Fearing the worst, schools deploy armed police to thwart gun violence
By Christine Spolar | KFF Health News PITTSBURGH — A false alarm that a gunman was roaming one Catholic high school and then another in March 2023 touched off frightening evacuations and a robust...
View ArticleMSP Motor Carrier Officer taken off life support following I-75 crash
Michigan State Police Motor Carrier officer Daniel Kerstetter with the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division was removed from life support pending the completion of his family’s decision to donate...
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Sheriff: SWAT team stops barricaded gunman who shot at police in Farmington...
A 32-year-old man who reportedly holed up in a Farmington Hills home Sunday and fired multiple shots toward responding law enforcement — hitting houses and cars — was ultimately stopped by an Oakland...
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Competency ‘restored’ for man accused of killing his little boy in Farmington...
A Farmington Hills man accused of killing his little boy in a motel room has regained competency and is scheduled for trial in Oakland County Circuit Court. Isaias Porras, 34, had earlier been...
View ArticleOak Park man arrested in deadly shooting at Eastern Market
An Oak Park man was arrested in connection with a shooting at Detroit’s Eastern Market that killed two people. The shooting on Sunday, Sept.15, followed a fight during a tailgate after the Detroit...
View ArticleTrial to resume for slaying of sibling at Sterling Heights family business
The trial of a Farmington Hills man charged with murder in the shooting of his sister in the parking lot of their family-owned Sterling Heights business is set to continue Tuesday in Macomb County...
View ArticleTrial underway for slaying of Waterford Township man
Trial is underway in Oakland County for a Pontiac man accused of shooting to death a Waterford Township man last year. A jury was seated late afternoon Monday in the case against Christian Harris, 18,...
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Charges filed against man accused of shooting at cops in Farmington Hills...
A Farmington Hills man is facing 13 criminal charges for an alleged barricaded gunman incident Sunday where he’s accused of firing a high-powered assault rifle at police. Farmington Hills Police Chief...
View ArticleVictim in Eastern Market shooting identified, was trying to stop fight,...
Rayshawn Bryant tried to stop a fight during a tailgate party at Eastern Market Sunday and was fatally shot by a single bullet that also killed another man, the city’s police chief said Tuesday. “From...
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Student arrested for having loaded handgun at Oakland County high school
A 15-year-old student was arrested Monday and is facing charges for having a loaded handgun at his school in Southfield, according to the city’s chief of police, Elvin Barren. Barren said the teen —...
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Parent-coach skirmish during area high school football game leads to coach...
Warren police and Lake Shore Public Schools officials on Monday said they are investigating an incident between a parent and a coach at last week’s varsity football game at Warren Woods Tower High...
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Daring Macomb County deputy climbs through window of moving truck window to...
A fast-thinking Macomb County sheriff’s deputy is being credited with saving the life of a motorist who appeared to be in a daze after undergoing a medical episode while driving. A videotape of the...
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Michigan coin and jewelry shop owner jailed on felony charges, alleged to...
A Mt. Pleasant coin and jewelry trader is in the Isabella County Jail, accused of taking money from customers meant for the purchase of precious metals and gambling away more than $5 million. Matthew...
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Macomb County jury mulls fate of brother who shot sister in Sterling Heights
An assistant Macomb County prosecutor asked a jury Tuesday to convict a 51-year-old man of murder for killing his sister during a shoot-out in the parking lot of the Sterling Heights business because...
View ArticleWhat will become of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ musical legacy? Experts weigh in...
By MARIA SHERMAN The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in hip-hop, but his indictment Tuesday on sex trafficking and...
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Case advances against West Bloomfield woman accused of robbing stores at...
A West Bloomfield woman accused of armed robbery at stores in Oakland County recently waived her right to a preliminary exam in district court, so the case has advanced to Oakland County Circuit Court...
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More sex crime charges for Waterford man accused of abusing young boys
More sex crime charges have been filed against a Waterford man accused of abusing young boys. The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office issued the additional charges on Sept. 17 against Logan Joseph...
View ArticleMan stabbed to death in Pontiac; neighbor arrested
A 41-year-old Pontiac man was stabbed to death Wednesday, officials said, and his 50-year-old neighbor is the alleged killer. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, the stabbing happened...
View ArticleProsecutor will not charge Oak Park man involved in Eastern Market shooting
No charges will be filed against the Oak Park man who police said shot and killed two men at Eastern Market following a Detroit Lions game Sunday after the Wayne County prosecutor determined the shot...
View ArticleClinton Twp. man who committed unemployment fraud forfeits cash, jewelry
A 23-year-old Clinton Township man was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to forfeit over $750,000 in cash and various pieces of expensive jewelry for engaging in an 11-person unemployment...
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