A Farmington Public Safety sergeant arrested a driver on suspicion of operating while intoxicated with a child unrestrained in the back seat on Sunday, Sept. 27.

The arrest was one of two notable incidents in the department's weekly shift report for Sept. 21–27, which also included a stolen-vehicle recovery aided by Flock license plate reader cameras.

OWI and child endangerment arrest

At about 12:15 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, a sergeant spotted what appeared to be an impaired driver near Freedom Road and Farmington Road. The sergeant followed the vehicle westbound on Freedom Road, observed indicators of intoxication and pulled the driver over near Freedom Road and Grand River Avenue.

According to the shift report, the 41-year-old driver showed several indicators of intoxication. The sergeant found a child asleep in the back seat, lying across both rear seats with no restraint.

The sergeant conducted standardized field sobriety tests (SFSTs) and arrested the woman on suspicion of OWI and child endangerment. She was taken to the station, where officers obtained a search warrant for a blood draw. The case will be forwarded to the county prosecutor once blood alcohol results are available.

Under Michigan law, OWI with a passenger under 16 is a misdemeanor on a first offense, carrying up to one year in jail and fines between $200 and $1,000. A second offense within seven years is a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

The department's shift report for Sept. 14–20 also documented an OWI/child endangerment arrest after officers stopped a vehicle on M-5 for missing taillights and found a 2-year-old passenger inside.

Stolen vehicle recovered with Flock cameras

On Monday, Sept. 21, at about 9:10 p.m., Flock cameras flagged a stolen vehicle heading westbound on Grand River Avenue into Farmington. An officer located the vehicle driving through downtown and initiated a traffic stop.

The driver was taken into custody without incident.

According to the shift report, the vehicle had been purchased fraudulently out of another jurisdiction. The driver, a 41-year-old woman, was interviewed at the station, and the case was forwarded to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office for review.

Flock cameras are automated license plate readers used by more than 125 cities and counties across Michigan, according to Click On Detroit.

Weekly totals

The Sept. 21–27 report logged 151 total calls, including 48 traffic stops, 14 medical calls, eight crashes, one fire call, one OWI arrest, three warrant arrests and two felony arrests.

Residents can contact the Farmington Public Safety Department at (248) 474-4700.