METRO DETROIT — For the third year, law enforcement agencies will go head-to-head on a softball field to help raise money for youth programs.

MADISON HEIGHTS — A Romulus man stands accused of entering a fire station in Madison Heights and driving away with one of the department’s vehicles.

ROCHESTER HILLS — The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman who reportedly passed a stolen check for thousands of dollars and then tried to use a stolen credit card.

ROCHESTER HILLS/TROY — A Troy woman has died from injuries following a car crash in Rochester Hills Aug. 30.

ROCHESTER HILLS/AUBURN HILLS/BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 17-year-old boy was arrested after reportedly bringing a gun into a football game at Avondale High School Sept. 1.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — Speeders on residential streets in Grosse Pointe Shores, take your foot off the gas pedal or risk getting pulled over and possibly ending up with a ticket.

GROSSE POINTE CITY/PARK — A pair of Apple AirPods led police to two men suspected in dozens of larcenies from vehicles in Grosse Pointe City and Grosse Pointe Park over the summer.

ORCHARD LAKE — Orchard Lake Director of City Services Gerry McCallum estimated that it was between five and seven years ago that the city’s Planning Commission put together a capital improvement plan that included adding space to the Orchard Lake Police Department and constructing a new Department of Public Works facility.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — The Macomb Township Fire Department has promoted Vincent Pozzuoli to a full-time fire inspector position.

FRASER — The city of Fraser is welcoming a new director of public safety after months of filling the position with interim directors.

WARREN — A firefighter was the only person inured during a building fire on Van Dyke Avenue Sept. 2.

FARMINGTON HILLS — An attorney based in Southfield said she was contacted in May by the family of a Cub Scout who toured the Farmington Hills Police Department.

MACOMB COUNTY — For nearly 50 years, the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office Marine Sheriff Division has been served by a single boathouse at the eastern edge of Harrison Township. But on Tuesday, Aug. 30, county officials broke ground on a project to replace the aging facility with a brand-new headquarters for the Marine Division. 

WARREN — Two children were hospitalized, one with severe injuries, after being electrocuted by a live wire Aug. 30, according to Warren police.

ROSEVILLE — A Roseville man escaped a house fire without injuries Aug. 30 after his neighbors alerted him to the fire.

WARREN — A woman from Warren is facing charges following the death of a Detroit woman from a vehicular crash.

EASTPOINTE — An Eastpointe man has been arrested and is facing a charge of first-degree arson for allegedly setting fire to an apartment complex Aug. 14.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — While you might want to take your furry best friend with you everywhere you go, public safety and animal experts say that, especially during these warmer days, leave your pet at home.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Police periodically get calls about infants and toddlers left alone in vehicles, but it isn’t as common with older kids.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A woman accused of assaulting a Meijer cashier earlier this month has been identified by police.