STERLING HEIGHTS — A man from Center Line was bound over to Macomb County Circuit Court on charges related to a February shooting at the Extended Stay America motel in Sterling Heights.

METRO DETROIT — A 16-year-old from Detroit is facing charges including second-degree murder for allegedly hitting and killing a Madison Heights man in Warren while fleeing Roseville police during the early morning July 12.

EASTPOINTE — Jennifer “Jamma” Harris is being remembered as “a great light” and a “kind, generous and patient” person by loved ones who will miss her deeply. 

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A man who was pulled over for a routine traffic stop was later arrested after police reportedly discovered a gun hidden behind a loose panel in the man’s car.

EASTPOINTE — Family, friends and community members will gather at 5 p.m. today, July 14, to remember Jennifer “Jamma” Harris, a loving mother and McDonald’s manager who was stabbed, allegedly by a co-worker, July 10. 

EASTPOINTE — Police said that a man speaking to a McDonald’s manager at a drive-thru window watched in horror as an employee stabbed the manager multiple times with a knife, prompting the customer to fire his gun into the air to break up the altercation, before the man pursued the suspect on foot and detained her at gunpoint.

EASTPOINTE — A former Forest Park Elementary School paraprofessional pleaded guilty in court July 8 to an assault and battery charge for striking a child with a shoe last fall.

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Police Department is inviting public comments during a voluntary state assessment next week.

NOVI — Police officers are often thought of as some of our local heroes, but some of those local heroes are also national heroes, having served — or currently serving — in the U.S. armed forces.

SOUTHFIELD — The Dangers of Synthetic Drugs community forum July 23 at the Southfield Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen Road, aims to raise awareness and share resources related to the issues around synthetic drugs.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Families grieving a lost loved one are already dealing with considerable heartache and stress, but when a suspect started targeting those families by using obituaries and estate sales to find vacant properties he could break into to steal valuables, the tragedy was only magnified.

TROY — A Troy man has died following a dispute at a gas station in Detroit.

ROYAL OAK/SOUTHFIELD — A Royal Oak resident and neurologist, 47-year-old Gireesh Velugubanti, is being held in the Oakland County Jail on a $500,000 cash or surety bond after being accused of trading medical care for sex from a human trafficking victim.

FRANKLIN/BINGHAM FARMS — This summer, the Franklin-Bingham Farms Police Department is launching new initiatives related to mental health, communications and more.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP/FARMINGTON — A Farmington man is facing charges after allegedly driving nearly 100 mph over the speed limit June 13 while reportedly drunk.

WARREN — Several new faces are joining the Warren Police Department, while others are celebrating promotions.

ROSEVILLE — A Roseville man has been bound over to circuit court on charges related to an argument at a cannabis business that ended with a man being shot.

EASTPOINTE — A St. Clair Shores man has been sentenced to decades behind bars after being convicted of shooting his brother at a family reunion.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Byron Turnquist officially retired from his role as fire marshal of the West Bloomfield Fire Department June 27, after 29 years of service.

WARREN — Tensions rose in the 37th District Court during an exam hearing for a former Warren police officer who hit a vehicle, killing both passengers in late 2024.