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Brendan Losinski

C&G Staff Reporter – Eastsider and Advertiser Times

Staff Writer Brendan Losinski covers Eastpointe, Roseville, Harper Woods and Northeast Detroit. Brendan has worked for C & G Newspapers since 2016 and graduated from Oakland University.

Published January 19, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe police looking for suspect in animal abuse incident

EASTPOINTE — Eastpointe police are searching for a man seen on home security video beating a dog with a broomstick Jan. 17.

Published January 19, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville police search for carjacking suspects

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville Police Department is investigating a carjacking that took place Jan. 19 on Gratiot Avenue in front of a local restaurant.

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.

City officials share 2021 ‘New Year’s Resolutions’

Published January 11, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe, Roseville officials share 2021 ‘New Year’s Resolutions’

EASTPOINTE/ROSEVILLE — As officials in Eastpointe and Roseville said goodbye to 2020 as eagerly as everyone else, they shared some of their professional New Year’s resolutions for 2021 and discussed what they want to accomplish in the coming year.

Local resources available for those suffering from mental health strain

Published January 10, 2021

C&G Newspapers

Local resources available for those suffering from mental health strain

METRO DETROIT — While the physical effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are readily visible, there are other issues that can fly below the radar and affect people in many unseen ways.

Published January 8, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville High grad completes 2,650-mile hike

ROSEVILLE — A 2003 Roseville High School graduate is sharing his life-changing experience of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.

Published January 8, 2021

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Eastpointe mourns the death of DPW employee

EASTPOINTE — The city of Eastpointe is mourning the death of a municipal employee from injuries suffered while working on a Department of Public Works project.

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 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 22, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville spreads holiday cheer with ‘Lights on Wheels’

ROSEVILLE — Christmas lights have always been used to brighten up the night and bring hope in a season that is usually dark and dreary. A turbulent 2020 has made that goal all the more relevant.

Published December 20, 2020

Advertiser Times

Chandler Park Academy students have experiment taken into space

HARPER WOODS — Students at Chandler Park Academy in Harper Woods have the rare honor of an experiment they designed being blasted into space and performed by astronauts.

The Harper Woods Neighborhood Economic Development Coalition is highlighting local businesses such as Rex’s Deli, pictured, to help them during an economically difficult time.

Published December 19, 2020

Advertiser Times

Harper Woods hoping to give local businesses a boost

HARPER WOODS — The Harper Woods Neighborhood Economic Development Coalition is trying to foster local businesses by highlighting them in a new social media campaign.

COVID-19 has made Roseville’s Macomb Mall adjust how it conducts business this holiday season.

Published December 18, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Macomb Mall sees improved holiday business despite the pandemic

ROSEVILLE — With COVID-19 causing decreased foot traffic, malls across the country have been among the hardest hit institutions during the pandemic.

Published December 18, 2020

Advertiser Times

Harper Woods City Council discusses city manager contract

HARPER WOODS — The Harper Woods City Council was faced with an unusual situation at its recent regular meeting Dec. 7 regarding the employment contract of City Manager Joseph Rheker.

The Utica Junction area has been established as a commercial rehabilitation district to help business growth in the area.

Published December 17, 2020

Roseville - Eastpointe Eastsider

Roseville establishes commercial rehabilitation district at Utica Junction

ROSEVILLE — The Roseville City Council approved the establishment of a commercial rehabilitation district around the Utica Junction area at its regular meeting Dec. 8.