A rollover accident that occurred on Cooley Lake Road near McDougal in Waterford Township during the early morning hours of Monday, Feb. 13 resulted in the death of a 26-year-old Pontiac man. The incident took place at about 12:08 a.m., according to a Waterford Police Department press release. An initial investigation by Waterford police and fire officials revealed that the victim, Aaron Boyle, was driving a 2001 Ford Excursion and traveling eastbound on Cooley Lake [...]

Waterford Township police are investigating a robbery that occurred Wednesday, Feb. 1 at Ronnie’s Jewelers, located at 7716 Cooley Lake Road. Police responded when a burglar alarm was activated at 5:15 a.m. that day. Upon arrival, officers found the glass front door of the business shattered and several display cases containing merchandise broken. Various items were listed as missing. A review of the store video surveillance system shows one subject enter the store, open the [...]

 A Walled Lake woman’s step-father allegedly attempted to run her over with his vehicle after she moved out of the house on Friday, Feb. 3. The woman told police that her stepfather was dropping off some of her things in a parking lot on the north side of 14 Mile Road near East Walled Lake Drive when he sped out of the lot at high rate of speed and allegedly attempted to run her [...]

A 21-year-old White Lake Township resident is in critical condition at Botsford Hospital after being seriously injured in a car accident around 2:13 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 13. The male driver was traveling westbound on West Maple east of Laura Lane in Commerce Township when he apparently lost control of his 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix and ran off the roadway. The vehicle flipped, ejecting the driver from the car. The driver had not been wearing [...]

A pair of vehicles were stolen from the Lakes Auto Sales lot in Waterford Township on Monday, Feb. 6. Waterford Township police were called to the scene in the 4600 block of Elizabeth Lake Road on Tuesday, Feb. 7. According to police reports, the business owner stated two vehicles were stolen sometime during the overnight hours. The vehicles are described as a silver 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix and a red 2001 Dodge Durango. Neither vehicle [...]

 A malicious destruction of property incident that occurred in the 2280 block of Chief Lane in Wixom on Saturday, Feb. 4, is being attributed to a pair of minors residing in the neighborhood. The victim had noticed that all of the tiki torches surrounding her pool were removed and discarded in a nearby retention pond. She mentioned the incident to her neighbor, who said he saw two juveniles committing the crime and yelled for [...]

Wixom police are investigating the theft of a vehicle that occurred at the Comfort Suites located in the 28000 block of S. Wixom Road, on Sunday, Feb. 5. The owner of the stolen 1999 black Jeep apparently had loaned the car to his friends, who used it to go to Taco Bell. The group returned the vehicle to the east end of the lot sometime between 12:30 and 1 a.m. The vehicle was apparently stolen [...]

A Commerce Township man will spend at least 15 years in prison after being sentenced yesterday, Tuesday, Feb. 7, for the death of his 4-month-old son. Richard Gillis, III, 23, the baby’s biological father, entered a “no contest” plea to second-degree murder/homicide and second-degree child abuse charges stemming from the June 2011 death of his infant son. Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Shalina Kumar sentenced Gillis to serve 15 to 30 years in prison for [...]

Waterford police last week apprehended a suspect for his alleged role in vandalizing the chapel at Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes Church, located at 5481 Dixie Highway. On Monday, Jan. 30 at 9:05 p.m., the suspect allegedly broke an altar candle and caused extensive damage to the chapel by discharging a fire extinguisher. Officers identified the suspect as Norman Joseph Ochelski, a 31-year-old Royal Oak resident. Ochelski had reportedly been asked to leave a [...]

White Lake Township resident Calvin Bacon, 21, was walking along Carroll Lake Road at around 9:40 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4 when a southbound vehicle struck and killed him. The driver was a 60-year-old Commerce Township woman who was uninjured in the accident. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, it’s currently undetermined what Bacon was doing in the roadway, as it appears he was struck while in the middle of the southbound lane. The [...]