INDEPENDENCE TWP. — A 21-year-old Highland Township man drowned last Tuesday while swimming in Townsend Lake in Independence Township, police reported last week.The man was swimming with a friend when he unexpectedly went underwater and did not resurface, police said.The Oakland County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team was dispatched to the incident approximately 1:40 p.m. […]
OAKLAND COUNTY — Bridge and road work along I-75 in northern Oakland County is expected to resume in early March.The Michigan Department of Transportation is investing approximately $160 million to resurface and repair I-75 from M-15 (Ortonville Road) to the Oakland/Genesee county line. This project includes resurfacing I-75, repairing 11 bridges, drainage improvements, culvert replacements, […]
OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN), which is contracted by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, has released tips for families and individuals to manage stress or anxiety during extreme weather and cold temperatures that we typically get this time of year in Michigan.Severe weather can disrupt lives in significant […]
In Oakland County, one in four homes have radon. With January being Radon Action Month, radon test kits can be purchased from Oakland County for just $5, half the normal price. The city will also be selling the kits for $5 in the office, 375 Depot Road, while supplies last.Homeowners who have not tested their […]
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Around 6 p.m. last Wednesday, a 16-year-old boy fell asleep at the wheel of his Dodge Durango and crashed into a Michigan State Police patrol car that was stopped on the shoulder of I-75 near Sashabaw Road after the officer had made an arrest.State police said the […]
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard is warning residents not to fall for the latest telephone scam which uses the Sheriff’s Office name and fictitious command staff to target registered sex offenders.“This is just another variant of all of the scams that we are seeing,” Bouchard said. “The common thread is someone in a purported position […]
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Allegedly on the night of Oct. 30, portions of the Story Walk on the grounds of the Clarkston Independence District Library were damaged.No one has been arrested or charged and the incident remains under investigation by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Independence Township Substation.“The responding deputy informed […]
By Matt MackinderClarkston News Editor OAKLAND COUNTY — A Belleville man who was on parole from a 2014 federal bank robbery conviction is being held on $1 million bond after he was charged Oct. 23 with robbing an Independence Township credit union.Shannon Donald Sexton, 53, was arraigned in 52-2nd District Court with a single count […]
Another telephone scam is happening locally.A Waterford Township woman said recently she received a phone call from someone identifying himself as “Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard.” The caller ID displayed a number used by the Sheriff’s Office. This is a common ploy with phone scams, known as spoofing the number.The imposter asked the woman if […]
INDEPENDENCE TWP. — Oakland County Sheriff’s Office detectives made quick work of an Independence Township bank robbery last Saturday, arresting a suspect less than 24 hours after the heist.The suspect, a 53-year-old man from Belleville who has an extensive criminal history which includes a prior conviction for bank robbery, was expected to be arraigned on […]