Police Blotter

  Allen Park Road rage results in reckless driving citation A 45-year-old Southgate woman was cited for reckless driving following a road rage incident Jan. 6 which ended near Reeck and Wick roads. A 48-year-old Allen Park man and his female passenger, who were in a black 2011 Dodge Caliber, said they were originally driving south on Allen Road near Wick when the Southgate woman, who was driving a blue 2015 Buick Verano, cut him off in traffic, then moved ahead of them, at a high rate of speed, down Allen Road, … [Read more...] about Police blotter for week of January 19, 2020

Allen Park Drunken driver with multiple license suspensions arrested A 39-year-old River Rouge man was arrested the evening of Dec. 28 after a traffic stop for an expired license plate revealed that he was operating a motor vehicle while impaired and driving with a suspended license. The driver, who was traveling north on Park Avenue near Champaign, was driving a tan 1999 Chevy Suburban, with a license plate which expired last March. After the police officer activated his vehicle’s emergency lights to conduct a traffic … [Read more...] about Police blotter for week of January 12, 2020

Allen Park Drunken driver leaving liquor store causes crash A woman who left a liquor store at Allen Road and O’Connor Avenue the night of Dec. 22 after having several shots in the store’s parking lot immediately crashed into another vehicle because she “just didn’t see it.” When police officers arrived on the scene, the woman had walked away from her vehicle, leaving her husband in the car. When she walked back to her vehicle, her stance was wobbly and her speech was slurred. She agreed to field sobriety tests, but was … [Read more...] about Police blotter for week of January 5

  Allen Park Drunken driver blocks gas station entrance A 44-year-old Kentucky woman who was blocking an entrance to a gas station the night of Dec. 8 was arrested for operating while under the influence of liquor, with a blood-alcohol content more than twice the legal limit. Police officers initially responded to a wellness check of a woman reportedly slumped over in her vehicle and blocking the Hamilton Avenue entrance to Shell, 23000 Outer Drive. When they arrived, they discovered that the woman was looking down at … [Read more...] about Police Blotter for week of December 29, 2019

Allen Park Expired license plate tab leads to arrest for drug paraphernalia A 41-year-old Royal Oak man who was subject to a traffic stop on the northbound Southfield Freeway near Outer Drive the morning of Nov. 21, for driving with an expired license plate tab, received additional citations for driving with a suspended license and for possession of narcotic paraphernalia. His 2016 Dodge Charger was impounded and towed, and he was released at the scene. However, his passenger, a 42-year-old Detroit woman, wasn’t as fortunate: … [Read more...] about Police Blotter for Week of December 8, 2019

Allen Park Homeless man said he wanted to get clean A 48-year-old Taylor man who said he was homeless was cited for retail fraud the night of Nov. 18 after he shoplifted personal hygiene products from Meijer, 3565 Fairlane Drive. Stolen were shaving cream, deodorant, Axe gel, body spray, a Fusion razor, and two hand towels, with a $31.24 total value. After he was stopped for questioning near Meijer by police officers, the man, who was riding a bicycle, said that he did pay for the food in his bag, but could not afford to pay … [Read more...] about Police Blotter for Week of December 1, 2019

  Allen Park Drunken man looking for Vicodin taken into custody A domestic disturbance escalated into a 24-year-old drunken man being taken into custody at 12:30 a.m. Oct. 20 in the 9800 block of Becker Avenue. A woman said her drunken husband was rummaging through the kitchen for Vicodin which he was not supposed to have. She said she grabbed the pills away from him, and went to the bathroom with the intent of flushing them down the drain, but he grabbed the pills back from her. She said he then went into the … [Read more...] about Police blotter for week of November 17, 2019

  Allen Park Honda Civic stolen from restaurant employee A 1997 Honda Civic driven by a restaurant employee was stolen between 4 and 11 p.m. Oct. 18 from the parking lot at Chipotle Mexican Grill, 3125 Fairlane Drive. Restaurant management said they would turn over surveillance video to police detectives upon request. The owner of the car, the mother of the restaurant employee, said she suspects that the car might have been stolen by a relative who has a predilection for grand theft auto. Smith and Wesson stolen from … [Read more...] about Police blotter for week of November 10, 2019

  Allen Park License, debit card taken from wallet while shopping A woman shopping at Meijer, 3565 Fairlane Drive, the afternoon of Oct. 13 said she believes that her wallet was pickpocketed from her purse, and her Michigan driver’s license and debit card were removed, after which her wallet was returned to her purse. She said she did not notice the debit card was missing until she reached the checkout register and needed it to pay for her purchases. There were no suspects. Dearborn Glass door damaged at Lion’s … [Read more...] about Police blotter for week of November 2nd, 2019

  Allen Park Police impersonator follows women; questions them Two young women who left the Lincoln Park Meijer store at 11:45 p.m. Oct. 5, each in her own car, who were headed to the 14700 block of Moran in Allen Park to meet up with a third friend, said an unknown man in a sport utility vehicle started following them. They described the man as white, 25 to 30 years old, with facial hair, driving an older model bluish-gray SUV with rear end damage secured with a red bungee cord. When the two women accidentally … [Read more...] about Police blotter for week of October 20, 2019