Police Blotter: Officers Apprehend Larceny Suspects, Break Up Sidewalk Fight

Here's a roundup of recent Birmingham Police reports.

Trio charged with auto larceny after early morning arrest

A man and two women were arrested early Tuesday on charges of breaking into and taking items from several cars in the Quarton Lake neighborhood.

According to reports, Birmingham Police received a call around 1:10 a.m. Tuesday from a resident who said two women and a man were breaking into unlocked cars around Redding Road and Lake Park Drive and taking items. The caller told police that she last saw the trio getting into a dark-colored Pontiac G6 and driving away.

Birmingham and Troy Police checked the area and found the Pontiac parked a few blocks away, unoccupied. The K-9 unit from Troy began searching for the three suspects, but then police dispatchers received a 911 call from a woman who said her vehicle had been stolen and that she and her two friends — a man and woman — were at the intersection of Maple and Lake Park. The car reported stolen was the suspect Pontiac G6, the police report said.

The report further said that when officers arrived at Maple and Lake Park, one of the women ran away while the other two people were detained, the report said. The woman who first called the police was brought to the scene, and she identified the detained woman as being one of the three whom she saw going through cars, the police report said. The two detainees were taken into custody, and the woman who had run away was later found hiding in a nearby backyard. Reports stated that several pieces of stolen items were recovered from the Pontiac, and all three were later charged with larceny.

Police investigating large fight after man is found unconscious on sidewalk

Birmingham Police are investigating an assault after trying to break up a large fight early Monday.

According to police reports, officers approached a large group of men fighting outside around 2:30 a.m. Monday. Everyone in the group ran away when police arrived, and police then noticed a man lying unconscious on the ground, the report said. The man was treated by EMS on the scene and, after he regained consciousness, was transported to William H. Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Several witnesses to the fight said they weren’t sure who caused the injury, the report said. Detectives are investigating.

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