When I was packing clothes and tools and nutritional blobs, I almost left without a book. The family wasn’t going to be joining me, and I rarely see a movie these days that doesn’t star Julie Andrews or come from Pixar, so I was looking forward to settling in at the hotel and consuming something with guns and swearing and car chases and whoopie-makin’. Unfortunately, I arrived at my hotel Saturday night to find that my room’s television was malfunctioning. If I hadn’t brought the book, Id’ve been stuck with War of the Worlds (the Tom Cruise version) on network television, with

I was up at 4:28 a.m. on Sunday, two minutes ahead of my alarm clock. I got dressed, slammed some juice, joyfully spalmed up , washed my hands, and headed to the Doubletree to meet the morning rollout squad. Thirty of forty of us were assembled out front, including one intrepid rider on an Xtracycle, much to my delight.

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8: A man reported that someone stole his 1999 light blue Honda Civic from in front of his home.   During the course of the officers’ investigation, the owner of the dog lost control of the animal, and the dog charged an officer while he stood on the sidewalk, according to the police report. The officer shot the dog and immediately had the dog transported to the veterinarian hospital for treatment, the report said. 10: A man reported that someone entered his home and stole several power tools from the basement. 8: A woman reported that while she was spending a few days away from home, someone stole her passport from her apartment. Thefts dominate reports to the Royal Oak Police Department the week of Sept. 11: A man reported that someone stole lawn equipment from the storage shed located in his backyard. The home had been unoccupied for a few weeks prior to the crime, according to the police report. 11: Royal Oak officers responded to a family trouble call regarding the custody of a pit bull dog. The officer retreated to the rear of his patrol car but was bitten on the leg, the report said.

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