Officials warn of growing problem of sextortion targeting youths
After Michelle’s teenage son was rushed to the hospital for suicidal ideations, he made a confession. He said he was texting a girl his age, and the conversation turned sexual. The girl asked for...
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New York Daily News Staff | New York Daily News (TNS) From former presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton to disgraced king of pop Michael Jackson, the inclusion of some of the most famous names on...
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First-degree homicide charge dropped in fatal shooting case
A first-degree homicide charge was pleaded down to manslaughter in Oakland County Circuit Court on Monday by a man who admitted to slaying a Detroiter during a marijuana transaction in Oak Park nearly...
View ArticleDriver killed in fiery, wrong-way crash on I-696 early Monday
A driver traveling the wrong way on I-696 in Farmington Hills was killed in a fiery, head-on crash early Monday morning. The Farmington Hills Police Department said it’s investigating the collision...
View ArticleLeadership changes announced at West Bloomfield Police Department
The West Bloomfield Police Department has a new deputy chief. Dale Young, formerly Lt. Dale Young, was appointed to the position last week by Police Chief Michael Patton. Young steps into the role as...
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Several people displaced by Walled Lake fire; suspected cause of blaze revealed
Approximately 10 people lost their homes — at least temporarily — when fire tore through an apartment building in Walled Lake on Jan. 6, officials said. No injuries were reported in the fire, which...
View ArticlePontiac man pleads to drug charge in West Virginia federal court
A Pontiac man has opted out of trial for a drug charge in West Virginia, entering a plea in federal court on Jan. 8. As reported by the Department of Justice, Larry Williams, 52, admitted to selling...
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Pontiac resident sentenced in plea deal for slaying of one man, shooting another
A Pontiac man who made a deal with prosecutors and pleaded down a first-degree homicide charge was sentenced Tuesday in Oakland County Circuit Court. Troy Dwayne Santos, 31, was ordered to spend 15 to...
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Nessel warns against Detroit Lions playoff ticket scams
Detroit Lions fans shouldn’t let their exuberance over the team’s first home playoff game in over 30 years blind them to being taken advantage of by a ticket scammer. Michigan Attorney General Dana...
View ArticleStolen pickup driver accused of killing couple in wrong-way crash facing 8...
Two counts of second-degree murder are among the eight charges filed against a Romulus man who was reportedly in a stolen pickup truck being pursued by police when he slammed head-on into a Farmington...
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2 county law enforcement partners honored for crisis intervention
A captain with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and a Bloomfield Township police officer were honored with awards Jan. 9 from the Oakland Community Health Network. At its “Law Enforcement...
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Police: Teen crashes into state trooper’s car; 2 hurt
A Michigan State Police trooper and a person he had in custody were injured Wednesday evening when a teenager crashed into the patrol car stopped along I-75 near Clarkston Road in Independence...
View ArticleNessel suing long-time landscape/snow removal company, owners
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is suing a decades-old Oakland County landscaping/snow removal company and its owners, alleging illegal business practices. The class action lawsuit, filed last...
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New sentence handed to convicted killer of Pontiac man
A Michigan inmate who was a teenager when he murdered a Pontiac man, then had his life sentence vacated by the Michigan Supreme Court, was resentenced Thursday morning in Oakland County. Jonathan...
View ArticleTSA sets records in 2023 for firearms seizures nationally
It’s not that you cannot travel with a firearm, it’s that you can’t have it in your carry-on. That’s a mistake that about 6,700 people across the nation made last year and they were stopped at...
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Judge sends case against accused mail thief to circuit court for possible trial
The case against a 25-year-old man accused of stealing a large amount of mail from residential mailboxes in Bloomfield Hills was advanced to Oakland County Circuit Court on Thursday. Tino Lopez Evans...
View ArticleSuspect to stand trial in Ferndale cannabis store crash break-in
A man accused of taking part in a Ferndale cannabis dispensary break-in, where police say an accomplice backed an SUV up and rammed it through the store’s glass doors, is now facing trial in Oakland...
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Charge added, others dropped in ‘sex-for-money’ fatal shooting case
One of two men accused in a fatal shooting at a Royal Oak Township hotel and injuring another — a purported prostitute — has opted out of trial with a plea. Aurelius Williams booking photo At a hearing...
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Auburn Hills murder case heads to circuit court
The case against a Pontiac man charged with open murder for a fatal shooting last month at an Auburn Hills hotel has been bound over to Oakland County Circuit Court for possible trial. Malcolm Draper...
View Article$1.5M bond for man charged in crash with stolen pickup that killed parents of...
The next court date is scheduled and bond is set at $1.5 million for the Romulus man charged with the deaths of a Farmington Hills couple after allegedly crashing into their vehicle with a stolen...
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