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Oakland County man held on $500K cash bond after sheriff’s emergency appeal

Sheriff Michael Bouchard said he feared the suspect would kill his ex-girlfriend if he were to be released on bond.
The Oakland Press

‘Absurd and unacceptable’: Sheriff calls out magistrate for setting man free after he allegedly shot at woman, toddler

Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard is calling out a 50th District Court magistrate for two recent bond decisions allowing defendants accused of felony charges to stay out of jail. In one case, a ...
Columbus Dispatch

Mike Bouchard, not the sheriff but his paratrooper son, runs for Congress

Mike Bouchard — not the longtime Oakland County sheriff but his son — is running for an open U.S. House seat in Michigan. An Army National Guard captain and graduate of Michigan State University, ...
The Oakland Press

Dozens of alleged criminals nabbed in 3-day sweep by sheriff’s office, U.S. marshals

A 3-day effort between the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshal’s Office in Detroit resulted in the arrests of 36 alleged violent criminals last week — more than one-third of the ...