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Sterling Heights police are searching for the thieves who stole a safe from a pharmacy and led police on an early-morning chase before the safe fell out of the getaway truck.The incident happened about 4:30 a.m. Sunday when officers were called to Sunshine Pharmacy on the 43000 block of Hayes Road near 19 Mile to respond to a burglar alarm, police said in a news release.

AP Sports ColumnistST. PETERSBURG, Russia >> To go with the golden boot, for the World Cup's top scorer, and the best player's golden ball, tournament organizer FIFA should consider a new award: A golden steering wheel. That prize could be for all the parents and mentors who schlepped in all types of weather to heaven knows how many practices and made all kinds of other sacrifices so soccer-obsessed kids could grow up to become the stars now within touching distance of the sport's most coveted trophy.

NEWTON, Iowa >> Stock car racing team Venturini Motorsports has had a tradition of employing women that stretches back for decades.On June 29, the ARCA outfit made history - starting three female drivers in the same race for the first time in the modern era of the sport.Natalie Decker, Leilani Münter and Toni Breidinger finishing 12th, 18th and 20th respectively at Chicagoland Speedway.

A 28-year-old Harrison Township man must appear in Macomb County Circuit Court for one of two alleged road-rage incidents about a month apart in the county.Joshua Books was bound over Monday by Judge Lucido of 41B District Court in Clinton Township on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and reckless driving following a second day of a preliminary examination.

Things are looking up at Mike's on the Water.A food truck was lifted to the second-story outdoor deck at the St. Clair Shores waterfront eatery on Monday, capping off what some said -- including owner Michael LeFevre himself -- was a wacky but interesting marketing move."My heart's pounding about a mile a minute," LeFevre said as the food truck was lifted into place.

There is probably a federal anti-discrimination law being broken on Wednesday evening.How else can all the head coaches at a prep passing competition be graduates of Clintondale High School?It sounds like a class action lawsuit in the making. What's Geoffrey Fieger's phone number?Convening at Cousino that evening will be the host Patriots, Center Line, Clintondale and Eisenhower.

The pedestal got kicked away some time back.Must've been vandals. Or parents.What year was that anyway? When authority figures came plummeting back to earth.Teachers used to be uniformly respected. Judges were revered. Police officers were looked up to, and coaches were at nearly that same altitude.

Violent protests and looting hit Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince, after the government attempted to raise fuel prices. The government backed down on that decision Saturday.Barnett said in an interview with WXYZ-TV that the group is not concerned for their safety.

Eleven medical conditions have been added to the list of ailments that can legally be treated with medical marijuana.Effective immediately, the following were approved July 9 by the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs: • Arthritis• Autism• Chronic Pain• Colitis• Inflammatory Bowel Disease• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

A former L'Anse Creuse High School student twice told students not to attend school March 14, once saying he would shoot up the school, according to a fellow classmate.Frank Dalecke, who graduated from L'Anse Creuse High School Central in Harrison Township last month, testified Monday in 41B District Court in Clinton Township the alleged statements made earlier this year by Andrew Ison of Harrison Township put him in fear for himself and the school.