Oakland County

Police Share Details in Border Patrol Arrest in Oak Park

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4 weeks ago

November 18, 2025

MM Team

Police share particulars about Border Patrol arrest in Oak Park

(Crystal A. Proxmire, November 18, 2025)

Oak Park, MI – Video of a woman’s arrest by US Border Patroland experiences of the presence of ICE brokers unfold on social media Monday. Video exhibits the girl on the bottom simply after being tased, then the Boarder Patrol officer strikes her to the backseat of his automobile. One other video exhibits an ambulance tending to the girl.

The net concern prompted three cities to share statements in regards to the occasions resulting in the arrest.

Oak Park Metropolis Supervisor Erik Tungate and Public Security Director Steve Cooper issued a joint assertion saying, “

“We’ve acquired a number of calls and responses from the neighborhood concerning the U.S. Customs and Border Safety incident that occurred yesterday inside our metropolis limits. This incident didn’t originate within the Metropolis of Oak Park, our understanding is that this was a matter of a detainee escaping whereas in transit inside our jurisdiction. We’re not the lead company and haven’t any additional particulars concerning the circumstances surrounding the state of affairs. Our officers had no direct contact with detainees, made no arrests, and weren’t on scene throughout an arrest.

Under you can find our official public security assertion:

On Monday, November 17, 2025, at roughly 3:50 PM, Oak Park Public Security acquired a name from a neighborhood resident reporting a person who gave the impression to be handcuffed and working by means of a neighborhood close to 10 Mile and Roanoke. Officers have been instantly dispatched to the world. Upon arrival, it was decided that the person had escaped from U.S. Customs and Border Safety custody. Our officers assisted in looking out the world to make sure the protection and safety of the Oak Park neighborhood. Any additional questions concerning the precise particulars of the case ought to be directed to Headquarters.

Our officers have a sworn obligation to answer calls impacting the protection of the Oak Park neighborhood and to behave throughout the scope of our jurisdiction. Oak Park Public Security has a longstanding dedication to engagement, transparency and neighborhood policing – rules we are going to proceed to uphold.

We’re dedicated to the peace and security of our neighborhood and thanks on your cooperation in holding Oak Park secure.”

The incident had began in Nice Ridge. The Metropolis of Nice Ridge shared of their assertion:

“On the afternoon of Monday, November 17, a neighboring police division made a site visitors cease and found that the driving force of the automobile had a deportation order that had been processed by means of the court docket system and signed by a choose. The passenger had a warrant (warrant) for arrest. The US Border Patrol (USBP) responded to the scene of the site visitors cease and took the 2 occupants of the automobile into custody.

After leaving the scene of the site visitors cease, the 2 arrestees attacked the USBP officer and certainly one of them escaped from the ten Mile/Roanoke space in Oak Park. Quite a few native businesses, together with USBP and Nice Ridge PD, responded to the seek for the escaped detainee.

This incident started when the neighboring police division situated the arrestee/warrant particularly referring to the occupants of the automobile throughout a routine site visitors cease. The varied federal and native businesses in and across the space have been looking out yesterday for the escaped detainee who assaulted a regulation enforcement officer.”

The Metropolis of Berkley additionally launched a press release clarifying their involvement:

“The Berkley Division of Public Security (BDPS) has been made conscious of the neighborhood’s issues concerning an incident that occurred on November 17, 2025. We need to present readability and transparency in regards to the occasions.

On November 17 at roughly 3:30 p.m., BDPS – which can be a dispatch heart for Nice Ridge PD and Huntington Woods DPS – acquired a name from a involved citizen reporting a person, handcuffed behind his again, working close to 10 Mile Street and Roanoke within the Metropolis of Oak Park. This info was instantly shared with Oak Park DPS and different native businesses.

It was later realized that two people, who have been in custody and being transported, had assaulted a U.S. Customs and Border Safety (USCBP) agent earlier than fleeing on foot within the space. BDPS assisted in organising a fringe to help within the apprehension. Our division has taken no additional motion concerning this particular state of affairs aside from offering perimeter help. You will need to observe that BDPS personnel weren’t concerned within the unique arrests and had no contact with the 2 people or with USCBP; Subsequently, we now have no further info concerning that incident.

We want to reassure the neighborhood that BDPS routinely companions with surrounding native, state and federal businesses in offering mutual support for police, hearth and ambulance operations. We perceive and respect the issues of members of our neighborhood, and we stay dedicated to making sure the protection and well-being of all these we’re sworn to guard and serve. We are going to proceed to work with different businesses whereas adhering to all authorized obligations and appearing in the most effective pursuits of our neighborhood.”

NOTE: Police and hearth experiences come instantly from the suitable company and are written by the particular person or company listed beneath the title. We usually conduct these “as is” or with minimal changes for punctuation, spelling, and so on. Suspects shouldn’t be presumed responsible. These needing extra details about a case are inspired to contact the reporting company or authorized system for probably the most up-to-date info.

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