Anti-Israel vandalism at Knollwood Country Club prompts police inquiry
West Bloomfield police are investigating after a group blocked the entrance to the Knollwood Country Club and anti-Israel graffiti was later found on signs and elsewhere around the facility. The...
View ArticleArea police agency alerts residents of latest trend among thieves
It’s hard to believe someone would have the gall to hoist a ladder against someone’s house and break into a second story window but apparently there’s nothing a thief won’t do these days. It’s for this...
View ArticleOakland County man flees police at 130 mph before being captured in Monroe...
A police chase that began in a Downriver community ended in Monroe County with the arrest of a 46-year-old man found hiding in a wooded area. The incident began at approximately 3 a.m. on Feb. 17 when...
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Former Waterford man accused of murdering woman now charged with third jail...
A man accused of murdering a Roseville woman in her home in 2022 has been charged for a third time with assaulting a Macomb County Jail corrections officer. Stephen Lee Freeman, 20, a Lexington native,...
View Article911 service out in several Oakland County communities
Emergency 911 service in Oakland County is part of spotty nationwide outages reported early Thursday. In the county the outage includes Text-to-911 service. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office learned...
View ArticleWhat’s it like to be a cop? Find out at Citizens Police Academy
Residents interested in getting a behind-the-scenes look at how the Southfield Police Department operates and what officers typically do on a daily basis can learn this and plenty more at the 2024...
View ArticleSheriff: Spitting sparks fatal shooting of Pontiac man
A 33-year-old man was shot dead Wednesday night in Pontiac after an altercation over spitting in a sink, officials said. The suspected killer and another man suspected of being an accomplice — both...
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Man who recorded video up woman’s skirt avoids additional jail time
A Sterling Heights man accused of secretly recording video up the skirt of a woman at a Walmart store in Troy won’t spend any more time in jail but must comply with terms of probation, a judge has...
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Michigan man admits to rape, tossing woman off cliff to her death in Germany
A Downriver man who was set to stand trial in the rape and murder of an American tourist in Germany last summer has admitted to the charges, according to a report from Fox News and other German news...
View ArticleChange of venue denied for Oxford school shooter’s father
PONTIAC (AP) — A judge on Thursday denied a change of venue request made by the father of a Oxford school shooter in his involuntary manslaughter case. James Crumbley wanted jurors from a different...
View ArticleRoyal Oak police: Man charged with indecent exposure, felony theft; teen goes...
Man faces indecent exposure, felony theft charges A Detroit man is jailed on $100,000 bond after police say he stole a nurse’s wallet at Corewell Health Beaumont Hospital and exposed himself to a gas...
View ArticleDonations sought to help family of man killed over spitting
A GoFundMe account is set up to help the family of the Pontiac man who was fatally shot Wednesday night after reportedly criticizing someone for spitting in his sink. The Oakland County Sheriff’s...
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Teen charged with homicide in slaying of ‘Boopac Shakur’
Five months after the slaying of a Pontiac man known for efforts to catch child predators, a 17-year-old has been charged with his slaying and related weapons crimes. Robert Wayne Lee II, aka “Boopac...
View ArticlePolice: 80-year-old scammed out of $30,000 from ‘Words with Friends’...
An 80-year-old Troy man reportedly fell for a ruse from scammer he met through a game on the internet — losing $30,000, police said. According to the Troy Police Department, a resident recently...
View ArticleDriver crashes car; nitrous oxide canister with mouthpiece reportedly found...
A 26-year-old Troy man was arrested recently on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs after police reportedly found nitrous oxide canisters — one with an attached mouthpiece — in his car...
View ArticleSheriff: Missing woman might be in Eastpointe; public’s help sought
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office continues to seek the public’s help in finding a Pontiac woman who reportedly walked away from Common Ground in January and now might be in the Eastpointe area....
View ArticleBirmingham cops nab armed robbery suspect
A man accused of an armed robbery at a Kroger store in Birmingham on Saturday is in custody after police reportedly found him hiding in bushes nearby. Arraignment is pending for the alleged thief,...
View Article2 Pontiac men indicted for fentanyl, meth crimes in Tennessee
Two Pontiac men are among 15 facing charges for illegal drugs, money laundering and weapons-related crimes in eastern Tennessee, indicted by a federal grand jury. According to the Department of...
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2 charged in fatal shooting of man after one spit in his apartment
Arraignment was held Sunday for two Pontiac men charged in connection with the fatal shooting of another Pontiac man, which reportedly stemmed from a spitting incident at the victim’s home. Held...
View ArticleAlleged purse thief who turned self in gets another charge after reporting to...
A 38-year-old man accused of stealing credit cards last December and fleeing from police when they caught up with him several weeks later recently turned himself in and has been arraigned on charges....
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