Royal Oak Police To Crack Down On Woodward Cruisers

ROYAL OAK, MI — Cruisers on Woodward Avenue beware — the Royal Oak Police Department is gunning for you. In an effort to curb noise along the popular corridor, where folks in muscle cars like to cruise during the summer months, the department is taking a “zero tolerance” stance on drivers revving their engines.

Royal Oak Police announced the stepped up enforcement on June 1. Lt. Keith Spencer said the department receives multiple complaints throughout the summer regarding loud vehicles on Woodward and cruisers using business parking lots to congregate and rev their engines.

“We’re looking to maintain the quality of life for residents and businesses along Woodward Avenue,” he said in a news release. The enforcement initiative is being taken on vehicles that have been modified or are being driven in a way that violates traffic laws or the city’s noise ordinances.

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Breaking and entering
A number of breaking and entering cases were reported in Royal Oak from May 25 - June 1. A home in the 2000 block of Parmenter Boulevard was broken into on May 25 between 11:45 a.m. – 5:30 p.m, police reports said. Cash was reported stolen from a bedroom.

In a separate incident, thieves broke into E. Fourth Street home on May 26. The home’s rear door was forced open and $20 in loose change was taken. Cash and jewelry was stolen from a Linwood Avenue home on May 31.

Destruction of Property
A car owner in the 200 block of W. Fifth Street told Royal Oak Police that his 1999 Ford had its driver’s side rear view window smashed off of it. The incident is believed to have occurred between 8:30 p.m. on May 27 - 12:54 a.m. on May 28.

Another car owner had his driver’s side front window smashed in. The 2013 vehicle was parked in the 3000 block of Merrill Avenue on May 31.

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