He said a recent traffic stop exposed practices he believes put residents at risk and contradict the city’s values.

Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor is calling for changes in how city police work with federal immigration authorities and handle traffic stops involving undocumented immigrants.

"That's not going to happen," Sterling Heights Police Capt. Mario Bastianelli said about Mayor Michael Taylor's call to stop ...

Federal law enforcement officers say they have arrested several illegal immigrants following traffic stops in Macomb County’s two largest cities this month. According to the U.S. Border Patrol ...

The program gives city officials the ability to send a drone to the location of an emergency, and it will give first responders "eyes in the sky." ...

A man wanted in a homicide case outside of Michigan was arrested after trying to flee from police in Sterling Heights.

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – Sterling Heights police Lt. Aaron Susalla detailed the fatal shooting of a man during a welfare check. On Dec. 3, 2025, at about 3:30 p.m., Sterling Heights police responded ...

Sterling Heights approves a Drone as First Responder program for emergency scenarios, to become operational by Spring 2026.

Several passersby and five Sterling Heights police officers are being hailed as heroes after they were able to rescue a woman from a burning vehicle following a crash. The heroics took place about ...

The Macomb County Sheriff's Office said there is no evidence to support criminal charges against a Sterling Heights police officer who fatally shot a man who pointed a handgun at officers during a ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...