Crime & Safety
Couple Reports Theft of Dog to Fenton Police
Officers recover the animal later that day.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Fenton Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A Fenton resident, 22, reported the theft of a purebred, long-haired Chihuahua around 5 p.m. on Oct. 9.
Fenton police received the call from the woman and her boyfriend, said Chief of Police Rick Aro. The couple reported that the woman's brother, 19, also of Fenton, visited the couple and left with the dog soon afterward. The suspect, who had been petting the dog, picked it up and quickly left with it in his vehicle, police reports stated.
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The couple had obtained a loan from the suspect to buy the dog, they reported. The man said he believed the suspect took the animal because there was a misunderstanding about repayment.
Officers located the dog that evening, in another relative's home. They returned it to the owner, Aro said.
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Police arrest intoxicated driver near Silver Parkway
At 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 9, the Fenton Police Department recieved a call from a restaurant on Silver Parkway, reporting that a man appearing intoxicated male was leaving the area in a vehicle.
Officers went to the scene, locating the black Chevrolet Blazer at an adjacent gas station, Aro said. They interviewed the driver, who appeared to them to be highly intoxicated. Several sobriety tests confirmed this, according to the report.
The driver agreed to a preliminary breath test (PBT), which registered .30, more than three times the legal limit of .80. He was placed under arrested on charges of operated while intoxicated (OWI).
In addition, police discovered the man, 51, from Saginaw, also had three previous, outstanding felony warrants for OWI.
The man was taken to the Fenton Police Department, processed and jailed.
Later in the evening, he stated he was having health concerns. The man was taken to a hospital for observation and returned to the police department the next day, Aro said.
He was taken to court and arraigned on his previous warrants.
Fenton police also are submitting a warrant, for the incident on Sunday.
