A man who ran from the scene of an apartment fire on Casemer has been charged with intentionally setting that fire, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department. The suspect, Joseph Paul Tubbs, 29, was taken into custody a few hours after the fire, which occurred around 1:30 a.m. on July 13. The Orion Township […]
The Road Commission for Oakland County was out checking drains along M-24 on Monday, after a Saturday rainstorm caused the northbound lanes to flood. Craig Bryson, public information officer for the RCOC, said drains were not believed to be the cause of the flooding on July 16, but the RCOC was going to check them […]
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a crash that occurred at Rochester and Snell Roads in Oakland Township, after a driver ran a stop sign on July 14. According to the OCSD Crash Reconstruction Unit, assisting deputies from the Oakland Township substation investigating the crash, one of the vehicles was southbound on Rochester Road, […]
Monday, July 11, domestic assault on Lake Shore. Intimidation, threats and misuse of telephone on Kimberly. CDs and stereo equipment were stolen from a vehicle on Beech. A MP3/CD player was taken from a vehicle on S. Long Lake. Oil was leaking from a damaged drum at Jiffy Lube on Lapeer Road. Warrant arrest on […]
Monday, July 11, a suspicious vehicle was seen on South Broadway. Attempted child abduction. The manager at Wendy’s on South Broadway reported an employee was having words with a man who was trying to take her 2 year old. A female said a man came to her door on South Broadway and was asking for […]
Monday, July 11 9:59 a.m.-Station #1 responded to an oil spill on South Lapeer. 1:24 p.m.-A person at an athletic club on South Baldwin had an injured leg. Station #3 responded. 5:30 p.m.-A woman on Four Seasons was vomiting blood. Station #3 responded. 7:15 p.m.-Station #2 responded to an injured person as the result of […]
Village resident Rosemary Ford, stopped recently by to tell us a happy ending story. It seems she lost a ring during the Flower Fair. It had plenty of sentimental value to her because it was her grandmother’s. After the fair, she stopped by the police department and asked if anyone had turned in the ring. […]
Asbestos floor tile is being removed from Blanche Sims and Webber Elementary Schools. Michigan Environmental Auditors were hired to do the work. The tile was found in the two schools when carpeting was being replaced. Michigan Environmental Auditors submitted a bid of $17,510 to do the work at Webber and $19,600 for Blanche Sims. According […]
I just can’t see paying another increase in the sewer and water usage fee here in Orion Township. Back in early 1994, then supervisor Doug Brown declared a rate reduction of $10 per quarter from $42 to $32 and then gave everyone in the township a free quarter where no charge was issued. When Dywasuk […]
Steady rain, thunder and gray skies didn’t stop the good times in Leonard Saturday as the community hosted its 53rd Annual Strawberry Festival. Photo one shows Emerson Balch, 5, has a ball going down the giant inflatable slide. Photo two shows Cortnee Kronin, 8, took first place in the festival’s karaoke contest. Photo three shows […]