ROCHESTER HILLS — An Auburn Hills woman accused of stealing the purses from customers at local grocery stores has been charged with two felonies.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Two men who were convicted of murdering a man in his Rochester Hills home last fall after posing as DTE workers were sentenced to life in prison without parole.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The case against three people charged in the attempted murder of a Macomb Township man has been extended into the new year after a new charge was added for one of the defendants.

FERNDALE — A man accused of being involved in a Ferndale nightclub shooting was found not guilty.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A man who authorities suspect to be an MS-13 gang member was arrested in Shelby Township earlier this month.

ROSEVILLE — A juvenile facing charges for allegedly carjacking an elderly woman outside a Roseville restaurant has waived his preliminary exam.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — In St. Clair Shores, the 40th District Court offers a drug court program to help prior offenders leave substances behind and change their lives.

EASTPOINTE — When Eastpointe police arrested a man for alleged drunken driving after he crashed a car into a utility pole, they heard growling coming from the backseat of the vehicle and realized there was a badly frightened dog on board.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — According to a press release from the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, 20-year-old Joel Edwards was arraigned Dec. 5 on charges tied to an alleged planned attack at a school in St. Clair Shores.

STERLING HEIGHTS — A 45-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly striking a school safety officer and principal with his vehicle in the drop-off lanes of Bemis Jr. High School.

MACOMB COUNTY — If there is anything criminals care less about than the law, it is jurisdictional boundaries. In order to more effectively combat drug crime across Macomb County, the Warren Police Department has been given countywide jurisdiction from the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office as part of a narcotics task force.

ROSEVILLE — A Warren pastor’s attempt to keep what he calls a “sacred place” from becoming the site of a Sheetz gas station in Roseville suffered a setback this week after a Macomb County judge dismissed his lawsuit seeking to block the demolition of a former church.

FERNDALE — A decision on a new automated license plate reader system will be postponed until Ferndale has held a community meeting on the topic.

BEVERLY HILLS/BIRMINGHAM — The Rochester Police Department started the S.A.V.E.S Project earlier this year to provide a resource for people living with cognitive or developmental challenges to feel safer when out in the community.

ROCHESTER HILLS – A Detroit man is in critical condition following an early morning shooting on Thanksgiving at a condominium complex in Rochester Hills.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A Rochester Hills doctor who pleaded no contest to multiple sexual assault charges, including sexually molesting and videotaping children, patients and others, is heading to prison.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — A new deputy has joined the substation in Macomb Township, and he is looking to sniff out crime.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Florida man wanted for armed robbery and false imprisonment was arrested in Shelby Township Nov. 24.

EASTPOINTE — A now-former Pleasantview Elementary School teacher was arrested Dec. 3 in Vermont after he allegedly tried to bring in child pornography from across the U.S.-Canadian border. 

UTICA — Following a police response to his apartment on Nov. 25, 70-year-old Joseph Vanker, of Utica, was arraigned on a charge of assault with intent to murder.