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DECEMBER 10, 2025 • Vol. 44, No. 25
Teen charged as adult following Roseville carjacking
Santa Claus steps out of an Eastpointe fire truck during the city’s Christmas tree lighting ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 3. Photo by Brian Wells
BY BRIAN WELLS bwells@candgnews.com
ROSEVILLE — A 16-year-old is charged as an adult with carjacking and other offenses for an incident that occurred in Roseville. At approximately 1:30 p.m. Nov. 24, Jeremiah Collins allegedly stole a woman’s 2016 Jeep Patriot in the parking lot of a Roseville Applebee’s, according to a press release from the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office. A press release from the Roseville Police Department states that an investigation revealed that three subjects approached two women, and at least one of the subjects brandished an edged weapon and demanded the keys from one of the women, 67. Officers spotted the Jeep Patriot on northbound Gratiot Avenue, but the driver fled when they attempted to stop it. Officers pursued it until it crashed near Sam’s Club. “The vehicle fled for a short distance and
Eastpointe lights up for Christmas BY BRIAN WELLS
bwells@candgnews.com
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crowd gathered outside Eastpointe City Hall Dec. 3, singing Christmas carols, braving snow and cold temperatures, and waiting for Santa Claus.
In the plaza outside, Mayor Michael Klinefelt and Community Engagement Manager Juanita Waltower led residents in songs, while inside, local organizations and city officials handed out goodies. After being dropped off in an Eastpointe Fire Department truck, Santa
flipped a switch, turning on the lights of the city’s Christmas tree. In addition to the tree lighting, local businesses along Gratiot Avenue covered their buildings in Christmas lights and turned them on when the tree was lit as part of the Light Up the Night initiative.
See LIGHTING on page 11A
See CARJACKING on page 10A
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