GROSSE POINTE PARK — Grosse Pointe Park Public Safety Sgt. Mike Miller was known for his solid instincts on the job, but he was also the kind of person who’d spend hours sculpting handmade pens for friends.

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Fire Department has purchased two Cyanokits to be used at fire scenes for residents who might have ingested cyanide due to smoke inhalation.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP/ BIRMINGHAM/ ROCHESTER HILLS — Grosse Pointe Woods resident Theodore Goolsby, 54, was recently charged by Prosecutor Karen D. McDonald with multiple charges related to home invasions.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 46-year-old man from Houston accused of killing two people inside a used car dealership in Shelby Township last fall has been found competent to stand trial, following a mental health evaluation.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A man from Shelby Township has been charged following what officials are calling the second-largest seizure of illicit drugs in the Shelby Township Police Department’s 72-year history.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — According to a press release from the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, a St. Clair Shores man was arranged on third-degree animal torture charges. 

EASTPOINTE — A local woman has been charged with impeding a criminal investigation following an incident March 15 in which a man was robbed at gunpoint in her home by another man. The next day, the man whom police identified as the robber led police on a chase that ended with him taking his own life.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A March 15 altercation in a parking lot on the city’s west side that escalated into gunfire is being called an isolated incident and not a random act of violence, according to the Sterling Heights Police Department.

CENTER LINE — Howell Public Schools Fire Academy senior Landon Braham and junior Camren Rader entered the mock fire inside a makeshift “home” in the firefighting class at Center Line High School.

FERNDALE — A woman died after she reportedly was hit by a train during the afternoon March 18 in Ferndale.

SOUTHFIELD — According to law enforcement, Jonathan Toney, 26, has been safely returned to the custody of his guardian.

NOVI — A newborn baby died March 17 from wounds that police believe were inflicted by the family dog. 

EASTPOINTE — A 19-year-old Eastpointe woman accused of kicking the family dog and causing it to lose an eye has waived her preliminary exam and been bound over to Macomb County Circuit Court on a charge of third-degree animal torture, a four-year felony.

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Police Department is requesting assistance from the public in locating missing 17-year-old Mahdi Aljaf.

SOUTHFIELD — Zeenat Scott, 27, has been found safe and in good health, according to law enforcement.

FARMS — When Grosse Pointe Farms Court Administrator Sue Thomas announced her retirement after eight years of what City Manager Shane Reeside said were “exceptional service,” the city didn’t need to go far to find someone who could continue that tradition.

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Police Department is requesting assistance from the public in locating 27-year-old Zeenat Scott.

ROSEVILE/DETROIT — Three people are facing narcotics charges after the Macomb County Sheriff’s Enforcement Team executed search warrants at homes in Roseville and Detroit.

SOUTHFIELD — The Police Department is nearly through its annual Badges & Books initiative, and so far it has given out approximately 325 gently used books and 120 new gunlocks to community members.