Cissell Gets Jail Time for Marijuana Charges (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 11, 2016) Pontiac, MI – In a courtroom surrounded by friends, family and supporters Andrew Cissell was sentenced by Judge Hala Jarbou on Monday to 90 days in Oakland County Jail for two felony marijuana possession charges. Cissell was given credit for 10 days…
Leadership Style Earns Oak Park Public Safety Director Statewide Award (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 29, 2016) Oak Park, MI – Oak Park Public Safety Director Steve Cooper has been in charge of Police and Fire services since 2012 and has been with the department since 1990, working his way up the ranks from a patrol…
Driver Sends Note to Auburn Hills Police Officer, Thanking Him for Ticket (Auburn Hills Police Chief Doreen Olko, May 27, 2016) Auburn Hills, MI – I have said it many, many times: traffic tickets are about changing driver behavior from unsafe to safe. Traffic tickets are not supposed to be about revenue enhancement (although…
Trooper & Others Injured in Crash During Traffic Stop on I-75 at 9 Mile (Michigan State Police, May 8, 2016) Hazel Park, MI -At approximately 1:30am, a trooper from the Metro North Post was on a traffic stop on northbound I-75 near 9 mile. The trooper had arrested a motorist on a warrant and had…
Wrongfully Convicted Man & Crooked Cop Share Story of Forgiveness (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 26, 2016) Warren, MI – “There are people who have walked into this service today with greater stories, greater hurt than this,” said Brett Tillander of Renaissance Unity in Warren, MI at last Sunday’s service. “There are those of us who…
Suspect in Hookah Joe Shooting Arrested (Compiled, March 23, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – A suspect has been arrested in the Sunday morning shooting of a Hookha Joe employee according to a report in The Daily Tribune. The employee received a minor injury to the head after there was a disagreement at the smoking lounge…
Driver Who Dragged Novi Police Officer Arraigned NOVI, Mich -Chantell Lashay Sturdivant, the 26-year-old Detroit woman who dragged a Novi police officer for a short distance while fleeing the scene of a traffic stop on March 7, was arraigned on March 17 before Magistrate Andra Richardson of the 52-1 District Court in Novi. The Oakland…
Ferndale Fills Police Captain Position, Palazzolo Promoted (Crystal A. Proxmire, Jan. 12, 2016) Ferndale, MI – After about five years of being vacant, The City of Ferndale has filled the Captain position for the Police Department. Vincent Palazzolo was promoted to the position, which involves operations management, managing patrol and budgeting, or as Chief Tim…
Doreen Olko: The Police Chief with Something to Say (Crystal A. Proxmire, Sept. 15, 2015) There is so much more to police work than fighting crime. And there is more to criminal justice than good guys catching bad guys. These depths are not often explained in the media, where juicy crime stories are easy clicks…
Waterford: Suspects Accused of Stealing from Unlocked Cars (Waterford Police, Aug. 30, 2015) On 8/28/15 5:30 am, Waterford Officers responded to the 2000 Block of Denby on two suspicious subjects. Arriving officers located a vehicle in a driveway with its interior dome light still on and two subjects walking away from the vehicle. When the …
1966 Corvette Stolen from Parking Garage in Birmingham (Birmingham Police, Aug. 15, 2015) A 1966 Chevrolet Corvette (similar to the one pictured) was stolen out of the Park Street Parking Structure in the City of Birmingham during the Woodward Dream Cruise. The vehicle was parked at 12:30 pm and the owner discovered it was stolen…
Royal Oak Police Rescue Baby Ducks from Drain (video) (C. Proxmire, July 7, 2015) A pair of Royal Oak Police officers did some special police work this Independence Day. They were called to the corner of Normandy and Seminole because some ducklings had fallen into a sewer drain. Neighbors met Officer Bruce Handrinos and Officer…
State Police Open House Gives Up Close Look at Oak Park Post (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 21, 2015) From about 700-1000 feet in the air, Michigan State Police Trooper Nate McGuire is able to provide helicopter support to the troopers on the ground in a variety of situations. “We mostly use it to search…
Hazel Park Police Get Donation for Positive Relations Program (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 6, 2015) In an era where there is tension between police and citizens, the community of Hazel Park is making a special effort to grow trust and respect. The Positive Relations Program is set up for youngsters to have items they can…
Ferndale Bike Rodeo June 6 (event listing, May 19, 2015) The Ferndale Bike Rodeo is being held on Saturday, June 6, 2015 from 9am to 1pm at Ferndale High School. Bring your bicycle up to the Bike Rodeo to receive: -Free bike inspection -Free bike skills test -Free bike helmet -Free fire safety house tour…
Auburn Hills Police Handle Mental Health Incident with Care (Auburn Hills Police Chief Doreen Olko, May 16, 2015) One of the bigger challenges we have is dealing with the mentally ill. It has become a commonplace call for our officers. People in a mental health crisis are often combative, frightened and can be frightening. Yesterday…
Ferndale City Manager Shares Efforts to Embrace Diversity (Joseph Gacioch, Acting City Manager of Ferndale, Feb. 24, 2015) NOTE: Acting City Manager Joseph Gacioch gave the following remarks at the “Call to Council” portion of the City Council meeting Feb. 24: Tonight I wanted to take this opportunity to update the public and Council on…
Oakland/Macomb NOW Raising Money to Process Detroit Rape Kits (NOW Press Release, Feb. 15, 2015) The Oakland/Macomb MI National Organization for Women (NOW) has set up a team fundraising page for the group Enough SAID (Enough Sexual Assault in Detroit), which is raising money to have the backlog of over 11,000 rape kits in Detroit…
Police Seeking info on 711 Armed Robbers (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Feb. 3, 2015) The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the persons responsible in an Armed Robbery which occurred this morning at 3:52 am at the 711 on Columbia Avenue in the City of Pontiac. The victim is a…
In the three-year reporting period, there was a total of 1065 accidents. These included one reported fatality and 16 incapacitating injuries. There were 25 accidents involving bicyclists and 19 involving pedestrians