BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Police in Bloomfield Township are reporting a rise in drunken drivers and alcohol-related crashes within the township.

FERNDALE — On Aug. 17, the Council on American Islamic Relations Michigan Chapter, or CAIR-MI, released a report detailing what it calls “predatory policing” from the Ferndale Police Department.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Quick action and CPR training made all the difference in rescuing a toddler who almost drowned in a Sterling Heights swimming pool in July.

ROSEVILLE/TROY — A 24-year-old man from Troy is facing charges for a shooting at a Roseville party store.

OAKLAND COUNTY — The body of a 36-year-old swimmer who was reported to have been missing since Thursday, Aug. 24, was recovered by divers in Walled Lake Aug. 25, according to a press release from the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

WARREN — Incumbent City Councilman Eddie Kabacinski filed a lawsuit in Macomb County Circuit Court on Aug. 18 against three candidates, the Warren Election Commission and the Warren city clerk for allowing those candidates on this year’s primary election ballot.

WARREN — Two suspects were arraigned in the 37th District Court on Aug. 25 for their alleged roles in the death of James Wilkins and the disposal of his body.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Officials cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Fire Station No. 2 in Madison Heights Aug. 21.

NOVI — A man who once thought he would be burying people instead continues to save lives as the new chief of the Novi Fire Department.

SOUTHFIELD — “It was a total surprise, and I was shocked,” Southfield Fire Chief Johnny Menifee said of his International Association of Fire Chiefs Great Lakes Division 2023 Chief of the Year award.

TROY — A pharmacist, a doctor and a pharmacy technician have been charged for their alleged roles in a health care fraud scheme of more than $7 million.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A 42-year-old man from Metamora will spend time in jail after reportedly choking the driver of a moving car in Rochester Hills.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A 29-year-old man was killed and two Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies were injured in a late night crash on M-59.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP —The Shelby Township Police Department will once again be hosting its annual Police Department open house event next month.

BERKLEY/ROYAL OAK — A man was found dead by police after he was involved in a car crash at 10:17 a.m. Aug. 10 near Coolidge Highway and Webster Road in Berkley, near the border with Royal Oak.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A local pool contractor was arrested and charged with fraud earlier this month after allegedly not following through with his contract with a local woman who hired him to build a pool in her backyard.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A 27-year-old resident of Detroit is facing a charge of carrying a concealed weapon following a traffic stop in Shelby Township during the early morning Aug. 5

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — According to a press release from the Shelby Township Police Department, a fatal traffic crash occurred just before 11 p.m. Aug. 18 in the area of Van Dyke Avenue and Elizabeth Ann Road.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A vehicle that was trying to outrun the cops was reportedly involved in a crash that killed a Sterling Heights woman Aug. 12, Sterling Heights police said.

FARMINGTON HILLS — According to a press release, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that Farmington Hills resident Darius Whitlow, 31, was sentenced on Aug. 1 in Emmet County Circuit Court to 29-60 months in prison for his role in a cellphone theft scheme.