Police & Courts

Published November 15, 2019

Company, owner sentenced for illegally storing hazardous waste

MADISON HEIGHTS — The shuttered business Electro-Plating Services in Madison Heights was the site of environmental hazards that could have resulted in catastrophe for the workers and nearby residents. And now authorities are saying justice has been served.

Published November 15, 2019

Madison - Park News

Hazel Park’s K-9 unit wins nationwide contest for new police SUV

HAZEL PARK — During the month of October, people could vote online daily for any of the 30 K-9 units from around the country that were finalists in a contest run by the nonprofit Vested Interest in K9s Inc. The winning cop-and-dog duo would receive a fully furnished Chevrolet Tahoe for their police department.

Defense attorney Azhar Sheikh, middle, talks with his client, Robert Marzejka, Nov. 14 in Macomb County Circuit Court. Marzejka is charged with killing his sister, Danielle, 18, and her boyfriend, Seren, 19.

Published November 15, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Murder trial begins for man accused of killing sister and her boyfriend in Clinton Township

MOUNT CLEMENS — The trial has begun for Robert Leo Marzejka, the 26-year-old Clinton Township resident who is alleged to have killed his sister and her boyfriend.

Published November 15, 2019

Advertiser Times

Harper Woods police arrest suspects who allegedly robbed pizza delivery drivers

HARPER WOODS — Two suspects have been arrested by the Harper Woods Department of Public Safety for allegedly robbing two pizza delivery drivers last month.

Published November 14, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Utica police looking for owner of ring

UTICA — The Utica Police Department is looking for help in finding the owner of a ring that a good Samaritan turned in at the department Nov. 13.

Published November 14, 2019

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield officer recognized for public service

WEST BLOOMFIELD — According to experts, one of the keys to good police work is a positive relationship with the community.

Published November 14, 2019

Farmington Press

Farmington Hills police investigate shooting outside local business

FARMINGTON HILLS — An early morning shooting in the parking lot of a local hookah lounge left one person hospitalized Nov. 10.

Published November 13, 2019

Madison - Park News

Suspect arrested, charged in three armed robberies in Madison Heights

MADISON HEIGHTS — Police in Madison Heights believe they have captured the suspect in three armed robbery incidents that occurred mere days apart on the same stretch of 11 Mile Road.

Published November 13, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Suspect shoots at law enforcement in Clinton Township

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MOUNT CLEMENS — Police said an attempted homicide occurred Nov. 12 in Mount Clemens.

Published November 13, 2019

Warren Weekly

Police: Center Line shooting suspect apparently killed himself

CENTER LINE — The suspect in a Nov. 12 shooting outside the Te Roma bar on Van Dyke Avenue later used a gun to take his own life, the Center Line Public Safety Department confirmed.

Published November 12, 2019

Southfield Sun

Police: Missing Southfield woman was in a shootout with two men

BENZIE COUNTY — Additional information about the night Adrienne Quintal disappeared has been released.

Published November 12, 2019

Rochester Post

Shots fired at Amazon delivery man

ROCHESTER HILLS — An Amazon delivery driver was shot at while delivering packages in Rochester Hills, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

Published November 12, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Detroit man pleads guilty to trio of felonies, misdemeanors

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Two weeks after a case was adjourned so sentencing guidelines could be corrected, a Detroit man pleaded guilty.

Published November 12, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Fraser to pay city employees $85K in discrimination lawsuit

FRASER — An employment discrimination lawsuit filed more than two years ago has been settled out of court, according to a city official.

Published November 12, 2019

Farmington Press

Farmington Hills police investigate home invasion

FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Hills police are investigating a home invasion reported in the early morning Nov. 10 at a residence on Oxford Avenue, near Shiawassee Street.

Published November 12, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Nighttime car accident kills pedestrian in Sterling Heights

STERLING HEIGHTS — Police are trying to figure out why a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle late at night Nov. 9, leading to the man’s death.

Published November 8, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Local police departments skip shaving to raise money for charity

ST. CLAIR SHORES — A partnership that began several years ago with a wig for one child has expanded to police departments across the state, where officers are growing their beards in an effort to raise money and awareness for children experiencing hair loss.

Published November 8, 2019

Warren Weekly

Police seek assault charges for students in alleged hazing

WARREN — Warren police have asked Macomb County prosecutors to authorize assault charges for three football players at De La Salle Collegiate High School tied to hazing allegations at the school that surfaced late last month.