Gavin Kassab, passenger in fatal Walled Lake hit-and-run, pleads no contest
A 20-year-old Commerce Township man has pleaded no contest for his involvement in a hit-and-run crash that killed a 13-year-old girl in Walled Lake last year, according to a media report. Police said...
View ArticleDispute over guacamole leads to shooting at Oakland County Chipotle
A Southfield restaurant customer is accused of shooting an employee after complaining that he didn’t get enough guacamole with his order. Aaron Michael Brown, 32, of Detroit, remained in custody Monday...
View ArticleDirt bike driver killed by alleged drunk driver in northern Macomb County
A Lapeer County man is jailed and awaiting criminal charges after he allegedly tried to pass another car and crashed into a dirt bike driver in northern Macomb County, according to police. Michigan...
View ArticleParents of Oxford school shooter get maximum sentence
PONTIAC (AP) — The parents of a Michigan school shooter were each sentenced to at least 10 years in prison Tuesday for failing to take steps that could have prevented the killing of four students in...
View ArticleOne injured in Pontiac shooting
One person was shot in Pontiac on Sunday. The shooting happened at North Hill Farms 28 Cherry Hill Drive in Pontiac on Sunday, April 7, said Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy Tyler Sweers in an email to...
View ArticleNew security system doing its job in Pontiac schools
A security system in place for just over a year in Pontiac schools has done its job and will become a permanent fixture in keeping staff and students safe. ZeroEyes software was installed in January...
View ArticlePolice: Caretaker embezzled $160,000 from Oakland County senior citizen
An 85-year-old Bloomfield Township woman was bilked out of $160,000 by a Pontiac woman who was her caretaker, police say. Marivelis Serrano, 48, of Pontiac, was arraigned at the 48th District Court on...
View ArticleMan arrested at Wixom Meijer accused of shoplifting $18,000 worth of trading...
Investigators in Wixom announced the arrest of a Farmington Hills man described as a serial shoplifter. Police allege the man was focused on stealing trading cards, and, already under surveillance, he...
View ArticleParolee accused of raping, torturing child gets new trial date
Two and a half years have passed since the reported kidnapping, rape and torture of a 9-year-old girl in Farmington Hills — allegedly by an Oak Park man who’d been released from prison months earlier...
View ArticleMan shot dead in Pontiac; 2 others hit by gunfire
A man was shot dead and two others injured by gunfire early Wednesday in Pontac, and the shooter or shooters are still at-large. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, the shooting happened...
View ArticleNew York appeals court rejects Donald Trump’s third request to delay Monday’s...
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is now 0 for 3 in last-minute attempts to get a New York appeals court to delay his looming hush money criminal...
View ArticleTeen accused in fatal driveby of Pontiac child scheduled for preliminary exam
Will the case against the co-defendant in a driveby shooting that left a little girl dead in Pontiac be advanced to circuit court for trial? That’s what 50th District Judge Cynthia Walker will decide...
View ArticleTrump is about to go on trial in New York. Here’s what to expect
By Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is expected to be pulled from the campaign trail for at least two months starting next...
View ArticleFire breaks out at former chapel on site under renovation for Oxford school...
Fire broke out Tuesday night at the former Dominican Sisters Motherhouse in Oxford, causing significant damage to the chapel, officials said. Firefighters managed to contain the fire to the chapel, but...
View ArticleManhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg says Trump’s hush money criminal...
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When he was elected two years ago as Manhattan’s first Black district attorney, Alvin Bragg spoke candidly about his unease with the job’s political...
View ArticleDetails emerge about early-morning crash on I-75 that killed 26-year-old...
A Macomb County resident was killed in an early-morning crash on Interstate 75 near Eight Mile Road, one of a series of incidents on area freeways, according to Michigan State Police. Investigators...
View ArticleSheriff’s office says 2 recent shootings in Pontiac aren’t related; name of...
Two recent shooting incidents at the North Hill Farms apartment complex in Pontiac are not related, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office as it continues to investigate both and identify the...
View ArticleWoman accused of stealing church worker’s purse after getting financial help
A Royal Oak woman who was reportedly receiving financial help from a Troy church is facing criminal charges for allegedly stealing a purse at the church and then shoving its owner to the ground when...
View ArticleClinton Twp. man to remain in custody in largest fentanyl bust in state history
A Clinton Township man who is accused of illegally possessing the largest amount of fentanyl ever in Michigan has been denied release pending his trial. Barry Willis, 55, who owns a Detroit gas station...
View ArticleTownship wraps up its part of Macomb County vape supply blast probe
Clinton Township police and fire officials have completed their investigation into the deadly blast that destroyed a vape supply shop and warehouse five weeks ago. The March 4 massive blasts and...
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