The monthly Neighborhood Watch report contains a summary of information important to Neighborhood Watch members.

MURDERS

None.

SEXUAL ASSAULTS

None.

ARMED ROBBERY

None.

BURGLARIES

No residential burglaries.

On January 26^th, employees at Romarios Coney Island on Orchard Lake Road discovered a smashed cash register when arriving for work at 7:00 a.m.

A snowplow driver discovered a burglary at the JAMs building on Grand River.  Farmington public safety detectives have arrested the responsible person.

LARCENIES

Someone threw a brick through a car window at Panera Bread and stole a purse.

A digital camera was reported stolen from an unlocked locker at Farmington High School.

A cell phone was reported stolen at Farmington High School.  The phone was recovered from the person who stole it.

VEHICLE THEFTS

None.

VANDALISM

A resident on Hillview Court reported a broken outdoor light.

FIRE PREVENTION REMINDER

Two major fires in Farmington during 2008 were a result of crimped electrical cords.  A home and apartment unit were both destroyed by fire as a result of crimped electrical cords.  Never pinch, bend, or place heavy objects on electrical cords.

CRIME STATISTICS

Serious Part A crime in Farmington was down three percent (-3%) in 2008.  This decrease follows a twelve percent (-12%) decrease in 2007.

Burglaries decreased fifteen percent (-15%) in 2008.  The department recorded six (6) fewer burglaries.