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Published August 30, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Macomb County corrections officer fired, charged after allegedly taking inmate’s narcotics

MOUNT CLEMENS — A Macomb County corrections officer is out of a job and faces misdemeanor charges after he allegedly stole an inmate’s prescription pills.

Published August 30, 2019

Birmingham - Bloomfield Eagle

‘Dear Class of 2032’: Parents pen touching letters to incoming kindergartners

BLOOMFIELD HILLS/TOWNSHIP — “Be fair. If you do something wrong, admit it. And make a plan to fix it.”

Published August 29, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Moms’ school backpack drive honors kids’ memory

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — For Sarah Bamford, the first day of kindergarten this year won’t be the way she once envisioned it, with her daughter Kate. But thanks to a charity drive she helped organize, the day will still be meaningful.

Published August 29, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Woman arraigned on felony charges after allegedly stabbing cousin in Macomb County

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Crystal Kelly, 30, of Chicago, was charged Aug. 26 with three felony counts after allegedly stabbing her male cousin and then fleeing police. Charges include assault with intent to murder, fleeing and eluding police, and resisting and obstructing arrest.

Published August 29, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Inmate attacks deputy at Macomb County Circuit Court

MOUNT CLEMENS — A Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputy was treated for injuries and released following an assault by an inmate late last month.

Published August 28, 2019

Mount Clemens - Clinton - Harrison Journal

Suspect arraigned on multiple charges after fleeing officers in Harrison Township

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A man has been charged after a situation escalated on a recent morning in Harrison Township.

Published August 28, 2019

Southfield Sun

Coyotes spotted in Southfield

SOUTHFIELD — A local homeowner recently caught on camera what she believes to be a coyote.

Published August 28, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Lake levels expected to remain high through fall

MACOMB/WAYNE COUNTIES — High lake water levels aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, according to the latest report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Published August 28, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Judge increases bond for woman alleged to have abused own mother

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On Aug. 28, in 41-B District Court in Clinton Township, defendant Ann Marie Walsh stood in front of Judge Jacob Femminineo Jr.

A law enforcement excavation near 23 Mile Road and North Avenue in Macomb Township has been temporarily suspended after investigators recovered “articles” buried 3-4 feet deep.

Published August 28, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Search in Macomb Township uncovers buried items

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — An investigation into the disappearance of up to six missing girls has turned up unidentified “articles” buried 3-4 feet deep on a wooded piece of land near the North Branch of the Clinton River.

Published August 27, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Oakland University student beats brain cancer

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Megan Ritz remembers when her hair fell out. She told herself it wasn’t permanent.

Published August 27, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Detroit police seek help to ID person of interest in Ferndale woman’s homicide

FERNDALE/DETROIT — A potential person of interest has been found in the killing of a Ferndale woman, and the Detroit Police Department is asking for the public’s help to identify the man.

Published August 26, 2019

Farmington Press

Police seek witnesses to Orchard Lake Plaza shooting

FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Hills police are investigating a shooting reported just after midnight Aug. 26 at the Orchard Lake Plaza, located at Orchard Lake and 14 Mile roads.

Published August 26, 2019

Sterling Heights Sentry

Bicyclist accused of indecent exposure in Dodge Park

STERLING HEIGHTS — According to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, 29-year-old William Brown was arrested after reports that a man was riding a mountain bike along one of the park’s trails Aug. 1 while exposing his genitals and fondling himself.

Published August 26, 2019

Farmington Press

Mother and child struck, killed on 12 Mile

FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Hills police are investigating a late-evening car crash that killed two pedestrians Aug. 25.

Published August 22, 2019

Troy Times

Fire displaces residents — kitty is safe

TROY — Residents remained displaced after a fire ripped through the second and third floors of a large, four-unit condominium on Old Creek Road, near Wattles Road and Interstate 75, just before 7 a.m. Aug. 19.

A team of investigators first excavated a site near 23 Mile Road and North Avenue in Macomb Township in May 2018. The search was part of ongoing investigations into the disappearance of up to six girls, including 12-year-old Kimberly King, who was last seen in Warren on Sept. 15, 1979.

Published August 22, 2019

C&G Newspapers

Unsolved cases again lead police to Macomb Township site

MACOMB COUNTY — The search for answers in an ongoing, multijurisdictional investigation into the disappearance of up to six long-missing girls returned to a site near 23 Mile Road and North Avenue in Macomb Township Aug. 19.

Published August 22, 2019

C&G Newspapers

St. Clair Shores man arrested after threatening to harm '200 police'

A 30-year-old St. Clair Shores man is behind bars after allegedly making threats against three local police agencies to a former college classmate.

The Fraser Department of Public Safety, with the aid of U.S. Marshals, is looking for 16-year-old Ashleigh Pietrangelo. Fraser DPS officials stated that the teenager has been missing since approximately midnight Aug. 14.

Published August 21, 2019

Fraser - Clinton Township Chronicle

Missing Fraser teen located

MACOMB COUNTY — The Fraser Department of Public Safety, with the aid of the U.S. Marshals Service, is looking for 16-year-old Ashleigh Pietrangelo.

Published August 19, 2019

Woodward Talk

Ferndale council to appoint new mayor Sept. 9

FERNDALE — At a special early morning meeting of the Ferndale City Council Aug. 19, Mayor Dave Coulter resigned in order to accept his appointment as the new Oakland County executive.