Police & Courts

Published January 22, 2019

Advertiser Times

Five suspects charged in Harper Woods carjacking

HARPER WOODS — Five suspects are in custody in connection to a carjacking that took place Jan. 13 in Harper Woods.

Published January 22, 2019

Troy Times

Lawsuit alleges security employee told to racially profile shoppers at Oakland Mall

TROY — A Clinton Township man who was employed as a lead dispatcher for Oakland Mall’s security firm filed suit in federal court claiming he was fired for refusing to target shoppers based on their race, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

Published January 22, 2019

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe City says hail to the deputy chief

GROSSE POINTE CITY — A familiar Grosse Pointe City Public Safety Department official has a new title. During a Jan. 14 Grosse Pointe City Council meeting, City Public Safety Director Stephen Poloni introduced Detective Lt. John Alcorn as the department’s new deputy chief, making Alcorn second in command to Poloni.

Published January 22, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Royal Oak man charged in father’s death

ROYAL OAK — On Jan. 21, Judge Derek Meinecke, of the 44th District Court, arraigned Dane Mathew Steward, 31, of Royal Oak, on a charge of first-degree murder in connection with the death of his 73-year-old father, who was found deceased Jan. 17.

Published January 22, 2019

Woodward Talk

Berkley Public Safety Department to start Citizens Police Academy

BERKLEY — The Berkley Public Safety Department wants to reach its community better and is hoping to do so through its new Citizens Police Academy. Berkley’s Citizens Police Academy will start its first six-week course Feb. 6, in which participants will be taught about the city’s police, medical and fire operations.

Published January 22, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale police arrest break-in suspects while responding to unrelated call

FERNDALE — Two teens were arrested Jan. 15 after being caught allegedly trying to steal appliances from a home in Ferndale.

Published January 21, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Fiacco trial begins after jury selection

MOUNT CLEMENS — Andrew Fiacco’s criminal trial began with jury selection Jan. 15.

Published January 21, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Police, schools in Fraser discuss rampant uptick in fraud scams

FRASER — Three Fraser Public Safety Department officials discussed numerous cases of fraud and preventative steps being taken to inform the public that they are being targeted.

Published January 21, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Mount Clemens teen arrested for Clinton Twp. school shooting threat

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A 17-year-old Mount Clemens boy has been arrested for allegedly making a shooting threat against a local middle school.

Published January 21, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Birmingham therapist accused of conning patients out of more than $1 million

BIRMINGHAM — For a period of 26 years, Birmingham therapist Beth Jaslove allegedly conned her patients out of more than $1 million, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

Published January 21, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Birmingham police make arrest in burglary cold case

BIRMINGHAM — After nearly 2 1/2 years, the victims of a June 2016 home invasion probably moved on with their lives, even if they never recovered their large-screen television or hardwood floor scrubber.

Published January 18, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe police respond to pedestrian accident

EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe police responded to a car accident involving a pedestrian that occurred Jan. 15.

Published January 18, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe Department of Public Safety to host series of public meetings

EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe’s police and fire personnel want to hear from the people they serve and share their thoughts on the city at the first of several planned town hall meetings.

Published January 18, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Narcotics task force targets opioids in Macomb County

WARREN — Don’t let the name fool you. Law enforcement leaders say the new FANTOM task force is all about achieving real, measurable results in the fight against opioids in Macomb County.

Published January 18, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Macomb County connects with RapidSOS

MACOMB COUNTY — Late last year, a Macomb County Sheriff’s Office dispatcher took a 911 call from an individual suffering a seizure. Sheriff Anthony Wickersham explained that, when asked, the caller relayed the correct street number but the incorrect street name, sending emergency responders to the wrong house.

Published January 18, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Police apprehend Royal Oak man, suspected in father’s death, after pursuit

ROYAL OAK — A 31-year-old Royal Oak man is in custody in Royal Oak in connection with the death of his 73-year-old father, whom police said they found deceased inside the home that the two shared Jan. 17.

Published January 17, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Motorist killed on I-94 in St. Clair Shores

A 55-year-old man was killed on eastbound Interstate 94 the evening of Jan. 16 after losing control of his Buick Regal near Nine Mile Road in St. Clair Shores.