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Licensesuspensions

Northville Townshippolice again see a

spate of driving whilelicense suspended viola-tions.There were four inci-

dents reported from Feb-ruary 8-10.One occurred on Feb.

8 and had a 43-year-oldSouthfield man citedafter being stopped nearthe intersection of Hag-gerty and Seven Mileroads. The police wererunning checks on vehi-cles to see if they werestolen or if the registereddriver had warrants.A check on the South-

field man stated he hada suspended license andarrest warrant. It alsostated he had a “No Driv-er” designation. He wasarrested and later post-ed bond.

Seven Miletrespassing

According to North-ville Township police

reports, the common rea-son given by individualstrespassing onto the Sev-en Mile Road property isthrill seeking.One recent incident

took place on Feb. 7 whenan officer spotted, whiledriving westbound onSeven Mile, flashlightsnear or in the first floorof the main building. Theofficer then used nightvision to better observethe trespassers. A 20-year-old Shelby Town-ship man and 21-year-old Troy woman were cit-ed for trespassing afterthey crossed back overtoward the Northridgecomplex.They said they were

there “just for the thrillof it.”Another incident on

Feb. 12 involved fourmale subjects. They alsosaid they were drawn tothe “spooky” site afterhearing stories fromfriends.

Drunken driving

A38-year-old Livoniaman was arrested for

his third drunken driv-ing offense after beingcaught speeding alongEight Mile Road.The police observed

the man going 60 mphin a 40 mph speed zoneon Feb. 6 while onpatrol. The man was alsoobserved swerving anddriving erratically.Upon making contact

with the man the policedetected the odor ofintoxicants on his breath.The report stated theman had trouble with thefield sobriety tests andrefused to take a prelim-inary breathalyzer test.After that he was placedinto custody on suspicionof driving intoxicated,and he was also cited forrefusing a PBT.A further check of the

man revealed he hadthree previous alcoholconvictions and two sus-pensions. A search war-rant was obtained inorder to draw a bloodsample from the man.The department is seek-ing a warrant for theOWI and driving on asuspended license.

Larceny attempt

On Feb. 8 an unknownsuspect was spot-

ted by witnesses as heattempted to steal from avehicle that was parkedin the lower structure ofthe E. Cady Street park-ing area.The suspect is a white

male. He was alsoobserved by the vehi-cle owner, a 38-year-oldFarmington Hills wom-an, as she approachedthe car. Once she wasaround 25 feet awaythe man decided to flee.Nothing was reportedmissing.The woman thought

the car was locked, butpolice found no evi-dence of a forced break-in. She said her electron-ic key fob’s battery didneed replacing, so policeassume it was not lockedat the time.

Compiled by correspondentLonnie Huhman

By Lonnie HuhmanCorrespondent

TheWayne County Prosecutor’sOffice issued a warrant for KevinAlexander, 43, South Lyon, in con-nection with the fatal hit-and-runaccident on Dec. 3 that caused thedeath of Joshua Green.After reviewing the Northville

city police department’s investiga-tion, the prosecutor has chargedhimwith failure to stop at thescene of an accident result in seri-ous impairment or death.According to Northville City

DetectiveMatt Clemence, thischarge has amaximum penalty offive years in prison and a $5,000fine.The police department said on

Jan. 20, Alexander, along with hisattorney, turned himself into theNorthville City Police Station.Clemence said Alexander realizedthe day after the 1 a.m. accidentwhat had happened after hearingabout it in the news, specifically ontelevision.The department said Alexan-

der has been forthright and coop-erative with the investigation andvoluntarily surrendered the sus-pect vehicle. He had been keepingit in his garage since the incident,police say.According to the police depart-

ment’s report, that late nightGreen and two other friends werewalking along Griswold Streettoward downtown Northville tovisit Brick’s, a local bar on W.Main. Reportedly, Green had beendrinking and was engaged in anargument with one of his friendswhen he unexpectedly steppedout into the street from the side-walk and was struck by a carheading south on Griswold.The driver of the vehicle did not

stop even though one of Green’sfriends chased after it on foot.Green later succumbed to hisinjuries while at Botsford Hospi-tal.The report stated Alexander

explained that he had been atBrick’s Bar with a friend, whenthe friend became ill due to over-indulgence. He drove his friend

home and was returning backtoward downtown when he saidhis car was struck by an object onGriswold.At the time, Alexander alleges

that he thought the persons on thesidewalk had thrown somethingat his vehicle and therefore hedid not want to stop, according topolice.A Michigan State Police Acci-

dent Reconstructionist respond-ed to the scene to assist in theinvestigation, and from the debrisfound at the scene the suspectvehicle was identified as a 2007-11, black Honda, CRV EX-L.During the investigation, the

Northville department alertedall collision shops and part sup-pliers in southeast Michigan andthroughout the state. Officersthen began the task of visitingall the owners of similar vehicleswithin the area.The department thanked the

newsmedia for their assistance inthis investigation and said withouttheir help, this investigation wouldlikely still be unresolved.

NORTHVILLE POLICE BRIEFSSouth Lyon man charged in hit-and-run

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