Crime & Safety

2 Officers Injured During Arrest in White Lake

The following information was supplied by the White Lake Township Police Department. Arrests and charges do not indicate convictions.

A White Lake Police officer will be off work for one week after sustaining a hand injury during an arrest Aug. 19. Another officer sustained minor injuries in the same incident.

According to the report, officers were called to a home off Fisk Road, in White Lake Mobile Home Park, at 11 p.m. for a reported assault.

When police arrived they found a 22-year-old White Lake man and a 23-year-old White Lake female.

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The report states that the female told police the man had struck her during an altercation. Police conducted their investigation and attempted to arrest the man for assault.

The man, according to the report, started to resist arrest and fought with the arresting office. A second officer tried to help and, along with the first, was injured. The report states it took three officers to finally subdue the man.

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One officer sustained an injury to his hand, and will have to be off for one week while it heals. The second officer had only minor injuries.

The man, Curtis R. Corven, was arraigned Aug. 21 on two felony counts of resisting and obstructing a police officer, one count of misdemeanor assault and one count of operating a vehicle with a suspended license.

Corven's bond was set at $25,000 cash and he remains at Oakland County Jail.

Car taken from home

A can was taken from the open garage of a home on the 6000 block of Ellinwood in White Lake.

The report states the incident happened sometime between Aug. 19 and Aug. 20. The car, a green Pontiac Sunfire, was parked in the garage and had the keys in it. Personal items were also in the car, including electronic devices and cash.

There are no suspects at this time, and the incident remains under investigation.

Teens arrested, found with missing items

A 16-year-old and 17-year-old were arrested Aug. 20 at 1:30 a.m. after an officer noticed the teens lurking in yards.

According to the report, the teens were running and hiding behind bushes in the area of the Heritage Hills neighborhood near Williams Lake. The two were arrested and found to be in possession of more than $200 in assorted items police say were taken from area cars.

The report states that the items matched items reported stolen in the area. The 16-year-old was released to his parents, and the 17-year-old was released pending further investigation.

Lt. Don Nankervis said the department still has some small items that were not yet claimed. If you think the property is yours, call 248-698-4400.

The incidents remain under investigation.

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