Monday, January 14, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Oakland County Sheriff's Department, Highland substation. Arrests and charges do not indicate convictions.
Deputies were called to the scene of an accident Jan. 11 at 1:47 a.m. after a man crashed into a tree on Milford Road, north of Wardlow. According to a report from the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, the driver, a 43-year-old Highland resident, was trapped in the car. His car was the only one involved in the accident. The man was trapped in the car for more than an hour and a half while the fire department worked to remove him from the car, the report states. An airlift was requested, and the man was taken by helicopter to Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital. His injuries were found to be less serious than initially thought and he is in stable condition, the report states. The accident remains under investigation, and the report notes that …
Friday, December 7, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Oakland County Sheriff's Department, Highland substation. Arrests and charges do not indicate convictions.
A 23-year-old Fenton man was arrested in Highland after deputies say he broke into Cornerstone Church in Highland. The man was found by police sleeping inside the church. According to the report, deputies were called to the church on the 4900 block of Hickory Ridge Road on the morning of Dec. 3. "When we first responded we checked the church and didn't find anyone," Det. Jim Bowie said. "We got called back 40 minutes later and found the man sleeping in the church." The report states that the man had some of the church's electronic equipment with him, including a camera. "We think he might have intended to take the items from the church, but fell asleep," Bowie said. The man was arraigned earlier this week on one count of breaking and …
Friday, November 2, 2012
Several deer have been put down by police officers and deputies in the last few weeks in both Highland and White Lake.
Over the weekend three deer from three different accidents suffered life threatening injuries and had to be put down by White Lake Police officers. "It's that time of the year," Chief Ed Harris said. "It's not something we enjoy doing, but it's something that has to be done. We live in an area where there is a lot of natural space, and a lot of deer." Nearly every week for the last few weeks deputies in Highland, and officers in White Lake, have been called to the scene of a car/deer accident. According to the Michigan Department of Transportation, on average, 146 car/deer crashes occur every day in Michigan. The Michigan State Police said there were a total of 53,592 crashes reported in 2011, resulting in 1,464 injuries and eight deaths…
alan wieling
10:02 pm on Friday, November 2, 2012
A long time ago I hit a deer on n. holly rd. After that time I placed deer warning devices on all my cars. I have never hit another deer and you can actually watch deer stop when they hear the sound they make. I have them on my truck and my friends Toyato for the last three she has had. They make difference! Police departments should place them on thepatrol cars to prevent car deer crashes. more ›