Police & Courts

Published June 22, 2021

St. Clair Shores Police Chief Todd Woodcox retires

ST. CLAIR SHORES — With no immediate plans but to spend the summer with his family, Police Chief Todd Woodcox is retiring from the St. Clair Shores Police Department, where he has served since September 1992.

Published June 21, 2021

Woodward Talk

Police arrest man who they say committed multiple burglaries in Ferndale

FERNDALE — Ferndale police apprehended a man accused of committing at least three burglaries during the past several weeks.

Published June 21, 2021

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby Police looking for owner of found photo album

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A photo album is awaiting reunion with its owners after being discovered in a roadway by a concerned citizen June 7 in Shelby Township.

Published June 21, 2021

Shelby - Utica News

Prosecutor, activists react to Utica animal abuse case

UTICA — Utica animal activists and the Macomb County prosecutor have commented on recent developments in an animal abuse case in which a woman named Amber Sunde, 26, from Utica, allegedly threw a small dog named Lux into the Clinton River repeatedly, causing it trauma Jan. 4.

Several Macomb County agencies are reporting increases in violent crimes in 2021. Fraser has seen a big increase in crimes involving firearms.

Published June 20, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Multiple agencies report increases in violent crimes in Macomb County

MACOMB COUNTY — Multiple law enforcement agencies in Macomb County are reporting increases in violent crimes since the start of 2021.

Published June 19, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Restaurant owner sentenced to 14 years for murder

MOUNT CLEMENS — On June 14, Villa Restaurant co-owner Joseph Palleschi was sentenced to be imprisoned for 14 years after pleading guilty to murder.

Published June 18, 2021

Sterling Heights Sentry

Traffic cops step into new ‘Roll’

STERLING HEIGHTS — Summer may speed by quickly for a lot of people, but Sterling Heights traffic cops want to make sure the cars don’t do the same.

Published June 17, 2021

Advertiser Times

No charges to be filed in Priscilla Slater’s death

HARPER WOODS — The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announced May 20 that there will be no charges filed in the death of Harper Woods resident Priscilla Slater.

Published June 17, 2021

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Harrison Twp. man arrested after shooting man who allegedly assaulted his daughter

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a June 16 shooting that left a 43-year-old man dead of a gunshot wound to the chest at Prentiss Pointe Apartments.

A minor was taken into police custody after flipping over his family’s vehicle while driving it through an Eastpointe neighborhood.

Published June 15, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Minor arrested for rollover car crash

EASTPOINTE — An unlicensed juvenile was detained by the Eastpointe Department of Public Safety after he flipped over his family’s vehicle due to “driving in a reckless manner.”

Published June 15, 2021

Warren Weekly

Warren PD investigating racist posts allegedly made by officer

WARREN — Racist comments on Facebook allegedly made by an off-duty officer are at the center of an internal investigation by the Warren Police Department, Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer confirmed on June 15.

Man leads police on chase from St. Clair Shores to Sterling Heights

Published June 13, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Man leads police on chase from St. Clair Shores to Sterling Heights

ST. CLAIR SHORES/STERLING HEIGHTS — A 41-year-old Sterling Heights man is facing multiple charges after leading police on a chase across Macomb County.

WB residents face criminal charges for alleged crimes

Published June 13, 2021

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield residents face criminal charges for alleged crimes

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has charged three individuals with West Bloomfield ties in connection with loan program and insurance scams.

A $25,000 study was approved last month in Clinton Township. It is designed to be a deep dive into how social workers can support responding police officers in situations that require or would benefit from additional personal or community support.

Published June 11, 2021

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Clinton Township explores social work assistance in policing

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A study will now be initiated to see how social workers can support police in Clinton Township.

Published June 11, 2021

Grosse Pointe Times

With pandemic, Grosse Pointe City sees substantial drop in crime in 2020

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Students and workers weren’t the only ones who spent a lot more time than usual at home in 2020. Criminals also apparently weren’t as active after COVID-19 hit Michigan in March 2020.

Published June 10, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Alleged airsoft gun attack leads to rollover crash

EASTPOINTE — An incident with an airsoft gun escalated into a car crash in Eastpointe that left one car flipped over and several others damaged.

Published June 10, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe police pursuit leads to man’s arrest for allegedly selling heroin

EASTPOINTE — A 29-year-old Center Line man has been charged with numerous crimes including selling heroin and fleeing from the Eastpointe police.

Published June 10, 2021

Warren Weekly

Police seek ‘persons of interest’ after fatal shooting in Warren

WARREN — At press time, Warren detectives were working to identify five women they’re calling “persons of interest” tied to a continuing investigation into a fatal shooting that left another woman dead in the parking lot of 7-Eleven at 12 Mile and Schoenherr roads.