Southfield police: Missing man found
UPDATE: The Southfield Police Department said a Southfield man reported missing early Wednesday has been safely returned to his home Wednesday afternoon. Shannon Police, 45, was last seen on Wednesday...
View ArticleThe nation’s 911 system is on the brink of its own emergency
Stephanie Armour | (TNS) KFF Health News Just after lunchtime on June 18, Massachusetts’ leaders discovered that the statewide 911 system was down. A scramble to handle the crisis was on. Police texted...
View ArticleJudge exceeds guidelines in sentencing Lake Orion man for ‘horrific’ attack...
A Lake Orion man was sentenced this week to at least 26 years in prison for what prosecutors called a “horrific” attack on his ex-girlfriend. Adam Richard Williams, 35, received a sentence of 26 to 50...
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Remembering Officer Mohamed Said: Being a police officer was dream of his...
Clearly with a heavy heart, Melvindale Police Chief Robert Kennaley spoke to the media Monday about a young high school kid who asked for his advice on how to become a police officer when he was in...
View ArticleBar altercation in Southfield leads to man being shot in chest
A Taylor man is facing three felony charges after a verbal altercation between him and another man at a bar allegedly led to a shooting. William Gonzalez Nunez Jr., 38, was arraigned in 46th District...
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Southfield man charged in fatal shooting of Melvindale police officer
A man who hid from police during a massive manhunt and was ultimately tracked down and arrested has been charged in the shooting death of a Melvindale police officer, as well as a separate armed...
View ArticleA teen was charged in a fatal crash. His parents were sentenced in the case.
By Kyle Melnick The Washington Post Sean Smith leaned into a microphone in a New York courtroom on Monday and apologized. He was standing next to his teenage son, who was accused of driving 101 mph...
View ArticleFarmington Hills man charged in fatal motorcycle crash
A Farmington Hills man was arraigned on a misdemeanor charge in the May 1 traffic death of a 66-year-old Orion Township man. Adnan Ali Eltobji, 54, is charged with a moving violation causing death. He...
View ArticleAttorney criticizes Attorney General’s Clinton Township racketeering case
An attorney for one of six defendants charged with racketeering for alleged false medical billing in Macomb County said the case should be thrown out because the state Attorney General’s Office has...
View ArticleDetroit man drowns in Oakland County lake; fourth drowning in three weeks
Authorities are investigating after a 21-year-old Detroit man drowned while swimming Saturday evening in Kensington Lake, marking the fourth drowning in three weeks in an Oakland County lake. The...
View ArticleWrong-way driver, three others killed in early-morning crash on I-75 in Royal...
Michigan State Police are investigating after a wrong-way driver caused a fiery early-morning fatal crash that killed four people Sunday on southbound Interstate 75 in Royal Oak. State police said the...
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Jury returns with verdict in hotel shooting case
An Oakland County jury recently returned with a guilty verdict for a Pontiac man who had been accused of killing an Auburn HIlls man at a hotel late last year. At the conclusion of a trial held before...
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Case advances against Pontiac teen charged with drive-by fatal shooting of child
The case against one of two men accused in a drive-by shooting that left a young Pontiac girl dead recently advanced to Oakland County Circuit Court for possible trial. JaJuan McDonald, 19, is charged...
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Lengthy prison sentence handed to Pontiac murderer
A Pontiac man will spend decades behind bars — and perhaps the rest of his life — for murdering a 20-year-old whose body was recovered from a Pontiac lake six years ago. At a hearing Monday in Oakland...
View ArticleMan shot multiple times in Farmington Hills; suspect arrested
A man is in police custody following a non-fatal shooting Saturday morning at The Retreat at Farmington Hills apartment complex. According to Farmington Hills police, the victim suffered multiple...
View ArticlePolice: Woman found slumped over in car with flat tires outside 7-Eleven
A 47-year-old West Bloomfield woman reportedly awakened by officers after she was spotted slumped over in a vehicle outside a Troy store recently had a blood-alcohol concentration of more than twice...
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Man accused of stuffing duffel with Kohl’s merch in Troy
A 42-year-old Detroit man is facing two felony charges for allegedly stealing multiple items from a Kohl’s store on John R Road in Troy and for alleged possession of heroin. According to the Troy...
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Detroiter arraigned for Farmington Hills shooting
A 28-year-old Detroit man was arraigned Tuesday on multiple crimes in connection with the shooting of his ex-girlfriend’s current boyfriend at her Farmington Hills apartment. Sean McCombs is charged...
View ArticleDetroit woman who pleaded guilty in death of son found in freezer sentenced...
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit woman who pleaded guilty to killing her blind 3-year-old son, whose decomposing body was found in a basement freezer, has been sentenced to 35 to 60 years in prison. A Wayne...
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Trial date set for felon accused of fatally stabbing ex-girlfriend’s uncle
Trial is scheduled for a Pontiac felon accused of killing his then-girlfriend’s uncle and trying to kill her, who then fled to Texas where he was arrested and returned to Michigan. Jury selection is...
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