Crime & Safety
Man Arrested for DUI, Smashing Girlfriend's Window in Birmingham
The Birmingham Police Department provided the following information. Arrests, where they are mentioned, do not indicate conviction.
Officers with the Birmingham Police Department made several arrests for alcohol or drug-related crimes over the past week. Here are the incidents highlighted from recent police reports.
Birmingham police arrested a 24-year-old Sterling Heights for driving while intoxicated and then learned he was suspected of intentionally damaging his girlfriend's property in a separate incident. Officers pulled the man's vehicle over for driving erratically and missing the stop sign in the area of Banbury and Taunton at about 2:30 a.m. Nov. 9, reports said.
The man was under the influence of alcohol, police said, and later determined he also smashed out a window at his girlfriend's home in the 1200 block of Humphrey earlier that day. Police cited him for operating while intoxicated and malicious destruction of property. A court date is pending.
Woman Cited for OWI
A Birmingham officer stopped to help a vehicle that had pulled over with its hazard lights on in the area of Southfield and Northlawn at about 3:30 a.m. on Nov. 12, reports said. The driver, a 21-year old-woman West Bloomfield resident, was under the influence of alcohol and arrested without incident. Police issued her a citation for operating while intoxicated and a court date is pending.Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
