Thursday, December 20, 2012
The following information was supplied by Northville Township's Public Safety Department.
The Northville Township Police were dispatched to the former Northville Psychiatric Hospital on Seven Mile Road on Dec. 17 with a report of several people in the main building with flashlights around 6:30 p.m., according to a police report. An officer checked the area and saw two people standing on the main roof of the building, the report said. The officer then called another officer to help. The two officers then ordered the people down from the roof and they complied, the report said. Five teens then walked out of the building to the police. All five teens, four males and one female, said they were in the building, checking it out after hearing about it on the Internet and radio. The police ticketed all of them for trespassing. They …
Friday, December 7, 2012
The following information was supplied by Northville Township's Public Safety Department.
Two Detroit residents were arrested on trespassing charges after they were found on the Seven Mile property — home of the former Northville Psychiatric Hospital — on Dec. 1, according to a police report. Someone reported the trespassers to the police, and they arrived on the property to find a 23-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man walking on the east side of the building, the report said. The police asked both suspects to place their hands on the police car. When asked if they knew if they were on private property, the man said yes. Neither suspect would keep their hands on the car, so they were handcuffed, the report said. The police searched the man and found a folding knife and a box cutter in his pockets. Police found a small knife, …
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
The following information was supplied by Northville Township's Public Safety Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Two groups of out-of-town people were arrested over the weekend for trespassing at the former Northville Regional Psychiatric Hospital on 7 Mile Road. In one case, two people – a 36-year-old Canton man and a 41-year-old Detroit man – were arrested on outstanding, unrelated warrants on Oct. 28. An officer spotted the men and one attempted to give his brother's name in order to avoid being arrested on his outstanding warrants, according to police reports. One was turned over to Westland and another to Wayne County law enforcement. They were also cited for trespassing on the property. On Oct. 26, six teens from Eastpointe and Warren were cited for trespassing. An officer patrolling the property noticed them at about 9 p.m. According to …
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The following information was supplied by Northville Township's Public Safety Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Two separate groups of people were cited on Oct. 20 for trespassing at the Seven Mile Property, the former Northville Regional Psychiatric Hospital. Trespassing incidents increase around this time of year, and so do law enforcement efforts, township Public Safety Director John Werth said in a previous story.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Local law enforcement caution that the property is unsafe and trespassers could be fined up to $500.
Some come to the unused buildings of the former Northville Regional Psychiatric Hospital seeking a spooky thrill, others to check out the urban ruins of Detroit. Still others look to gather scrap to sell from the site. Regardless of the reason, however, one thing is certain. "It's trespassing," Northville Township Public Safety Director John Werth said. "And it's unsafe." The number of trespassers caught and cited at the Seven Mile property for all of 2011 was 213. This year, from January through October, that number is already more than 500, Werth said. There are dozens of buildings on the property and the colorful spray paint tags left by visiting trespassers covers the walls. Broken glass is strewn about the floors, crunching beneath …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
The following information was supplied by the City of Northville Police Department and Northville Township's Public Safety Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Northville Township police cited two Clinton Township teens for trespassing at the former Northville Psychiatric Hospital on Seven Mile Road on Oct. 13. According to township police reports, the two were spotted by a nearby resident who reported a suspicious vehicle parked on the street. The teens are due to appear in the 35th District Court. A city of Northville police officer noticed a suspicious car on Oct. 14 in the city lot at South Center and West Cady streets, which led to a marijuana arrest, according to the police report. After approaching the driver of the vehicle, who showed signs of being under the influence, police asked to search the car. According to the police report, they found a pipe and marijuana in the vehicle. The …
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The following information was supplied by the City of Northville Police Department and Northville Township's Public Safety Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A Farmington man reported that his blue Harley Davidson motorcycle was stolen on May 19. It was parked on the 18000 block of Northville Road in the evening when he left, according to Northville Township police reports. When he returned the following morning, it was gone. A 20 year-old Detroit woman was arrested on May 19 after Meijer store security said they saw her conceal items in a bag and leave the store without paying for them. According to township police reports, the woman had a bag in the cart where her 2-year-old son was sitting. She put items in the cart, went to the hardware department and hid them in the bag. When she went to check out, she paid for a few items in her cart but not others, according to the report. She was …
Saturday, May 19, 2012
$53,917 has been allocated to the project.
Northville Township's board of trustees voted Thursday night to allocate more money toward the demolition of two buildings on the Seven Mile property, the former psychiatric hospital. Almost $54,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) monies were approved for reallocation. The money was moved from two funds, including one that provides services to the senior living facility Allen Terrace. "We have a $200,000 grant from the EPA which is being used to take down the powerhouse and the maintenance building," said Thelma Kubitskey, the township's Finance Director. "The money from the CBDG will help with that project. And as we go forward the CDBG money will assist any future plans of demolition." The Environmental Protection Agency …
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The following information was supplied by Northville Township's Public Safety Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
During a routine check of the Seven Mile property, the former psychiatric hospital site, Northville Township police discovered four people trespassing on May 7 at around 1:45 a.m. According to police reports, the four said they heard about the property online and checked it out "because they wanted to be scared and see ghosts." They were issued trespassing citations and are due to appear in the 35th District Court in late May. On May 6, a man on the 19000 block of Maxwell Road reported to township police that his riding mower had been stolen. He also said his chainsaw had been stolen. An employee of Kohl's department store on Haggerty Road reported to township police that her car's catalytic converter had been stolen. The incident happened…
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The following information was supplied by the City of Northville Police Department and Northville Township's Public Safety Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Ten people were cited for trespassing on the Seven Mile Road property, the former psychiatric hospital site, on April 29 at about 2 p.m. while they were trying to make a music video. According to township police reports, the group told the responding officer that they were given permission but could not provide any proof. The band was set up by the main building and ranged in age from 23 to 69 years old. They were cited for trespassing and are due to appear in the 35th District Court in mid-May. A Northville man was arrested on April 26 after he was accused of trying to satisfy his sweet tooth by stealing a variety of items from Hiller's Market on Center Street. According to city police reports, the store has video showing the 52-year-old …
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