Police Blotter: Break-In at Little Caesar's and a Serious Accident

On Monday between midnight and 12:30 a.m., a man was seen inside the on Highland Road allegedly attempting to access the pizza store's safe.

Lt. Adam Kline said when a cleaning crew arrived at the store, they reported that they saw a man behind the counter tampering with the safe.

"They startled the man and he fled out the back door," Kline said. The back door had been propped open.

The man fled without taking anything from the store. However, the police report indicated that he caused $500 worth of damage to the back door while breaking in.

The cleaning crew called police. A K-9 was called to the scene to track the man's scent, but it was lost just past Brooks Elementary School, which is located behind the Little Caesar's.

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

Woman crashes into home

A 22-year-old Clarkston resident was arrested Tuesday at 12:50 a.m. after crashing into a vehicle parked in a driveway along M-59 near Elizabeth Lake.

According to Kline, the woman ran a red light at the Elizabeth Lake and M-59 intersection and crashed into a vehicle parked in the driveway of a home across from the intersection. The crash also damaged the garage of the home.

The woman was transported to a local hospital for minor injuries, treated and released. At the hospital, police drew blood to test for alcohol, Kline said.

A warrant will likely be issued pending the results of the blood test, Kline said.

In addition to the arrest, the woman was cited for operating while under the influence of alcohol, possession of narcotics paraphernalia and failure to obey a traffic signal.