BIRMINGHAM — After 38 years of service, Chief Mark Clemence has retired from the Birmingham Police Department.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — At only 5 feet, 1 inch tall and 130 pounds, Grosse Pointe Farms Public Safety Fire Specialist Sundee Harland didn’t look formidable. But, as she proved time and time again, looks can be deceiving.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department is warning residents to lock up their valuables and vehicles as the department has had many reports of vehicle thefts and vehicle break-ins recently in Shelby Township and nearby areas.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A freshly sworn-in police dog recently had his day to shine before the public in Sterling Heights.

HAZEL PARK — For the second time in as many months, a threat was made in the Hazel Park Schools district in early January.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — At 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 29, a dog fell into an open storm sewer on the corner of Harper Avenue and Bon Brae Street.

WARREN — The Warren City Council has voted unanimously to approve a $22,950,000 Downtown Development Authority bond issue to build two new fire stations: Station 1 and Station 5.

NOVI — An off-duty Border Patrol agent noticed that a car was submerged in the pond near Manhattan Circle, near Beck Road and Grand River Avenue, as he was heading to work at 5:22 a.m. New Year’s Day and contacted police.

NOVI — Shoppers and staff at Twelve Oaks Mall, located at 27500 Novi Road in Novi, were forced to evacuate the building at around noon on New Year’s Eve after a smoke alarm was set off.

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Police Department is looking forward to 2023 and ways that they can better serve the community in the new year.

MICHIGAN — Firefighters are weighing in on new legislation led by two Michigan lawmakers, U.S. Sen. Gary Peters and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, to help protect fire departments from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, otherwise known as PFAS or “forever chemicals.”

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Two of Grosse Pointe Park’s finest were recently honored for their work during a domestic violence incident last fall in Harper Woods.

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Police have identified a person of interest connected to a hit-and-run crash that killed a man from Shelby Township the morning of Jan. 1.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department has received reports of someone in the Rochester and Shelby Township area who has impersonated a police officer and made false traffic stops on vehicles.

MACOMB COUNTY/GROSSE POINTES — Here's the best of what C & G Newspapers reporters got from local police during the past year.

OAKLAND COUNTY — C & G Newspapers reporters recap the best crime briefs obtained from local police during the past year.

ROYAL OAK — A woman who reportedly fled from police has been charged with multiple felonies.

FERNDALE — A 29-year-old Detroit man was arrested for firing multiple shots at a woman on New Year’s Eve in Ferndale.

EASTPOINTE — At press time, an Eastpointe woman was expected to be back in 38th District Court in Eastpointe after she allegedly murdered her husband with a firearm.

WARREN — The legal wrangling between Warren City Council and Warren Mayor James Fouts to determine who has control of the city’s budget has gone on for years.