debts. He told deputies that when he began to pay off all of the deceased’s bills, he received a piece of mail at the post office, where the deceased’s mail was being held. He said the mail was a credit card bill under the deceased’s name. When he opened the bill, he saw transactions from two months after the deceased had passed, and ending in June. He said he suspects the man’s daughter had opened the account and did not know when it was opened and it is the first time he had seen the bill from that company under his name. The case was forwarded to the detective bureau.
Fraud
At 7:26 p.m., July 10, Brandon deputies responded to a report of fraud. The victims, a married couple, came in to report that they are the victims of fraud. They stated that they are originally from Michigan but currently live out of state and came to Michigan for the summer and to travel around the state, visiting and renting houses for a few nights before moving on.

The husband said he found a listing on Craigslist for a property on Bald Eagle Lake. He said he responded to the ad and began talking with who he thought was the property owner. The man on the phone stated that the victim could rent the condo for four days. He said he paid the man on the phone through his account on Zelle, a common app for exchanging currency. He said they went to the address and found it was not the property they agreed to rent. They called the man, who said gave them a different address to go to. He said they went to that address and were told that people live there and that they are not renting and the victims had been scammed out of money. The property owner stated that he had put a similar ad on Craigslist a long time ago when he was looking for tenants but has since taken it down. At the time of the report, the ad was still up and running. The case was forwarded to the detective bureau.
Assault
At 1:29 a.m., July 18, Brandon deputies responded to a report of assault. Upon arrival, deputies observed a female running up the driveway towards the vehicle yelling that she was assaulted and that the male needed to be arrested. She had blood coming from her mouth and nose. She pointed to a male who was approaching as well. Deputies ordered both of them to step back to allow them to investigate, but the male continued to approach with his hands in his pockets. The male was talking with slurred speech and ignoring deputies orders. The man was placed under arrest and was walked to the patrol vehicle, at which point he kept pulling away from deputies and lunging at the female. She stated that she and her boyfriend had been arguing about him getting intoxicated. She said he was playing a video game when he approached and started disconnecting the gaming system. She said they argued again, and he attempted to take her cell phone away, which is when she called 911 and walked outside. She said he followed her and slapped her. The man was transported to Oakland County jail.
Eratic driving
At 3:57 p.m., July 20, Brandon deputies found a vehicle driving erratically on Baldwin Road. Deputies initiated a traffic stop and the driver provided a Michigan driver’s license. She appeared sober and coherent. She said she was lost and someone on her phone was giving her directions. Deputies ran a check and found her license was currently suspended and the plate on her vehicle belonged to a different vehicle. She was given a citation and released at the scene.