Monday, March 25, 2013
Police arrested Todd Lloyd Griffin in connection with 16 home burglaries spanning five counties in southeast Michigan.
Updated: 6:59 p.m. Todd Lloyd Griffin, 44, was arrested Monday in connection with 16 home burglaries spanning five counties in southeast Michigan, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard held a press conference on Monday explaining that Griffin targeted homes that were awaiting estate sales or homes of families who were at funerals, earning him the nickname "funeral bandit." Just hours afterwards, Griffin, whose birthday also fell on Monday, was located by local authorities in Colorado at a pawn shop and taken in without incident at 4:30 p.m., according to the Sheriff's Office. Local authorities told them that Griffin was in possession of numerous jewelry items. "I can’t think of a better …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Farmington Hills Police Department. Arrests and charges do not indicate a conviction.
A 56-year-old White Lake woman faces a charge of drunken driving, after a vehicle crashed into a house in the 22000 block of Cora Street Sunday night. According to a Farmington Hills Police report, officers called to the home shortly after 7 p.m. found the woman standing near her vehicle. The report indicated that the woman appeared "extremely disoriented", her speech was slurred, and police noticed an odor of intoxicants while speaking with her. The woman refused a preliminary breath test, but consented to a blood test to determine her blood alcohol level, according to the report. She was taken to Botsford Hospital, complaining of back and neck pain. The homeowner told police that she was in the back of the house when she heard a loud …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Livingston County Sheriff's Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
On December 3, an 18-year-old Highland woman was accused of rear-ending a car parked at the Speedway Gas Station in Hartland and then leaving the scene, according to a report from the Livingston County Sheriff's Department. According to the report, the female suspect was parked at a gas pump around 11 p.m. when she noticed her 17-year-old ex-boyfriend arrive in a car driven by a 17-year-old female and park at the gas pump next to them. Police say that while the 17-year-old woman went inside the building to pay, the suspect spoke to her ex-boyfriend but said he was being rude to her. That was when, police say, the suspect decided to empty a bottle of soda and a bottle of water onto the drivers side seat. When the 17-year-old female exited …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Wixom resident Raulie Wayne Casteel was arraigned Wednesday afternoon on charges relating to one of 24 shootings that took place last month along the interstate corridor; more charges are expected.
Raulie Wayne Casteel, 43, of Wixom was arraigned Wednesday afternoon in 53rd District Court in Howell on charges related to one of the three I-96 corridor shootings that happened in Livingston County. Casteel was charged with six counts in connection with the shooting that happened at 2:43 p.m. Oct. 18 on westbound I-96, near mile marker 135 in Howell, The Detroit News reported. A total of 24 shootings took place between Oct. 16 and Oct. 27 in four counties: Livingston, Oakland, Ingham and Shiawassee. [Take a look at our interactive map to see where all of the shootings occurred.] Casteel was charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon, a four-year felony; carrying a weapon with unlawful intent, a five-year felony; …
The 43-year-old Wixom man will be arraigned in the 53rd District Court in Howell.
The 43-year-old Wixom man arrested in relation to the I-96 Corridor Shootings is set to be arraigned in the 53rd District Court in Howell on charges stemming from crimes committed in Livingston County, according to a press release. Three of the 24 shootings happened in Livingston County. Take a look at our interactive map to see where all of the shootings occurred. The exact time of the arraignment has not been determined, according to police. Other Prosecuting Attorneys are reviewing the individual cases in their jurisdictions and more charges are expected later this week.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Highland Oakland County Sheriff Substation. Arrests and charges do not indicate convictions.
Police at the Highland Oakland County Sheriff Substation are searching for the man suspected of breaking into a car and stealing a purse at 8:01 a.m. Sept. 24 at Wiggles & Giggles Pre-school, 1131 White Lake Road, according to a police report. A parent left her car unlocked in the parking lot with her purse and lunch on the seat and walked her son into the building, the report said. She returned in a few minutes to her car to see that her purse and lunch were missing from the front seat, according to the report. Another parent had observed a possible suspect acting strangely and watched him jump into his car and leave northbound on Milford Road, the report said. He said he saw a male standing between two cars, one of which was the victim’…
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
The following information was supplied by the White Lake Township Police Department. Arrests and charges do not indicate convictions.
Police arrested a 48-year-old White Lake woman for disorderly conduct 4 p.m. Sept. 29 at a home on the 9000 block of Mandon Road, according to a police report. Police were called to the residence where the homeowner found an intoxicated woman crawling across her yard, the report said. The woman, who lives on the street, was screaming for her son, according to the report. She was arrested and, because of her high blood alcohol level, was transferred to Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital for treatment. Police arrested a 52-year-old Commerce Township resident 12:30 a.m. Sept. 29 for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol near Elizabeth Lake and Oxbow Lake roads, according to a police report. The responding officer stopped the man …
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Saturday, September 15, 2012
The following information was supplied by White Lake Township Police. Arrests and charges do not indicate convictions.
White Lake Township Police responded 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13 to an incident where a driver hit a bicyclist on M-59 near Pontiac Lake Road, according to a police report. The man, from Waterford, was driving westbound on M-59 when he clipped the 47-year-old bicyclist, from Commerce Township, while changing lanes, according to the report. The bicyclist sustained minor injuries. The 20-year-old man driving the car was issued a citation by police, the report said. Police are investigating an incident from 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12 when a 50-year-old homeowner on the 8000 block of Nathan Oscar Drive assaulted a plumber in his home, according to a police report. The plumber was responding to the homeowner's call about a water heater that had been previously…
Thursday, September 13, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Highland Oakland County Sheriff Substation. Arrests and charges do not indicate convictions.
Police at the Highland Oakland County Sheriff Substation are searching for the individual responsible for a burglary and forced entry around 9:05 p.m. Sept. 3 at a home on the 4000 block of Petrel Court, according to a police report. The homeowner told police that upon returning from vacation up north she noticed her jewelry box was missing, the report said. The items reported stolen include women's watches, a gold pendant and necklace, a one carat diamond ring, earrings, an ankle bracelet and a rosary. Police have no suspects. Police started their search around 4:11 p.m. Sept. 8 for the individual responsible for a burglary at a home on the 800 block of West Livingston Road, according to a police report. The homeowner told police he …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The following information was supplied by the White Lake Township Police Department. Arrests and charges do not indicate convictions.
White Lake Township Police arrested a man at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 10 near Kohl's, 7375 Highland Road, for stealing a pair of tennis shoes, according to a police report. The man walked in to the store, put on a new pair of tennis shoes and placed his shoes into the box on the rack, the report said. Employees saw him leave the store wearing the tennis shoes, according to the report, and police found him walking down the side of the road nearby. The shoes were worth $160. Police arrested him, issued a citation and released him. White Lake Township Police responded 2:30 p.m. Sept. 8 to a report of retail fraud at Bed, Bath and Beyond, 9050 Highland Road, according to a police report. A man took a stand-up mixer worth $400 from a store shelf to …
CJ
5:35 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
Very impressive ..... they must all be very proud of themselves....I know I'm disgusted. Grow Up, get a life. more ›