Royal Oak police: Berkley driver with gun tries to walk away from police;...
Berkley driver with gun tries to walk away from police A Berkley man was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and tried to walk away from the traffic stop with a handgun in a bag. Police...
View ArticleWayne County Sheriff’s deputy charged with ethnic intimidation in off-duty...
A Wayne County Sheriff’s deputy has been charged with ethnic intimidation and assault for allegedly yelling racial slurs and throwing a pillow at a victim in a Roseville store, according to the Macomb...
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New trial date set for former Farmington High coach accused of sex crimes...
Trial is rescheduled in Wayne County for a former Farmington High School basketball coach accused of sex crimes against two teen boys. The new trial date for Jerremy Thompkins, 43, is May 7—...
View ArticlePolice: Female shoplifters steal merchandise valued at several hundred dollars
Several hundreds of dollars in merchandise was reported stolen from two Bloomfield Township stores in separate incidents recently. The cases are reportedly under investigation, and no arrests have been...
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Detroiter sentenced for killing man, shooting purported prostitute at Oakland...
As expected, a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole was handed down Monday morning in Oakland County Circuit Court for a Detroit man who murdered another at a Royal Oak Township...
View ArticleParents of Oxford school shooting victims say more investigation is needed
By ED WHITE (Associated Press) PONTIAC (AP) — The parents of four students killed at an Oakland County school called on Monday for a state investigation of all aspects of the 2021 mass shooting, saying...
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Two men charged with breaking into cars with woman who fled and was struck on...
Two men who were reportedly breaking into cars with a woman who then fled police, was hit by a car and died last week have been arraigned on multiple charges. Court records show Danarius Young, 28, and...
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Statewide tornado drill comes on anniversary of 1976 F4 tornado in Oakland...
Wednesday, March 20, is the 48th anniversary of the deadliest tornado to hit Oakland County. It’s also the date tornado sirens will be tested statewide between 1 and 1:30 p.m. The F4 tornado struck on...
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Lake Orion’s police chief steps down for undisclosed reasons
Lake Orion’s police chief stepped down last week, resuming his role as lieutenant for the department. The position change for Todd Stanfield was approved by the Lake Orion Village Council on March 11,...
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Verdict in for man accused of killing coworker outside his home
A Pontiac man has been convicted of killing his coworker in 2022. Trial for Nathanial Ebarra started last week in Oakland County Circuit Court, and on March 19 the jury returned with a guilty verdict...
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Florida woman killed on M-59 ID’d; had reportedly been fleeing cops when...
As an investigation into the incident continues, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the Florida woman struck by a car and killed on M-59 while she was reportedly running from...
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Florida men accused of criminal enterprise in stealing rent money in multiple...
Two Florida residents are being accused of operating a criminal enterprise in several Michigan counties, including Oakland, Midland, Bay and Saginaw. Midland County Prosecutor J. Dee Brooks and...
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RNC sues Benson over Michigan’s voter rolls
Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties are among dozens in the state with more registered voters than citizens of voting age, according to a federal lawsuit recently filed against Secretary of State...
View ArticleI-75 road rage shooting case advances to circuit court
A Mount Morris man accused of firing a gun at a woman as she drove along I-75 in Groveland Township will face a judge in Oakland County Circuit Court for possible trial. At a hearing this week in 52-2...
View ArticleCops: Vomiting woman told not to drive, she does anyway and ends up arrested...
A 27-year-old Detroit woman reportedly warned by Troy police not to drive after she was seen vomiting out of her vehicle’s window recently was subsequently arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after...
View ArticlePolice say drunk driver caused 3-hour power outage when he crashed into...
A Bad Axe man who reportedly caused a three-hour power outage in Troy last week when he crashed his car into at least one electrical pole — and possibly several others — was more than three times over...
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Pro-Trump attorney returns to Oakland County to turn herself in on...
By COREY WILLIAMS and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press PONTIAC (AP) — An attorney who unsuccessfully sued to overturn former President Donald Trump’s 2020 loss in Michigan was ordered held on $10,000...
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Southfield woman accused of killing friend’s toddler
A Southfield woman is facing charges of felony murder and first-degree child abuse in connection with the death of her friend’s 3-year-old daughter. Iesha Harris, 30, is accused of fatally assaulting...
View ArticleGunfire at a short-term rental in Waterford under investigation
Waterford Township police are investigating a late-night eruption of gunfire at a home being used as a short-term rental. No one was hurt, said Adam Wright, who owns the house at 3144 Watkins Lake...
View ArticleThefts at LA Fitness reported; victims working out when keys, other property...
Three thefts a couple days apart at LA Fitness on Maple Road in Troy were recently reported to police. Two of the incidents reportedly happened on March 11, according to the Troy Police Department —...
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