Police, Courts & Fire

Published June 22, 2022

HAZEL PARK/MADISON HEIGHTS — A tense situation at Best Buy in Madison Heights escalated quickly when two teens, armed with a gun, allegedly tried to escape with their stolen goods, leading police on a high-speed chase across multiple communities that ended in a crash.

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Published June 22, 2022

TROY — Troy police are investigating a shooting that took place June 16 in the Gables of Troy apartment complex.

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Published June 22, 2022

WARREN — No one was injured after a barricaded gunman held four hostages for 10 hours Monday afternoon.

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Published June 22, 2022

WARREN — A Warren man died June 5 in a crash in Pontiac.

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Published June 22, 2022

TROY — An evacuation of the northern half of the Somerset Collection in Troy was conducted after a fire broke out in one of the mall’s restaurants June 13.

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Published June 22, 2022

WARREN — Five people are facing charges as the result of an investigation of illegal gambling in Warren.

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Published June 22, 2022

WARREN — A 37-year-old Warren man is expected to face charges after a bomb he reportedly was making in his garage exploded.

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Published June 22, 2022

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees recently proclaimed June 3, 2022, as Gun Violence Awareness Day.

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Published June 22, 2022

BIRMINGHAM — To promote Gun Violence Awareness Month, the Birmingham Police Department has been giving away free gun locks to the community in June.

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Published June 22, 2022

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — After experiencing record low crime rates in 2020 — due, in large part, to the arrival of COVID-19 — crime rates ticked up somewhat last year in Grosse Pointe Woods but remained well below the average for the last five years.

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Published June 22, 2022

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — He’s only been with the Grosse Pointe Shores Public Safety Department for a little more than two years, but in that time, officer Jeffrey Roybal has proven to be one of the best members of the force.

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Published June 11, 2022

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The Rochester City Council recently proclaimed June 3, 2022, as Gun Violence Awareness Day.

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Published June 8, 2022

CLAWSON — The criminal case involving the city of Clawson’s first homicide since 2004 has concluded with the sentencing of 38-year-old Clawson resident Steven Alexander Rogers.

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Published June 8, 2022

ROYAL OAK — On May 27, Royal Oak police took one suspect into custody — the other remains at large — in an incident involving a stolen dark gray Dodge Charger from Canton.

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Published June 8, 2022

ROYAL OAK — At approximately 3:11 p.m. Monday, May 9, Royal Oak police responded to a report of a woman who had been struck by a vehicle in the area of Woodward Avenue and Coolidge Highway.

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Published June 8, 2022

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Fire Department was dispatched to Moon River Soap Co. at 9:08 p.m. May 10 on the report of electrical wires on the ground in the parking area on the northside of the business.

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Published June 8, 2022

ROCHESTER HILLS — Two men were arrested at a Rochester Hills hotel for allegedly attempting to meet up with a minor as part of a sex sting orchestrated by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office.

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Published June 8, 2022

CLAWSON — On May 5, the Clawson City Council unanimously approved appointing an interim police chief following the retirement of longtime Clawson Police Chief Scott Sarvello on April 28.

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Published June 8, 2022

ROSEVILLE — When Melissa Hartley left for work in December 2021, her daughter, Layla Connors, was sitting on the floor, smiling and laughing, while playing with a doll.

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Published June 8, 2022

ROSEVILLE — Following an investigation into an officer-involved shooting that left a Roseville man dead in April, no charges will be filed.

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