Thursday, October 25, 2012
A vehicle fire at Highland Greens Mobile Home Park is being called suspicious by Oakland County Sheriff's deputies.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office was called Oct. 22 to a home on North Shetland Court in Highland after the homeowners reported a fire. When deputies arrived, they found a man in the driveway of the home attempting to put out a car that had caught fire. According to the report, the car and surrounding area smelled heavily like gasoline. The owner of the car spoke to the deputies and, the report states, told them she had been having some problems with one of her family members. The woman told deputies that she had been arguing with a family member earlier in the day. When she returned home that night, the report states, she said she heard a loud whooshing noise and saw the car on fire in the driveway. She said she had just purchased the …
The following information was supplied by the Highland Oakland County Sheriff Office substation. Arrests and charges do not indicate convictions.
A 24-year-old Detroit man was arrested Oct. 20 after deputies with the Oakland County Sheriff's Office said he rear-ended a car at the intersection of Duck Lake and M-59 and then left the scene. According to the report, immediately following the accident, the man got out of the car to exchange information with the woman who's car he hit. However, when the woman said she was calling police, the man grabbed his information out of her hand, got back into his car and left driving west on M-59, the report states. A deputy at M-59 and Milford Road saw the vehicle at a pump at the Mobil gas station. The deputy approached the vehicle and spoke with the man. The man, the report states, told the deputy that his girlfriend, a 23-year-old from Detroit…
Thursday, October 11, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Highland Oakland County Sheriff Substation. Arrests and charges do not indicate convictions.
At least 10 cars on Foxgrove and Elkridge in Highland Township were broken into sometime between Oct. 4 and Oct. 5. according to reports filed with the Oakland County Sheriff's Highland Substation. The reports all state that sometime during the night, an unknown person or persons broke out a window of a locked vehicle and took items from inside the car. Items taken from the cars include purses, wallets, cellphones, laptops, GPS systems, cash and other electronics. The incidents are similar to a rash of break-ins from White Lake, though deputies with the substation said they don't know if the incidents from both communities are related. On Wednesday, White Lake Police told White Lake-Highland Patch that it's highly unusual for people to …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Highland Oakland County Sheriff Substation. Arrests and charges do not indicate convictions.
A total of 24 rims and tires were taken off six brand new Dodge Ram 1500 Trucks parked in a lot at Szott M-59 Dodge in Highland. The incident occurred sometime between Sept. 13 and Sept. 15, according to the report filed with the Highland Substation. The report states deputies were called to the scene when an employee at the dealership noticed the six trucks sitting on cement blocks. There are trails behind the dealership, the report states, and they lead to Duck Lake Road. Police are currently reviewing security surveillance. The incident remains under investigation. Pinang Tit, 27, from Massachusetts, was arraigned Sept. 14 on charges of uttering and publishing after deputies say he tried to spend a fraudulent traveler's check. The …
Donna Jean
9:15 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012
Nice name for the traveler check cheater more ›