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

MURDERS

None.

ROBBERIES

None.

BURGLARIES

On July 7^th, Farmington public safety officers arrested a burglar inside the clubhouse at Drakeshire Apartments.  Two apartment burglaries at Drakeshire are connected to this case.

On July 23^rd, several transmission housings were stolen from the closed Amoco Transmission building on Eight Mile Road.

On July 30^th, Farmington public safety officers arrested seven persons for trespassing.  The incident led to the identity and arrest of persons responsible for break-ins at two Farmington public schools.  Numerous computers and video cameras were recovered.

LARCENIES

On July 9^th, a microwave was reported missing from the clubhouse at Versailles Condominiums.

On July 10^th, a purse accidentally left in a shopping cart in the parking lot at CVS was stolen. 

On July 14^th, a resident on Hawthorne Street reported stolen landscape lights.

On July 18^th, three drain covers were reported stolen at Farmington Auto Wash.

On July 18^th, gasoline was reported siphoned out of a vehicle parked in a downtown parking lot.

On July 28^th, three persons stole a Muscular Dystrophy donation canister from an Orchard Lake Road business.  The public safety department has identified all three of the culprits.

AUTO THEFTS

On July 15^th, the ignition was punched on a vehicle parking at a business on Grand River. 

On July 21^st, a company van was stolen from an Eight Mile business.  The van was recovered at a business in Redford.

VANDALISM

On July 4^th, a resident in Chatham Hills Apartments reported someone punctured the tires on their vehicle.

On July 11^th, the rear window was broken on a truck parked in a downtown city parking lot.

On July 22^nd, a resident on Farmington Road reported someone cut down their shrubs.

MONTHLY CRIME PREVENTION REMINDERS

A review of the criminal activity in July demonstrates the critical importance of citizens acting as our eyes and ears.  Burglary and theft arrests occurred as a direct result of witness information provided to the public safety department.  A review of July crime demonstrates how many crimes were committed in broad daylight that had to be witnessed, but the activity may not have appeared suspicious.  Please report any suspicious activity and anything that could be a crime in progress.

Please be on guard to report suspicious activity related to scrap metal thefts.  During July, scrap metal thieves were chased away from business dumpsters.  Car wash water grates were stolen, transmission housings were stolen, and a heating oil tank was stolen in broad daylight by a Caucasian male driving a blue pick-up truck at Nine Mile and Grand River.  The oil tank spilled oil on a sixty-five foot long by ten foot wide stretch of asphalt that created a hazardous materials situation and required clean up.

Congratulations Farmington for keeping your garage doors closed.  There has yet to be a theft of a mower, bicycle, golf clubs, tools, etc. from an open garage.  Last summer, Farmington public safety officers distributed hundreds of notices to residents who left their garage doors open in the raised position all night.  This summer, officers have rarely observed an open garage door.  Year to date, Part A, crime is down 6.8% compared to last year.  This is due to a 6.8% decrease in larcenies.