NOVI — Novi police transparency with the community regarding home invasions led to the rare arrest of an alleged member of an elusive transnational gang Dec. 2.

SOUTHFIELD — “I was tricked into a sex trafficking situation.” That was part of a 911 call that the Southfield Police Department said it received at 11:58 p.m. Nov. 21 from a 32-year-old woman.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Two people are alive thanks to the quick thinking of an off-duty fire lieutenant in Rochester Hills.

GROSSE POINTES — A group of teenage suspects has been arrested after the teens reportedly committed more than a dozen larcenies from unlocked autos in Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe City over a period of a couple of days.

BERKLEY — The Berkley Public Safety Department has arrested a 23-year-old Oak Park man who investigators believe has committed multiple thefts from porches.

CLAWSON — Clawson police officer Aundreana Beydoun was taught growing up to always respect the elderly.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Bloomfield Township police Officer Heather Glowacz was recently named the Bloomfield Township Police Department’s new community relations officer.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores Firefighters Local 1744 is hosting a Night at the Races event to raise money for a good cause.

WARREN — Attorneys representing the families of the two men killed when their vehicle was struck by a speeding Warren police SUV discussed the charges brought against the officer at a press conference at Fieger Law Nov. 25.

EASTPOINTE — Multiple cases of credit card fraud have Eastpointe police reminding residents to exercise caution when making transactions.

FARMINGTON HILLS — The Farmington Hills Police Department and Oakland County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team recently teamed up to reportedly help resolve a potentially violent situation.

HAZEL PARK — Deputy Bradley Reckling, of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, was killed this past summer confronting alleged car thieves he had tracked from Madison Heights to Detroit

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Police started an investigation after a man in a truck reportedly approached two students as they were walking home from a school bus stop in Bloomfield Township, though officers later concluded that no crime took place.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Police are investigating after a man in a truck reportedly approached two students as they were walking home from a school bus stop in Bloomfield Township.

ROCHESTER — A sneaky new scam that’s draining motorists’ wallets has made its way to Rochester. 

NOVI — There have been four home invasions in Novi since Oct. 31 that are believed to be related to transnational gangs operating in the area with their origin in South America, according to the Novi Police Department.

MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — A new program has launched in Madison Heights, Hazel Park, Ferndale and Royal Oak.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — A 30-year-old-man was arrested after allegedly trying stuff electronics down his pants at a Target in Bloomfield Township. 

ROCHESTER — The city of Rochester is hoping to crack down on concealed pistol license holder violators by taking matters into its own hands.  

WARREN — Deandre Benard Jones, 32, of Warren, and his sister Keshawna Smith, 30, also of Warren, were arraigned in 37th District Court Nov. 12 in connection with the death of their sister’s ex-boyfriend.