Man in Pickup Truck Reportedly Chases, Pushes Golf Cart after Altercation

Man in Pickup Truck Reportedly Chases, Pushes Golf Cart after Altercation (Oakland County Sheriff Dept., June 10, 2018) Highland Township, MI –   INCIDENT:  19:52 hrs June 9, 2018. – Highland Township – Felonious Assault with a Motor Vehicle – #18-108301 SUMMARY:  Deputies responded to the 3000 block of Beaumont Drive to meet with a…

Sheriffs Investigating Murder at Osmun Lake in Pontiac

Sheriffs Investigating Murder at Osmun Lake in Pontiac  INCIDENT: 15:39 June 7, 2018 Hrs. – City of Pontiac – Homicide Investigation / OCSO Forensic Laboratory Assist / OCSO Dive Team Activation – #18-106735 SUMMARY:        Deputies were dispatched to Stanley Park for suspicious circumstances.  A mother had called the Sheriff’s Office Operations Center to report…

Bicycling Lecture’s Advice on Safety, Law, Clothing, Maintenance and More

Bicycling Lecture’s Advice on Safety, Law, Clothing, Maintenance and More (Sam Gurwin, June 8, 2018) Ferndale, MI – “Tiger Lily”, a vintage road bicycle from the 80’s, sat against the wall at the Ferndale Area District Library, ready to be displayed during local bicycling expert Meredith Begin’s class on Bicycling Education. This “Bicycling 101” class…

13 Police Departments Join Hope Not Handcuffs to Connect Addicts with Help

13 Police Departments Join Hope Not Handcuffs to Connect Addicts with Help Bloomfield Township, Clawson, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Huntington Woods, Madison Heights, Royal Oak, South Lyon, Southfield, Waterford Township, West Bloomfield, White Lake and Wixom, MI – The Hope Not Handcuffs program began in Macomb County with a simple idea, giving police department the tools…

Madison Heights Launches New Citizen-Led Neighborhood Cleaning Program

Madison Heights Launches New Citizen-Led Neighborhood Cleaning Program (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 5, 2018) Madison Heights, MI- Residents, community groups and business owners are coming together in Madison Heights through a newly-approved “Pick the Heights Clean” project. This voluntary litter pick-up program lets volunteers select an area of the city they’d like to focus on…