WEST BLOOMFIELD — The contract of West Bloomfield Police Chief Michael Patton includes a provision that makes his mandatory retirement age 65.

WARREN — Warren resident Tyrone Sledge, 26, was arraigned in 37th District Court on April 24 and charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm, a 10-year-felony, after an alleged assault during a Cub Scout meeting at Roose Elementary School.

WARREN — On April 21, the Michigan Court of Appeals overturned a lower-court ruling and ordered Warren City Clerk Sonja Buffa to remove Mayor James Fouts from the 2023 election ballot.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A former Detroit police lieutenant was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison April 18 for accepting bribes in connection with corrupted towing permits in Detroit.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Two women who were banned from entering Michigan because of previous criminal activity were reportedly caught stealing from a store in Bloomfield Township.

DETROIT — A leader of a national drug ring and money laundering scheme will serve a long term in prison after the Universal Product Code on a Sony PlayStation box led federal agents to make a bust in Novi.

ROCHESTER HILLS —  Three separate threats to local schools were investigated recently. Deputies received information of a school threat from the parent of a student at 6:41 p.m. April 3 who told police there was a Snapchat circulating indicating that a ninth-grade student was “going to shoot up the school” on April 4.

SOUTHFIELD — On Thursday, March 30, six members of the Red Rose Rescue, a coalition of pro-life people, were sentenced for misdemeanor charges, including trespassing, resisting/obstructing a police officer and disorderly conduct, following an incident at Northland Family Planning Center’s Southfield location.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — There was a slight uptick in crime in Grosse Pointe City from 2021 to 2022, but numbers remain below the pre-COVID-19 pandemic years.

GROSSE POINTE PARK — A group of teenagers were arrested last week after a reported vandalism spree that damaged dozens of vehicles in Grosse Pointe Park.

BERKLEY — A former teacher and Berkley resident has been found guilty of criminal sexual conduct and distributing sexually explicit material to a minor.

EASTPOINTE — A proposed emergency medical and transportation contract that was recently brought before City Council was tabled to allow negotiations to be completed that would let the city’s firefighters union hire more firefighters.

WARREN — Mark Nichter, a 52-year-old Eastpointe resident, was arraigned in the 37th District Court in Warren April 17 in connection with a road rage incident.

WARREN — A marijuana transaction resulting in gunfire at a Warren gas station on April 11 could lead to prison time for most of the suspects involved.

OAKLAND COUNTY — A businessman from West Bloomfeld was recently arraigned on felony charges stemming from two sexual assault cases from over 20 years ago.

ROCHESTER HILLS — A sergeant from the Michigan State Police was hit by his patrol vehicle after a suspected drunken driver crashed into it while he was directing traffic away from a crash, according to reports.

ROCHESTER HILLS — An 18-year-old man was arrested April 3 after he tried to pull over an off-duty police officer in Rochester Hills, authorities said.

TROY — An Oakland County Circuit Court finding in February is carrying a long-running legal issue between the city of Troy and the Home Builders Association of Michigan into a new chapter.

UTICA — Utica’s police chief has retired after almost three decades of working for the Utica Police Department.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — From saving lives to confronting violent criminals, Grosse Pointe Shores Public Safety Department members had to draw from their vast reservoir of skills in medical, police and firefighting last year when responding to a range of calls for service.