DNR: Hunter who reported coyote harvest downstate actually killed gray wolf
DNR continues to investigate the presence of the animal, found far beyond the state’s known wolf population in the Upper Peninsula Though a Michigan hunter reported that he harvested a large animal in...
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Judge denies request to drop charges against teen passenger in hit-and-run...
An Oakland County judge has denied an attorney’s motion to quash charges of manslaughter and reckless driving causing death for a teen charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash in Walled Lake that...
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Prosecutors ask for at least 10 years in prison for parents of Oxford school...
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC (AP) — Prosecutors in Michigan are recommending at least 10 years in prison next week for two parents who are the first in the U.S. to be held criminally...
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Man accused of shooting friend in butt while intoxicated pleads to charges
A Rose Township man has admitted to shooting his friend — believed to be an accident — while the friend was urinating outdoors. At a hearing April 4 before Oakland County Circuit Judge Phyllis...
View ArticleCops: Drunk driver clocked at 100 mph-plus in Troy
A Detroit woman was driving drunk at more than 100 mph in Troy recently, police said, leading to her arrest. The 38-year-old driver was pulled over shortly before 2 p.m. on March 28 at I-75 and Big...
View ArticleNighttime gunshots may harm health and sleep of millions, Mass General study...
Nighttime gunshots and the sirens wailing right after may be a larger factor in the health and well-being of millions of people than previously considered, Mass General Brigham researchers report. The...
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Human trafficking not part of prostitution arrests made in Rochester, police say
Three people were ticketed for prostitution activities by Rochester police on Tuesday after a raid at a massage business. Chief George Rouhib said police launched an investigation after receiving...
View ArticleHouse fire in Pontiac under investigation
Fire severely damaged a Pontiac house at 338 N Perry St. Wednesday afternoon. “Nobody was injured or killed,” said Waterford Regional Fire Chief Matthew Nye. He said the cause of the fire remains under...
View ArticlePolice say 5-year-old Michigan boy killed when he and 6-year-old find gun at...
WHITE CLOUD, Mich. (AP) — A 5-year-old boy was killed when he and a 6-year-old boy found a gun at their grandparents’ home in western Michigan, police said Wednesday. The shooting occurred Monday in...
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Southfield man pleads to second-degree murder in St. Clair Shores I-94 slaying
A 22-year-old Southfield man has pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and felony firearm possession for fatally shooting a 17-year-girl in his car on the shoulder of Interstate 94 in St. Clair...
View ArticleSouthfield police ask for help finding missing infant
Southfield Police issued an alert after an infant, Tru Jones, was reported as missing, according to department spokesman Lt. Shane V. Russell. Her father, Jaden Cathey, had the baby for a visit on Jan....
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Metro Detroit mother acquitted of murder charge in twin son’s death
An Ecorse mother charged with second-degree murder and child abuse in a case that stunned police and the Downriver area will not serve time in prison. Lisa Reed, 33, was found not guilty after a...
View ArticlePolice say girl made threat against Oakland County school
A 15-year-old Pontiac girl is in custody after she allegedly threatened to shoot up Clarkston Junior High School. She was named in an Oakland County Juvenile Court petition with domestic terrorism,...
View ArticleOakland County man found guilty of embezzling from state
A former State of Michigan employee has been convicted of embezzling, according to the attorney general’s office. Rufus Chappell, 64, of Farmington Hills was found guilty of one count of embezzlement...
View ArticleWoman extradited from Italy is convicted in Michigan in husband’s 2002 death
CHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — A woman extradited from Italy for the 2002 fatal bludgeoning of her husband in Michigan was convicted of second-degree murder. A jury in Eaton County needed only two hours...
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Former area mayor sentenced in corruption case targeting campaign funds
After misusing his campaign funds involving more than $15,000, a former Romulus mayor has been sentenced. LeRoy Burcroff, 59, was sentenced Thursday to three years of probation with four months home...
View ArticleRoyal Oak police: Accused shoplifter at Holiday Market caught – again;...
Accused shoplifter at Holiday Market caught – again A Southfield man was caught stealing items at Holiday Market a just week after he had been convicted of two prior shoplifting charges there. Police...
View ArticlePolice: Woman obsessed with man at gym, tracks, attacks his girlfriend with...
A Rochester woman faces multiple felonies after police say she became infatuated with a man at a gym she visits and put tracking devices on his and his Hazel Park girlfriend’s cars before attacking...
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Man who posed as construction worker gets 7 years in area home invasions
One of two men accused of breaking into homes posing as construction workers was sentenced Wednesday to serve over seven years in prison after admitting guilt. James Thomas Long Jr., 30, of Detroit,...
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How much time behind bars for Ethan Crumbley’s parents?
In an Oakland County courtroom Tuesday, the parents of school shooter Ethan Crumbley will learn how long they’ll remain behind bars for the manslaughter charges they were convicted of in connection...
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