WARREN — Five people are facing charges as the result of an investigation of illegal gambling in Warren.

WARREN — A 37-year-old Warren man is expected to face charges after a bomb he reportedly was making in his garage exploded.

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees recently proclaimed June 3, 2022, as Gun Violence Awareness Day.

BIRMINGHAM — To promote Gun Violence Awareness Month, the Birmingham Police Department has been giving away free gun locks to the community in June.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — After experiencing record low crime rates in 2020 — due, in large part, to the arrival of COVID-19 — crime rates ticked up somewhat last year in Grosse Pointe Woods but remained well below the average for the last five years.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — He’s only been with the Grosse Pointe Shores Public Safety Department for a little more than two years, but in that time, officer Jeffrey Roybal has proven to be one of the best members of the force.

ROCHESTER/ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — The Rochester City Council recently proclaimed June 3, 2022, as Gun Violence Awareness Day.

CLAWSON — The criminal case involving the city of Clawson’s first homicide since 2004 has concluded with the sentencing of 38-year-old Clawson resident Steven Alexander Rogers.

ROYAL OAK — On May 27, Royal Oak police took one suspect into custody — the other remains at large — in an incident involving a stolen dark gray Dodge Charger from Canton.

ROYAL OAK — At approximately 3:11 p.m. Monday, May 9, Royal Oak police responded to a report of a woman who had been struck by a vehicle in the area of Woodward Avenue and Coolidge Highway.

ROCHESTER — The Rochester Fire Department was dispatched to Moon River Soap Co. at 9:08 p.m. May 10 on the report of electrical wires on the ground in the parking area on the northside of the business.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Two men were arrested at a Rochester Hills hotel for allegedly attempting to meet up with a minor as part of a sex sting orchestrated by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office.

CLAWSON — On May 5, the Clawson City Council unanimously approved appointing an interim police chief following the retirement of longtime Clawson Police Chief Scott Sarvello on April 28.

ROSEVILLE — When Melissa Hartley left for work in December 2021, her daughter, Layla Connors, was sitting on the floor, smiling and laughing, while playing with a doll.

ROSEVILLE — Following an investigation into an officer-involved shooting that left a Roseville man dead in April, no charges will be filed.

KEEGO HARBOR — Keego Harbor Police Chief John Fitzgerald recently said that individuals operating a boat or personal watercraft on Cass Lake this year should be on their best behavior, as the lake will be more heavily patrolled than it has been in the past.