Police & Courts

Published June 17, 2021

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 — Warren detectives are 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.

Published June 9, 2021

Woodward Talk

Police find Ferndale bank robbery suspect in covered playground slide

FERNDALE — A 45-year-old Detroit man has been arrested for allegedly robbing a Ferndale bank of thousands of dollars.

The city of Southfield, through a proclamation from Mayor Ken Siver, declared June 4 Wear Orange National Gun Violence Awareness Day. More than 150 key buildings and landmarks in the city turned orange in support.

Published June 9, 2021

Southfield Sun

Southfield police chief discusses Gun Violence Awareness Day

SOUTHFIELD — The city of Southfield has joined the rest of the United States in declaring June 4 National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

A body was found floating in a retention pond at Hebrew Memorial Park in Clinton Township the morning of May 23. It was retrieved by the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team.

Published June 9, 2021

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Body found in Clinton Township cemetery pond

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Police estimate a body had been in a local pond for a couple of days before it was discovered.

Published June 9, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Pedestrian killed on Gratiot in Clinton Township

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton Township Police Department is investigating a fatal traffic crash involving a pedestrian and a pickup truck.

Published June 8, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Active shooter terrorizes drivers in Southfield, Beverly Hills

SOUTHFIELD/BEVERLY HILLS — Police officers were dispatched on a report of shots fired on Evergreen Road, near 13 Mile, around 3:37 p.m. May 14.

Published June 7, 2021

Woodward Talk

Berkley man, former teacher, faces criminal sexual conduct, other charges involving students

BERKLEY — A Berkley man and former teacher at a high school in Livonia has been charged in 44th District Court with third-degree criminal sexual conduct and distributing sexually explicit material to a minor for actions that allegedly occurred at his Berkley home.

Published June 7, 2021

Warren Weekly

Warren police getting body cams this summer

WARREN — Body cameras, in-car cameras for police vehicles and video equipment for four interview rooms are part of a technology upgrade coming to the Warren Police Department this summer.

A cross and a heart made from blue and white flowers were left in the parking lot of 7-Eleven at 12 Mile and Schoenherr roads in memory of the victim who was shot and killed on June 5 after an altercation at a party nearby.

Published June 7, 2021

Warren Weekly

Investigation underway after fatal shooting in Warren

WARREN — An investigation remained ongoing on June 7, 36 hours after an altercation at a party led to a shooting that left a woman dead in the parking lot of 7-Eleven at 12 Mile and Schoenherr roads.

Published June 4, 2021

Madison - Park News

Man accused of stealing items from hydroponics store

HAZEL PARK — An Eastpointe man faces possible prison time after police say he loaded up a vehicle with stolen goods from a hydroponics store in Hazel Park.