Sergeant Steven Splan was found unresponsive in the station shortly before midnight on Sunday. The 46-year-old officer reportedly suffered a heart attack.
Trooper Caleb Starr died after having been hospitalized for about three weeks following a collision with a suspected drunk driver.
An officer with the Detroit Police Department who was wounded by an assailant armed with several edged weapons opened fire on the attacker, fatally shooting him.
An Eaton County deputy located Sean Ernest Ruis' vehicle at about 7:13 a.m. in a neighborhood several miles away on Jerryson Drive in Delta Township, MSP Lt. Brian Oleksyk told the Lansing State Journal. When the deputy made a traffic stop, Ruis got out of his vehicle and approached the deputy with a knife, Oleksyk said.
Officer Cameron Maciejewski of the Sterling Heights (MI) Police Department saved the life of a choking three-week-old baby girl late last week.
Officers with the Detroit Police Department are mentoring young people at six local area high schools in an effort to create better relationships, and to help teens navigate their pathway toward adulthood.
The driver of the sheriff’s vehicle – an animal control officer for the county – sustained serious injuries and was taken by ambulance the hospital, where she was listed in critical condition.
An officer with the Detroit Police Department who was shot in the line of duty in 2017 has reportedly died of his injuries.
A state senator in Michigan has introduced a bill to "strengthen community-police relations and reduce excessive use of force by police officers."
Kobe Falls, of Monroe, and Kordney McDonald, of Ypsilanti, are both facing multiple charges in the case. They were arraigned Tuesday via video conference in Michigan's 1st District Court.