Police report shows decline in crime last year in Madison Heights
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MADISON HEIGHTS In a presentation to the Madison Heights City Council, the police chief provided a statistical analysis of crimes and responses for 2020.
Chief Corey Haines looked at two categories of crime Group A and Group B with the Group A crimes being more serious crimes generally punishable by a year or more in prison.
In that category, there were 360 cases of larceny and retail fraud, as well as 225 assault offenses, 114 cases of damage to property, 54 home invasions or burglaries, and 14 robberies.
The most frequent Group B crimes were operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs at 100 cases, obstructing police at 59 cases, and disorderly conduct at 49 cases.
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“You’ll see a smaller footprint,” says Zapal. “The east side says the same, but the west side is a much smaller footprint. It does not include Lake Bluff Park, but it does include the sidewalk along Lake Boulevard. I was very happy to have (public safety director) Steve Neubecker’s input when deciding what the smaller footprint should be.”