Shoplifting at Whole Foods; Man in Lockup Destroys Window

 reports from March 13-18 included 54 alarms, 18 crashes and 14 arrests. Among the highlights:

Woman arrested in retail fraud at Whole Foods

A woman was arrested for allegedly shoplifting items from  on March 14, Diamond said.

The 30-year-old Brighton resident, a first-time offender, was spotted by a loss prevention officer hiding vitamins, soy sauce, rice, soybeans and skin cleanser totaling $55 in value in her purse around 3 p.m., Diamond said.  

The woman was given a citation and released.

Arrested man kicks in glass window in lockup

An 18-year-old West Bloomfield resident who had been arrested for drinking and driving with an open container of alcohol in his vehicle later became so unruly that he kicked in a glass window at  March 18, Diamond said.

The incident began when the man was arrested around 4 a.m. that morning after being pulled over for disobeying a traffic signal and later tested for driving with a blood alcohol content between .02-.08, Diamond said. The man was arrested under the state's "zero tolerance" law, which keeps those ages 18-21 from imprisonment on a first offense for testing below .08.

However, the man became unruly while in custody and kicked in a pane of "pretty thick" glass before being subdued without injury to anyone, Diamond said.

The man was released later that morning after posting bond. He's being charged by police for the traffic and alcohol violations, in addition, he faces a charge of malicious destruction of property for breaking the glass, Diamond said. The severity of his final charge will be dependent on the cost of replacing the glass.

If you have any information about these incidents, you can call West Bloomfield Police at (248) 975-9200. For questions about this report, email tim.rath@patch.com.