MACOMB COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

The Macomb County Sheriff is asking for criminal charges for two fired Macomb County Medical Examiner’s Office employees after they were caught stealing prescription drugs that were supposed to be destroyed.

The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office is reviewing a warrant request regarding a Macomb County veterinarian allegedly abusing his dog in Ray Township.

Charges are expected after a video of a Macomb County man abusing a dog was shared on the internet.

A woman accused of attacking a teenager with a machete-style weapon while he was riding his bike has been charged with assault in Macomb County.

The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office is hoping to add more dispatchers to the roster.

Police are investigating after a welfare check led to the discovery of two bodies inside a Macomb Township home.

Two people on board a plane that crashed in Ray Township have been released while a 17-year-old remains in the hospital. The dog that was once missing has been found as well.

Three people are recovering Monday after the small plane they were traveling in took off in Macomb County and then underwent an emergency crash landing moments later.

Three people are recovering Monday after the small plane they were traveling in took off in Macomb County and then underwent an emergency crash landing moments later.

Three students are facing threat of terrorism charges after statements were heard about a school shooting and a gun case was found outside a Macomb County middle school, police said.

No criminal charges are being filed against a Roseville police officer who shot and killed an armed man in April after an investigation left the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office without “any evidence to substantiate” charges against the officer.

Authorities shared new footage on Wednesday of a man being shot and killed by Roseville police after a traffic crash Tuesday turned violent.

Authorities provided an update Wednesday morning after a man was shot and killed by Roseville police Tuesday following a car crash.

A man is dead after being shot several times by a police officer in Roseville, authorities said.

A doctor who was charged last year in connection with the assault of multiple women in Macomb County has been arrested after fleeing to Canada, officials said.

One person is in custody after crashing into several county buildings in Macomb County, officials said Saturday.

A man and a woman were taken into custody overnight after they fired shots at a gas station, stole a car, led officers on a chase and then rammed into police vehicles in Macomb County, according to authorities.

A Roseville man is facing 16 charges after he fled police in a stolen pickup truck and later killed a woman when he crashed into her car at an intersection, authorities said.

A Macomb County woman was struck and killed by a driver who fled police at a high speed in a stolen pickup truck, according to authorities.

Four schools within the Chippewa Valley Schools district have been placed on a temporary external lockdown after a Snapchat threat was discovered, officials said.

Romeo High School was placed on lockdown on Monday and had a controlled dismissal after a “concerning” note was found in the restroom, school officials said.

A pickup truck driver is in critical condition after colliding with a snowplow in Macomb Township, officials said.

Romeo High School was placed on lockdown and had a controlled dismissal after a “concerning” note was found in the restroom, school officials said.

Mount Clemens Middle/High School is closed on Friday, Oct. 8 after a handwritten threat that indicated there would be a school shooting on Friday was located on a desk.

The 29-year-old Roseville resident is facing charges of manslaughter and second degree child abuse.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office at 586-307-9456.

The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office released the identities of three people who were found dead July 3 inside the cabin of a Chris Craft boat that was docked at the Fox Marine marina just off of Lake St. Clair on South River Road in Harrison Township.

The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office released the identities of three people who were found dead July 3 inside the cabin of a Chris Craft boat that was docked at the Fox Marine marina just off of Lake St. Clair on South River Road in Harrison Township.

Police do not suspect any foul play in a believed boat cabin fire that killed three adults and one dog on Lake St. Clair over the weekend.

A Macomb County man accused of fatally shooting his daughter’s boyfriend amid an altercation in Harrison Township last month will not be facing charges.

Police are investigating an assault on an LGTBQ+ couple in Macomb County.

A Macomb County father shot and killed his daughter’s boyfriend for assaulting her earlier in the night, according to police.

A Macomb County father shot and killed his daughter’s boyfriend for assaulting her earlier in the night, according to police.

A 20-year-old man was killed Thursday morning when his motorcycle struck the side of an SUV turning left in front of him in Macomb Township, officials said.

A 17-year-old boy is facing several charges, including murder, after allegedly stealing a vehicle and crashing it in Sterling Heights, killing a 20-year-old woman.

”Not only did a 20-year-old lose her life, there were two other people in another vehicle that were injured,” said Sterling Heights police Lt. Mario Bastianelli. “Could those people have lost their lives? That vehicle was traveling over 100 miles an hour, it’s a missile going down the road. It’s unnecessary. All for what? A stolen vehicle? What a waste.”

A driver fleeing police caused a deadly crash in Sterling Heights early Friday morning, officials say.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – On Feb. 13, a massive fire destroyed the River North Village Apartment complex in Mount Clemens. Dino Rasera lost everything he owned in the fire. It wasn’t the material possessions he was worried about, it was his 1-year-old chihuahua puppy Marble -- who was nowhere to be found. And I never gave up after that.”Saturday, two weeks after the fire, a man was driving through the complex when he saw Marble on the top floor, peeking out through the wreckage. Despite having lost everything he’s ever owned, Rasera said he feels blessed.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – Yellow flames and clouds of smoke filled the sky at River North Village Apartments on Sunday morning. The noise of it all was so loud, it got the attention of several neighbors. Messina also said he saw people jumping out of a window to escape from the fire. Read: 8 hospitalized, dozens displaced in massive Mount Clemens apartment complex fireOne resident of River North Village Apartments said he had only seconds to react. The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause of the apartment fire, which is still unknown as of Sunday evening.

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – Officials are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian in Macomb County. Macomb County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to Hall Road and Gratiot Avenue on Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. for the report of a crash. Police said Reed Styers, 61, of Harrison Township was killed in the crash. A white Chevrolet van being driven by a 69-year-old man from Casco Township was driving on Hall Road, east of Gratiot Avenue. READ: More Macomb County news

MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Since the coronavirus pandemic began, one Metro Detroit neighborhood saw a dramatic rise in speeding vehicles. Drivers have used the Macomb Township neighborhood as a way to cut through, putting children and families at risk. “But this feels like a main road.”Local 4 Defenders set up a radar gun and caught drivers going way over the speed limit in the neighborhood filled with children. Residents said the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office was asked to patrol the area, but all they did was put up a device to track a vehicle’s speed. Since the Defenders began looking into the problem, the Sheriff’s Office reinstated the radar trailer in the subdivision to gather more data from speeders.

BRUCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 26-year-old woman was killed when her pickup truck slid off an icy road and struck a tree in Macomb County, officials said. The crash happened around 6 a.m. Monday in the area of 34 Mile and Fisher roads in Bruce Township, according to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office. Guilot was heading east on 34 Mile Road, where conditions are very icy, according to deputies. The pickup truck left the roadway and crashed into a tree on the south side of the road, police said. Macomb County deputies are investigating the crash.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A routine traffic stop turned into a chaotic pursuit on I-94 Thursday morning. According to authorities, Macomb County Sheriff’s deputies made a traffic stop just before 12:30 a.m. on a red Chevrolet pickup truck near Crocker Boulevard and Reimold Road. Police said the truck pulled away as the deputy approached and fled on I-94 eastbound. Police said the suspect began to deliberately ram the deputy vehicles, causing on vehicle to drive off the highway. Storing, a 31-year-old woman from Clinton Township, was arrested for flee and elude, assault with a deadly weapon and possession of heroin.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, – Police are investigating after shots were fired near two Macomb County Sheriff’s deputies early Tuesday morning. According to the sheriff’s office, at about 12:25 a.m. two deputies were parked and talking in a parking lot in the area of Gratiot and Cass avenues when they both heard a gunshot in the area. Officials say a second gunshot followed and seemed to cross their vehicles. Officials say it is unclear if the gunshots were fired at the deputies intentionally. The sheriff’s office says the scene has been canvassed and officials have not found anything suspicious at this time.

RAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Jerel Robinson, 46, was arraigned by the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office on two felony counts Thursday. He was taken into custody Wednesday in connection to a fatal hit-and-run crash in Ray Township. The crash happened around 7 a.m. Tuesday in the area of 27 Mile and Romeo Plank roads. Macomb County deputies said Joseph Frank Jaye, 53, of Ray Township, was was riding a bicycle north on Romeo Plank Road toward 27 Mile Road when he was struck by a vehicle. Robinson was charged with failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting serious impairment or death and failure to stop at the scene of an accident when at fault resulting in death.

RAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police have arrested the driver and identified the bicyclist involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash in Ray Township, according to authorities. The crash happened around 7 a.m. Tuesday in the area of 27 Mile and Romeo Plank roads. Macomb County deputies said Joseph Frank Jjaye, 53, of Ray Township, was was riding a bicycle north on Romeo Plank Road toward 27 Mile Road when he was struck by a vehicle. Residents said the Ray Township intersection would have been busy around the time Jjaye was struck. A 46-year-old Ray Township man was taken into custody Wednesday morning.

RAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A bicyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday morning at 27 Mile and Romeo Plank roads in Ray Township. READ: Bicyclist fatally struck in hit-and-run at Romeo Plank, 27 Mile roadsThe bicyclist was riding northbound on Romeo Plank, toward 27 Mile Road, when he was hit. Residents said Romeo Plank at 27 Mile Road in Ray Township would have been busy around the time the victim was struck. They’re hoping other drivers may have seen the person who struck the victim. Anyone with information on this deadly hit-and-run needs to contact the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office at 586-307-9358.

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – A traffic radar trailer in Macomb County was vandalized and is no longer functional, according to officials. Officials said the trailer costs approximately $9,000 to replace. Officials said they receive traffic complaints and put locations of the complaints on a list where they then deploy the trailer. That information is used to help decide which areas are a priority to deploy deputies, officials said. “With the senseless loss of this tool, traffic enforcement will become difficult in residential areas, where our children often play,” officials said in a Facebook post.

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – An elderly woman crashed into a Gumbo’s Restaurant on Friday, according to the Macomb County’s Sheriff’s Office. Officials said the woman stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake, hitting a parking meter and tree before crashing into the restaurant. No injuries were reported.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. The officer of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has agreed to revisit a deadly officer-involved shooting in Shelby Township. On Nov. 3, 2018 a Shelby Township police officer shot and killed 25-year-old Kanwarbir Malhi. Video of the shooting was handed out by people protesting the Shelby Township police chief for his controversial comments he made on social media. RELATED: Protesters gather in Shelby Township after police chief Robert Shelides suspension endsProtesters raised questions about the shooting to Macomb County Sheriff Tony Wickersham. His office investigated the shooting and people want to know why charges werent brought by the prosecutor.

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – Monday in Michigan marked the first day that Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s new face mask requirement went into effect -- making it a misdemeanor to refuse wearing one in enclosed public spaces. Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham is on board with the requirement, urging people to wear face masks and businesses to require them. Whitmer, the department just doesn’t have the resources to respond to every complaint about people not complying with the mask requirement. Hackel believes the new mask requirement is a knee-jerk reaction to recent events, and that it is not democratic. As of Monday, Michigan is reporting 69,722 COVID-19 cases and 6,075 deaths -- and increase of 384 new cases and seven deaths since Sunday.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. – The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office determined that a Warren police officer did not violate any laws or policies during their arrest of an Amazon delivery driver in June. Police say the White officer approached the Black Amazon driver and requested the driver’s license 10 times, which the driver did not comply with. The Warren officer involved was placed on paid administrative leave during the investigation led by the county sheriff’s office. The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that the Warren police officer did not violate any Michigan criminal laws, nor did they violate any of the city police department’s policies. A full explanation of the county sheriff’s office’s decision can be found in a tweet below.

NEW HAVEN, Mich. – Macomb County Sheriff deputies and the New Haven Fire Department rescued two families from a fire at Pinewood Apartments on Thursday morning. Police say at about 5:50 a.m. a deputy patrolling the apartment complex discovered a unit on fire, called for assistance and began helping residents evacuate the building. Police say the family was evacuated safely but suffered from smoke inhalation and was transported to the hospital. One deputy suffered from severe smoke inhalation and the others are being examined, officials said. Macomb County Sheriff Fire Investigators are investigating the cause of the fire.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a phone scammer targeting the area. Officials say there have been multiple recent reports of a caller posing as a member of the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office requesting money from residents in lieu of being arrested. The sheriff’s office says the phone calls are not legitimate and warns residents from giving away personal information or meeting up with the caller. Anyone who receives a scam call and is concerned is encouraged to visit the sheriff’s office to verify any arrest warrants in their name. Officials say the Macomb County Detective Bureau is investigating the scam phone calls.

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – During the past week the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office has taken two reports where citizens have been scammed out of thousands of dollars. Both citizens reported that they received telephone calls from an individual claiming to work for the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office. On Feb. 7, a 33-year-old man from Macomb Township received a call from a male who indicated he was calling from the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office. The caller was also able to ghost the Sheriff’s Office telephone number, meaning that the phone number displayed as a Sheriff’s Office phone number. The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office will not call any member of the public and ask for money or gift cards in lieu of arrest.

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – Police took footage from a dash cam and a Facebook Live that shows a brief police chase and arrest. A Macomb County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for reckless driving with high speeds. The audio in the above version of the video has been removed due to profanity. “We have put this 'live’ footage together with our dash cam and body cam to show you the dangers that drivers can face at anytime. Please drive safe because not everyone does," the sheriff’s office said on Facebook.

Macomb County Sheriff's Office shares video of chasePublished: January 10, 2020, 8:58 pmPolice took footage from a dash cam and a Facebook Live that shows a brief police chase and arrest.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Police are looking for an 89-year-old man who was last seen Saturday afternoon. According to authorities, Charles Askia, from Washington Township, was last seen walking alone at about 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of Van Dyke Avenue and Stanford Boulevard. Askia does not have a vehicle, and his family believes he doesn't have a phone with him. Anyone with any information on Askia's location is asked to contact the Macomb County Sheriff's Office at 586-469-5151. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. - Police are looking for a man in connection with the theft of a bank bag at a Mount Clemens' restaurant. According to the Macomb County Sheriff's Office, on July 26, a man entered a restaurant on Groesbeck Highway where a bank bag had been left on the counter. Police said as he was ordering food, he put the bank bag inside his own bag while the person behind the counter was distracted. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Macomb County Sheriff's Office at 586-783-8118. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Deputies from the Macomb County Sheriff's Office were called around 9:45 a.m. Monday to the area of North Pointe Parkway and 16 Mile Road for reports of shots fired, officials said. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. - Officials with the Macomb County Sheriff's Office said a deputy lied to a citizen during a jaywalking incident. The Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook that there was a miscommunication between a deputy and a citizen. The deputy stopped a citizen for jaywalking in Mount Clemens, officials said. "The Macomb County Sheriffs Office would like for it to be known that neither the mayor nor (any) Mt. The Sheriff's Office apologized for the "inaccurate statement" made by the deputy.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The Macomb County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of a man who was shot and killed Saturday morning by a Shelby Township police officer. The man has been identified as 25-year-old Kanwarbir Malhi, of Shelby Township. The Sheriff's Office said in statement that Malhi was an Asian/Indian man. Shelby Township police say as a result of the man's noncompliance, an officer fired his weapon to stop the man's "aggressive action." AdThe investigation has been turned over to the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office, and the officer involved has been placed on administrative leave.