Santa Barbara Street, just south of 10 Mile Road, in the Washington
a $16.5 million investment funded by Southfield’s local street fund and water and sewer bond money. ABOVE: The Washington Heights watermain and road improvements project began in November 2023 and is anticipated to be completed by November 2024. Pictured is another angle of Santa Barbara Street.
SOUTHFIELD — For the past several months, Larry Barnett, who has lived in Southfield since 1975, has had local road repairs on his mind.
“Right outside of my door, Evergreen Road, between Winchester and 12 Mile Road
— they didn’t have enough funds when they did it. So they kind of did a cheap fix, and they said that at the time; they weren’t dishonest about it. And now it’s starting to crumble. It’s actually because the underlay of the road isn’t substantial. So the road is just kind of caving in. So there’s no real stopgap measure, and it has to be redone,” Barnett said.
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SOUTHFIELD — Nestled between Evergreen and Lahser roads, just south of 10 Mile Road, the Tamarack/Hiawatha neighborhood is what Nasir Khawaja calls an oasis.
“We’re in Southfield and yet not. It doesn’t feel as if you’re in a city. Another blessing of this neighborhood: it is kind of a respite. It’s an oasis.”
Ten yards located in the Tamarack/Hiawatha neighborhood will be featured in Southfield’s 17th annual garden walk, presented by the Southfield Parks and Garden Club, 2-5 p.m. June 23.
Khawaja said that his husband, Mark Sarver, is the mastermind behind their garden, which boasts pops of red plants and lawn decor.
“I love red. So, I like to use just a pop of color
in the flower beds, or anywhere, actually, in the house also. Just as a pop of color, to eye-catch, and to make you look at a particular area or something. I just think red’s a great color to work with because just a little bit goes a long way. And I love Christmas, so, red and green.”
Sarver’s love of red is reflected in the blood grass, which is currently red at the tips but will intensify in color by the end of the season.
The couple has lived in their home, which they lovingly refer to as “Hannah Lahti,” since 2003. Hannah Lahti was the original owner of the mid-century home. Although she passed shortly after Khawaja and Sarver became the second owners of the home, remnants of her influence can be found sprinkled throughout the home and garden. With their love for unexpected pops of red, it was only fitting that they found a red wine stain when
they first moved in. Khawaja joked that the original owners must have been “party-goers and partythrowers,” and the tradition of welcoming guests into the home is one that he and his husband have held. He added that guests often say, “A lot of times when people come in, they comment two things. I’ve heard them say, one, is that the place looks familiar, or they’ll say that, ‘It feels like as if I’ve been here before.’”
Khawaja reflected on meeting Lahti once just a few days before she passed.
“She was a music lover. Her taste in plants was very eclectic. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to salvage anything, because we couldn’t tell what was weed. Everything was overgrown. She had been ill for a very long time, so we couldn’t tell what was weed from the true flora.”
SOUTHFIELD — Southfield A&T High School senior Mason Johnson was recognized with an honorable mention for “Financial Empowerment and Financial Freedom.”
Johnson was one of 22 students honored as 2024 Financial Literacy Arts Contest winners and honorable mentions.
The annual contest, sponsored by Oakland County Treasurer Robert Wittenberg, Oakland Schools, Flagstar Bank, and the Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency, aims to promote financial empowerment through creative expression from Oakland County public high school students. Johnson’s piece depicts the freedom that comes from budgeting money. He received a $100 cash prize for his submission. In a press release, Johnson stated, “I learned how to budget my money and the freedom I gain from it. This project made me change my bad habits.”
The student artwork will be on display in the Oakland County Treasurer’s Office for a year, as well as on the website. To view the artwork, visit oakgov.com/treasurer.
SOUTHFIELD — For the eighth year, the city of Southfield is sponsoring the annual Photo Prize competition and outdoor exhibit.
Voting is open until Aug. 31 for the public to decide on their favorite entry.
With over 150 submissions received and reviewed by the Total Living Commission, the top 25 finalists were selected to be on display and eligible for public voting.
The winner will be the artist whose photograph receives the most overall votes and will be announced at an awards ceremony in September and will be featured in the city’s 2025 calendar.
Other finalists may also be featured in the calendar and other city marketing materials. The 25 finalists have their work enlarged and displayed on the Parks and Recreation Department building, 26000 Evergreen Road, for public viewing. Voting may be done at www. cityofsouthfield.com. For more information, call Community Relations at (248) 796-5130.
SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with Meijer and Weingartz, invites residents to a free family-friendly event, “Park It,” at 6:30 p.m. June 26 on the front lawn of the Southfield Municipal Campus, 26000 Evergreen Road. Live music will get the party started at 6:30 p.m., and an inflatable bounce house will be on-site. Attendees are asked to wear or bring socks. The event will also feature face painting, hot dog and lemonade carts, and snacks available for purchase. When the sun starts to go down around 8 p.m., an outdoor movie, “Trolls Band Together,” will be shown. Visitors are advised to bring a big blanket or lawn chairs. Call (248) 796-4620 for more information.
SOUTHFIELD — “When there’s an assault on our senior community, this police department takes these things very seriously, and it’s our responsibility to give the family some closure,” Southfield Police Chief Elvin Barren stated at a press conference June 14 in the Southfield Police Department.
At approximately 11:34 p.m. May 30, Southfield Police received a report of a man down in a median. Officers located Maurice Elmore, a 79-year-old Southfield resident, standing on the northwest corridor of Telegraph Road and observed him holding himself up on a support cable. Elmore had been severely beaten but was able to inform the officers that he had been assaulted. He was immediately transported to Providence Hospital for advanced medical treatment. On June 10, Elmore passed away due to his injuries.
Elmore had been walking in the area of Telegraph and Franklin roads when a suspect approached him and assaulted him, kicking
and punching him, causing significant injuries. According to surveillance footage obtained by the Southfield Police Department, the suspect had been watching Elmore. As the two crossed paths, the suspect ran at Elmore and attacked him from behind. The suspect separated from the victim briefly before running back toward him and attacking him a second time. This caused the victim to fall to the ground. While on the ground, the suspect continuously assaulted Elmore, kicking and punching him. The suspect approached Elmore a third time, but the incident was not captured, so it is unknown what occurred during this third encounter, police said. During the incident, the suspect took Elmore’s wallet and cellphone.
The wallet and cellphone belonging to Elmore were recovered from the home of the suspect, who police identified as 26-year-old Southfield resident Stavon Lindsay.
During the press conference, Barren thanked the family for their involvement in the case. He explained that the family realized that Elmore’s cellphone was missing, so they logged into his account, looked at his
recent call log history and were able to determine who had been using this phone.
“They were able to really help the police
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LATHRUP VILLAGE — Ian Ferguson, a former Lathrup Village Council member, described former Mayor Frank Brock as a man who leaves a legacy.
“He has left such a legacy for himself and his family. He has now expanded the circle. His circle is so wide. And there’s so many kids out there that have benefited from being fostered by him and Ginny, his late wife,” Ferguson, said of Brock, who was mayor of Lathrup for 26 years and fostered over 100 children. “So it’s really interesting to get that perspective and just understand it takes a depth of respect and love for our humanity to foster children anyway, but for you to go over 100 children — that is just remarkable to me.”
Brock passed away May 23. He was predeceased by his late wife of 55 years, Virginia “Ginny” Brock, with whom he fostered over 100 children and adopted eight.
Lathrup Village Mayor Kelly Garrett likened the Brock family to Josephine Baker’s “rainbow tribe.”
“It was such a diversity of kids that he was a foster parent to, and that’s one thing I always respected about him and Ginny, is that they were like the rainbow tribe.”
Frank and Ginny were loving parents to Alice Mintz (David), Juli Berres Waino, Heather Brock, Matthew Brock, Timothy Brock (Janee), Brandon Brock (Krystle), David Brock, and Jacqueline Brock-Edan; and grandparents to 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Brock was predeceased by his parents, Frank and Ida May Brock, and brother Willis Brock.
He is remembered by the community for his love for humanity and dedication to the betterment of Lathrup Village.
He served on the Lathrup Village Plan-
ning Commission, Downtown Development Authority board, Catholic Charities and as treasurer for the Optimist Club for many years. Brock was the founder and past chairman of Credit Union Advantage and the Southfield Area Chamber of Commerce.
Ferguson, who served on the City Council with Brock for six years, thinks back fondly to how, despite their opposing political views, Brock embraced everyone and was always willing to hear different points of view.
“It just made me realize what he did,” Ferguson said. “I can’t walk in his shoes at See BROCK on page 9A
Southfield Mayor Ken Siver explained.
“We have what’s called the PASER rating that rates the condition of the road, and so we go by the condition according to the Engineering Department of the road and then the amount of dollars we have. So we’re spending about $21 million this year, which, honestly, with the cost of road construction, doesn’t go very far.”
Leigh Schultz, a city engineer for Southfield, expanded on the PASER rating, which stands for Pavement Surface Evaluation and Rating. She explained that the city completes a pavement condition assessment for all city jurisdiction roads every two years, which results in a PASER rating on a 1-10 scale, 10 being a newly constructed surface and 1 being a failed surface. The PASER scores are grouped into Southfield definition categories of good (6-10), fair (4-5), and poor (1-3). This scale is used in decisionmaking alongside water main age and other data in Southfield neighborhoods.
The most recent round of PASER data was gathered in 2022. However, ratings for 2023 were computer generated based on 2023 road projects, which take into account annual depreciation.
Southfield has 249 miles of road, 70 miles of which are classified as city major roads and 179 miles of which are classified as city local roads. Southfield has only 1.5 miles of unpaved roads.
According to the data collected from Southfield’s Engineering Department, from 2023, 60% of the city’s major roads are in good condition, 17% are in fair condition and 23% are in poor condition. The data from 2023 reveals that 53% of the city local roads are in good condition, 27% are in fair condition and 21% are in poor condition.
Schultz stated that Southfield’s fiscal year budget for 2024-25 includes a $10.9 million investment in neighborhood infrastructure.
“The local streets Southfield has planned for water main replacement and road rehabilitation are in the northwest quadrant of Section 35, which is south of Nine Mile and east of Evergreen, plus Mahon, east of Lahser. Additional streets are programmed for just road rehabilitation, including Frazer and Wallace in the Nine Mile and Lahser area, plus Gleneyrie and Edgemont south of 10 Mile and east of Inkster,” Schultz said.
Schultz added that the land improvements expenditure account in both local street and major street budgets includes the neighborhood capital projects, and five other expenditure categories cover administrative costs, equipment purchases, equipment maintenance, staff costs, operating supplies,
contractual/professional services, snow control, traffic services, road maintenance, etc.
In 2014, voters approved a $99 million bond for improving Southfield’s road network over a 10-year period. Following the approval of the bond, the city used PASER modeling to create a comprehensive list of projects to direct infrastructure investment. This modeling approach integrated water/ sewer replacement requirements with a road repair strategy to ensure that Southfield’s road funding was used cost-effectively.
Now, a decade later, thanks to the $99 million and federal funds that allowed for major road repairs, data from the city shows that Southfield is positioned to not only meet its major city road goal that was set in 2014 but to exceed its PASER goal. The city’s local road network is trending slightly below its PASER goal but is matching the projections from 2014 and meeting the city’s current goal.
According to projected data for the years to come, after 2026, the projected PASER rating will start to trend downward as Southfield runs out of funding. This is due to the capital improvements program funded by the 2014 bond sale being targeted at larger, more expensive reconstruction projects. As Southfield reaches the end of its authorized funding, the improvements seen by the final few projects cannot keep up with the natural degradation of the pavement.
“We can’t wait around for Michigan to figure out road funding; Southfield needs to develop their own plan, whether it be through bonds or other means,” Schultz said.
Sen. Jeremy Moss, D-Southfield, believes the solution to the issue is revenue sharing.
Senate Bills 182-3, sponsored by Sens. Mike Webber, R-Rochester Hills, and Moss, and House Bills 4274-5, sponsored by Reps. Amos O’Neal, D-Saginaw, and Mark Tisdel, R-Rochester Hills, would establish a “Revenue Sharing Trust Fund” in the Michigan Department of Treasury.
“The state Legislature has really underbonded state-shared revenue. So that’s tax dollars that you and I pay to Lansing, and there is an expectation that it is supposed to be delivered back to our local communities to provide for essential services. But Michigan has been a standout in the nation in that we have been underfunding our communities,” Moss stated.
Moss expressed that when he was on the Southfield City Council, the two major funding concerns were public safety and road repairs.
“This expectation of what is going to come from the state to local communities has been broken for a very long time. That’s one of the reasons that compelled me to run for state Legislature to begin with. I was watching our city budgeting process, and we
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The peonies in the backyard were the one thing they salvaged from Lahti’s garden, which, according to Khawaja, was composed of plants brought back from her visits to Europe. From the one peony bush they grew six more.
“These peonies are truly a gift from Hannah,” Khawaja commented. “Mark calls them the ‘oldfashioned peonies.’ I have fallen in love with them, because they’re just the most beautiful blush pink, and it kind of changes into white. It’s like a wedding dress. In some universe, every March, when these blooms are open, there’s a wedding that happens over here. The bride walks down the aisle in some parallel universe.”
Just down the street, Veronica, Sharon and Holly make their home in Sharon Ensley’s garden, and no, they aren’t people — they’re plants. Ensley’s garden is decorated with lawn ornaments ranging from Mickey and Minnie Mouse to Hawaiian tikis and a lighthouse that casts a light at night.
“My husband likes lights, so at night it’s pitch black, because we don’t have street lights. Our house always has little pops of light,” Ensley said.
Gardening has always come naturally to Ensley. She reflected on the magical feeling she experienced when she first started gardening.
“When I was probably about 13, my mother let me experiment with vegetables. And once I saw that I could put a seed in the ground and pick cucumbers three months later, I was hooked. I have been hooked since I was a kid. At my mother’s house, she had hostas all around the side of her house. You gotta make things look beautiful. That’s my thing. And I just love to see what happens when you plant something.”
Large hostas line Ensley’s yard, and she only plants ones that are either all green or two tones of green. You’ll never see a green and white hosta
in her garden, simply because she doesn’t like the look of them. In her backyard, she honors her and her husband’s parents with a memorial garden with bulbs to light the area and a wise owl and smiling frog statues to honor their loved ones. Ensley is working on another memorial garden across the yard, which will be in honor of her late niece, Tanisha. Her garden will feature purple flowers, Tanisha’s favorite.
For Ensley, her garden is a labor of love. Even though maintenance can be another full-time job on top of her full-time job, she’s always thinking of ways to improve her garden.
“My husband keeps up the lawn, and I do the flowers, and we work together with his assistance with watering. And watering is key, because I can’t water the grass after working 10 hours at the post office, so he set it up to where my plants were getting watered, but then it was like, ‘Wait, they’re getting too much water,’” Ensley explained. “So I started thinking about drip irrigation. We talked about it last year, and then this year, it’s like, we pulled the trigger. I’m like, ‘We’re getting it.’ And I think I’m gonna do my niece’s garden like that too, and eventually that back garden, because it’s just easier. It’s not as much watering because you can have that run every day for 20 minutes, and you’re done, and it’s watering the roots, and that’s what’s key.”
The song of the chimes, birds and fountains greet you as you step into the serene landscape of Jeannie Salkowski’s garden, which rests on 4 acres.
She and her husband, Richard, have found a piece of paradise with all the nature that surrounds their property.
“When we moved in here 12 years ago, there wasn’t a plant, there were only big trees,” she said. “There was not a bush, not a shrub, not a flower. So, this has been a process. And as you can see, I love a natural sort of look.”
Salkowski described herself as an “evolution-
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all. I would never be able to do that. You can only just take the positive out of that. You can only take what he’s imparted on you, and you can only try to make it better. But we’ll never be like him. His temperament, the way he led people, the way he understood people, the way he related to people. I mean, it’s very uncommon.”
According to Ferguson, Brock was one of a kind.
Brock was born May 4, 1940, and was raised in Niles, Michigan. He was a graduate of Michigan State University with an emphasis in ornamental horticulture and business. He spent most of his career in health care and administration. After two years at Sparrow Hospital, he became the personnel director at Providence Hospital Southfield. He served in many roles, including human resources, construction management and as the executive director of the Novi Providence
Foundation. He retired as vice president of government affairs after 38 years of service.
“We changed the name of a street that’s behind City Hall. When you come into City Hall, there’s a little street there when you turn into the parking lot. So we renamed it ‘Frank Brock Way.’ And so he’s always getting his way on that street; that’s what we always say,” Ferguson said. “He liked it, and we hoped we could have done more for him, but we can’t measure how much he’s changed the city for the better. It’s a terrible loss, to be honest.”
Garrett described Brock as a father figure to her.
“I think that he’s one of those people that what the Bible says: that he was a good and faithful servant, and he really served Lathrup Village well.”
Brock’s funeral was held June 1 at A.J. Desmond & Sons in Royal Oak, with his final resting place in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield.
Call Staff Writer Kathryn Pentiuk at (586) 498-1070.
SOUTHFIELD — Around 2:44 a.m. May 27, the woman heard glass break outside her home in the 19000 block of Greenwald Drive.
She saw two individuals enter her vehicle from the sunroof. When she went to the window, the suspects left the area. Nothing was taken from the vehicle.
SOUTHFIELD — A resident found someone in his vehicle at 2:29 a.m. May 31 in the 25000 block of Lahser Road. According to police, the victim knew the suspect, who attacked him and took his keys and designer sunglasses.
SOUTHFIELD — Between 4:30 p.m. May 28 and 6 a.m. May 29, suspects entered a woman’s home in the 25000 block of West Eight Mile Road. The suspects, who were known to the victim, entered through the front door without her permission and damaged multiple items in the home, according to police.
SOUTHFIELD — A woman left her iPhone unattended in her hotel room at 2:26 p.m. June 1 in the 26000 block of American Drive. Upon returning, she noticed the phone was missing.
SOUTHFIELD — A resident noticed that their firearm was missing at 4:22 p.m. June 7 after evicting a roommate from the home, located in the 28000 block of Everett Street.
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budgeted at the time for an expectation in less revenues from the state, and when the state may have overperformed that, we put in that extra money from revenue sharing into really two buckets: police and public safety, and local roads. So by increasing revenue sharing from the state, the city would be able to provide more local road infrastructure support,” he said.
In addition to local road repairs, the Road Commission for Oakland County is hard at work in Southfield and Lathrup Village with the three projects.
Craig Bryson, the senior communications manager for the Road Commission for Oakland County, explained that, as a general rule, every other mile road is a county road, with city roads wedged in between.
Southfield Road between 11 Mile and 12 Mile roads is currently undergoing a major resurfacing project, with estimated completion in July.
“It’s not a complete reconstruction, but it’s just shy of a complete reconstruction, where we remove the existing pavement, do base repair, put down all new pavement, mostly new curbs and stuff like that. So it’s about a $5.3 million project,” Bryson said.
He added that on July 8, 10 Mile Road, between Evergreen Road and Greenfield Road, will undergo concrete pavement repairs and traffic signal improvements, expected to be completed by the fall. This project is $5.25 million.
Bryson said that this is everything the Road Commission “didn’t do in 2019.”
“Five years ago, we came in and took out some of the worst sections of concrete and replaced just those bad slabs, but we didn’t have money to do the rest of the road,” he said.
Lastly, starting sometime this summer, 12 Mile Road, from Northwestern Highway to Telegraph Road, will be resurfaced. Fed-
eral funds and the Road Commission will pay for the $4.4 million project. The work will include replacing two culverts under the road, upgrading bus stops, installing new Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant pedestrian crosswalks, and modernizing four traffic signals. The road will be open during the week but closed on weekends for culvert replacement work.
Bryson explained that for residents trying to determine which jurisdiction a road is in, the Road Commission has developed jurisdiction maps that can be found at www. rcocweb.org/615/Maps under “Road Commission for Oakland County Road-Jurisdiction Maps.”
To report any potholes or other road issues in Southfield, call the city’s hotline at (248) 796-4000.
Call Staff Writer Kathryn Pentiuk at (586) 498-1070.
Please take notice that 2024 Summer Taxes are payable to the City Treasurer’s Offce, 26000 Evergreen Road from July 1, 2024, through September 3, 2024, without penalty.
On September 4, 2024, three and one-half percent (3 1/2%) shall be added for late payment. On the frst day of October and each succeeding month, an additional one-half percent (1/2 of 1%) shall be added. After February 28, 2025, property taxes will be payable only to the Oakland County Treasurer’s Offce, 1200 N. Telegraph, Pontiac, MI 48341, with four percent (4%) collection fee and one percent (1%) interest per month until paid.
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Published: Southfeld Sun 06/20/2024
To the Qualifed Electors of the City of Lathrup Village, County of Oakland:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Primary Election will be held in the City of Lathrup Village on Tuesday, August 6, 2024.
The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
At the following location:
Precinct 1 City Hall, 27400 Southfeld Rd.
Precinct 2 City Hall, 27400 Southfeld Rd.
There is Early Voting from Saturday, July 27, 2024 to Sunday, August 4, 2024.
A 2022 approved constitutional amendment gives electors the right to vote early and in person. During early voting, you are issued a ballot and can insert it directly into a tabulator at your early voting sites. The Early Voting Sites are:
City of Southfeld Pavilion Waterford Oaks Activity Center 26000 Evergreen Road 2800 Watkins Lake Rd Southfeld, MI 48076 Waterford, MI 48328
Early Voting Hours: Mon. – Wed. 8:30am – 4:30pm, Thurs. 12:00pm – 8:00pm, and Fri. - Sun 8:30am – 4:30pm
For the purposes of electing a candidate to the following offce:
United States Senator, Representative in Congress 12th District, Representative in State Legislature 18th District, County Executive, County Prosecuting Attorney, County Sheriff, County Clerk & Register of Deeds, County Treasurer, County Water Resources Commissioner, County Commissioner 17th District, Delegate to County Convention, and Judge of 6th Circuit Court.
Absentee ballots are available for all elections; registered voters may contact the local clerk to obtain an application for an absent voter ballot.
To comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voting instructions will be available in audio format and in Braille. Arrangements for obtaining the instructions in these alternative formats can be made by contacting the City Clerk in advance of the election. All polling locations are accessible for voters with disabilities.
City Clerk’s Offce
City of Lathrup Village 27400 Southfeld Rd Lathrup Village, MI 48076
248-557-2600, ext-226
Published: 06/20/2024 Southfeld Sun
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ary gardener.” She explained that this is because she’s not afraid to move things around and let the garden take the shape that it naturally tries to go in. If something isn’t doing well in a spot, Salkowski will relocate it. She doesn’t battle nature; rather, she reroutes it. For example, she added turkey vulture feathers to the gates to keep birds at bay from her gated vegetable garden.
In Salkowski’s garden, all pollinators are welcome. Her native plants are a playground for butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. In her fennel, she likes to observe the butterflies laying their eggs. She explained that everything in her garden is pollinator friendly, from the fennel to the yellow clover, adding that her herb garden is one of the butterflies’ favorite spots.
“Richard said every time he sees me out here, it just makes him laugh, because there’s never a time there’s not a smile on my face. And I don’t even realize it, but I think it’s got to be true.”
Salkowski explained that being outside is rejuvenating for her. She said that her favorite thing to do in the garden is to “be alone out here and to just sit quietly and look and see what’s happening around. You see the insects; you listen to the sounds. I do a lot of deep thinking out here.”
Tickets for the garden walk cost $10 and may be purchased on the day of the event or in advance from the Mayor’s Office. There is no additional charge for parking or refreshments.
For more information on the walk, contact Southfield Mayor Ken Siver, garden walk co-chair, at (248) 796-5100 or ksiver@cityofsouthfield.com, or contact Rosemerry Allen, co-chair, at (248) 497-8267 or esor1227@gmail.com.
Call Staff Writer Kathryn Pentiuk at (586) 498-1070.
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have used that phone, what time the phone was operating, rather than waiting on a search warrant to come back from the local provider,” Barren said. “So, the timeline was really minimized, thanks to his family getting involved, which ultimately led us to identifying the suspect’s residence … to speak to the suspect’s family members. And we also learned that the suspect used the victim’s phone, used Mr. Elmore’s phone to call a family member to pick him up from the area of 10 Mile and Evergreen. And so that was significant information.”
Elmore’s daughter, Jill Elmore, said the family got involved because they wanted to do what they could and didn’t want the case to go cold.
Lindsay was arrested by Southfield detectives at noon June 12. He has been charged with murder, assault and battery, and malicious destruction of a building and property, and he was denied bond. An attorney for Lindsay could not be reached for comment by press time.
Barren said that Lindsay has bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. His criminal history consists of narcotic-related offenses. He also had an outstanding arrest warrant from the Third Circuit Court for probation violation, with the original offense of possession of methamphetamines.
“What we learned at the gathering of video surveillance for multiple businesses along Telegraph was that the suspect committed a series of misdemeanor and property crimes, which ultimately led him to encounter Mr. Elmore,” Barren stated.
The surveillance footage shows Lindsay walking northbound near a collision shop at 24680 Telegraph Road at 10:54 p.m. May 30, where he damaged a mailbox and threw it into the street.
At 11:18 p.m., video surveillance shows the suspect in the area of a restaurant located at 25225 Telegraph Road. The footage shows him attempting to steal a bicycle. The owner of the bicycle confronted Lindsay as he attempted to flee on the bike. The owner grabbed the bike to prevent the suspect from riding off and was successful at retrieving his bicycle. As the bike owner attempted to ride away from the suspect, Lindsay ran after him and punched him in the face. Lindsay then headed over to a Tim Hortons, where he proceeded to throw concrete through the window.
Jill Elmore expressed that she is grateful that she had the opportunity to say goodbye to her father.
She said, “When I left the hospital, I saw two white doves going by, and I knew he was with my mom, and my daughter saw a rainbow, and she took a picture of that. So God always gives us a message, like, ‘We’re OK.’”
Cal Staff Writer Kathryn Pentiuk at (586) 498-1070.
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from hotel
BIRMINGHAM — Officers were dispatched to a hotel in the 100 block of Townsend for a reported theft on May 13 at approximately 10:30 p.m.
A witness informed hotel personnel that he had seen a woman with two males take a small brass lion’s head that was affixed to the hotel’s front wall and walk toward a vehicle parked on Henrietta Street. Officers observed the lion’s head in the vehicle’s front passenger seat. Two men returned to the vehicle, and officers stopped them at Henrietta and Merrill. After initially denying knowing the woman or how the lion had ended up in their vehicle, the men admitted that she is a business associate and that she had taken the lion after they all had dinner in Birmingham that evening.
The vehicle’s owner, a 46-year-old from Columbus, Ohio, was charged with concealing stolen property. The woman, a 43-year-old from Bloomfield Hills, said that she had seen the lion’s head on the ground and picked it up. She was charged with larceny.
Expired license plate check results in arrest
BIRMINGHAM — An officer traveling northbound on Woodward noticed expired license plate tabs on a vehicle around 8:30 a.m. May 14.
A check of the vehicle’s registration found a felony warrant for the arrest of its registered owner on two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct. Police arrested the suspect, a 23-year-old South Lyon man, and transferred him into the custody of the Michigan State Police.
Police investigate school bomb threat
WEST BLOOMFIELD — Someone going by the name “Alex” called the West Bloomfield Police Department around 7 a.m. May 20 and said that he had placed a bomb at West Bloomfield High School, according to a press release.
Police were immediately dispatched to the school and began to investigate, the release states.
The preliminary investigation concluded that there was no credible threat.
Detectives researched the phone number the caller used when calling in the bomb threat and learned the number was linked to several similar incidents around the country over the last two months.
Ex-tenant suspected in break-in
ROYAL OAK — A complainant reported that between 9 a.m. May 11 and 9 a.m. May 15, a former tenant had broken into the complainant’s apartment
being evicted.
Urn stolen in family dispute
SOUTHFIELD — After a dispute with another family member, a resident noticed that between 8 p.m. May 20 and 7 a.m. May 21, a relative’s urn was removed from the home on Russell Street.
Boyfriend returns to empty home following eviction
SOUTHFIELD — A man who had moved in with his girlfriend’s family on Lahser Road returned May 22 to the home to find that the residents had been evicted and the family members had taken his TV, clothes, PlayStation 5 and laptop.
Victim loses around $30,000 in pop-up message scam
TROY — On May 15, at 10 a.m., a resident on Round Tree Drive reported she had been using her computer when a pop-up message appeared telling her that the computer was locked and to call the provided phone number for Microsoft Security.
The victim called the number and spoke with an unknown suspect, who told her that the computer had been hacked and that her bank account had been compromised.
The suspect was able to convince the victim to withdraw $24,900 from her credit union and convert the money to bitcoin using a bitcoin machine. The victim was then instructed to go to Nordstrom, purchase $10,000 in gift cards, and provide the numbers on the card to the suspect, which she did.
At that point, the victim realized it was a scam and notified her credit union, but she was informed it was too late to recover the funds.
Inebriated woman apprehended while parked in front of private drive on highway
TROY — While on patrol around 1:57 a.m. May 9, officers observed a 2024 Mazda CX30 with its hazard lights on parked on the right shoulder of Stephenson Highway, near East Maple Road, blocking a private drive.
Upon speaking with the 38-year-old driver from Mexico City, Mexico, officers noted that her eyes were glassy and there was a strong odor of intoxicants emanating from her. Police said she performed poorly on sobriety evaluations. A preliminary breath test showed a result of a 0.225% blood alcohol content.
She was arrested and issued a citation for operating with a blood alcohol content of 0.17% or more.
unregistered weapon, Adderall
TROY — Officers initiated a traffic stop at 12:35 a.m. May 11 near Rochester and Wattles roads for the driver of a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado for multiple traffic violations.
Upon speaking with the driver, a 29-year-old man from Royal Oak, officers noted his eyes were glassy, his speech was slurred, and there was an odor of intoxicants emanating from his person. The driver was asked to perform several sobriety evaluations, and officers noted he performed poorly. He submitted to a preliminary breath test, with a result of a 0.170% blood alcohol content.
During an inventory search of his vehicle, officers located a loaded handgun in a holster and a loaded spare magazine, both underneath the center console. The gun was unregistered, and the driver was found to not have a concealed pistol license.
In lock-up, several pills that were identified as Adderall were located in a plastic bag in the driver’s jacket pocket.
The case was turned over to the Detective Bureau for appropriate warrants.
Wallet stolen at Home Goods
TROY — A victim reports that, on May 5, between 2:30 and 2:50 p.m., an unknown suspect stole her wallet from her purse while she was shopping in the Home Goods store at 624 John R Road.
While shopping, a female approached the victim and asked for advice about purchasing a product. The victim now believes this may have been an attempt to distract her while her wallet was stolen.
Multiple fraudulent charges were subsequently attempted on the victim’s credit cards at various locations at a local mall.
Woman accused of assault at party
FARMINGTON — Around 10 p.m. May 22, a woman went to the police station to report an assault that allegedly took place May 12. The woman told police that a 54-year-old woman had struck her in the back with a log for use in a bonfire at a party.
Officers spoke with the suspect, who denied the allegation. The case was forwarded to the city attorney for review.
Cash snatched from purse
MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, an unknown person stole $2,700 from the purse of a 71-year-old Madison Heights resident while the purse was in a shopping cart. The incident occurred at a business in the
5:30 p.m. April 27. An investigation was ongoing.
Tractor-trailer taken MADISON HEIGHTS — According to a police report, an unknown person stole a tractor-trailer from a business in the 32000 block of John R Road sometime between noon May 18 and 3:30 a.m. May 19. Police were investigating.
Student to be assessed after drawing pictures of guns in school
ROCHESTER HILLS — The school resource officer at Avondale Middle School was made aware of some drawings by a student that concerned school staff at 2:30 p.m. May 1. The school resource officer gathered further information and discovered the drawings were of firearms. The school counselor interviewed the student, a 14-year-old boy from Auburn Hills, while the SRO stood by. The student stated that the firearms he sketched were concepts for video games. The student’s parents were called to the school. The father stated there were no firearms in the home. A check showed no firearms registered to the father. The father advised that his child had an evaluation coming up for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and autism spectrum disorder. The student was sent home for violation of the school code of conduct and was advised that he could not return to school until a threat assessment was completed.
Drone helps find lost man
ROCHESTER HILLS — Deputies became aware that a man was disoriented/lost and in medical distress at 1:04 a.m. May 3. Live911 indicated the subject was inside Flynn Park and Sanctuary Lake Golf Course in Troy.
Troy police were also made aware of the incident. The first deputy to hear the Live911 transmission immediately deployed a drone to search the area for the subject. A heat signature was quickly found. Deputies and officers from the Troy Police Department began to search the wooded area with guidance from the drone operator. Information was also received that the subject’s phone was “pinging” to the same area being checked. The subject was found in a densely wooded area along a fence line, between the golf course and Troy Beaumont Hospital. The subject, a 43-year-old man from Shelby Township, was transported to the hospital for treatment.