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According to a press release from the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office,

20-year-old Joel Edwards was arraigned Dec. 5 on charges tied to an alleged planned attack at a school in St. Clair Shores.

On Sept. 13, the St. Clair Shores Police Department conducted a cyberthreat inves-

tigation and a welfare check on Edwards, a St. Clair Shores resident. According to the release, the FBI contacted the Michigan State Police after a social media post allegedly associated with Edwards, where he allegedly

said he wanted to carry out a mass shooting, was discovered. State police then contacted the St. Clair Shores Police Department and officers took Edwards into custody.

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Lakeview offensive lineman commits to Toledo Lakeview High School senior Vincenzo Pizzo is a 6-foot 6-inch lineman on the football team and will continue his football career at the University of Toledo next year.

Lakeview’s football program has seen an uptick in winning over the last five years and 2025 marked

one of the best seasons in program history. With the team’s success, Lakeview has also received more attention from collegiate programs.

Pizzo is the first Division 1 college football player to come out of Lakeview in more than a quarter century.

“We had a kicker… Paul Savich who was a late ’90s guy. He

The most wonderful time of the year

The city of St. Clair Shores hosted its annual tree lighting ceremony and holiday celebration on Dec. 5. Residents young and old attended to enjoy the crafts, storytelling, live performances and, of course, a visit from the jolly big guy himself, Santa Claus, who was welcomed by St. Clair Shores Mayor Kip Walby, above right, and Miss St. Clair Shores Janelle Reiff, above left. At near left, Carter Hawkes, 18 months, gets his moment with Santa Claus. For more photos, visit candgnews.com/galleries.

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Judge Mark Fratarcangeli gives a drug court participant his certificate for completing phase four of the program on Dec. 3.

In St. Clair Shores, the 40th District Court offers a drug court program to help prior offenders leave substances behind and change their lives.

The program was started by Judge Mark Fratarcangeli 12 years ago. Participants attend the program for 18 months with probation for a maximum of two years in the district court.

Fratarcangeli said the journey starts for participants when an attorney or a judge makes a referral for a treatment court after a criminal action. There are multiple courts throughout Macomb County that deal with offenders charged with drug- and alcoholrelated offenses.

Fratarcangeli said he saw the need for a treatment program in St. Clair Shores around 15 years ago. He saw the benefits of

the court while filling in for a judge at the 37th District Court in Warren.

“I wasn’t sure we had the need at the time or the volume of cases in St. Clair Shores and then gradually I determined that, yeah, there was definitely a need, and we went through the process to get certified to provide that service,” Fratarcangeli said.

During the treatment court, participants talk about their daily lives and how they’ve been doing without using drugs and alcohol. It’s a calm atmosphere, though Fratarcangeli said participants are nervous when they first arrive due to the nature of the court system.

Previous participants have come back to the court to provide updates on their lives.

“That’s the best feeling in the world,” Fratarcangeli said. “It’s happened very frequently.”

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MACOMB COUNTY — It’s a new verse, same as the first. Much more digital and a fair bit worse.

As the limits of technology are pushed further, so too are the frontiers of scammers looking to make their money off of the misfortune of others. Yesterday, there were bad checks and a handshake. Today, people are tricked into turning their life’s savings into bitcoin or another cryptocurrency and sending it away to who knows where but a deceiver’s virtual wallet.

“We’re hearing about them all the time through our office,” said Sheila Cote, director of the Macomb County

Office of Senior Services. “In fact, recently we heard of a family (where) the husband ended up getting involved in a crypto scheme and lost their entire life savings. They’re of retirement age and now they’re looking at trying to get back to work. Unfortunately, it’s very common.”

According to Cote, these scams targeted at seniors prey on the vulnerabilities that come with being an older adult in society.

“They’re often isolated and they may be lonely, and the criminals that are targeting older adults are very skilled at convincing them that they’re their friends, that they want to help them, that they have a way of making them rich fast, that they should invest their savings in these situations,” Cote said. “There’s psychology behind

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Have a holly jolly time at the Christmas Parade

The Tunnel of Lights is now open at Blossom Heath Park, located at 24800 Jefferson Avenue.

The tunnel is open from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. every day from Dec. 6 to Jan. 24. Patrons can enjoy the dancing lights, entertainment and more throughout the holiday season. Live performances will be available on Dec. 19 and Dec. 20. A hot cocoa and cookie stand will also be available from Dec. 18 to Dec. 21.

For more information, check out the St. Clair Shores Parks and Recreation Department’s Facebook page.

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The St. Clair Shores Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a Christmas Parade starting at 6 p.m. on Dec. 18.

The parade will start at Blossom Heath Park, located at 24800 Jefferson Avenue. Santa Claus and his friends will pass out candy to children along a route through the city.

At press time, the parade route viewing lots had not been announced. Check the St. Clair Shores Parks and Recreation Department’s Facebook page for further updates.

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Art Exhibition on display at the DIA DETROIT — Detroit Institute of Arts’ 17th Annual Community Group Art Exhibition opened Dec. 12 and will run until Jan. 11, 2026. Members of nine tri-county community groups are participating in this year’s exhibition and will display over 100 artworks.

Over the past year, DIA studio instructors worked with the Tri-County Community Group Program at the DIA artmaking studio as well as locations throughout the tri-county area. Projects included assemblage, individual paintings and group murals, photo collage, self-portraits, printmaking, clay masks and tiles, multi-media baskets, wood sculpture, and more.

The projects will be on view in the Learning Center at the DIA, adjacent to the DIA’s art-making studio, where most of the work was made. This year’s participating groups are: Macomb County Community Mental Health, pictured; ACCESS Hope House; CARE of Southeastern Michigan; Detroit Recovery Project; Hannan Center; the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center; Mariners Inn; Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency’s Grandparents Raising Grandchildren program; and Soul Center (a division of Friendship Circle).

The DIA is located at 5200 Woodward Ave. The museum hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays; 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fridays; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. General admission is always free for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. For more information, go to dia.org.

AAA: Nearly 4 million Michiganders will travel over the holidays DEARBORN — AAA projects 122.4 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the holiday period beginning Dec. 20 and ending Jan. 1, 2026.

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The 4 million Michigan holiday travelers are projected to travel by automobile (3.5 million); by air (219,184); and by other means (158,384.) For Americans traveling domestically, the No. 1 location is Orlando, Florida, followed by Fort Lauderdale and Miami, both in Florida. Cancun, Mexico is the hotspot for international travelers followed by Punta

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MACOMB COUNTY — Intersections in Sterling Heights and Warren top an annual list of the most dangerous intersections in Macomb County in 2024.

The list, published in November by Michigan Auto Law, used accident reports from the Michigan State Police to determine the 10 most dangerous intersections for the year.

“Our list of Macomb County’s most dangerous intersections reflects the latest car accident data available from 2024 on the top 10 interchanges with the highest number of reported car crashes,” the firm said in a statement.

Founded in 1969, Michigan Auto Law is a Michigan-based personal injury law firm specializing in auto and truck accident cases.

According to the statement published by the firm, the list is provided to help keep Michigan drivers safe by telling them where they need to use extra caution.

Topping the list is the intersection of 11 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue in Warren.

According to the report, in 2024, the intersection saw 185 total crashes with 26 injuries reported.

Warren Police Capt. Paul Houtos, who leads the department’s Patrol Services Bureau, said the reason the intersection tops the list is due to the high volume of traffic.

“That intersection sees a heavy combi-

nation of commercial vehicles and personally-owned vehicles transitioning from the freeway speeds to slower local speeds,” he said in an email. “Combine that heavy traffic volume with drivers who are in a hurry, distracted or not familiar with the area and this leads to a higher number of rear-end and sideswipe accidents, especially during peak traffic hours.”

Drivers on Van Dyke can’t turn left onto the service drives, but some still make illegal left turns into the gas station at the northwest corner to avoid using the “Michigan left,” which has caused multiple crashes when they’re hit by southbound traffic, Houtos said.

Other causes, according to Houtos, stem from drivers in the dual right-turn lanes drifting out of their designated lanes and sideswiping other vehicles.

To make the intersection safer, Houtos said, would require a “multi-pronged approach,” including having the Michigan Department of Transportation study the engineering of the intersection.

“Van Dyke, or M-53, is a state highway so our department has been in contact with MDOT to have them study the engineering of the intersection,” he said. “I believe that better signage or lane marking may help, especially where multiple lanes are allowed to turn from the same direction.”

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At press time, Andrew Whited was scheduled to address his fellow graduates during the Dec. 13 Macomb Community College commencement ceremony at the Macomb Center for Performing Arts on Center Campus in Clinton Township. Jason Boyd, of St. Clair Shores, and Annette Jackson, of Detroit, were the two other students scheduled to speak.

Whited was adopted, and he has a younger brother and a half-sister 10 years older than him. He knew he wanted to get an education and enrolled at MCC after moving to the area.

“I loved it,” he said of the college. “The professors only had my best interests at heart.”

He said the support of teachers throughout his life helped him accomplish his dreams. He also credits his girlfriend Anna Ciaramitaro for her support. As for his parents, “I know they would be very proud of me, 100%.”

Approximately 300 graduating MCC students were expected to participate in the two ceremonies with more than 2,100 degrees for the spring/summer and fall semesters, along with the granting of over 200 certificates. At press time, Jason Boyd and Annette Jackson were the other two graduates scheduled as guest speakers at the commencement ceremony.

According to college officials, Boyd, 47, is a U.S. Army Ranger veteran and a former owner and operator of a roofing and construction company for more than 20 years. The St. Clair Shores resident wanted to make a change in his life and enrolled at Macomb. He graduated with an associate of applied science degree in cybersecurity.

“I went from climbing roofs to designing and building secure networks, from managing crews to managing Linux processes,” he said in a prepared statement. “And let me tell you, starting over at 45 years old wasn’t easy. But it was worth it.”

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MACOMB COUNTY — Andrew Whited wants to let other people know that no matter how tough their situation might be, “Don’t dwell on the past. The future has so much in store for you.”

The 21-year-old Clinton Township resident is an example of someone who is beating the odds.

At press time, Whited was among three students who were scheduled to be the guest speakers at the Dec. 13 Macomb Community College commencement ceremony at the Macomb Center for Performing Arts on Macomb’s Center Campus in Clinton Township.

Two ceremonies were scheduled, at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., after the Sentinel went to press.

Whited graduated with an associate of general studies degree and plans to work in criminal justice. He is currently a police cadet with the Chesterfield Township Police Department.

“Graduation is a big deal for me. I became the first person in my family to graduate high school. I became the first person in my family to graduate college,” Whited said.

“Always having my best interest in mind, that kept me going. I knew I wanted to be somebody. I wanted to do good in school.”

Whited, who grew up in Monroe, has lived with the loss of his parents since he was a child.

“My dad died of a drug overdose when I was 5, right before kindergarten,” Whited said. “I was jumping on his back to wake him up.”

When his dad died, Whited’s education was put on hold, and he didn’t start school that year like as planned.

“I got held back,” he said. “I didn’t enter kindergarten that year. I started the next year.”

Whited struggled in school and didn’t have the tools he needed to be a successful student.

“My mom was grieving at that time,” he said.

In time, he lost his mother to a drug overdose.

“My mom died in seventh grade, in the middle of the school year,” he said. “When my mom passed away, a police officer came and gave me a huge hug. He gave me his card. He emailed me once a week and taught me how life doesn’t have to be like that. I didn’t want to grow up around drugs. I’ve seen people overdose. I’ve seen drug deals go down.”

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Court rules against Harvest Time in Sacred Heart lawsuit

Sheetz plans to move forward

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ROSEVILLE — A Warren pastor’s attempt to keep what he calls a “sacred place” from becoming the site of a Sheetz gas station in Roseville suffered a setback last week after a Macomb County judge dismissed his lawsuit seeking to block the demolition of a former church.

The suit was filed by Curtiss Ostosh, pastor of the Harvest Time Christian Fellowship church in Warren, who claims a purchase agreement between his church and Mooney Real Estate Holdings from 2021 is still valid for the former Catholic Community of Sacred Heart church on Gratiot Avenue at Utica Road.

In 2021, Harvest Time made a $25,000 deposit to purchase the property. However, according to Ostosh, representatives from Mooney Real Estate Holdings never showed up for the closing. A representative for Mooney previously said that Mooney asked for a wire transfer and does not do in-person closings.

At a Sept. 26 hearing, Macomb County

Circuit Court Judge Diane Druzinski denied a preliminary injunction filed in the lawsuit aimed at stopping the sale and demolition of the former church to make way for the Sheetz gas station.

The denial of the motion also pushed back a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, filed by attorneys representing the defendants. The amended complaint had been filed and a hearing had been scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Nov. 3. A hearing to dismiss the lawsuit had been scheduled for the same time. But according to court records, the hearing was not held. Instead, the judge would issue a ruling.

On Dec. 9, Circuit Court Judge Diane Druzinski issued a written opinion ruling in favor of Mooney Real Estate Holdings and granting its motion to dismiss the suit.

The 16-page ruling cites Harvest Time’s alleged breach of contract as the main reason for denying the suit. However, while the judge granted Mooney Real Estate Holdings’ motion to dismiss, she denied its request for an award of costs and attorney fees.

After the ruling was made, Ostosh said he was disappointed in the outcome.

“I think the judge got it very wrong, and I think our attorneys feel the same way. … I

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Edward Stross, left, watches as the Rev. Curtiss Ostosh speaks at a press conference Saturday, Aug. 16, at the former Catholic Community of Sacred Heart church in Roseville. respect the court, but I just don’t think this ruling is a good one,” he said.

Ostosh said both he and his attorneys felt they had a valid and compelling argument but were outnumbered in the courtroom.

“We had one attorney versus, I don’t know, they had six attorneys. So, it was like David versus Goliath, the little guy versus the big guy,” he said.

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MCSO, Warren Police Department create drug crime task force

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MACOMB COUNTY — If there is anything criminals care less about than the law, it is jurisdictional boundaries.

In order to more effectively combat drug crime across Macomb County, the Warren Police Department has been given countywide jurisdiction from the Macomb County Sheriff ’s Office as part of a narcotics task force.

“Collaboration and working together strengthens the law enforcement community and I believe makes our community safer,” Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said. “Over the years, we’ve participated in and still do participate in many multijurisdictional task forces … Combining our resources and putting law enforcement together to attack and deal with certain issues throughout the community, I believe, is the best practice in law enforcement today.”

Under the terms of the collaboration announced in October, the two departments are able to strengthen their existing ties through sharing surveillance and intelligence

as part of coordinated enforcement operations against suspected narcotics criminals.

“It’s a force multiplier,” Wickersham said. “We’ve had sheriff ’s deputies here. The benefit now that the Warren officers have is they’ve been deputized, so they now have jurisdiction throughout the county. Things that are going on in Warren will be handled by our task force with members of the sheriff ’s office and Warren officers. Whether we’re going into Macomb Township or going up to Richmond or going down to Eastpointe, we’re all going to be able to work together and investigate these crimes throughout the county.”

Warren Police Commissioner Eric Hawkins said the idea for the collaboration came from a meeting between the two agencies.

“We started having discussions with high-ranking members of the Macomb County Sheriff ’s department about some of the challenges that they’re seeing countywide and some of the challenges that we’re seeing within the city of Warren and a lot of our challenges aligned,” he said.

Both departments were seeing an increase in narcotics activity, including over-

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Warren Police K-9 officer Argo sits near a pile of drugs seized at the Blue Water Bridge as the result of a multijurisdictional investigation on Nov. 25. dose deaths, which brought about the idea to work together in an attempt to curb it.

“We thought that it would be a great idea for the two largest law enforcement agencies in the county to combine and form a unit that was devoted to addressing narcotics complaints, both countywide and in the city of Warren,” Hawkins said.

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played at Central Michigan… And in the ’70s we had a guy that played at Minnesota,” Lakeview head coach Patrick Threet said.

“It’s safe to say that he’s the first (Division 1 football player) in 25 years.”

Lakeview has had a handful of players go on to play college football over the years, but signing with a Division 1 program is a different level.

“We’ve had a lot of guys go on to play college football. But if you just look up Division 1 rosters, and you look at the size of the offensive tackles, you’re going to see guys that are 6 feet 6 inches to 6 feet 8 inches and that are 300 pounds,” Threet said. “Vincenzo looks like those guys… You’ve got to have the size, the height, the weight, and you’ve got to be able to move your feet.”

Having the size helps, but you have to consistently do your job on the football field to be looked at by Division 1 programs.

Pizzo has grown in that area a lot throughout his high school career.

“You have to know what you’re supposed to do, and then you have to know how to do it,” Threet said. “Our run game scheme… We were (running) right to the side of him. I think this year he became a complete football player. Not just knowing what to do but knowing when it would work based on how other people were playing us.”

The run game was what Lakeview built its offense around, and having arguably the best senior tackle in the state certainly helped the program achieve what it wanted to on the football field.

“It’s just smashmouth football. If they can’t stop it, we’re going to keep pounding the football,” Pizzo said. “Hopefully (our success) brings a lot more college coaches out to come watch the boys at Lakeview. There’s a lot more dawgs there.”

According to 247 Sports, Toledo has the best 2026 recruiting class out of all teams in the Mid-American Conference, and Pizzo aims to be a part of the program’s bright future.

“I’m going to work hard. Hopefully, I’m going to be the hardest worker,” Pizzo explained. “And hopefully, I’ll be the best lineman to come out of Toledo… I just want to set standards there.”

Pizzo departs the Lakeview program not only as a Division 1 football player, but he leaves behind a team that is better off now than it was when he first joined the roster.

Now, he looks to help Toledo get back on top of the MAC. “I want him to win every day. I want him to represent his family, our school, our team, and our city the right way,” Threet said. “To be a guy that’s dependable and reliable… And I expect him to be an impactful player at the university.”

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On Dec. 10, Ostosh said he felt strongly that he and his attorneys would file an appeal in the Michigan Court of Appeals. He was scheduled to meet with them later in the day.

“The case is nowhere near death. I think it just needs to be judicially reviewed by the Michigan Court of Appeals,” he said.

While he doesn’t oppose Sheetz, Ostosh said he wants to continue to fight to preserve the church.

“I still feel it’s a holy place and a sacred place. Many generations have worshipped there, and even though the building that stands now isn’t historical, it’s a historical place,” he said.

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The first Tapper’s Jewelry store opened at 12 Mile Road and Northwestern Highway in front of a racquet club. Tapper said his dad chose that location due to the popularity of the sport at the time; he thought that customers would come in and look at jewelry on their way to or from the racquet club. That idea didn’t work out as well as his father hoped it would, but he said his dad maintained a positive attitude. He said his father sold $1,100 worth of merchandise on that first day, and with rent being $1,000 his dad knew his business would survive another month.

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Scammers can take on almost any disguise online, pretending to be anything from a delivery company with a delayed package notification to a potential romantic interest asking for gifts and donations. When successful, the result of these scams can be devastating.

“We’ve had couples that have lost their house,” Cote said. “They need housing now.

They have to look at low-income or subsidized housing because they have lost so much. For an older person, you can imagine the stress on their health as well as their finances. It really takes a toll on their quality of life.”

In light of the increasing frequency of scams using cryptocurrency, communities across the region are looking for ways to stop them or at least make sure seniors are aware that cyber fraudsters may be afoot.

At its Dec. 2 meeting, the Sterling Heights City Council voted unanimously to move forward with an ordinance aimed at protecting consumers against cryptocurrency scams.

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The city must also be allowed to make yearly inspections of the machines, and a license must be displayed on the machine.

Sterling Heights Police Capt. Colleen Hopper, who introduced the ordinance, said the approach is focused on protecting victims, since most of the perpetrators of cryptocurrency scams are overseas.

“We want to prevent our seniors and our residents from falling victim to these scams. We believe this ordinance will help do that,” she said at the Dec. 2 Sterling Heights City Council meeting.

In a press release sent by the city ahead of the meeting, it was stated that Sterling Heights has 27 machines operating within its borders. The Sterling Heights Police Department has investigated 23 fraud cases tied directly to the machines, with losses totalling more than $542,000.

Hopper said she was told this is the highest number of machines in any of the surrounding areas.

“The FBI notified me that this is the highest amount in any community in this area, Macomb County or Oakland County, and because of that we have more scams than any other city or county around us,” she said.

The Sterling Heights ordinance follows the lead of Grosse Pointe Farms. The eastern

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The second most dangerous intersection on the list, with 162 crashes and 12 injuries, is the intersection at 18 1/2 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue in Sterling Heights.

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ing a low injury rate on the crashes that occur here,” he said.

Despite not considering the intersection dangerous, Susalla said the department is taking steps to reduce the number of crashes, including education.

“Many of the drivers on the road did not have roundabout education in their drivers training curriculum, which is now part of that. So, to educate us more mature drivers, we have produced P.S.A. videos and social media posts on how to properly navigate a roundabout,” he said.

Most of the crashes that occur at the roundabout are

caused by drivers who are unfamiliar with the correct navigation within the roundabout, he said.

A video created by the department about roundabout safety can be seen on the city’s YouTube page.

Other intersections on the list include 10 Mile Road and Interstate 94 in St. Clair Shores, 11 Mile Road and Hoover Road in Warren, and Hall and Hayes roads in Macomb Township.

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the intersection during peak hours to get information about choke points and what traffic violations are regularly occurring.

“The choke points can be resolved through engineering.

Common or reoccurring traffic violations can be addressed by added enforcement and education,” he said.

The second most dangerous intersection on the list, with 162 crashes and 12 injuries, is the intersection at 18 1/2 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue in Sterling Heights.

The intersection is a roundabout serving as on and off ramps between Van Dyke, 18 1/2 Mile and the Van Dyke freeway, or M-53.

Despite being named on the list, Sterling Heights Police Lt. Aaron Susalla said it has the lowest percentage of crashes with injuries in the area.

“This roundabout moves a tremendous amount of traffic throughout the day and almost all of the crashes that occur are sideswipes with the vehicles moving in the same direction,” he said. “This is the reason injury rates from crashes at this intersection are so low.”

Susalla said the way the data is collected can be misleading. When the intersections are rated, the data shows the number of crashes that occurred without taking the injuries resulting from the crash into consideration, he said.

“I think the most important information to understand from this data is the fact that though the crash numbers may be high, our roundabout is not dangerous with the proof be-

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During drug court on Dec. 3, Judge Mark Fratarcangeli asked each participant how they’re doing and how their treatment is going.

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babies and others tell of reconnecting with loved ones.

Participants have to be willing to do the program, and it is voluntary.

“And unless someone is really gung-ho about doing it, I don’t allow them in the program,” Fratarcangeli said.

Other requirements of the program include a self-help group such as Alcoholics Anonymous, counseling and other forms of treatment.

It currently has three peer mentors participating in the program who are contracted out. The court also has counselors, peer recovery coaches, law enforcement officers, probation officers and more.

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la was just 14 years old at the time and at around 20 he started using heroin.

He used the drug until he turned 26, before he became homeless and got arrested because of the addiction.

“I did 60 days in jail and got released to do the treatment court in 41B and I’ve been sober ever since,” Mattarella said. “It’ll be 10 years March 21.”

Mattarella said it’s awesome to see individuals recovering from their addictions.

He said one man graduated from the court, got married, started his own business and is doing well.

“It’s really cool to see stuff like that,” Mattarella said.

Participants have described the treatment court as a family and have a freeing feeling when they no longer have to rely on drugs and alcohol.

“Wendy” is a current participant in the program and was thankful for it, saying later her approach and attitude has changed.

“This program has given me my safe place,” she said.

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Wayne County community made history on July 14, 2025, by approving the state’s first ordinance regulating the depositing, signage and registration of cryptocurrency ATMs. The ordinance’s limits for new users include a $1,000 maximum transaction limit within the first 24 hours, a $5,000 transaction limit over a 14-day period and verbal confirmation for transitions over $500.

Mount Clemens City Commissioners have discussed the possibility of passing an ordinance similar to Grosse Pointe Farms following a Nov. 17 meeting where a Citizen Hero Award was given to a community member who intervened to stop a resident from being scammed at a cryptocurrency ATM. In Macomb County, the Office of Senior Services hosts the Macomb County Elder Justice Alliance. The group of over 80 professionals works to find out how and why elder abuse occurs in the county. It also supports committees that promote scam education and seniors that have fallen victim to scams.

“We meet regularly to look at cases and how to support the victim and wrap services around them so they don’t get scammed again or we can stop the bleeding and try to put holds on their accounts and really support them through the reporting and prosecution process,” Cote said.

The alliance is currently working to better educate law enforcement and other community members thanks to a four-year $750,000 grant through the U.S. Department of Justice.

Macomb County Prosecutor Pete Lucido also runs scam prevention courses and provides a booklet about the issue titled “Stopping Crimes Against Macomb Seniors.”

Lucido says that scam victims should report their case to authorities as soon as they realize it. Only one out of 24 cases of scams targeting seniors is reported, according to Cote.

“Don’t be embarrassed,” Lucido said.

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Time is of the essence in scam cases due to the many technological hurdles that cases present to investigators and prosecutors seeking convictions.

“Just trying to go ahead and identify who the scammer is if it’s online is very difficult, because they could be scamming from around the corner of your house or they could be scamming from out of state or they could be scamming from out of the country,” Lucido said. “And then they go and set up these bank accounts or depositories where the money that you have goes into these accounts, and then they close the accounts out so you can never retrieve the money or have it traceable to whoever got the money … We do look at IP addresses with computers to see who it traces back to and we try our best to hurry up and get those individuals so at least we have a fighting chance to try to nail down the individual and nail down the money.”

For Cote, the best way community members can prevent scams is to keep an eye on the vulnerable people around them.

“Are they suddenly not paying their bills?” Cote said. “Are they foregoing their medication? Do they look disheveled when they do see them? Just taking the time to ask more questions. It’s our responsibility as a community to protect and look out for our older adults … Not just law enforcement, not just Adult Protective Services, but all of us that come into contact with older adults.

Let’s not push them in a corner and not listen to them … Pay attention and if you see something, say something and report it.”

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At 12:14 p.m. on Dec. 9, a case of vehicle theft was reported in the 24000 block of Little Mack Avenue.

The general manager of the business, a 42-year-old man, told an officer they rented a box truck to the suspect, a 48-year-old woman, on Nov. 12. It was supposed to be returned on Nov. 13 but never showed up.

The general manager and other employees have reached out to the suspect multiple times with no answer and no return call. The manager provided the officers with the recorded notices.

Fraud reported on Masonic Boulevard

At 4:11 p.m. on Dec. 9, a case of fraud was reported in the 22000 block of Masonic Boulevard.

The victim, a 47-year-old man, visited the police station and told an officer he was texted from a number stating they detected

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Weapons were reportedly found in his possession. Edwards has been held at the Macomb County Jail since Sept. 25 for violating his probation.

He was arraigned in the 40th District Court on Dec. 5 before Judge Joseph Craigen Oster on charges of making an intentional threat to commit an act of violence toward a school, school employees or students, a 10-year felony; using a computer to commit a crime, a 10-year felony; and a felony weapons charge, punishable by up to two years consecutive to the main charge.

His bond was set at $5 million, and he was referred for a mental health evaluation.

A probable cause hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. on Dec. 16 before Oster in the 40th District Court.

In his statements in the press release, Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido

fraud on his bank account and asked if he knew about it. The victim texted the number back and during the exchange $7,005.89 was transferred out of his bank account.

The victim contacted the bank. They said he was scammed and temporarily credited the funds back pending an investigation.

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At 8:46 p.m. on Dec. 8, a case of fraud was reported in the 22000 block of 13 Mile Road.

The victim, a 48-year-old man, visited the police station and said he was scammed by what he thought was the Macomb County Jail. The victim’s daughter was arrested and the same day, he received a text from a member stating she needed around $1,100 for bail. He was contacted by phone by a different number, and the man stated the amount went down to $765.

The man on the phone stated he needed gift cards to settle the amount over the phone. The victim got two gift cards in the amount of $500 and $265 and transferred them over the phone. He immediately contacted the jail, and they told him he was scammed. He also received an email from the suspect that explained the bond process.

— Alyssa Ochss called the situation disturbing and said he knows what kind of fear it caused in the community. He said there is no ongoing threat.

“I extend my sincere gratitude to the law enforcement agencies whose swift, coordinated, and highly professional efforts brought this situation to light and ensured that no one was harmed,” Lucido said in the release. “The Federal Bureau of InvestigaEdwards tion, Michigan State Police, and St. Clair Shores Police Departments are to be commended.”

Lucido said the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. He also stated updates will be provided as the case moves forward.

At press time, no attorney was listed for Edwards in court records.

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Hawkins said there are currently two detectives from the department working with the task force. No additional personnel was needed, meaning the program operates at no additional cost to the city of Warren.

Since the inception of the task force, Hawkins said they have already seen a number of arrests and have been able to develop cases against other alleged offenders. On Nov. 25, officers with the task force, including Warren police K-9 Argo, assisted the St. Clair County Sheriff ’s Office in locating 177 kilograms of cocaine at the Blue Water Bridge.

According to a St. Clair County press release, the seizure involved officers from the Port Huron Police Department, St. Clair County Sheriff ’s Office, Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection, the Warren Police Department, Ontario Provincial Police and Canada Border Services Agency.

“Thank you to the law enforcement officers involved in this case for their dedication to disrupting the dispersal of narcotics into the community,” St. Clair County Sheriff Mat King said in a statement. “The St. Clair County Sheriff ’s Office prioritizes community safety and multi-jurisdictional task forces allow departments to achieve more by combining skills, resources and knowledge.”

The task force with the Warren Police Department is not the first such program undertaken by the Macomb County Sheriff ’s Office. The Macomb Auto Theft Squad investigates a number of automobile related crimes across the county including carjackings, stolen vehicles, chop shops, odometer fraud, insurance fraud and more. Member departments of the Macomb Auto Theft Squad include the Macomb County Sheriff ’s Office, Center Line Public Safety Department, Clinton Township Police Department, Roseville Police Department and Sterling Heights Police Department. A full-time assistant county prosecutor is assigned to the team as well.

Beyond auto thefts, Wickersham is also working to find the budget to establish a crime suppression unit that would use both county and community-level law enforcement resources.

“Once we can get that approved and get that unit up and running, that crime suppression unit would target the crimes that are going on anywhere here in Macomb County,” Wickersham said. “Whether it’s business (breaking and entering,) armed robberies, home invasions, (the unit would) develop suspects and stakeout areas and try and suppress crime here in Macomb County.”

The drug task force is described by the sheriff as “kind of like a pilot” program with results reviewed every six months or so, but Wickersham is positive about how the program has been working out.

“From what I’m getting from feedback from the personnel, it’s working out great,” Wickersham said. “The police officers that Warren sent are excellent officers and great investigators, jumping right in with our staff. They’re working good cases and things are happening.”

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McInerney said they have also hired a very diversified staff that is in tune with the latest technology and brings a wide range of cultural knowledge and experiences. He said that their current staff ranges in age from 18 to 80-plus.

“I think that has really helped us at adapting to new technology and just really doing things the right way. But I really believe it’s about how you treat your employees and how you treat your customers, and that’s something that my grandfather instilled in all of us in the car business, and I really believe that,” McInerney said.

McInerney and Tapper both emphasized treating people like family and being involved with the community in many ways, including donating to various charities.

Tapper said that they once brought in a strategic business planner who asked them all a question about which comes first, family or business, and all of them answered independently — family. Therefore, they run their business as a family-centered operation.

“It goes with community involvement, aligned with your marketing, aligned with business functions that you put on for your employees. Everything is kind of aligned, and I think that’s what’s really making things work for us, especially with the new business climate and the new world we’re in postCOVID,” Tapper said.

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