Police Blotter: House Party Broken Up, 13 with Alcohol in System

Grosse Pointe Farms police broke up an underage drinking party at a house on Touraine Feb. 9 after receiving complaints about teenagers being inside consuming alcohol. Responding officers surrounded the house and then made contact with the 16-year-old daughter of the homeowner, who explained she had invited 9 friends to her house following a school dance but more people showed up. The homeowner gave police permission to search the house as long as they stayed to the south side entrance. The daughter rounded up all of the teens in the house, including some who were hiding in the attic. Police gave portable breath tests to all of the teenagers, 17 of whom did not have a blood alcohol content and 13 of whom had blood-alcohol contents ranging from 0.005 to 0.072. The legal limit for individuals 21 years old and older is 0.08  percent. Officers called the parents of those who had registered alcohol in their systems. They were sent home with parents and the case was passed along to detectives for further investigation. The responding officers saw open beer cans inside the house through windows and could smell marijuana outside of the garage. No one was found smoking marijuana. Many of the teenagers are from the Grosse Pointes but some were from St. Clair Shores, Harrison Township, Commerce Township and Shelby Township, according to report. 

Third Drunk Driving Arrest Ends in Felony Charge

Grosse Pointe Farms police arrested a 31-year-old woman Feb. 13 for felony drunken driving and destruction of property. A patrol officer spotted the woman make a right turn onto Moross Road from the center lane of Mack Avenue about 2:30 a.m. During the traffic stop, the woman smelled of alcohol and failed all field sobriety tests. She admitted to having one drink a few hours prior and was unsteady on her feet when officers asked her to step from her SUV. She became combative with officers during the traffic stop, threatening to spit on them and saying she wanted to kill them. She had a 0.14 percent blood alcohol content on a portable breath test at the scene of the stop. She refused to take the formal breath test at the police station but Judge Matthew Rumora signed a warrant for blood to be drawn. While being held at the Farms Public Safety Department, she tore the bedding mat inside the jail cell using her teeth. Officers had to remove the mat so it would not be a safety hazard to her and had to throw it away because prisoners would be able to hide items inside. The woman has two prior drunken driving convictions, making this arrest a felony count, according to a report.

In another case, Farms police arrested a 53-year-old Grosse Pointe Park resident for drunken driving Feb. 11 near Chalfonte and Fisher roads. The woman was spotted driving 37 in a 25 mile-per-hour zone, spurring a traffic stop. During the stop, the woman fumbled around with her license and paperwork in providing it to the officer. She admitted to drinking three alcoholic beverages a few hours earlier. She passed some field sobriety tests, failed others and refused to take some others. She also told the officer she had poor balance and wouldn't be able to complete some of the tests in a sober state. She had a 0.17 percent blood alcohol content, according to a report. 

Aggressiveness of Dog Under Investigation

Grosse Pointe Farms police are investigating a dog who a Ridge Road resident reported attacked his dogs while his daughter was walking them in the neighborhood. The daughter reported the incident and the father called police to the 100 block of Ridge Road. A responding officer spoke with another dog walker nearby who reported she had to shield her dog from the loose German Shepard to prevent it from attacking. The officer also spoke with the German Shepard's owner, who said her child accidentally let the dog out of the house and it ran away. She had already retrieved the dog and returned it home. The case is being handled by the department's animal control officer, according to a report. This is at least the second time this dog has been investigated. The Farms police were called to the same area of Ridge in July 2012 about the dog, which was loose and aggressive with officers.

Teen Arrested for Having Drug Paraphernalia 

Grosse Pointe Farms police arrested a 19-year-old resident for possession of narcotic equipment Feb. 14 after being called to her house related to a complaint about a screaming teenager. The responding officer found the teen on the porch of her home and the paraphernalia was found inside a backpack the woman identified as belonging to her. She told the officers she was trying to get back inside after her aunt locked her out of the house following an argument about her marijuana usage, according to a report. 

Domestic Fight in Detroit Drives into Grosse Pointe, Ends in Arrest 

Grosse Pointe Farms police arrested a 23-year-old Detroit woman Feb. 9 for domestic assault after receiving complaints about a car chase on Moross Road. Officers stopped the woman and the other vehicle she was chasing on Lake Shore Road near Beacon Hill. The man in the SUV reported that the pair had been involved in an argument in Detroit, he left and then she followed, repeatedly ramming the rear end of his vehicle. In addition, she pushed his vehicle through a red light at Moross Rod and Kercheval Avenue. Officers confirmed the damage to her vehicle and the man's vehicle and then arrested the woman, who began yelling at officers during the stop, according to a report.