Crime & Safety
Police Blotter: Gun Malfunctions at Target Sports
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 Royal Oak Police Department reports from the past week:
Gun malfunctions at Target Sports
30482 Woodward (Target Sports), Feb. 27: An employee was assisting a customer with a handgun that malfunctioned. While the employee was unloading the weapon it discharged. The bullet grazed his abdomen causing a minor superficial injury.
Home invasion
400 block of W. 13 Mile, Feb. 27: A woman reported someone broke into her home through the front door. The suspect did not take any property.
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Shoulder bag, iPhone and more stolen
1700 block of W. 13 Mile, Feb. 23: A man reported someone stole his shoulder bag containing an undisclosed amount of currency, bus tickets, and miscellaneous paperwork.
400 block of Parkdale, Feb. 21: A woman reported someone stole her iPhone.
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202 Sherman (Transit Center), Feb. 26: A man reported someone stole his cell phone, miscellaneous medication, and his bus pass.
Car stolen
26000 block of Woodward, Feb. 26: A woman reported someone stole her Silver 2000 Dodge Neon.
Malicious damage to property
400 block of S. Washington, Feb. 24: Someone punched a window and broke the glass.
Other incidents
29132 Woodward (Radio Shack), Feb. 28: Someone attempted to break into the business through the rear entrance.
If you have any information about any of these incidents, call Royal Oak Police at 248-246-3500. For questions about this blotter, email judy.davids@patch.com.
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