Busted on the Blue Water Bridge: 370 pounds of cocaine confiscated
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force seized a record 370 pounds of cocaine on Tuesday. Just after 9 p.m., a traffic stop was conducted on a semi-tractor trailer on Pine Grove Avenue...
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Insanity defense planned for woman accused of child abuse, contributing to...
A claim of insanity is being planned for a Pontiac woman charged with several counts of child abuse and contributing to the delinquency, court records show. This week, attorney Monika Sanford,...
View ArticleNovi man who filmed himself raping children headed to federal prison
A Novi man has been sentenced to 60 years in federal prison for violently raping young children, which he filmed and posted on the internet, officials said. U.S. District Judge Gershwin Drain handed...
View ArticleDearborn man charged in killing of Rochester Hills man in fake DTE worker case
Authorities have charged a second suspect accused of posing as a DTE worker in the slaying of a Rochester Hills man. Joshua Zuazo, 39, of Dearborn was arrested Monday in Plymouth Township, the Oakland...
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Troy city employee facing charges of sex crimes against child
A Troy city employee and auxiliary volunteer firefighter is facing multiple criminal sexual assault charges against a child. The alleged victim is a family member of the accused assailant, Brian...
View ArticlePontiac bus driver charged in child’s death
A Pontiac man has been charged with a felony for allegedly striking a young child with a bus while on the job for Hamtramck Public Schools, killing her. Marvin Lee Flentroy, 64, faces a charge of...
View ArticleFormer ATF analyst sentenced for stealing pandemic relief funds
A former ATF analyst who stole COVID-19 relief funds by making bogus claims was sentenced recently in Oakland County Circuit Court. Tiesha Johnson, formerly of Farmington Hills, was handed an 11-month...
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Detectives seek public’s help to find woman missing since August
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help locate a Pontiac woman whose family said they haven’t seen her in nearly two months. Last seen by her family on Aug. 27, Joi Faith...
View ArticleSentencing delayed for Royal Oak photographer in federal child porn case
The sentencing of David Yellen, a youth gymnastics photographer from Royal Oak convicted of distributing child pornography, was postponed Friday to determine whether gymnasts will be allowed to speak...
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Felon accused of bringing loaded gun to Pontiac school basketball game...
A felon charged in a federal criminal complaint for allegedly bringing a firearm to a Pontiac school basketball game is scheduled for a Nov. 1 preliminary hearing in U.S. District Court – Eastern...
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Another Colombian pleads in Troy home invasion case
The fifth of five men charged in a Troy home invasion — believed to be part of an international crime ring and in the U.S. illegally — has opted out of trial with a plea in Oakland County Circuit...
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Why the closed Lakeside Mall is being considered for disaster training
In the three months that have gone by since Lakeside Mall closed its doors for good, the mall’s interior and exterior spaces have been rented for events like a gun show and a taco festival. Now the...
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Judge advances case against substitute teacher accused of sex crimes...
A substitute teacher accused of criminal sexual conduct against children will face an Oakland County Circuit judge, as his case was bound over to the higher court on Wednesday. At the conclusion of an...
View ArticleAll clear for Oxford High after bogus threat; students sent home early after...
A threat of violence against Oxford High School which drew response from several Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies as a precaution late Thursday morning turned out to be bogus, officials said. The call...
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How the San Quentin prison baseball team sent one player to the pros
On Saturday mornings during baseball season at the San Quentin prison yard, 22 incarcerated athletes ditch their prison clothes to slip on black and orange baseball uniforms, a gift from the San...
View ArticleWest Bloomfield cancer doc with office in Royal Oak indicted in drug...
An Oakland County physician has been named in a federal indictment for his alleged role in illegally selling cancer treatment drugs. West Bloomfield resident Naveed Aslam, MD, accused in an alleged...
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Trial set to start Tuesday for woman accused of leaving friend who fell out...
Jury selection is to begin Oct. 29 in Oakland County Circuit Court for the trial of a woman accused of leaving her injured friend after she fell out of her moving car and then died. Kentia Fearn, 24,...
View ArticleTroy resident scammed out of $5K
A Troy resident was recently scammed out of $5,000, police said, by a fraudster claiming to be from the Troy Police Department. The victim reportedly told police she got a phone call from someone said...
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Rochester Hills murder suspect extradited from Louisiana, denied bond
The second of two suspects in the murder of a 72-year-old Rochester Hills man is now behind bars in Michigan after he was extradited from Louisiana, authorities said Friday. Carlos Hernandez, 37, of...
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Bloomfield Township cops nab 4 suspected out-of-state shoplifters
Four suspected shoplifters from Toledo, Ohio were arrested by Bloomfield Township police a few days ago for allegedly stealing from Ulta Beauty on Telegraph Road and several other stores. According to...
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