Police & Courts

Published February 7, 2019

Man shot in vehicle while driving on I-75 service drive in Hazel Park

HAZEL PARK/MADISON HEIGHTS — A man driving through Hazel Park was shot through the side of his vehicle and transported himself to a restaurant in Madison Heights before calling for help.

Published February 7, 2019

Southfield Sun

Shooting reported in Southfield office building

SOUTHFIELD — According to a news release from Acting Chief Nick Loussia, police were dispatched at around 1:45 p.m. Feb. 4 to a shooting inside the Advance Office Building, 23077 Greenfield Road.

Published February 7, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Reynolds gets 17 years in prison in Macomb County corruption case

PORT HURON — Former Clinton Township Trustee Dean Reynolds, 51, is going away for a long time.

Published February 6, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Former BPS teacher appears in court for sexual misconduct charges in Clawson

BEVERLY HILLS/CLAWSON — A former Birmingham Public Schools teacher is due back in court in March for charges of sexual misconduct, and according to prosecutors, this isn’t the first time the defendant has been accused of such behavior.

Published February 5, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Site plan approved for new library in Macomb Township

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Another step has been taken toward the development of a new library in Macomb Township.

Money raised by the Creekside Animal Hospital in Macomb Township will go toward the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Team and the St. Clair Shores K-9 unit. A $1,500 check was presented on Jan. 23.

Published February 5, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Animal hospital donates to local K-9 units

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Thanks to a recent donation, two local law enforcement K-9 units can now be further equipped.

Published February 5, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Mount Clemens woman arrested for stealing truck in Macomb Township pleads no contest

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — A Mount Clemens woman arrested in September for allegedly stealing a vehicle in Macomb Township has pleaded no contest in the courtroom of Macomb County Circuit Court Judge James Biernat Jr.

Published February 5, 2019

Warren Weekly

Basketball coach faces sexual assault charges in Warren

WARREN — New Haven High School’s girls varsity basketball coach has been remanded to the Macomb County Jail with bail set at $250,000 following his arrest and arraignment on sexual assault charges involving a 17-year-old student who plays on the team.

Published February 5, 2019

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Suspect robs ATM technician at gunpoint in Roseville

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Police Department is looking for a suspect in connection to the armed robbery of an ATM technician at approximately 10:50 a.m. Jan. 27 at the Bank of America on East 12 Mile Road at Little Mack Avenue.

Published February 5, 2019

Farmington Press

Officials: combat scams with caution, common sense

Some recent phone scam reports in the area highlight current scams that residents should be aware of, according to Farmington Hills police crime prevention technicians Monica Kollar and Heather Bowman.

Published February 4, 2019

Macomb Township Chronicle

Ex-girlfriend testifies in Fiacco trial

MOUNT CLEMENS — Eevette MacDonald took the stand on Jan. 31 in the Macomb County 16th Circuit Court courtroom of Judge Jennifer Faunce to testify against her ex-boyfriend, Andrew Fiacco, who faces charges of first-degree murder, disinterment or mutilation of a body, felony firearm, and lying to a police officer.

Published February 4, 2019

Warren Weekly

Police seek driver after cyclist struck, killed in Warren

WARREN — Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision with a bicyclist on Groesbeck Highway, just north of 10 Mile Road, at about 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3.

Gunnar Ahlson was video arraigned through 41-B District Court, in Clinton Township, and was charged with felony counts of carjacking, fleeing and eluding police, and assault with a dangerous weapon without intending to commit murder or create great bodily harm.

Published February 4, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Suspect arraigned on three felonies for ambulance theft in Macomb County

CLINTON TOWNSHIP/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A man has been arraigned after allegedly stealing an ambulance on Feb. 2.

Published February 4, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

Police investigating fatal crash in St. Clair Shores

ST. CLAIR SHORES — A traffic crash that left a husband and wife dead is under investigation by the St. Clair Shores Police Department.

Starr, a black German shepherd puppy, is being raised by St. Clair Shores Police K-9 Officer Tom Price and his family for Prevention Concepts and Solutions in Romeo.

Published February 1, 2019

St. Clair Shores Sentinel

St. Clair Shores K-9 officer helping to raise therapy puppy

ST. CLAIR SHORES — There’s a new furry friend in Officer Tom Price’s life — at least for the next few months.

Published February 1, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Lawyer for Royal Oak man charged in father’s death says he is ‘catatonic,’ not eating

ROYAL OAK — On Feb. 1, a 31-year-old Royal Oak man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 73-year-old father at the home they shared appeared before 44th District Court Judge Derek Meinecke.

Published February 1, 2019

Warren Weekly

Police: Robber fled after back-and-forth with clerk

WARREN — A would-be robber fled without the cash he was demanding after a back-and-forth exchange with a clerk who told him to come behind the counter and get it himself at the Holiday Inn Express near 11 Mile and Hoover roads Jan. 26.

Published February 1, 2019

Madison - Park News

Madison Police return to Madison school district

MADISON HEIGHTS — Recently, officers from the Madison Heights Police Department visited Madison District Public Schools to provide active shooter training. The officers are now appearing at random in the school buildings as well, walking the halls and mingling with the kids.

Published January 31, 2019

Royal Oak Review

Former Clawson dance studio owner appears in court

CLAWSON — On Jan. 31, 52-4 District Court Judge Maureen McGinnis set the preliminary examination for defendant Christopher David Keen, 59, of Birmingham, for March 14.

Published January 31, 2019

Shelby - Utica News

Man charged for allegedly stabbing dog to death in Utica park

UTICA — The suspect who investigators believe is responsible for the torturous death of a dog at Grant Park in Utica last week was arraigned Jan. 31 at the 41-A District Court in Shelby Township.