Electrical overload
On July 20, several DTE power lines and transformers in the city of Clarkston became overloaded, causing some brief grass fires behind The Union and Kinetic Systems.
The Independence Township Fire Department and DTE crews were quick to respond to address the fires and the power outages.

Burning couch
On July 6, deputies were dispatched to the 5000 block of Woodcreek Trail to assist the Independence Fire Department with a couch that was burning on the roadside.
The fire department’s personnel stated it appeared someone possibly intentionally used a firework to blow up a mailbox, which resulted in the nearby discarded couch that was left curbside to catch fire.
The homeowner was not home and there are no suspects or witnesses at the time.

Stolen purse
Deputies were dispatched to 7504 Dixie Highway (Kruse & Muer Deer Lake Inn) on July 6 with a 22-year-old Davisburg woman stating her purse was stolen from her unlocked vehicle that was parked within the parking lot of the business between the hours of 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
The purse contained cash, ID, credit cards, and other miscellaneous items.
No suspects or witnesses at this time.

Drunk youth sports fan
On July 6, a 22-year-old Auburn Hills man arrived to his child’s football game in Independence Township intoxicated. He was asked to leave by the child’s mother, exited their vehicle and began running in the roadway of Waldon and Snow Apple. Deputies arrived and made contact with the male subject.
He was arrested for an outstanding warrant and transported to the Oakland County Jail.

Mailbox wrecked
On July 6, deputies were dispatched to an MDOP (Malicious Destruction of Property) report in the 5000 block of Waterford Road in Independence Township.
The family was awakened by the sound of a loud explosion at approximately 3:25 a.m. and assumed it was a transformer nearby. They noticed later in the morning that their mailbox was on the ground and broken into pieces.
There are no suspects or witnesses.

Suspended license
Deputies responded to an accident July 6 that occurred at the intersection of Dixie Highway and White Lake Road. One of the drivers, a 35-year-old Waterford man, was found to have a suspended driver’s license and an outstanding arrest warrant out of Waterford 51st District Court.
He was issued citations for being at fault in the accident, driving while suspended, and turned over to the Waterford Police Department on his warrant.

Robbery at local store
On July 12, there was a retail fraud at the Ace Hardware store located at 6669 Dixie Highway.
A white man, in his mid-late 30s with short, dark brown or black hair, wearing black-framed prescription glasses, a Detroit Pistons “Bad Boys” hat, baggy gray Adidas shorts and an oversized white Adidas T-shirt and black shoes, entered the store at 12:59 p.m. and left at 1:30 p.m.
He walked around the store putting items in a shopping cart. He used that as a cover for putting other items, including DeWalt power tool batteries, a tool bag, and assorted items from the gift department down the front of his shorts.
He stashed the DeWalt box behind the sliding doors in aisle 16 and then abandoned the shopping cart near the front of the store before walking out and going across the parking lot toward Kroger.