A case of drunken driving

An Oxford Village police officer got into his patrol car near downtown Oxford when he heard a loud crash on Sept. 17. He drove toward the noise and found a motorcycle lying on its side and a pickup truck turned around on the road. A man was lying on the ground near the motorcycle, complaining that his leg and hip hurt.

According to the police report, the officer noticed another man standing nearby, who identified himself as the driver of the pickup truck. The 34-year-old Lake Orion man said he had consumed three beers and three shots that night, and was later found to have a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.028. Bystanders told the police officer they had seen the truck pull off a side street, crashing into the motorcycle and nearly hitting other cars.

The report states the motorcycle driver was given medical treatment and the pickup truck diver was taken to the Oakland County Jail for driving while intoxicated.

“I’m screwed at this point anyway”

Oxford Village police officers received a call to report a possible drunken driver on the evening of Sept. 21. Upon locating the car, the report states that police could smell alcohol on the driver’s, a 44-year-old Oxford woman, breath and that she couldn’t focus or answer questions clearly. Police also observed she had glassy, red eyes. She was transporting her 84-year-old mother and had a small dog sitting on her lap, as well.

When asked, she told officers she had consumed four drinks and, upon request for sobriety tests, she said, “Sure, I’m screwed at this point anyway.” While talking the sobriety tests, she asked police if she could relieve herself in the nearby brush, to which she was told no. A breathalyzer showed she had a BAC of 0.189. The report states that police arrested her for drunken driving and turned her vehicle over to her husband.

A nightmarish few nights

An Oxford teenager and a Lapeer man were both arrested by Oxford Village police last week. The teenager, a 16-year-old girl, is pending trail while the man, a 19-year-old was given two citations and has been released.

It started when the girl’s foster parents called in a missing person report on Sept. 22. The girl had been leaving her foster home for days at a time without telling her parents where she was. The next day, she returned home and her parents called police on the Lapeer man, who she had been with. He was found by Oxford Village police behind Oxford Elementary School with two other 16-year-olds smoking marijuana, according to the report.

In the car, police found marijuana, a grinder, a vapor pen, a scale and cigarillos with him. He was asked about the teenage girl who, after some resistance, he admitted to knowing and that he was helping her stay away from home. The report states that he was arrested and cited for possession of marijuana and contributing to juvenile delinquency.

Upon hearing that her friend had been arrested, the teen was reportedly enraged and attempted to punch her foster parents, after which she called the police on herself. Oxford Village police arrived at the home, during which the report states the teen almost immediately became uncooperative. She told officers to “F**k off” repeatedly and started hitting her parent’s car window several times.

According to the report, she told police she was angry with her parents for calling police on her friend and that she felt she now had no friends. Officers informed her that she cannot leave home without telling people where she went. The parents told police the teen had become increasingly aggressive at home and that their other 14-year-old foster daughter was afraid to be home alone with her. The teen was taken to Children’s Village.

Suspicious person in Oxford

Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies were called by an Oxford homeowner after a man attempted to break into his vehicle in his driveway on Sept. 22. Surveillance footage shows a white male of approximately 20-30 years of age wearing a trucker’s cap, t-shirt, mechanic gloves and a pair of blue jeans. The report states that, upon the homeowner’s allowance, officers shared the video on social media to alert neighbors of the suspicious person.