Police Blotter: Pit Bull Mix Kills Chihuahua, Fight at LA Fitness and More

Highlights from reports from the week of April 5 -12:

Pit bull mix kills Chihuahua

• 2400 block of Dallas, April 11: Royal Oak officers responded to investigate the report of a dog that had attacked another dog. The investigation revealed a pit bull and shepherd mix dog jumped the backyard fence into a neighbor's yard and killed a Chihuahua. The owner of the pit bull mix was issued a violation for a dangerous animal at large.

Fight on basketball court at LA Fitness

• , 25352 Woodward Ave., April 11: Royal Oak officers were dispatched to investigate a fight on the basketball court. The officers located one of the people involved in the locker room and determined the other had left the area. The person in the locker room was arrested on a charge of interfering with a police officer.

Home invasions

• 1200 block of West Farnum, April 7: A man reported someone broke into his storage area in the basement of his apartment complex and stole a television.
• 200 block of Stonebrooke Court, April 5: A man reported someone entered his home through an unlocked door and stole money from his wallet and his roommate’s purse.
• 500 block of West 13 Mile, April 5: A man reported someone entered the home and stole tools, fixtures and copper piping.
• 1900 block of North Wilson, April 11: A man reported he was woken by noises on the main floor of his home as he slept in the basement. The man’s dog ran up the stairs barking and the man heard someone fleeing the home on foot.

Catalytic converters stolen from Chevy Cavaliers

• Beaumont Urology Office, 31157 Woodward Ave., April 11: A woman reported the catalytic converter stolen from her 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier.
• 5000 block of Crooks, April 10: A woman reported the catalytic converter stolen from her 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier.

Cars stolen, thefts attempted

• 400 block of North Kenwood, April 6: A man reported someone pried open his car door and pulled the ignition from the steering column in an attempt to steal his 2005 Dodge Caravan.
• 3100 block of Rochester, April 6: A man reported someone stole his 2003 Chrysler Sebring.
• 200 block of East Fourth, April 11: A man reported someone broke out his driver side vent window in an attempt to steal his 2003 Dodge Durango.
• Sixth and Main, April 10: A man reported someone stole his 2002 Dodge Caravan.

Larceny

• 800 block of North Wilson, April 7: A man reported someone stole three bicycles and a scooter from his front yard.
• 4400 block of Seminole, April 11: A light blue Schwinn girl’s mountain bike was reported stolen.

Items taken from cars

• 1000 block of Irving, April 8: A woman reported someone entered her unlocked vehicle and stole her bank card.
• 4700 block of Tonawanda, April 9: A man reported someone pried open the cap to the bed of his pickup and stole his tools.
• 322 E. Harrison, April 10: A man reported someone smashed the window of his Jeep Cherokee and stole his iPod and attempted to steal his in-dash GPS unit.
• 600 block of East Lincoln, April 10: A man reported someone smashed out the passenger window of his Jeep and stole the in-dash GPS unit.
• LA Fitness, 25352 Woodward Ave., April 10: A woman reported someone entered her unlocked vehicle and stole her purse.
• 300 block of North Gainsborough, April 11: A man reported someone entered his vehicle by breaking off the door handle and stole tools, a stereo and a wallet.
• 3200 block of North Blair, April 11: A man reported someone entered his Jeep Wrangler soft top and stole his laptop, backpack, sunglasses and other personnel items.

Other incidents

• 12 Mile and Fern, April 10: Royal Oak officers conducted a traffic stop and arrested the driver on a charge of driving with a suspended license. A search of the vehicle revealed the driver had a large knife in the vehicle next to him. The driver was charged with a concealed weapon violation.
• 5000 block of Mansfield, April 11: A woman reported someone slashed the vinyl top on her Jeep Wrangler.