Crime & Safety
Royal Oak Woman Awakes to Peeping Tom
The woman opened her bedroom curtains and saw the man standing in front of her window. She gave police a description.

ROYAL OAK, MI — A Royal Oak woman opened her bedroom curtains Thursday morning to reveal a man standing directly in front of the window, police said in a news release. She screamed and he ran toward of back yard, but authorities were unable to track him.
The incident happened about 5:35 a.m. in the 2300 block of Barrett.
The suspect was described as a bald, clean-shaven white male between 20 and 30 years old and standing around 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighing about 175 pounds. He was wearing a black sleeveless t-shirt, black shorts, and dark shoes.
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Anyone with information about this incident or the identity of the suspect is asked to call Lt. David Clemens at (248) 246-3456.
Also on the Royal Oak police blotter for the week of July 21-28:
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Larceny
1800 block of Rochester, 7-11-16 – 7-18-16, 12:00 p.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Complainant reported an unknown suspect had stolen his blue and white Beach Cruiser bicycle he had stored in the basement of the apartment complex. 16-25747
500 S. Main (Buffalo Wild Wings), 7-27-16, 7:03 p.m.: Complainant reported he left his sunglasses sitting on the bar unattended. When he returned he discovered they had been stolen by an unknown suspect. 16-26504
Larceny from an Automobile
32808 Woodward (Oberweis Ice Cream & Dairy Store), 7-25-16, 7:30 p.m. – 7:50 p.m.: Complainant reported she parked her car behind the business. When she returned she discovered an unknown suspect had broken the passenger side rear window and stole her purse, laptop computer, and an undisclosed amount of currency. 16-26303
Malicious Destruction of Property
735 S. Main (Shell Gas Station), 7-22-16 – 7-23-16, 10:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.: Complainant reported an unknown suspect cracked the glass on the front door of the business. 16-26007
1880 Rochester (Elmsleigh Apartments), 7-22-16, 9:03 a.m.: Complainant reported an unknown suspect had broken a window leading to the basement of the apartment complex. 16-25838
1700 block of N. Connecticut, 7-20-16 – 7-21-16, 9:30 p.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Complainant reported she parked her vehicle in her driveway. When she returned she discovered an unknown suspect had broken the rear windshield. 16-25736
200 S. Center (Parking Structure), 7-23-16 – 7-24-16, 10:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.: Complainant reported she parked her car in the parking structure. When she returned she discovered an unknown suspect spit on her vehicle and broke the driver side mirror. 16-26279
4300 block of W. Thirteen Mile, 7-26-16 – 7-27-16, 11:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Complainant reported he parked his car in his assigned parking space. When he returned he discovered an unknown suspect had broken the rear windshield. 16-26510
Motel Check
28300 Woodward (Seville Motel), 7-22-16, 10:11 p.m.: Officers conducted a motel check and located a subject with a felony warrant for possession of cocaine. He was arrested without incident. 16-25941
Arrests
- Three (3) Felony Warrant
- Four (4) Misdemeanor Warrant
- Six (6) Probation Violation
- One (1) Drove While License Suspended
- One (1) Drove While License Suspended & Misdemeanor Warrant
- One (1) Possession of Marijuana & Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- One (1) Possession of Marijuana & Consuming Alcohol in Public
- One (1) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- One (1) Possession of Drug Paraphernalia & Misdemeanor Warrant
- Five (5) Operating While Intoxicated
- One (1) Open Intoxicants in a Motor Vehicle
- One (1) Leaving the Scene of an Accident
- Two (2) Disorderly Conduct
- One (1) Disturbing the Peace
- One (1) Consuming Alcohol in Public
- One (1) Urinating in Public
- Three (3) Public Intoxication
Total Arrests: 34
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