Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Berkley Public Safety Department supplied the following information.
A resident in the 2160 block of Gardner reported that at approximately 9:45 p.m. April 4 she found her Virgin Mary statue toppled onto its side with the head broken off. The woman reported hearing a noise on her porch at approximately 9:30 p.m., but said she didn't see anyone, according to a Berkley Public Safety Department report. There is no known suspect in the case. Residents or business owners who have information to report or who notice something unusual in their neighborhood can call the Berkley Public Safety Department at 248-658-3380 or the Huntington Woods Public Safety Department at 248-541-1180. Public Safety officials encourage residents and business owners to keep their doors and windows secured at all times.
Monday, January 21, 2013
The Berkley Public Safety Department supplied the following information.
More than $1,000 worth of sterling silver recently was taken from a vendor's case at Oddfellows Antiques, according to the Berkley Public Safety Department. The vendor reported that the hasp lock was cut off a display case and $1,390 worth of sterling silver items were removed, the responding officer wrote. The store's owner said she could not pinpoint when the theft occurred but that it was sometime between noon Jan. 7 and noon Jan. 8, according to the officer's report. There are no known suspects. Residents or business owners who have information to report or who notice something unusual in their neighborhood can call the Berkley Public Safety Department at 248-658-3380 or the Huntington Woods Public Safety Department at 248-541-1180. …
42.503037
-83.191857
Odd Fellows Antiques
3248 12 Mile Rd, Berkley, MI
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Sunday, January 6, 2013
Find out which crimes made headlines in neighboring communities during the past week.
The following information was supplied by area police and public safety departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation, and does not indicate a conviction. BIRMINGHAM Police Arrest Southfield Man in Connection With Birmingham Woman's Overdose Death Richard Patrick Babbie is charged with delivery of heroin causing death in connection with the overdose of Birmingham resident Tawyna Jarvis last summer. HUNTINGTON WOODS Elderly Woman Loses $1,876 in Phone Scam The Huntington Woods Public Safety Department supplied the following information. FERNDALE Man Faces Indecent Exposure Charge in Ferndale Police said the 52-year-old man flashed a woman at the McDonald's drive-thru. ROYAL OAK Police Blotter: Sledder Injured While Being Pulled By …
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
The Huntington Woods Public Safety Department supplied the following information.
An elderly woman reported to the Huntington Woods Public Safety Department on Dec. 7 that she was the victim a phone scam. The woman, whom the reporting officer noted was accompanied by her adult son, said that approximately 8 p.m. Dec. 6, a man claiming to be her grandson called her home phone. The man asked her to send his attorney money because he had been involved in an accident in the Philippines and instructed her not to contact his father, according to the report. [Click here to read Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette's warning about phone scams.] The woman wired $1,876 via Western Union to the address the man claiming to be her grandson provided, the report said. The man called her back the next day and asked the woman to send…
Saturday, December 22, 2012
The Berkley Public Safety Department supplied the following information.
A Berkley resident reported Dec. 13 that his outdoor Christmas decorations were vandalized. The man told the Berkley Public Safety Department that sometime between 6 p.m. Dec. 12 and 6 p.m. Dec. 13, someone slashed three inflatable snowmen on his lawn in the 2770 block of Kipling, according to the report. The man said he last saw the snowmen inflated Dec. 12 and found the decorations, valued at $100, slashed and deflated Dec. 13, the report said. There are no suspects in the incident. Residents or business owners who have information to report or who notice something unusual in their neighborhood can call the Berkley Public Safety Department at 248-658-3380 or the Huntington Woods Public Safety Department at 248-541-1180. Public Safety …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Huntington Woods Public Safety Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A man was arrested Dec. 3 after running a red light and carrying a concealed pistol with an expired license, according to the Huntington Woods Public Safety Department. The man was driving southbound on Woodward Avenue at 4:38 p.m. when he ran a red light at 11 Mile Road, according to a Huntington Woods Public Safety report. After being stopped, the driver handed the reporting officer his driver's license and a concealed pistol license; he said he was carrying a pistol and his vehicle was a rental, according to the incident report. The driver told the officer he thought the light was yellow when he entered the intersection and did not see a pedestrian who was about to proceed across the cross-walk and quickly stopped as the driver ran the …
Sunday, November 18, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Huntington Woods Public Safety Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Huntington Woods Public Safety officer reported that he stopped a speeding driver at approximately 1:05 a.m. Nov. 12 on Interstate 696 and discovered a concealed weapon, LSD and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. The driver, who was headed eastbound, passed the officer, who was stationed on an overpass just east of Coolidge Highway, traveling at 85 miles per hour, according to the report. The officer stopped the driver, who had changed lanes without signalling, just east of Woodward Avenue, the report said. The officer reported that when he approached the vehicle and the driver rolled down his window, there was a strong odor of marijuana. The driver told the officer the last time he smoked marijuana was approximately a month ago before …
42.488985
-83.174833
Huntington Woods Public Safety
12755 W 11 Mile Rd, Huntington Woods, MI
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1528581
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Huntington Woods Public Safety Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A resident reported Nov. 5 to the Huntington Woods Public Safety Department that a customized bicycle was taken from his garage on Borgman Avenue. The man told the responding officer that he had last seen the men's mountain bike approximately a week prior leaning against the back wall of his garage with a women's bicycle in front of it. The women's bike was still there Nov. 5, the officer wrote in his report. The officer did not observe any damage to the main garage door or the garage entry door and the resident said the detached garage was left open most of the time, according to the report. The resident, who grew up in England, told the officer the bike was a Specialized brand 26-inch frame on which he had switched the brake levers so …
42.488985
-83.174833
Huntington Woods Public Safety
12755 W 11 Mile Rd, Huntington Woods, MI
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1528581
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Berkley Public Safety Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Two residents reported to the Berkley Public Safety Department that valuables were taken from their locked vehicles in Berkley. There are no suspects in either case, both of which are under investigation. A resident in the 2420 block of Oakshire reported that he parked his work van in his driveway at approximately 5 p.m. Oct. 31 and when he returned to the vehicle at approximately 12:45 a.m. Nov. 4, the driver's side door was not fully closed. The man reported that the driver-side seat was pushed up and clothing that had been between the front seats was thrown on the passenger seat. The dash panel also was open and things were strewn about, according to the report. A portable air compressor and two nail guns were missing, the man reported…
42.503272
-83.182649
Berkley Public Safety Department
2395 12 Mile Rd, Berkley, MI
/articles/valuables-taken-from-locked-vehicles
1718359
/locations/8137736
Friday, October 19, 2012
The intruder fled in a stolen silver Ford Ranger with a red logo on the door that says "Oxbow," police said.
A Ferndale homeowner reportedly shot at a person trying to break into his home on Friday morning, according to Ferndale Police. At approximately 10:45 a.m. on Friday, a homeowner on Edgewood Place near Eight Mile and Woodward discovered that his home was being attacked by an unknown person, Ferndale Police Lt. Gary Whiting wrote in a press release. The homeowner fired his handgun at the suspect, who fled to a waiting stolen 1997 silver Ford Ranger pickup truck with a red logo on the door that says "Oxbow." The Michigan license plate number is CB89913. The truck may have been struck by the bullets fired by the homeowner, police said. The vehicle was reported stolen in the city of Livonia and was used in another crime in the city of Troy on …
Michael Dwells
9:34 am on Sunday, January 13, 2013
I feel terrible for the victim. She must have been devastated when she heard what the scammer said to get her to send money. This is why I always encourage family and friends to make it a habit to read posts and updates at http://www.callercenter.com about the latest scams so they're aware. Although there's no stopping these scammers from calling, at least, they'd be less likely to fall for the … more ›