HAZEL PARK — When two homes caught fire on Muir Street in Hazel Park late last month, working smoke detectors saved the lives of the occupants sleeping inside.

TROY — Two separate PayPal scams were reported in the city recently.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The U.S. Department of Labor has been working to make its case that a co-owner and operator of four Leo’s Coney Island franchises allegedly failed to pay workers for overtime.

ROCHESTER — A 45-year-old Florida man has been charged with fraudulently selling jewelry at local art fairs as Native American-made.

ROYAL OAK — An individual driving the wrong way at approximately 2:50 a.m. July 28 on Interstate 75, near 11 Mile Road, crashed into a minivan, which killed the wrong-way driver and three people in the minivan, and left one person, who had been in the minivan, critically injured, according to Michigan State Police.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Multiple arrests have been made lately, but several suspects remained at large at press time in a series of recent thefts of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise from the Lululemon store in The Village.

FARMINGTON HILLS — During the course of his approximately 29-year career in law enforcement, Farmington Hills Police Chief Jeff King has observed multiple changes in his line of work. One of the big ones has been mental health and how it relates to policing.

WARREN — At the July 9 Warren City Council meeting, Chance Mason, 7, received recognition for heroism and bravery for performing the lifesaving Heimlich maneuver on his 5-year-old brother, Jaxon.

EASTPOINTE — During a nighttime mission to prevent auto theft and larcenies from vehicles July 19, detectives and undercover agents with the Eastpointe Police Department spotted and recovered two stolen cars, arresting the drivers of each.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Fifteen-year-old John Agnello didn’t have a second thought when it came to saving a person who drove into Lake St. Clair on July 23.

HAZEL PARK/ EASTPOINTE — A woman stands accused of leading Eastpointe and Roseville police on a high-speed chase using a stolen vehicle, only for police in Hazel Park to capture her when the car ran out of gas.

MADISON HEIGHTS — Five years ago, the Madison Heights Police Department reinstated its undercover Special Investigations Unit, looking to clean up crime in hotels and motels that ranged from narcotics to human trafficking.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The charges leveled against a Clinton Township man in connection to the shooting of his mother and brother on July 5 have been amended.

MOUNT CLEMENS — For about a year, Macomb County’s top elected officials have dreamed and debated about tearing down old buildings at the Macomb County Jail. On a hot morning July 19 while wearing 10-gallon hardhats, the county’s executive and sheriff finally got their wish.

SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield Police Department welcomed nine new officers to the force of 118 recently.

WARREN — James Michael Hentges, 71, of Warren, was arraigned in the 37th District Court on July 16, charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing his 70-year-old wife by smothering her with a pillow.

NOVI — The annual Police and Fire Youth Leadership Academy for local youth got off to a great start Monday as kids were put through their paces at the Walled Lake Adventure Course, located at the Walled Lake Outdoor Education Center.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — An experienced police officer has joined the Grosse Pointe Farms Public Safety Department.

ROSEVILLE — “I need a lawyer." This was the sentence that caused the final part of an hourslong statement by Kimora Hodges to be thrown out of court, overturning the initial ruling by Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Diane Druzinski.

FERNDALE — Police investigating multiple incidents involving BB or gel pellet guns were able to identify suspects in the case.