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Deputy Remembered As 'Embodiment Of A Hero'
Oakland County Deputy Eric Overall was laid to rest Tuesday after a funeral attended by thousands.

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Oakland County Deputy Eric Overall was laid to rest Tuesday after a funeral attended by thousands.

Veteran St. Clair Shores Police Officer Anthony Pietrzak was recently promoted to the position.
Ken Daniels lost his son Jamie last year to addiction. He will talk about his experience Wednesday at Novi High.
Companies across the region are searching for engineers in a variety of fields.
Macomb County Clerk Karen Spanger is facing multiple legal issues this week.
A recently retired Wayne County man won the Michigan Lottery’s Poker Lotto game.
The department will lose a combined 50 years of experience with the retirement of two of its best officers.
Oakland County Sheriff's deputy Eric Overall was killed early Thanksgiving morning while trying to stop a suspect involved in a chase.
The additional collection will depend on the weather, according to Royal Oak officials.
Dearborn native George Darany was elected to the post earlier this month.
The community meeting will be held Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, at 7 p.m. at the Clawson Middle School Media Center.
A man described as a white male in his 20s robbed a GNC store on Grand River Avenue.
The Macomb County Sheriff's Office will do a week-long sweep to arrest parents with outstanding warrants for child support non-payment.
The restaurant recently opened in Rochester at 134 W. University.
The nearly 200-year old house will be decorated in traditional style, while a running model train display will add a modern atmosphere.
A new restaurant at the Mall at Partridge Creek, which will open soon, has fought and lost the right to use the Muer name in court.
Funds would be used to refurbish the old Plymouth High School and build a performing arts center.
Nobody won the jackpot, but several players did match five numbers and won $1 million.
The Macomb Township man was arraigned Saturday in Rochester Hills District Court.
The Macomb Township man was arraigned Saturday in Rochester Hills District Court