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The price of poor choices: Family shattered, teen sentenced to prison
A prison sentence of 43 months to 15 years may be justice served for a teenager who killed a child, came close to killing her little sister and injured several others in a traffic accident last year...
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Rochester Hills slaying suspect charged with murder; extradition sought from...
A suspect in the slaying of a Rochester Hills man in his home has been charged with murder and is in the process of being extradited from Louisiana, according to a tweet from the Oakland County...
View ArticleMan struck by train, killed in Royal Oak; name released
A 44-year-old Pontiac man was killed Saturday morning when he was hit by an Amtrak train near Sixth and Center streets in Royal Oak, officials said. Police identified him as Andrew Lester. Related...
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Detroiter arraigned for double homicide in Pontiac
A Detroiter accused of fatally shooting two men over a dice game in Pontiac was arraigned Saturday for murder and other crimes. Davonte Demetr Franklin, 32, is held without bond in the Oakland County...
View ArticleWoman missing, could be suicidal and armed
Southfield police are seeking the public’s help with their search for a woman believed to be suicidal and possibly armed. Glanni Smith, 27, recently made suicidal statements and could be carrying a...
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Preliminary exam set for couple accused of beating 6-year-old to death
The mother of a slain little boy and her boyfriend — both accused of killing the child — will have a preliminary exam next month for a judge to decide if the case will move forward. Elaina Jennings,...
View ArticleRochester Hills judge issues gag order in case against doctor accused of...
A Rochester Hills district court judge has imposed a gag order on prosecutors and defense attorneys from discussing charges against a local doctor accused of recording children and adults while nude or...
View ArticleSecond suspect caught in Rochester Hills slaying; victim likely followed...
Police on Monday arrested the second man suspected of killing a 72-year-old man in his Rochester Hills basement Friday, according to Oakland County Sheriff’s officials. After a first suspect was...
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More felony charges filed for Farmington Hills barricaded gunman case
More criminal charges have been filed against a Farmington Hills man accused of barricading himself and shooting at police last month. With the addition of six felony charges, Dejuan Patrick Evans, 32,...
View ArticleWaterford man reported missing; could be at-risk due to health issues
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding a missing Waterford Township man who may be at risk of personal injury due to health issues. Leo Christopher Johnson, 59, was...
View ArticleMissing woman found safe
A woman who reportedly made suicidal statements and then went missing from Southfield — possibly with a firearm — has been found safe, police said. Lt. Shane Russell of the Southfield Police Department...
View ArticleWorkplace shooting reported in Farmington Hills
Farmington Hills police are investigating a workplace shooting that reportedly left one person critically injured. The shooting happened shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday in the parking lot of Specialty...
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Man calls 911 to report he’s stabbed in neck; cops arrest him for allegedly...
A 27-year-old Royal Oak man who called 911 to report he’d been stabbed by his girlfriend is facing several criminal charges for allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home in Madison Heights and...
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Plea entered for traffic crash that killed Commerce Township motorcyclist
A Commerce Township man charged for a traffic crash that killed a motorcyclist has pleaded no contest to the crime. On Oct. 16, Khim Lal Ghimire, 59, pleaded to a misdemeanor charge of moving violation...
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Teen killer of GM executive and wife paroled from prison
A man convicted of kidnapping, robbing and murdering a General Motors executive and his wife when he was a teenager was recently paroled after serving 34 years in prison. Joseph Passeno, now 52, was 17...
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It’s a 2 year-plus sentence — but no added prison time for Commerce man...
A Commerce Township man who made a deal with prosecutors on a child pornography case — resulting in dismissal of 10 felony charges — will serve no extra time for the three charges he pleaded no contest...
View ArticleJudge chastises Oxford shooter’s appeals attorneys for trying to ‘circumvent’...
An Oakland County judge on Thursday chastised defense attorneys for the Oxford High School shooter who killed four students in 2021 for allegedly trying to circumvent court rules and extend the amount...
View ArticleLauren Boebert’s son pleads guilty to attempted identity theft in Colorado
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s son, Tyler Jay Boebert, pleaded guilty to attempted identity theft in Garfield County Court in Colorado last week and was sentenced to community service and a deferred...
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Oakland County man arrested in shooting death of Harrison businessman
An Oakland County man is being held in connection with the homicide of a businessman who was found shot to death at his Harrison Township place of employment, according to the Macomb County Sheriff’s...
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Murder after spitting in sink lands Pontiac man in prison for decades
A Pontiac man was sentenced Thursday for a slaying that happened after someone had spit in a sink. At the hearing in Oakland County Circuit Court, Judge Jeffery Matis sent Sadarie Deshawn Donalson to...
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