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Royal Oak looking to make changes to downtown parking system BY MIKE KOURY

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ROYAL OAK — Amid resident outcry, Royal Oak is looking to make changes to its parking system in the downtown. At its Feb. 27 meeting, the City Commission received a report from parking consultants Rich & Associates with recommendations on how to improve the parking system. Residents have sounded off on the city’s parking issues for months, stating that Royal Oak has a big problem with ticketing and on-street parking. The parking system features smart parking meters that went online in April 2022.

According to a parking study, Royal Oak averages 32,500 total monthly violations. Of these tickets, about 85% of them are violations of a fiveminute grace period with an average of 25,000 per month. Violations of the two-hour time limit account for 2,800 tickets. Emilio Giglio, a resident and local business owner for 22 years with Alex Emilio Salon, stated at the meeting that while his Birmingham business has been doing well, his Royal Oak location has not, and it’s because of parking. “The parking is killing us,” he said. “Every day, I’ve got clients saying I’m going to go to your Birmingham location because parking is better. See PARKING on page 6A

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Residents have been upset with the Royal Oak parking system, which averages 32,500 total monthly violations. Complaints center on the number of tickets that have been issued.

Shakespeare Royal Oak to hold auditions for next production BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com

ROYAL OAK — Shakespeare Royal Oak will be holding auditions soon for its upcoming season this summer. The company, in its 23rd year, will be holding auditions both in-person and via video for its production of “Love’s Labors Lost” March 10-11, with callbacks scheduled for March 12. People interested in auditioning can go to www.shakespeare royaloak.com, where they can complete a request for a time slot and choose whether it will be in-person or on video. In-person auSee SHAKESPEARE on page 18A

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Shakespeare Royal Oak’s production of “Love’s Labors Lost” will premiere July 27 and run until Aug. 6 at Starr Jaycee Park. Pictured is a previous production.

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MADISON HEIGHTS — Work has resumed on an ambitious project to improve

Interstate 75 across Oakland County. Late last month, two-way traffic on I-75 began sharing the northbound lanes between 13 Mile Road and Interstate 696, with two lanes maintained in each direction,

while reconstruction is completed on the southbound side. In addition, ramp closures are now in place at several locations, including the 12 Mile Road exit and entrance ramps to south-

bound I-75, the 11 Mile Road exit and entrance ramps to southbound I-75, and the southbound I-75 ramps to eastbound and westbound I-696. These will be in place for See I-75 on page 16A

SCHEDULE RELEASED FOR OAKLAND COUNTY FC’S 2023 SEASON OCFC 2023 schedule 5/13: OCFC @ Midwest United (3 p.m.) 5/20: OCFC vs. Lansing City (7:30 p.m.) 5/27: OCFC @ South Bend Lions (7 p.m.) 6/3: OCFC vs. Flint City Bucks (7:30 p.m.) 6/7: OCFC @ Lansing City (8 p.m.)

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6/10: OCFC vs. South Bend Lions (7:30 p.m.)

emi-professional soccer is back in Royal Oak, and it’s looking to be one actionpacked summer of soccer for the city. Returning after its 6-7-1 and Milk Cup Championship-winning season, Oakland County FC will play 12 games in its United Soccer League, League Two, schedule. The team’s 2023 campaign will feature six home games and six away games with OCFC opening the season on the road against Midwest United FC on May 13. OCFC will host Lansing City the following weekend for its home opener on May 20. The majority of OCFC’s home games are slated for Saturdays this season. See FC on page 19A

6/18: OCFC @ Kalamazoo FC (5 p.m.) 6/24: OCFC @ Flint City Bucks (7 p.m.) 7/1: OCFC vs. Midwest United (7:30 p.m.) 7/8: OCFC vs. Kalamazoo FC (7:30 p.m.) File photos by Patricia O’Blenes

ABOVE: Oakland County FC celebrates its 2022 Milk Cup championship win with a trophy celebration at its final home game of 2022. Oakland County FC will play six home games in Royal Oak this summer. TOP LEFT: The bounce houses at Oakland County FC home games at Royal Oak High School were a big hit with families last year.

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WINTER BLAST RECAP

ROYAL OAK — Winter Blast Royal Oak was held Feb. 17-19, and organizers estimate that 65,000 people attended over the three days. According to a news release, proceeds of $7,000 generated from beverage sales at the event will support local community organizations. The total that will be donated is $10,000. A portion of sales from people who paid to use the zip line, totaling $3,000, will be donated to the United Way’s 2-1-1 program This was the first season for The Rink at Royal Oak, which ran from Nov. 18, 2022, to Feb. 19. The release stated that more than 17,000 people came to ice skate by the end of the season. The Rink reportedly will be deconstructed by the second week of March. “Foot traffic typically slows this time of year in Royal Oak, but thanks to special attractions, such as The Rink at Royal Oak and Winter Blast, it brought people outdoors to enjoy family-friendly winter fun and to support our downtown businesses, which we all appreciate,” Justin Pries, director of operations for Ritts Hospitality, which owns and operates Ale Mary’s Beer Hall, Mesa Tacos and Tequila, and Tom’s Oyster Bar, said in a prepared statement.

COMEDY NIGHT

BERKLEY — The Berkley American Legion Post 374 will be hosting a comedy night this weekend. Doors will open to the show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at the post, located at 2079 12 Mile Road. According to a news release, this will be the start of monthly comedy shows. The shows will be free, but tips are appreciated. The show will feature Paula Messner, Peggy Beattie, Drew Harmon, Ree Ledbetter and Ned Rice. For more information, call the Legion at (248) 542-7668

MUSEUM SPEAKERS TO DISCUSS LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak Historical Museum will be hosting an event with speakers this week. The museum will be hosting its Speakers Program with Don Drife and Bob Muller at 7 p.m. Friday, March 10, at its 1411 Webster Road location. The event will be a talk on “an electric light rail system that connected Royal Oak to Michigan and beyond.” Tickets cost $10 and are limited to 45 people. For more information, visit the website www.royaloakhistoricalsociety.com.

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The Royal Oak City Commission currently is reviewing recommendations on how to improve its parking system, which it might approve at its March 13 meeting.

I’m tired of this parking, it’s ridiculous. They can’t figure out the app, they can’t figure out how to pay at the kiosk. … There’s a person out there helping people learn how to use the parking app. If somebody has to come down here and teach us how to use it, it’s probably not efficient.” Recommendations to help decrease the number of violations were made as part of the Rich & Associates study, including changes to increase the grace period from five minutes to 15 minutes and to negotiate with parking company Municipal Parking Services an increase to a three-hour time limit. “The point where we’ve received a lot of feedback is the duration of on-street parking,” City Manager Paul Brake said. “So this is really centered on the on-street parking, not so much the lots per se, but the mayor and myself, as well as the executive team, has met with the decision-makers at MPS. There’s been a good exchange of ideas and we remain optimistic that we can come up with really a sustainable solution that can help implement the smart parking system and make it that much more effective.”

Giglio spoke of his interest in a 15-minute grace period, and he hopes that changes can be made to the system so he doesn’t have to consider moving his business out of Royal Oak. “I’ve been here a long time. I don’t want to move my business, but I have thought about it,” he said. “Birmingham’s been great, there’s a lot of other downtowns I could take

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Traveling Purposefully From the Pyramids to Petra: Clawson resident shares memories from Egypt-to-Jordan trip, also tips for traveling with appreciation toward other cultures and being mindful of costs, 11 a.m.-noon, Blair Memorial Library, 416 N. Main Street in Clawson, (248) 588-5500

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Royal Oak Musicale: Concert at 1 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 814 N. Campbell Road, royaloakmusicale.com

Paychecks & Taxes: Workshop for teenagers and young adults, 4 p.m., Zoom, registration required, canr.msu.edu/ events/adulting3-16-23

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Craft fair: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Heritage Church of Christ, 529 Grove Ave. in Clawson, (248) 588-5062 or (248) 225-1678

Fish fries: 4:30-7 p.m. March 10 and 24, Royal Oak First, 320 W. 7th St., (248) 541-4100

• 4:30-7 p.m. Fridays during Lent, Clawson Knights of Columbus #4188, 870 N. Main St., (248) 588-3547 ‘Lincoln, The Man’: Exhibit on display 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays until mid-April, Royal Oak Historical Society Museum at Fire Department’s Northwood Station, 1411 Webster Road, (248) 439-1501, royaloakhistoricalsociety.com Yoga Peer Support Group: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Fridays March 24-Dec. 15, Clawson Hunter Community and Senior Center, 509 Fisher

Court, (248) 733-4599, yogisconnect@ gmail.com Widowed Friends breakfasts: 9:30 a.m. every second and fourth Wednesday of month, The Avenue Family Restaurant, 31253 Woodward Ave. in Royal Oak, RSVP to Marilyn at (248) 543-1018 C & G’s Community Calendar is sponsored by the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts. To view more events or to submit your own, visit candgnews.com/ calendar. To advertise an event, call (586) 498-8000.

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Set up a space to start your seeds BY ERIC CZARNIK

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Many gardeners start seeds indoors and then move the young plants outside once the weather warms up. When starting seeds indoors, the right amount of moisture is required.

METRO DETROIT — Even though recent weather has seen its share of snow and ice, many gardeners are wasting no time with starting to plant seeds indoors with the intention of taking them outside once the weather warms up. Luke Marion, owner of MIgardener in St. Clair, Michigan, said many gardeners get started on planting their herb or veggie seedlings indoors so they don’t have to wait past the last frost. “Because in colder climates, you have a shorter season,” he explained. “It’s going to give you a head start to your growing season.” The season’s length for indoor seed starting depends on which herbs or veggies someone plans to grow, but he said it can commonly range from February to May in Michigan. “With some herbs, it can be as early as, like, late February,” he said. “But it just depends on the setup and what they’re really trying to achieve. You don’t have to start that early.” When it comes to setting up a seed-start-

ing space in your home, space requirements can depend on a gardener’s ambitions, Marion said. Vertical shelves and racks, each having a dedicated grow light, can maximize efficiency. But he said you don’t necessarily need lots of space to get started — even a card table under grow lights can work. “I would say a decent space would be probably like 6 to 8 square feet of space,” he said. “You’re going to be growing in smaller containers and moving them outside later.” George Papadelis, owner of Telly’s Greenhouse in Troy and Shelby Township, said “the simpler, the better” is typically the case for containers to plant growing seeds. He also discussed the importance of letting containers drain water from the bottom, so gardeners should have something like a cafeteria tray or other water collector “handy to serve as the bottom component of your seedling grow area.” Papadelis recommended a temperature of 72 degrees while seeds are germinating. After plants germinate, heat can be lowered somewhat, especially when it’s time to harden off the plants before planting them outside, he said.

“If you don’t have a ‘hot spot,’ a lot of people’s seeds will go on top of the refrigerator because it tends to generate some heat up there,” he explained, though he added that some people prefer to buy a heating pad since it might be hard to see a refrigerator top. Marion recommended keeping the home’s humidity between 40% and 50% while seed starting. “Seeds like humidity when they are germinating,” he said. “That’s not as much of a concern as is temperature. As long as it is 6570 degrees, they’re going to be fine.” Ample lighting is also a must for seed starting. Papadelis said there are “hundreds of different models” of grow lights, and the model can affect how long it should be on or the distance to keep it from the growing seedlings. If you’re not careful, the young plants can get fried, he said. “You got to experiment and be really, really smart unless you have experience with that grow light,” he said. Marion said a typical windowsill isn’t enough, and he said he uses grow lights and typically leaves them on for 14-16 hours a day.

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Young plants are growing at Telly’s Greenhouse in Troy. While most home gardeners lack the space for a large greenhouse, it’s often possible to set up a modest-sized area inside a home to start seeds. Photos by Patricia O’Blenes

“It’s difficult with windowsills only because most windows only get between two to four hours of sunlight, if that, and most seedlings need five to seven hours,” he said. “You can always use a windowsill and supplement the light. ... Otherwise, your seedlings are going to get leggy, stretching toward the light.” Marion also recommends adding a fan to the seed-starting room, which he said prevents stagnant air that can contribute to

plant diseases. Papadelis recommended “a tiny, tiny little fan” somewhere in the room moving air around. “You don’t want to point a fan right at the seedlings,” Papadelis said. Find out more about Telly’s Greenhouse in Troy and Shelby Township by visiting tellys.com. Learn more about MIgardener in St. Clair by visiting migardener.com. Call Staff Writer Eric Czarnik at (586) 498-1058.

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these issues as soon as possible. “We had to wait for the Rich & Associates study to come in. We are operating and working in good faith with the vendor to make the necessary changes to make this system better, but we do feel the frustration and we have been feeling the frustration and it shouldn’t be a black eye in Royal Oak,” he said. “We have amazing business owners here, amazing busi-

nesses, we have 5,700 parking spots and we’re talking about the 623 that have been really problematic right now,” he continued. “We don’t want to, you know, people shouldn’t be discouraged from coming to Royal Oak. There’s a lot of great parking options, two hours free in our structures, but this commission understands and has been feeling the frustration, and we feel the frustration ourselves, and we look forward to working with staff to get resolve to this matter in a timely, timely fashion.” The commission did not make any approvals during the meeting, but it will be bringing the issue back at its March 13 meeting, which starts at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 203 S.

Troy St., to make a final decision. “We aren’t doing this in a vacuum. I personally and the city manager and city attorney, they have been meeting with representatives from the business community on a regular basis, with members of the (Downtown Development Authority), so we’ve been working with all of our stakeholders, the Police Department. … Everything is on the table because the only thing that’s acceptable in Royal Oak is a system that works for everyone, and the vendors are aware of the issues post-execution and everything is on the table,” he said. Call Staff Writer Mike Koury at (586) 498-1077.

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Clawson police to hold fundraiser for scholarships CLAWSON — The Clawson Police Department will be hosting its 11th annual Bowl-A-Thon Scholarship Fundraiser at 7:30 p.m. March 24 at Astro Lanes in Madison Heights, 32388 John R Road. According to a news release, the department established a scholarship program to give recognition to high school students who wish to pursue careers in law enforcement. “We support the continuing education of the youth in our community and seek your participation in raising money to fund the scholarship program,” the release states. People must register for the event by March 17 at a cost of $20 per bowler. The entry fee includes two games of bowling, shoes, a door raffle and pizza. A cash bar, a 50/50 raffle and a silent auction also will be available. All proceeds will support the scholarships. For more information, visit www.cityofclawson.com.

Royal Oak Concert Band to perform March 19

ROYAL OAK – The Royal Oak Concert Band will be presenting “Rhythm and Winds” at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 19, at the Royal Oak High School Auditorium, 1500 Lexington Blvd. It will be the third concert of the band’s 2022-2023 season. Directed by Kevin R. Czarnik, the ROCB is “presenting an afternoon of invigorating rhythms though classic concert band repertoire,” a press release stated. “The concert features Mr. Czarnik as a trumpet soloist,” it continued. “We will be performing works by Leonard Bernstein, Percy Grainger, William Grant Still and George Gershwin. In addition, we will perform our traditional set of rousing marches. The concert will also include a jazzy set by the Woodward Avenue Jazz Orchestra. The 20 piece Woodward Avenue Jazz Orchestra performs a broad repertoire from swing through the modern jazz era.” Tickets cost $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and children 12 and younger can attend for free. Tickets will be available at the door or buy them online at www.royaloakconcertband.org.

Detroit Spring Home & Garden Show DETROIT — Keith Bynum and Evan Thomas, Detroit residents and co-hosts of HGTV’s “Bargain Block,” will appear at the Detroit Spring Home & Garden Show March 18-19. The free event will take place at Huntington Place, formerly Cobo Center, located at 1 Washington Blvd. in Detroit. Hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. “This year’s show will have more than a hundred different home improvement professionals showcasing the latest products and trends for the home, plus attendees can shop dozens of artisans for beautiful home furnishings,” according to a press release. For more information, visit YourHomeShows.com.

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In the end, the project will have rebuilt close to 18 miles of freeway, replaced 47 bridges, and modernized interchanges at the I-75 business loop, Big Beaver Road, and 14 Mile and 12 Mile roads, along with constructing the 4-mile drainage tunnel between Eight Mile and 12 Mile roads.

the remainder of the 2023 construction season. Access will be maintained both on northbound I-75, from westbound 12 Mile Road, as well as from the northbound I-75 exit to eastbound 12 Mile Road. At press time March 1, 12 Mile Road was closed under I-75 so that construction crews have room to rebuild the bridge. The 12 Mile Road ramps to and from southbound I-75 were also closed. “Rebuilding the bridges that carry southbound I-75 over the county drain, located just north of 12 Mile Road, and 12 Mile Road proper, is expected to last until early fall,” said Rob Morosi, spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), via email. “When the bridge work is finished, we expect to open 12 Mile. Again, the target is early fall.” The project first resumed this year Feb. 24-27. During that weekend, it was closed in both directions between I-696 and the I-75 business loop

(Square Lake Road), with all ramps to northbound I-75 closed from I-696 to 14 Mile Road, and all ramps to southbound I-75 closed from M-59 to 11 Mile. Also during that weekend, northbound I-75 traffic was rerouted west on I-696 to northbound M-1 (Woodward Avenue), then eastbound Square Lake Road to northbound I-75, while southbound I-75 traffic followed westbound Square Lake Road to southbound M-1, then eastbound I-696 back to southbound I-75. Morosi explained that the entire modernization project will be largely complete by the end of the year, with finishing touches in 2024 such as the completion of a new drainage tunnel. “With that said, after fall of 2023, no more traffic shifts and long-term lane closures,” he said. “The quadrant being worked on in 2023 is the final one for Segment 3.” Segment 3 is the third and final phase of the project, now underway. It runs from 13 Mile Road to Eight Mile Road and began in August 2019, with an estimated price tag of $630 million. It was preceded by Segment 2, from Coolidge Highway to 13 Mile

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term issue that I’m not sure MDOT and the state have really factored in with this project. And our local roads are going to need replacements and updates much quicker now because of the additional traffic, specifically related to some of the trucks that have had to move off I-75 due to these closures. And then there are the added gas costs to fixedincome residents driving with these congestion delays. “So I’m concerned about our roads and residents. I’ve yet to feel we were considered in this plan in a way that remedies the issues we experience,” he said. “This project benefits the entire state, but it hurts and penalizes our city more than most. I hope that those in higher office are able to help, maybe with additional funding for projects that we now know we will need sooner, like a road that now has to be replaced 30% earlier than we planned. I mean, I get it — you look at these projects from a macro viewpoint and they’re really beneficial with a huge impact, but my question and concern is will it be worth it in the micro sense for Madison Heights specifically as a community, given that we have suffered a major impact here. It would be nice to have a plan that mitigates some of the long-term consequences.” Call Staff Writer Andy Kozlowski at (586) 498-1046.

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tion to bringing back some older faces that people may really love.” The production will bow July 27 and run until Aug. 6 at Starr Jaycee Park. Nahhat said that usually after a festival is over, everyone is exhausted from the work, but that changes when a new year comes around. “We’re just really excited about it and it’s so much fun to see professional outdoor Shakespeare in the park,” he said. “You can’t see that anywhere else in the state of Michigan. Those three words, ‘professional

outdoor Shakespeare,’ the only place to see that is Royal Oak. There’s some other outdoor Shakespeare shows around the state, but none of them are professional outdoors. So we’re excited about it. … We hope that people are excited to come out and try out.” Nahhat also noted that the production has opportunities open for people working backstage, if they’re interested. For people looking to audition, Ester said his advice is to do a monologue that will show him who they are as actors.

“I think a lot of times actors get caught in, ‘I want to show that I’m funny or I want to show that I’m this way or that way.’ And the thing I’m looking to see is what do you feel, like, tells me who you are,” he said. “How do I get a clearer vision of that through the thing that you pick and then perform? And then have fun. You get to act, which you know not everybody gets to do every day, and it’s really special. So I just want them to really enjoy getting to act in the room that day.”

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ditions will take place at St John’s Episcopal Church, 26998 Woodward Ave., and video auditions will be accepted through 5 p.m. Friday, March 10. Prospective actors will be auditioning for Shakespeare Royal Oak’s “Love’s Labors Lost,” which will be set at a college in the 1980s. Craig Ester will be directing his first show for the company. “He’s got a really cool vision, and he’s worked with us before as an actor, and he’s done some really cool theater work as a director, and we’re just really glad to have him,” Shakespeare Royal Oak Executive Director Ed Nahhat said. Ester said he’s excited to get the audition process underway. “The cool thing about auditioning people is really finding those new talents from those different parts of our community that maybe don’t get a chance to do shows on this scale or get seen on this scale, and really sort of introducing them into our community,” he said. “Of course, we have our older favorites or people who have been around for a while, but we’re always excited … to introduce some newer, younger faces, in addi-

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Unpaid taxi bills reported

An investigation revealed that the suspects cut a catalytic converter from a Ferndale business van using a Sawzall, according to Ferndale police. Officers recovered two additional catalytic converters, burglary tools and a police scanner inside the suspects’ vehicle.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — A resident on Buxton Drive stated that a man she does not know was dropped off at her residence by a taxi at 3:15 p.m. Jan. 26. She reported that it was the third time the same man has been dropped off at her residence, and with each occurrence, the man walks toward her residence and then runs into the neighborhood without paying the taxi bill. West Bloomfield Police Department officers and detectives believe they have identified a suspect and were set to follow up on possible charges.

Vehicle taken at hospital

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Thief takes bass guitar

WEST BLOOMFIELD — A large amount of money was transferred out of the retirement account of a resident on Hillcrest Court at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 30. The money was reportedly transferred into a fraudulently created account. The case was turned over to detectives.

Customer pays with counterfeit bills

WEST BLOOMFIELD — In a report pertaining to a residence on Pinehurst Drive dated Jan. 23, a business owner stated that her junk removal company was hired to remove a mattress from the residence. The company was paid in cash with several counterfeit bills, according to the report. The case was turned over to detectives.

Police arrest 2 suspects in catalytic converter theft

FERNDALE — Two people were arrested after they were caught allegedly stealing a catalytic converter in Ferndale. According to a press release, Ferndale police responded at 3:52 a.m. Feb. 16 to the 2400 block of Burdette Street, near Woodward Heights and Hilton Road, for a report of a larceny. The person who called the police heard a saw cutting in a nearby parking lot. Officers found a man underneath a van with a catalytic converter next to him. The suspect ran and entered a Ford F-150 parked in the lot, driven by a second man. “The driver quickly reversed, nearly hitting an officer and striking another parked vehicle,” the release states. “Officers shouted commands to stop. The driver disregarded commands and drove forward, nearly striking a second officer. The suspects fled in the F-150 southbound on Burdette St.” Officers pursued the vehicle, and the pursuit ended when the F-150 crashed into a lane divider at the John C. Lodge service drive and Hubbell Street in Detroit. Both suspects reportedly fled on foot, but police said they were arrested without incident.

ROYAL OAK — A complainant reported to police that at 8 p.m. Feb. 11, someone stole the complainant’s 2013 Nissan Sentra at William Beaumont University Hospital. The vehicle had been left unlocked and running while the owner went inside to get directions. ROYAL OAK — A complainant reported to police that at 8 p.m. Feb. 11, someone stole a bass guitar from the complainant’s unlocked vehicle that was parked in the 4200 block of Coolidge Highway, north of 12 Mile Road.

Booze, cash stolen in gas station break-in

FARMINGTON — At approximately 3 a.m. Jan. 30, Farmington Public Safety officers responded to the Shell gas station at 37375 Grand River Ave. on a report of a breaking and entering. Officers arrived to find that the front door had been pried open. An investigation revealed that two male suspects had broken in and stolen multiple bottles of alcohol and cash. The case was turned over to the detective bureau for further investigation.

Vehicle vanishes

MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, an unknown suspect stole a black 2020 Ford Edge belonging to an 80-year-old Madison Heights man while it was parked in the 27000 block of Lenox Avenue sometime between 11 p.m. Jan. 22 and 2:21 a.m. Jan. 23.

invasion at approximately 10 p.m. Feb. 11. The homeowners arrived home to find the master bedroom door locked from the inside. The homeowners then discovered that the glass patio door had been broken. Officers cleared the house and discovered that several personal belongings had been stolen from inside the master bedroom. The crime is believed to have occurred between 5:30 and 10 p.m. The case was under investigation.

Thief steals Dodge Charger from Twelve Oaks parking lot

NOVI — A 2021 Dodge Charger was stolen from the Twelve Oaks Mall parking lot near California Pizza Kitchen, according to a report. Police were dispatched to the Twelve Oaks lot, where a man claimed he had parked his Charger near orange pole No. 37 at 10 a.m. Feb. 11. The man said that when he got off work at 9 p.m., there was a different vehicle in the spot where he had parked his car, and he saw shattered glass on the ground near the parking spot. The man described his vehicle as being light gray with all tinted windows and no distinguishing features. He told police that his vehicle was locked and also had a wheel lock equipped to the steering wheel at the time it was stolen. He said that there was an Apple AirTag inside his vehicle when it was stolen, and he could have a possible location. The last known location for his vehicle, according to the AirTag, was in Detroit at 12:48 p.m. Feb. 11. Novi Police contacted the Detroit Police Department based on the Apple AirTag data, but according to the report, Detroit police were unable to locate the vehicle. The man was given a report number, and according to the report, has filed an insurance claim.

Suspect unsuccessful in breaking and entering

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Bloomfield Township Police officers took a report of fraud from a resident in the 4000 block of Nearbrook Road Feb. 7. The victim discovered that someone had hacked his PayPal account, and approximately $10,000 had been transferred out of his account, along with $32,775 worth of cryptocurrency. Police believe that the suspect was able to fraudulently clone the victim’s cellphone. The case was under investigation.

BIRMINGHAM — Officers were dispatched to 33877 Woodward Ave. on a report of a breaking and entering in progress at 8:43 p.m. Feb. 12. Witnesses reported hearing glass break on the south side of the building and seeing a subject dressed in all black fleeing the scene. Officers observed the broken glass and cleared the building upon arrival. It appeared that the suspect did not gain entry to the building. Officers canvassed the area for the suspect, with negative results. The suspect was later arrested by Ferndale police for attempting a similar incident in Ferndale. The suspect admitted to unsuccessfully attempting to gain entry into 33877 Woodward Ave. in Birmingham.

Home invasion reported

Victim loses over $50,000 to scammer

Cellphone cloning leads to PayPal account hack

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Officers were dispatched to the 1900 block of Sherwood Glen for a home

BIRMINGHAM — On Feb. 7 at approximately 12:40 p.m., an officer was dispatched to the Birmingham

Police Department lobby to take a fraud report. The victim, a 69-year-old man, reported that he was the victim of fraudulent activity. The victim received an email from a fraudulent PayPal account stating that fraudulent activity had occurred in the victim’s account and to contact the phone number listed in the email. Upon calling the number, the victim spoke with an unknown subject posing as a PayPal employee. The victim then provided personal banking and other information to the individual. The victim also allowed the individual to remotely access his personal computer several times. The unknown subject advised the victim to purchase gift cards and provide the numbers, which he did. Over the course of several weeks, the victim provided approximately $47,422 to the unknown subject through purchased gift cards. After becoming suspicious, the victim contacted his bank, who informed him that he was the victim of a scam. The bank said that because the victim purchased all of the gift cards himself, they are unable to reimburse him. In total, the victim lost $52,422 as a result of the scam. An investigation was ongoing.

Dogs stolen from hotel room

SOUTHFIELD — On the morning of Jan. 30, officers were dispatched to a hotel in the 27000 block of Northwestern Highway regarding the larceny of two dogs taken from the reporting victim’s room. The victim and her boyfriend had been using the hotel room to house five dogs. Someone forced entry into the room between 5 and 8 a.m. and stole two of the dogs. While a breed is not listed in the description, the first dog is light gray with brown paws, and the second dog is dark gray. The value of the dogs is on the higher end, and it is believed that they were taken and then sold. A subject who had watched the dogs is believed to be the prime suspect in the investigation.

Man reports vehicle missing and then is arrested

TROY — SOUTHFIELD — On Jan. 31, a male victim reported to police that his vehicle had been stolen. He stated that the keys had been taken during a party held at his home where there were several people present. The 2013 gray Dodge Dart was recovered two days later when it was returned to the victim’s home on North Park Drive. The victim’s stepson was identified as the one who had taken the vehicle. Upon originally filing the report, police discovered that the victim had a warrant for his arrest and thus was taken into custody.