Stolen Phone in Farmington Hills? Police Use an App for That

The following information was supplied by the Farmington Hills Police Department. Arrests and charges do not indicate a conviction.

A Farmington Hills Police officer used an app on his smart phone Monday to help track a stolen iPhone. According to the report, a woman at a bar on Eight Mile Road told police she went outside to smoke a cigarette and realized that she left her phone inside. When she returned, the phone was gone.  The woman was able to track the phone through an iPad app, but eventually lost service. The officer who responded was able to pick up the iPhone's trail on his phone and continued tracking it west of the bar. The report did not indicate whether the phone was recovered.  A 27-year-old Garden City man faces a charge of intent to sell marijuana, after police found him passed out late Monday night, in a car parked at a business lot in the Eight Mile …

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Farmington Hills, Farmington, Livonia Businesses Report Break-Ins Tuesday

In Farmington Hills, cash and cigarettes are taken from a gas station and a convenience store.

Alarms went off at two Farmington Hills businesses early Tuesday morning, after their front doors were smashed open.  According to reports, businesses at Grand River and Drake in Farmington and Newburgh and Five Mile Road in Livonia also reported break-ins.  The reports indicated that Farmington Hills officers responded to alarms at a convenience store on Farmington Road north of Eight Mile, and a gas station at Middlebelt and Grand River, between 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 a.m.  At the store, police found a pack of Newport cigarettes near the front door, and the business owner confirmed an unknown number of Newport packs were stolen, according to the report. A video surveillance camera caught what happened at the gas station, where $300 in cash …

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Police Investigate Theft of Coins, Jewelry, Tools from Farmington Hills Apartments

The following information was supplied by the Farmington Hills Police Department. Arrests and charges do not indicate a conviction.

Residents living in two Farmington Hills apartments told police they returned home Monday evening to find items taken. According to the Farmington Hills Police report, both residents said they locked their door, including the deadbolt, before leaving their homes in the 24000 block of Madison Court. In both apartments, sliding patio doors were found open, with sticks that had been placed to secure them resting against the wall. The report indicated that the apartments were ransacked, and cash, jewelry, tools, a 50-inch television, a video game console and games were taken.  A 23-year-old Bloomfield Hills woman faces a charge of drunken driving, after police stopped her vehicle for speeding and driving erratically early Tuesday morning at …

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Two Arrests in Farmington Hills Monday May Solve a Dozen Crimes

Police say the men taken into custody late Monday night may also be connected with crimes in other communities.

Two men arrested late Monday night in Farmington Hills may be responsible for at least a dozen crimes in Farmington Hills and Farmington, according to Farmington Hills Police.  Commander Matt Koehn said he expects the men to be arraigned Wednesday or Thursday. Details of the local investigation were sent Wednesday to authorities in other cities.  "It looks like they were going into construction trailers and trucks and removing tools," Koehn said.  According to the Farmington Hills Police report, investigators suspected a red van was connected to a series of break-ins, and officers spotted it Monday night parked at a construction site near Nine Mile Road and Tuck. Officers watched as two men moved items between a white van on the property …

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Substitute Teacher Accused of Sex Crime Will Return to Court May 22

Andrew Montgomery Howell is being held on $1 million bond int he Oakland County Jail.

The longtime Farmington Public Schools substitute teacher accused of criminal sexual conduct will return to 47th District Court on May 22 for a preliminary exam, according to an article in the Observer & Eccentric. As Farmington-Farmington Hills Patch previously reported, Andrew Montgomery Howell, 58, of Farmington Hills faces a charge of criminal sexual conduct in the 2nd Degree. Howell was arrested on March 27 after an incident reported to have occurred during school hours at Hillside Elementary School. In a district-wide list serv statement sent on Friday, Farmington Public Schools Superintendent Sue Zurvalec said district officials were notified on March 19 of a "complaint alleging inappropriate conduct".  The statement noted Howell …

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Farmington Hills Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Drinking and Driving

Officer Kristopher Landis tells WXYZ-TV that he was going through a hard time when he crashed his vehicle into a parked car in South Lyon March 10.

Detroit Man Faces Underage Drinking Charge After Farmington Traffic Stop

The following information was supplied by the Farmington Public Safety Department. Arrests and charges do not indicate a conviction.

A 20-year-old man from Detroit faces a charge of underage drinking after an April 21 traffic stop at Shiawassee and Floral Streets in Farmington.  According to the Farmington Public Safety report, the Detroit man was a passenger in a vehicle stopped at around 12:40 a.m. for having a broken headlight. While the driver, a 22-year-old Farmington resident, passed sobriety tests, a preliminary breath test showed the passenger's blood alcohol level was .06. Michigan law prohibits anyone under age 21 from drinking.  For questions on the police blotter email jonette.hubred-golden@patch.com.

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Farmington Police Investigate Tayler Prescriptions Break In

Police are looking for three men suspected of taking prescription drugs from the Grand River business.

Vehicle Owners Report Thefts in Farmington Hills

Men from Newberry, MI and Windsor, ON report their vehicles stolen from Farmington Hills parking lots over the past week.

Visitors to Farmington Hills from Newberry, MI and Windsor, ONT called police over the past week to report their vehicles stolen. According to Farmington Hills Police reports, the Newberry man parked his gray, 2004 Dodge Intrepid in a lot at Botsford Hospital around 2:45 p.m. on Friday and returned a few hours later to find it missing. The Windsor owner of a green, 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis was visiting a friend in the 35000 block of Freedom Road over the weekend when his vehicle was taken from an apartment complex parking lot.  Both thefts remain under investigation; police did not discover any evidence of broken glass or debris at either scene, the report indicated. The tires and rims were taken sometime over the weekend from three …

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