New police chief named in Lake Orion, but will department survive?
After 20 years out west, Mark Amundson has come back home and is the new police chief in Lake Orion. The Lake Orion Village Council voted unanimously to approve Amundson as the Lake Orion Police...
View ArticleMissing 6-year-old Michigan boy and father found dead in murder-suicide
A 6-year-old boy who was last seen in Mt. Pleasant on Monday was found dead alongside his father Wednesday morning in an apparent murder-suicide. Rowan Milford Morey was found in a camper on property...
View ArticleDistracted drivers strike Michigan State Police vehicles in 2 unrelated crashes
A pair of Michigan State Police troopers were involved in unrelated crashes Wednesday caused by distracted drivers, the department reported. In one case, that took place in Macomb County, both the...
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Man opts out of trial for child porn charges
A few weeks before his trial was to start in Oakland County, a man accused in a child pornography case has pleaded to charges. Justin Robert Newton, 44, pleaded no contest Thursday morning to 10...
View ArticleFrom cybercrime to terrorism, FBI director says America faces many elevated...
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The country is facing heightened threats from many corners at a time when law enforcement agencies are struggling, FBI Director...
View ArticleGo Fund Me set up for mother of boy killed by father
A fundraising effort has begun for a mother whose missing 6-year-old son was killed by his father northeast of Mt. Pleasant. Rowan Morey had been reported missing Tuesday, sparking a viral social media...
View ArticleAn accident? Experts clash at trial of 3 guards in 2014 death of man at...
By ED WHITE DETROIT (AP) — Two experts gave different opinions Thursday about the death of a man who was pinned to the floor by security guards at a Detroit-area mall in 2014. The Oakland County...
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EPA to start cleanup of deadly Macomb County smoke shop explosion
Work crews will begin cleanup activities next week at the site of a Clinton Township smoke supply shop that was destroyed in a massive explosion that killed one person, federal officials said...
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Woman recounts finding slain mother in her Sterling Heights home
The daughter of a Sterling Heights woman who authorities believe was killed by her new boyfriend described finding her mother’s bloodied body in her living room. Shelby Hales, 29, testified Wednesday...
View ArticlePolice: Motorcyclist dead after reckless driving leads to I-75 crash
A motorcyclist died and another sustained multiple injuries in a Thursday night crash on I-75 in Madison Heights. As reported by Michigan State Police, an on-scene investigation showed both...
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Appeals court says no new trial for Oakland County woman convicted of killing...
The Michigan Court of Appeals has denied a request for a new trial for a Pontiac woman who claims her attorney made substantial errors during her trial for murdering her boyfriend six years ago. In an...
View ArticleMan accused of stealing from grandpa’s account
A Redford Township man is facing a felony charge for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from his grandfather in Oakland County, the Michigan Attorney General’s Office announced Friday. Darius...
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Jurors find 3 mall guards not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a man’s...
PONTIAC (AP) — Three security guards who held a man to the floor at an Oakland County mall in 2014 were acquitted Friday of involuntary manslaughter in his death in a case that was reopened years later...
View ArticleWomen who retaliated against two-timing cop boyfriend reach plea deals
A pair of women who executed a plot to break into the Roseville home and destroy property of their common male lover who cheated on them recently resolved their cases with plea deals. Colleen J....
View ArticleTwo area teenagers accused of plotting to kill girl’s mother for taking away...
A pair of teenagers from Macomb County plotted to kill one of the teen’s mother in retaliation for having her cellphone taken away as punishment for not following house rules, according to police. The...
View ArticlePolice nab group in Macomb County trying to steal $500k worth of high-end...
Police in Warren arrested a group of five young men who were attempting to steal $500,000 worth of high-end automobiles from a car distribution center by crashing the vehicles through a security gate....
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Former cancer doctor who prescribed needless treatments wants out of prison...
A former Oakland County cancer doctor convicted of hurting hundreds of patients by prescribing needless treatments is again trying to get out of prison early — claiming he otherwise can’t get the...
View ArticleCase against Farmington Hills teen accused of murder advanced to higher court
Arraignment in a Detroit courthouse is scheduled for Thursday for a 17-year-old from Farmington Hills accused of fatally shooting a Detroit woman last month. Brandon Butler is charged with first-degree...
View ArticleThief hits Golling dealership in Bloomfield Township
A thief hit the Golling Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership on Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Township last weekend, stealing all four rims and tires from a Grand Cherokee, police said. Officers on patrol...
View ArticleMaryland cases shed light on how culpable parents are when a minor commits a...
There have been multimillion-dollar lawsuits against gun manufacturers and marches that have drawn hundreds of thousands to Washington calling for lawmakers to take action against violence. For change,...
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