LO Police Log
Monday, October 5, police responded to a burglar alarm at a S. Broadway business. All clear.
Three ordinance violations observed on E. Flint Street.
Accident reported on S. Broadway.
Animal complaint reported on Atwater. Meter reader bit by dog.
Warrant arrest made.
Suspicious circumstances reported on Long Pointe. Child taken out of area.
Suspicious circumstances reported on S. Broadway. Gas station clerk may have seen ‘drive-off? culprit.
Lost property reported on S. Broadway. Subject left wallet at gas station.
Tuesday, October 6, ordinance violation observed on S. Broadway.
Customer failed to pay for services at an E. Flint Street salon.
Ordinance violation observed at Front and Anderson Streets. Graffiti on stop sign.
Suspicious circumstances reported on Slater. Window open in vacant house.
Accidental damage reported on E. Flint Street. Two flat tires on patrol car.
Wednesday, October 7, parking complaint reported at Central and Park Boulevard.
Ordinance violation observed on W. Shadbolt.
Ordinance violation observed on S. Anderson Street.
Thursday, October 8, two ordinance violations observed on Bellevue.
Ordinance violation observed on Highland.
Ordinance violation observed on Atwater.
Friday, October 9, accident reported on N. Washington.
Accident reported on N. Park Boulevard.
Saturday, October 10, police responded to a burglar alarm from a S. Broadway business. All clear.
Larceny reported on N. Park Boulevard. Flower pots taken from business.
Animal complaint reported on E. Church Street. Sick raccoon observed. Officers reported animal had rabies and put it down.
Noise complaint reported on N. Park Boulevard. Loud music.
Sunday, October 11, suspicious circumstances reported on S. Broadway. Subject found sleeping in vehicle in parking lot.
Driving with license suspended arrest made.
Parking complaint reported at Smith Court and Broadway.
Fire Calls
Monday, October 5, stations #1, 2, 3 and 4 responded to a structure fire on Huston. Smoke, flames visible.
Station #1 responded to a gas leak on Bellevue.
Station #3 investigated odors on Baldwin Road.
Station #1 responded to a carbon monoxide alarm on Hillcrest.
Tuesday, October 6, station #1 responded to a boat fire on N. Long Lake.
Station #1 responded to a sparking transformer on N. Long Lake.
Wednesday, October 7, station #1 responded to arcing wires on Buckhorn.
Station #1 responded to arcing wires on Grampian.
Station #3 responded to a personal injury accident at Baldwin and Waldon Roads.
Station #1 investigated odors at Joslyn and Indianwood Roads.
Thursday, October 8, station #2 responded to a compost fire on Giddings Road.
Station #1 assisted Addison Fire Department with a structure fire on Lakeview.
Station #2 responded to a personal injury accident on Scripps Road.
Friday, October 9, station #1 responded to a carbon monoxide alarm on Bunny Run Boulevard.
Station #3 investigated odors on Brown Road.
Saturday, October 10, station #3 responded to a gasoline spill on Joslyn Road.
Station #2 responded to a fire alarm on M-24.
Deputy reports
An employee at a retail store on Baldwin Road called police to report four ‘intimidating? women came into the store and proceeded to act in a suspicious manner. The women left the store and climbed into a 90s Ford Taurus, sans a driver’s window and hubcaps, the employee said. Deputies arrived on the scene as the car’s driver’later identified as a 22-year-old Pontiac woman with an outstanding arrest warrant’stopped the vehicle in the middle of the parking lot, jumped out and started to run. She was later located in a residential area and jailed on the warrant. The store manager told deputies the group of women had been coming into the business on a regular basis, but never buy anything.
A Flint woman will find an unhappy surprise in her mailbox after Orion Township deputies connected her to a theft at a retail store in the 4900 block of Baldwin Road Oct. 5. The store manager called police to report the woman and a friend came into the store, put a pair of shoes into a large purse and left. After running the license plate’which the store manager jotted down as the car drove off’deputies found the car was registered to a woman who’s driver’s license photo matched the appearance of the woman in store surveillance video. The deputy wrote a citation for third-degree retail fraud and mailed it to the woman’s home.
Residents in the 800 block of Long Lake Drive called police Oct. 6 after a pontoon boat caught fire. The boat’s owner told police he drove the boat to the end of the lake and back and went inside when neighbor called to tell him the boat was on fire. The man said he put out the fire with a bucket of water from the lake, but also got some help from deputies who arrived with a fire extinguisher.
A woman called police Oct. 11 claiming a box containing jewelry valued at $2,490 was stolen from her room in a hotel on Lapeer Road. The case was turned over to Orion Township detectives, who were investigating.
A 40 year-old Independence Township man was arrested and jailed on drunk driving charges Oct. 11 after he was pulled over on a traffic violation near Clarkston Road and Beardon around 2:30 a.m. Noting the man appeared and smelled highly intoxicated, the deputy administered sobriety tests, which the man failed, and a PBT, which registered .197 percent. The man’s car was impounded and he was chauffeured to the Oakland County Jail.
Deputies responded to a home invasion in the 2400 block of Cole Road Oct. 9 after a couple arrived home from work to find a rear door kicked in and the house in disarray. According to police reports, the unknown person or persons rifled through jewelry boxes, dressers and closets, then stashed the loot in a pillowcase from the bed. Police were investigating.