Crime & Safety
2011 Flashback: Royal Oak Slayings Shake Community
After two homicides in two months, police chief seeks to assure residents that Royal Oak is a safe community.
Two murders in Royal Oak in 2011 underscore a year of crime that has disturbed the public, including law enforcement.
on Dec. 13, Police Chief Corrigan O’Donohue told reporters the couple’s slaying of 80-year-old Nancy Dailey had affected his department, as well as the entire Royal Oak community.
“This is a rare occurrence,” O’Donohue said in a news conference outside the courtroom. “Royal Oak is a very safe community. The reason we are all here is because it is so rare.”
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The chief said he did not want people living in fear but added that residents should take simple precautions.
The news of Dailey’s homicide came just two months after a 41-year-old Ranae Chupick was . Coincidentally, on that same day, a national crime report released by the FBI showed in 2010.
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There was one reported murder last year. , 53, of Royal Oak was shot July 13, 2010, in his driveway and was pronounced dead at Beaumont Hospital.
Here's a list of crimes that grabbed the headlines in 2011:
Ex-boyfriend charged with murder
News of slain 80-year-old woman unsettles community
Other shootings in the city
Armed bank robber arrested
Other items on the police blotter in 2011
Report shows drop in violent crime
Monday's 2011 Flashback:
Tuesday's 2011 Flashback:
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