Milford police last week arrested a 29-year-old Milford man for possession of heroin after receiving a call about a suspicious vehicle. The incident took place on Thursday, Nov. 24 at 5:26 a.m. at a residence on Pleasure Street, after a caller reported an occupied vehicle sitting in front of his residence with the engine and vehicle lights off. When the resident turned on the porch lights, the car drove across the street to another residence. [...]

Milford police are searching for a male suspect who fled the scene after a recent traffic stop. The incident occurred on Saturday, Nov. 5 around 11:15 p.m., as a Ford passenger vehicle was stopped for speeding between at 35 to 40 mph in a 15 mph zone. Police stopped the vehicle at North Sheeran Drive and United Drive and found the car contained a female driver and a male and female passenger. When the officer [...]

Milford police recently arrested a teenager for the alleged sale of marijuana after being caught with 64 grams of the drug inside a vehicle. The arrest took place in the late evening hours of Friday, Nov. 4, when an Oakland County Sheriff’s Department dispatcher issued an alert for a silver Toyota passenger vehicle that was driving erratically, cutting off drivers, and a driver possibly smoking marijuana in the vehicle. The person who called dispatchers reported [...]

A traffic stop by Milford police last week turned up a suspect that was wanted on 11 separate warrants. The stop occurred on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 2:21 a.m. on Huron Street near Peters Road. The female driver had a suspended license while the male passenger was named in 11 warrants, according to a Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) check. The male was wanted on charges ranging from speeding to domestic violence. The driver was [...]

Voters in the Huron Valley School District tapped Bonnie Brown and Jeffrey Long for two four-year terms on the Board of Education during the Tuesday, Nov. 8 general election. Eight challengers faced off against incumbent Brown, who was elected by taking 23 percent (1,976) of the total votes. “The reason I ran after being appointed initially was that I love what I’m doing and kids have always been my life,” Brown said. “I wanted to [...]

The Milford Township Planning Commission recently heard a presentation on a site plan revision regarding the proposed purchase of the Heritage Place at Ridge Valley senior living community and recommended approval of the site plan to the township Board of Trustees. According to Milford Township Planning Commissioner Richard Mueller, American House, which owns numerous senior living communities across Michigan, is looking at purchasing Heritage Place, which consists of one- and two-bedroom apartments along with other [...]

West Oakland’s cross country teams shined at the 2011 Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) state finals, with Huron Valley Milford claiming the Division 1 boys’ title, Huron Valley Lakeland’s Garrett Zuk winning the Division 1 boys’ individual crown, and West Bloomfield’s Erin Finn taking the Division 1 girls’ individual title. Huron Valley Milford claimed the Division 1 boys’ state title at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., with a team total time of [...]

Milford police arrested an intoxicated female driver who fought with police and hospital officials last weekend and tried to inflict harm on herself after her keys were taken away by witnesses. The incident occurred on Saturday, Oct. 15 around 3:20 p.m. when witnesses noted that a brown sedan was traveling at a high rate of speed (90 miles per hour) northbound on South Milford Road and had struck a vehicle at General Motors Road. A [...]

 Downtown Milford will be celebrating Halloween a couple of days early with a special event just for children. The village will host its “Boo Bash” downtown at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29. During the event, children can walk in their Halloween costumes and area businesses will be giving out candy, as Main Street is closed down to traffic for about an hour. “This is a way for the Milford Business Association to give [...]

Milford Township has purchased a 44-acre parcel of land in the township from Oakland County after there was no payment made on the parcel’s special assessment for four years by its previous owner. The parcel is located off of Moore Road and Old Plank Road and is part of 677 acres, or one square mile, of consent judgment properties, but the unpaid assessment was confined to that one parcel. Township Treasurer Cynthia Dagenhardt said that [...]