Crime & Safety

Police Blotter: Heroin Bust, Items Stolen from Cars at LA Fitness

The following information was supplied by the Royal Oak Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Highlights from reports from the week of March 30-April 5:

Items taken from cars at LA Fitness

  • LA Fitness, 25352 Woodward Avenue, March 29:  A man reported someone entered his unlocked vehicle and stole his wallet.
  • LA Fitness, 25352 Woodward Avenue, March 30:  A woman reported someone broke her vehicle’s window and stole her purse. 
  • LA Fitness, 25352 Woodward Avenue, March 30:  A man reported someone broke his vehicle’s window and stole his briefcase. 
  • LA Fitness, 25352 Woodward Avenue, March 30:  A woman reported someone broke her vehicle’s window and stole her purse.

Heroin bust

  • 600 block of W. Third, April 2:  Royal Oak officers assisted MDOC parole agents with the home check of a parolee.  The officers located heroin inside the home.  Two suspects were arrested for possession of narcotics.  The parolee was also charged with violating the terms of his parole.

Tanning salon's locks glued

  • , 32782 Woodward Avenue, April 1:  The business reported someone super glued the locks on both the front and rear entry doors. 

Home Invasion

  • 2300 block of W. Thirteen Mile, March 24:  A woman reported someone broke into her home and stole photo albums and damaged the furniture and appliances. 
  • 1000 block of S. Campbell ,  March 29:  A woman reported someone forced open her side door and stole medication and currency. 
  • 800 block of S. Stephenson, March 30:  A resident reported someone forced open the front door and stole several watches, jewelry, a laptop computer with case, and a 9mm Smith and Wesson handgun. 
  • 3100 block of Coolidge, April 3:  A resident reported someone cut a hole in the bedroom window screen in an attempt to break into the home.  No entry was gained. 
  • 1400 block of McLean, April 3:  A man reported someone cut the screen to his bedroom window in an attempt to gain entry into the home.  Officers also located pry marks on the door wall.  No entry was gained. 

Items taken from unlocked cars

  • 500 block of Amelia, April 2:  Residents reported someone entered their unlocked vehicle and stole currency and the house keys. 
  • 3900 block of Custer, March 31:  A man reported someone entered his unlocked vehicle and stole currency and various hand tools. 
  • 700 block of Donald, March 31:  A man reported someone entered his unlocked vehicle and stole his wallet. 

Larceny

  • 1700 block of Bassett, March 29:  A man reported someone stole his red and black Schwinn Cruiser Seven bicycle from his unlocked garage. 
  • , 1400 block of Lexington, April 3:  The arena reported someone entered a locker room and stole four wallets. 

Other Incident 

  • , 200 N. Main, March 30:  A woman reported someone broke into her locked employee locker and stole currency.   
  • Chester and Coolidge, April 2:  A man reported someone used a paint marker to draw graffiti on the windows of his vehicle. 


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