Push for harsher penalties when drivers flee from police

According to Roseville police, officers received a report about a stolen Hyundai Sonata around 2:40 a.m. Saturday and tried to stop the car in the area of I-94 and Gratiot. However, the driver fled and led officers on a chase.

Suspects arrested for air conditioning unit thefts

Southfield Police Chief Elvin Barren says there is a market for AC units. The suspects are allegedly behind more than a dozen stolen units in Southfield, but these thefts have been occurring all over the metro area during this steamy summer.

Wayne church shooting suspect debated with pastor before attacking

Months before 31-year-old Brian Browning attacked a religious ceremony in the community of Wayne, he had visited the CrossPointe Community Church to debate with the pastor. The Romulus man had intended to carry out a mass shooting at the church on Sunday morning. Armed with an AR-15-style rifle and 500 rounds of ammunition, he opened fire at the church before being run over by a truck driven by one of the parishioners. A security guard fatally shot him afterward.

Detroit man drowns in Oakland County lake

A friend on the boat jumped into the lake to assist the man. Team members said the friend was able to get the man to the surface momentarily, but the man was panicking, and the friend could not hold him and the man went underwater.

Two Southgate officers shot, search for suspect underway

Police say the incident happened on Northline Road at Village Park Drive at 4:10 p.m. at the Reserve Apartment where officers responded to a call of a man waiving a gun around. When they arrived, police say the suspect took out a gun and shot two officers in the leg.