Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Police requested a sign be removed from the right-of-way at Atwater and Saberway, Wednesday, April 14. The sign’s location violated both state and local ordinances.
Vanishing act
A snow blower and leaf blower were taking from a S. Broadway business, Friday, April 16. According to the report, the items were locked in a shed and no damage was visible on the door. The incident is under investigation.
E-scam
A resident on Lookout Lane called police, suspecting that someone hacked into his email account. According to the report, emails have been sent from the account stating the man was out of the country and in need of money. Lake Orion officers are working with the man’s email carrier to determine responsible parties.
‘Thick-tongued?
Lake Orion police arrested a 24-year-old man for operating his vehicle while intoxicated, Saturday, April 17. Officers pulled the man over for speeding around 2:20 a.m. and noticed a strong odor of intoxicants coming from him. According to the report, the man admitted he’d ‘had a few? and spoke with a ‘thick tongue.? The man’s blood alcohol level was .138.
Scat, skaters
Monday, April 19, police headed to Elizabeth Street after receiving a call for skateboarders skating in the street and not moving for traffic. The juveniles left after a verbal warning from officers. The incident occurred around 6:10 p.m., say police.
Beer bottles burgled
Three to four cases of empty beer bottles were taken from a locked shed at a S. Broadway restaurant, Tuesday, April 20. Police were called to the scene around 12:05 a.m. and are continuing to investigate, according to the report.
Keys, please
A man, who was supposed to hand his vehicle to law enforcement after multiple drunk driving arrests, instead allegedly titled the car over to a friend to avoid forfeiture. The transfer could come with a one-year misdemeanor sentence and mandatory vehicle forfeiture, if convicted, according to Lake Orion police.
Rowdy in the park
Juveniles in Atwater Park were reportedly smoking and using profanity loudly, April 20. When officers arrived just after 5:20 p.m., the youth were gone.
Unhappy customer
Staff at a W. Shadbolt business called police to report an irate customer who was displeased with services rendered and was becoming aggressive. The incident occurred around 11:30 a.m., April 20, according to the report.
Identity theft
Police say a 46-year-old Lapeer Street man believes he’s a victim of identity theft and called police to report suspicious activity from his checking account, April 20. The man said he lost his wallet last year but never reported it.
Dog-napping?
Around 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, a man on W. Shadbolt called police to report his dog was missing. According to police, the man’s girlfriend had taken the dog to a nearby park and would return the pet.
Blow through the intersection
An Elizabeth Street resident, upset after witnessing a driver run a stop sign, said he placed his leaf-blower in the roadway so the driver would stop, according to police reports. The driver, who ran over the blower, smashing it to pieces, said he accidentally drove through the intersection without stopping. The driver also said the resident threw the blower at his vehicle after yelling and waving his arms wildly. The incident occurred around 5 p.m., April 21. Police say the safest way to handle observing a traffic violation is to get a license plate number or description and call the Lake Orion Police Department.
Playground graffiti
Police say they’re monitoring Atwater Park closely after park visitors found ‘descriptive and vulgar? things graffiti-ed on the inside of a slide. The police department got the call April 22 and informed the Department of Public Works, who will remove the graffiti.
Locked out
Lake Orion police were called to a N. North Shore residence after neighbors thought they saw a subject breaking into a resident’s home, Thursday, April 22. According to the report, the subject was breaking into his own home after accidentally locking himself out.
No trespassing
Officers were called to property on Elizabeth Street twice April 22, after two different groups of juveniles were witnessed on the property. A no-trespassing sign is posted on the property and officers gave the youth a verbal warning.
Scat, skaters II
Four Orion Township skateboarders got a verbal warning from Lake Orion police after they reportedly threw confetti and garbage around a business parking lot, April 23.
Just asking for it
A Lake Orion woman called police around 8:40 p.m., Saturday, April 24, to report her wallet was stolen. According to the report, the woman left her purse hanging on the stair rail in a common area of her apartment building when she arrived home. The wallet was missing when she returned for her purse later.
Can’t you smell that smell?
Lake Orion police arrested a 23-year-old Oxford man for possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and fireworks, 10:55 p.m., April 24. An officer was patrolling the downtown business district and observed the man in his car; the officer smelled the ‘strong odor? of pot. According to the report, the man had marijuana, a pipe and rollers in the vehicle along with nine exploding bottle rockets. The man was already on probation for a similar incident.
Brawl on Broadway
A 22-year-old man was arrested for assault and battery, around 9 p.m., Sunday, April 25. Lake Orion police were alerted to a fight between the man and another subject near the intersection of Broadway and Shadbolt. Police had to chase the man before arresting him, according to the report. Both parties were well known to Lake Orion police.