Police & Courts

Published July 19, 2019

St. Clair Shores asking voters to help pay for police, fire and roads

ST. CLAIR SHORES — St. Clair Shores voters have two millage proposals to consider on the Aug. 6 ballot, one to help pay for road construction and the other to help pay for the Police and Fire departments.

Published July 19, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Eastpointe man sentenced to prison for robbery spree

ST. CLAIR SHORES/WARREN/EASTPOINTE — An Eastpointe man who went on a robbery spree in five cities will spend the next 56 years behind bars, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Published July 19, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Recent poll shows low voter support for proposed jail in Macomb County

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County voters oppose a proposal to raise property taxes to fund a $371 million new jail by more than a 2-to-1 margin, according to a poll initiated by the Macomb County Board of Commissioners.

St. Clair Shores police have released more detailed information from the July 4-5 barricaded gunman situation.

Published July 18, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Shores police release timeline of events in barricaded gunman situation

Two weeks after a man kept his neighbors and police at bay for more than 24 hours, ultimately shooting himself and, it is believed, the woman with him, St. Clair Shores Police have released a timeline of events, as well as some background of the man, 58-year-old Tom Ihlendfeldt.

Published July 18, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Police request assistance in finding missing Shelby Township man

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing man.

City officials recently named Detroit Police Department Deputy Chief Elvin Barren as Southfield’s new police chief. Barren is scheduled to start his new position July 29.

Published July 16, 2019

Southfield Sun

Elvin Barren named Southfield’s top cop

SOUTHFIELD — After a yearlong search, Southfield has named Elvin Barren as its new police chief.

Published July 16, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe Woods completes jail renovation

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Just over a year ago, construction began on the renovation of the Grosse Pointe Woods Department of Public Safety’s jail.

Published July 16, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Shooting and chase starts in Detroit, ends at Pier Park

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — A shooting and wild car chase involving at least three vehicles that started in Detroit ended up with one vehicle in Lake St. Clair early Saturday morning.

Published July 16, 2019

Woodward Talk

Officer likely saved man’s life after injury caused heavy blood loss

FERNDALE — A local police officer potentially saved a man’s life after recognizing that the loss of blood from a leg injury was life-threatening.

Published July 16, 2019

Woodward Talk

Woman takes Ferndale police car for a joyride before crashing it

FERNDALE — A woman was arrested by Ferndale police after she allegedly stole a patrol car, took it for a joyride around metro Detroit and crashed it into another vehicle.

Published July 16, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Birmingham police to host first-ever kids Bike Rodeo

BIRMINGHAM — It’s not likely that you’re going to get pulled over by the police if you’re a kiddo riding a bike in Birmingham. But that doesn’t mean you can ignore the rules of the road.

Jamel Bentley’s July 10 sentencing was adjourned to Oct. 31. He was released from jail in April and is expected to testify at Nicholas Riddle’s trial in October.

Published July 15, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Sentencing delayed for murder trial in Macomb Township

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Three months after his release from jail, Jamel Bentley’s sentencing has been pushed back.

Published July 15, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Residents report Nazi flyers in neighborhoods

BIRMINGHAM/ROYAL OAK — A couple of weeks ago, as Sandra Thake and her husband pulled up to a stop light at Adams Road and Hazel Street, she couldn’t believe what she spotted on a utility pole outside her window: a black and white flyer encouraging readers to join the new Nazi party.

Published July 15, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Kickback contractor’s sentencing rescheduled in Macomb Township

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Much like a plea hearing from June in federal court for a former trustee, sentencing for a local contractor has been delayed.

Dr. Patricia Kennedy died June 30 at the age of 69. She worked in Chippewa Valley Schools and served as superintendent from 1998-2004.

Published July 15, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Former Chippewa Valley Schools superintendent dies

MACOMB/CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Dr. Patricia Kennedy, who served as Chippewa Valley Schools superintendent from 1998-2004, died June 30 at the age of 69.

Published July 15, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Utica mayor saves suicidal man in Grosse Pointe Farms

UTICA — Utica’s mayor was recognized for preventing a man from taking his own life during the early hours of July 7 in Grosse Pointe Farms.

The house where Tom Ihlendfeldt barricaded himself in the basement, shooting at police intermittently for more than 24 hours, is now boarded up as the police investigation continues.

Published July 12, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

911 calls reveal details of shooting, barricaded gunman incident

ST. CLAIR SHORES — What began as a celebration of the nation’s birthday resulted in a standoff that lasted more than a day and left two people dead and two others injured.

Published July 12, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Suspects sentenced for robbery of 25,000 pills in Eastpointe

EASTPOINTE — Two defendants have been sentenced in connection to the robbery of an Eastpointe pharmacy in June of 2018.

Published July 12, 2019

Advertiser Times

Harper Woods public safety investigates shooting at gas station

HARPER WOODS — The Harper Woods Department of Public Safety is investigating a shooting that took place at the Sunoco gas station at the intersection of Kelly Road and Eastwood Drive in Harper Woods.

Published July 12, 2019

Warren Weekly

Three charged with involuntary manslaughter in beating death

WARREN — Three men accused of inflicting a beating that resulted in the death of another man went before a judge July 5 in Warren, where they were arraigned on the charge of involuntary manslaughter.