ROYAL OAK POLICE

Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened Monday afternoon where a woman in a wheelchair was hit by a vehicle.

Officials said a man tried to commit an armed robbery at a Royal Oak dry cleaners but didn’t get away with any property, and now he’s being hunted by police.

A Troy man was arrested last weekend after he stole a woman’s purse at a Royal Oak store and tried to flee police, officials said.

A South Korean man was caught on video going into a Royal Oak church, smashing the head of a Virgin Mary statue on the ground and then stabbing the statue several times with a flag pole.

A South Korean man has been charged after police say they found him damaging property inside and outside of a Royal Oak church.

Royal Oak police are making the public aware of a man posing as an officer and scamming people over the phone.

Royal Oak police were asked once again Monday to help find a caracal cat that had escaped from its owner and was somewhere in her neighborhood.

Two teenagers from Dearborn were arrested this week when an armed robbery in Royal Oak led to a high-speed police chase through Royal Oak, Birmingham and Troy before ending at the Oakland Mall, officials said.

A Royal Oak man was struck and killed by a 19-year-old driver while trying to cross the road outside of a crosswalk, police said.

A Royal Oak man was struck and killed by a 19-year-old driver while trying to cross the road outside of a crosswalk, police said.

The owner of four African caracal cats has agreed to relocate the animals after they had escaped from her Oakland County property multiple times.

Police said it was the third time the cats have escaped.

A large African caracal that escaped from its owner’s home in Royal Oak was located late Wednesday night near a garage on Altaneda Avenue.

The owner whose African caracal is currently on the loose in Royal Oak owns several of the cats, and they have escaped at least three times, police said.

A large African caracal has been spotted on the loose in Royal Oak, police said.

Police are searching for two 15-year-old Royal Oak boys who stabbed another teenager during a drug deal, according to authorities.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Royal Oak Police Department at 248-246-3500.

New video shows the moment Royal Oak police pulled a 74-year-old woman from a burning home.

Royal Oak police said a mother was drunk and slurring her speech after crashing into another vehicle with her 9-year-old child and an open beer in the car.

Police said a man broke into a Royal Oak flower shop while it was closed and spent days inside, causing $12,000 in damages.

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – An 18-year-old driver was killed overnight when he fled Royal Oak police at high speeds and crashed violently into a pole, according to officials. They terminated the pursuit at the border of Royal Oak, near 11 Mile and John R roads. Royal Oak officers saw the car, which had no license plate, heading west on 11 Mile Road near Stephenson Highway, according to authorities. Officers called Royal Oak firefighters, who used the jaws of life to free the man from the wreckage. Deputies from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and Royal Oak officials are investigating the crash.

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – A 70-year-old man has been charged after someone was stabbed in the back in Royal Oak, police said. Royal Oak officers were called around 2:50 p.m. Feb. 27 to the area of Judson Avenue and Greenfield Road, according to authorities. Police said a 52-year-old man had been stabbed in the back with a knife. Samuel Lee Bourne, Jr., 70, was taken into custody, officials said. Samuel Lee Bourne, Jr. (WDIV)Bourne was arraigned Friday at 44th District Court.

A barricaded situation in Royal Oak ended Feb. 27, 2021 after the suspected gunman was fatally shot by police. (WDIV)ROYAL OAK, Mich. – The suspect in Saturday’s barricaded gunman incident in Royal Oak was pronounced dead Sunday morning by a physician at William Beaumont Hospital, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Sugg was shot by police Saturday night after a several-hour standoff in Royal Oak. Police said deputies and the Royal Oak Fire Department administered aid to the man and he was rushed to the Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Royal Oak Police Department at 248-246-3456.

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – A barricaded gunman situation in Royal Oak ended Saturday night when the suspected gunman was shot by police and rushed to a hospital. Police added he was heavily armed, wearing body armor and barricaded himself inside the Royal Oak residence. Authorities said communication was reestablished with the suspected gunman after the drone was disabled. Police said deputies and the Royal Oak Fire Department administered aid to the man and he was rushed to the Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Royal Oak Police Department at 248-246-3456.

James Moss, 34, of Royal Oak was charged with felonious assault against a police officer on Jan. 1, 2021. Photo provided by the Royal Oak Police Department. ROYAL OAK, Mich. – A 34-year-old man has been charged for felonious assault after pointing a rifle at a police officer, police say. In an attempt to speak to the man, an officer approached Moss’ front porch and rang the doorbell. Moss reportedly appeared behind the door pointing a rifle at the officer while demanding to know why they were at his home.

METRO DETROIT, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) A string of cell phone store robberies have occurred throughout Metro Detroit according to Royal Oak Police. It happened at a Sprint store located at 31668 Woodward in Royal Oak where police say four suspects were wearing black hats, glove and masks. Police also confirmed businesses in Southfield and Farmington Hills were hit: a Sprint store located on 29000 block of Southfield Road and a Verizon Go Wireless located at 27905 Orchard Lake Road. Police believe five suspects took cell phones, watches and other merchandise and left in a smaller light colored SUV. Anyone who has tips on other robberies in metro Detroit is asked to call crime stoppers at 800-SPEAK-UP.