Police & Courts

Published June 9, 2020

Troy police respond to residents’ concerns and questions

TROY — Crime reports were not available at press time from the Troy Police Department. However, in response to residents’ questions, police offered these tips and information.

Chief: Police see fall in calls for service, rise in medical calls during pandemic

Published June 9, 2020

Southfield Sun

Chief: Southfield police see fall in calls for service, rise in medical calls during pandemic

SOUTHFIELD — Since the Safer at Home order was announced, Chief Elvin Barren said, the Southfield Police Department has been rolling with the ever-present changes the COVID-19 pandemic has presented.

Southfield Chief Elvin Barren poses with protesters May 31 outside Southfield City Hall, 26000 Evergreen Road. Residents gathered to protest police brutality.

Published June 9, 2020

Southfield Sun

Southfield police chief implements new policy in midst of nationwide protests

SOUTHFIELD — The concern and outrage following recent national events is not lost on Southfield Police Chief Elvin Barren.

Published June 9, 2020

Rochester Post

Police make adjustments to maintain public safety during a pandemic

ROCHESTER — Rochester Police Chief Steve Schettenhelm said a lot has changed at the Rochester Police Department during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Farmington Hills Police Service Aide Holly Burke sanitizes a patrol vehicle June 4. Patrol vehicles are sanitized at the beginning of each police shift with a high-powered sprayer.

Published June 9, 2020

Farmington Press

Community policing during COVID-19

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — The last two months were a bit quieter than normal for the greater Farmington area’s police and public safety departments.

Published June 9, 2020

Woodward Talk

No suspect information 1 month after woman shot in Ferndale

FERNDALE — At the end of April, the Ferndale Police Department responded to numerous shots being fired in a neighborhood. According to police, they received numerous 911 calls at approximately 2:15 a.m. April 30 in the 300 block of West Bennett, which is near Woodward Avenue and Eight Mile Road.

Published June 9, 2020

Woodward Talk

Man dies from injuries in crash after trying to flee from Berkley police

BERKLEY/SOUTHFIELD — Berkley police said that a 53-year-old Sterling Heights man died after crashing his vehicle into a pole while attempting to flee from them following a trespassing report.

Published June 8, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

Two charged with faking breath test inspection

BEVERLY HILLS — It was just after the new year when the village of Beverly Hills was notified by the Michigan State Police that the breath test in their station might not be performing optimally because two inspectors allegedly had fudged their paperwork.

Published June 8, 2020

Shelby - Utica News

Police investigating man who approached child in Shelby Township

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A child who was riding her bike in Shelby Township had a frightening encounter May 27 when a stranger stopped his vehicle and approached her on 21 Mile Road.

Published June 8, 2020

Shelby - Utica News

Mother, daughter file complaint against tanning salon, man who allegedly hid cameras

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A mother and daughter have hired a law firm after the discovery of cameras that were livestreaming customers using tanning beds for almost a year at a tanning salon in Shelby Township that they had visited.

Published June 8, 2020

Shelby - Utica News

Shelby police chief on paid leave during social media investigation

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township police chief, Robert Shelide, was put on paid administrative leave June 4 after the discovery of concerning social media posts connected to him.

Published June 5, 2020

Sterling Heights Sentry

Police, fire departments adjust to COVID policies

STERLING HEIGHTS — As COVID-19 precautions carry on, a day on the job at the Sterling Heights Police Department starts a bit more surreally for officers.

Published June 4, 2020

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Subject of missing person report arrested in Mount Clemens

MOUNT CLEMENS — Following an alleged kidnapping, a Detroit man was arrested and, as of press time, remains in the Macomb County Jail.

Published June 4, 2020

West Bloomfield Beacon

West Bloomfield Police Department has made changes due to pandemic

WEST BLOOMFIELD — After months of COVID-19 anxiety throughout the state, there was a bright spot June 1, as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Safer at Home order had been rescinded.

Published June 3, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Grosse Pointe Woods man arraigned on embezzlement charges

WOODS — A 43-year-old Grosse Pointe Woods man was arraigned June 3 in two separate embezzlement cases before Judge Theodore A. Metry in Grosse Pointe Woods Municipal Court.

Published June 1, 2020

Grosse Pointe Times

Arraignment scheduled for Grosse Pointe Woods man charged with PTO embezzlement

WOODS — A 43-year-old Grosse Pointe Woods man is expected to be in court this week after Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged him June 1 in two embezzlement cases.

Former Macomb Township Trustee Dino Bucci, right, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit extortion, and conspiracy to commit theft concerning programs receiving federal funds on May 28. He could spend up to 10 years in prison and pay up to a $250,000 fine.

Published May 29, 2020

Macomb Township Chronicle

Macomb County corruption cases continue with guilty pleas, indictment

MACOMB COUNTY – After little information was publicly released from federal officials regarding Macomb County corruption over the last several months, a flurry of activity came about the week of May 25.

The playground at Booth Park in downtown Birmingham sits quiet because of the state’s emergency order that prohibits the use of public recreation facilities.

Published May 26, 2020

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

As quarantine restrictions ease, so do police with enforcement

BIRMINGHAM/BLOOMFIELD — We’ve all heard the unnerving anecdotes: officers breaking up basketball games at the park, pulling over bikers out for a ride, ticketing shaggy patrons going for a rogue haircut.