Police & Courts

Published January 12, 2021

Farmington Public Safety director retires after 25 years

FARMINGTON — As the year 2020 came to a close, so did a chapter of Farmington Public Safety Director Frank Demers’ career with the force.

The Roseville Police Department went through its reaccreditation process with the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police Jan. 5 and 6.

Published January 12, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville police reaccredited in best law enforcement practices

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Police Department has been reaccredited by the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, which means that it is utilizing practices and procedures determined by law enforcement experts to be the best and most effective.

Published January 11, 2021

Shelby - Utica News

Police arrest man who allegedly recorded people in bathrooms

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department was able to arrest a suspect in July who allegedly had been videotaping shoppers inside women’s restrooms in multiple local jurisdictions.

Published January 11, 2021

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby Township police searching for bank robbery suspect

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department is searching for a suspect who was recorded on surveillance video robbing a bank in Shelby Township Dec. 28.

Published January 8, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville police seek alleged car thief

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who allegedly stole a vehicle in the city and later dumped it in another community.

Published January 8, 2021

Warren Weekly

Call leads to arrest of larceny suspect

CENTER LINE — Public safety officers dispatched to investigate a report about a larceny from auto in progress apprehended a suspect who is now facing a list of charges amid an ongoing investigation.

Published January 8, 2021

Warren Weekly

Police find puppy taken by food delivery driver, suspect charged

WARREN — A puppy allegedly swiped from the enclosed porch of a Warren home by a food delivery driver has been returned to its family, and the suspect is now facing a felony larceny charge.

Published January 8, 2021

Madison - Park News

Man accused of stabbing stepfather to death, attacking mother

MADISON HEIGHTS — A Madison Heights man has been charged with murder after reportedly killing his stepfather and wounding his mother over a dispute about playing video games.

Published January 7, 2021

Madison - Park News

Man ambushed in parking lot, shot multiple times

MADISON HEIGHTS — Police are investigating an incident over the holidays where a man was attacked by two unknown individuals and shot multiple times.

Published January 4, 2021

Warren Weekly

Warren police target fentanyl traffickers

WARREN —The Warren Police Department closed out 2020 by announcing the results of a major fentanyl trafficking investigation that yielded charges against four men, with three arrests so far.

Published December 28, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Lotion thief still at large

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Police Department is on the lookout for an unusual criminal.

Published December 24, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Charges filed against woman who allegedly threatened Board of Canvassers chairperson

WAYNE COUNTY — The FBI has filed charges against a 23-year-old woman for allegedly threatening Wayne County Board of Canvassers Chairperson Monica Palmer, a Grosse Pointe Woods Republican.

Troy ranks seventh on list of safest cities in Michigan

Published December 22, 2020

Troy Times

Troy ranks seventh on list of safest cities in Michigan

TROY — The city of Troy is among the top 10 safest cities in the state, according to one company’s analysis of publicly available data provided by the Michigan State Police and the U.S. Census Bureau for 2019, the most recent year for which crime data is available.

Clinton Township police are investigating a Dec. 19 traffic incident involving a pedestrian at Cottrell Street and Harper Avenue.

Published December 21, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Pedestrian in critical condition after being struck by pickup truck

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A pedestrian is in critical condition after reportedly being hit by a pickup truck.

Published December 21, 2020

Woodward Talk

Ferndale man who allegedly recorded women undressing now charged with child pornography

FERNDALE — A Ferndale man who previously was charged for allegedly recording women undressing in secret now faces additional charges of allegedly possessing child pornography.

Published December 20, 2020

Farmington Press

Suspected accomplice arrested after Farmington Hills home invasion

FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Hills police announced the arrest of a 26-year-old woman from Detroit who is a suspected accomplice in a late-night home invasion Dec. 7 at the Diamond Forest Apartment complex, on Halsted Road, between Nine Mile Road and Grand River Avenue, where multiple gunshots were reported.

Published December 20, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Grosse Pointe Woods man charged with obscene conduct in Kroger parking lot in Royal Oak

ROYAL OAK — A 44-year-old Grosse Pointe Woods man was arraigned recently after he allegedly followed a young woman from a Target store in Warren to a Kroger in Royal Oak, waited for her to finish grocery shopping and then performed a lewd act on himself Dec. 9.

Published December 20, 2020

C&G Newspapers

Former Ferndale DPW employee charged with embezzlement

FERNDALE — A former Department of Public Works employee in Ferndale is accused of embezzling money from the city.

Published December 19, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Black Lives Matter sign citation leads to federal lawsuit against Grosse Pointe Shores

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — A since-rescinded violation notice over a Black Lives Matter sign in a front yard has led to a lawsuit against Grosse Pointe Shores filed by one of the city’s residents.

Published December 19, 2020

Shelby - Utica News

Cadet graduates police academy to become Shelby officer

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A Shelby Township police cadet earned his badge as an officer with the Shelby Township Police Department Dec. 4 after graduating from the police academy.