ROYAL OAK — A 14-year-old suspect was taken into custody March 4 following a string of auto thefts in the Royal Oak area.

TROY — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced charges against the owner of the Oxford Center and three employees in connection with the death of 5-year-old Royal Oak resident Thomas Cooper.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Police are investigating after a bullet was found in a classroom at Van Hoosen Middle School March 11.

HARPER WOODS —Getting adjusted to retirement can be hard for anyone, but it’s even harder when you don’t yet understand you’re retired. That’s the case for Harper Woods Public Safety Department K-9 Kaiser, who still wants to head to work when he sees his handler put on his uniform.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Sgt. Joe Blevins was named the Harrison Township Fire Department’s 2024 Firefighter of the Year at the township’s Board of Trustees meeting March 10.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Macomb Township man was arrested by Shelby Township police officers Feb. 26 for allegedly illegally transporting 120 pounds of marijuana and allegedly illegally selling marijuana.

EASTPOINTE — With the recent appointment of Jason Clark to fire chief, the Eastpointe Fire and Rescue Department promoted several other officers.

WARREN — A Detroit police officer was arraigned in the 37th District Court March 4 after he allegedly sent inappropriate text messages to a girl from Warren.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A plan to add a social worker to the Clinton Township Police Department’s headquarters was announced Feb. 28.

HAZEL PARK — A 16-year-old student at Hazel Park High faces multiple charges after he reportedly threatened another student with a firearm in the boys’ locker room.

Police are investigating after a bullet was found in a classroom at Van Hoosen Middle School March 11.

EASTPOINTE — When he was 7 years old, Jason Clark already knew his career path: to become a firefighter.

FERNDALE — A shooting that resulted in the death of a man is under investigation by the Ferndale Police Department.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — A new honor was part of Grosse Pointe Park’s public safety awards for exemplary work in 2024.

ROCHESTER — Officers in Rochester will soon be able to hear emergency calls immediately as they come into the dispatch center, thanks to a new life-saving tool.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A man has been bound over to Macomb County Circuit Court for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor.

ROSEVILLE — A Detroit Police Department officer was arraigned on a misdemeanor Feb. 24 in connection with the death of a motorcyclist last August.

EASTPOINTE — An Eastpointe man charged with shooting his stepson multiple times in 2023 faces life in prison after receiving a guilty verdict.

EASTPOINTE — A man who allegedly injured a police officer during a traffic stop has now been charged with assault and other felonies.

FARMINGTON HILLS — At a Farmington Hills City Council meeting Feb. 24, Council members approved the appointment of John Piggott as the city’s police chief.