Motorist allegedly attempts to run over Harris supporters in St. Clair Shores
St. Clair Shores resident Melissa Crook said she feels lucky to be alive after a man allegedly tried to run her over with his Mercedes while she was giving out campaign materials with the Macomb County...
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Challenger in Macomb County sheriff’s race promises to be a ‘constitutional...
In a rematch of their 2020 contest, longtime Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham faces Republican Terence Mekoski — who says he would be a “constitutional sheriff” — in the Nov. 5 election. The...
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Resentencing this Thursday for man who murdered at age 18
Resentencing is scheduled for this Thursday in Oakland County Circuit Court for a man convicted of killing another in 1995 when he was 18 years old. Lamont Heard, 47, has been incarcerated since 1999...
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Woman opts out of trial for friend’s death
Trial is off the table for a woman accused of leaving her injured friend after she fell out of her moving car and then died. With her scheduled trial just one day away, on Monday Kentia Fearn, 24,...
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Feds: Macomb County felon sent hundreds of threatening emails to a federal...
A Macomb County with a lengthy list of contacts with police is being held after he was charged with threatening to kill a federal magistrate judge, according to court records that were unsealed...
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Man pleads in stabbing attack; severely injured wife’s male friend
A man accused of attempted murder and domestic violence in a stabbing case out of Farmington Hills recently pleaded to charges, opting out of trial. Curtis Leroy Washington, Jr., 35, isn’t contesting...
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Cases advance against couple whose child shot himself
Cases have advanced against a Madison Heights couple each facing a criminal charge after the woman’s 9-year-old son accidentally shot himself. Jacob Gean, 27, and Jessie Gean, 25, are accused of...
View ArticleStudents and staff encouraged to stay away from OU campus after threat
A possible threat at Varner Hall kept students and staff away on Tuesday as Oakland University continues to deal with the problem. Professors sent emails and messages Tuesday morning to students about...
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Criminal hearing for vape shop owner adjourned as cleanup continues at site...
A district court judge on Monday once again adjourned a hearing for the Clinton Township store owner where an explosion and subsequent fire broke out earlier this year that resulted in one fatality....
View ArticleDownriver man who was stabbed in chest during bar fight drove himself to...
A Wayne County family is grieving the loss of a loved one after a violent encounter left a 27-year-old man dead. He has been identified by a family member on social media as Marcell Turner Pongratz, of...
View ArticleWoman saved from burning car by mid-Michigan police officers
Two Mt. Pleasant Police officers are being credited for saving the life of a woman from a burning vehicle after an accident Sunday night – the eve of National First Responders Day. Mt. Pleasant Police...
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3 charged in connection with murder of Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy Brad...
Four months after Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Reckling was gunned down in Detroit, charges have been filed against two Clinton Township men and one Detroiter in connection with his death. At a...
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Police suspect info leak in slew of iPhone thefts from porches; another...
An information leak by an iPhone service provider or freight company is suspected in a spate of cell phone thefts plaguing the area, according to the Troy Police Department. The latest suspect arrested...
View ArticlePublic’s help sought in finding 14-year-old runaway
A 14-year-old boy ran away from home recently and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding him. According to the sheriff’s office, Za’Marion Cauley was last seen...
View ArticleMDOC launching new system to stop contraband in ‘privileged’ mail to inmates
The Michigan Department of Corrections is launching a new system targeting the mailing of contraband to inmates through privileged mail. Privileged mail — correspondence sent by attorneys, courts,...
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Trial scheduled for man accused of raping, killing infant
Trial is scheduled for a Wixom man accused of sexually assaulting and killing his girlfriend’s infant. Jury selection is set to start March 31, 2025 in Oakland County Circuit Court for Christopher...
View ArticleStudents and staff at Oakland University were never in danger amid rumors of...
Amid speculation involving a student who had been banned from the Oakland University campus earlier this month, some faculty made the decision to cancel classes on Tuesday. That’s the assessment from...
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Driver jailed after alleged road rage involving firearm
A mid-Michigan man could be facing charges in connection with an alleged road rage confrontation on I-75 in Oakland County. According to Michigan State Police, a state trooper conducting construction...
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Judge reduces bond for 1 of 3 charged in connection with deputy’s slaying
A judge has reduced bond for one of three defendants charged in connection with the slaying of Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Reckling who was killed in Detroit while working undercover in June....
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Killer gets chance for freedom after judge tosses life sentence
A sentence of life behind bars has been reduced for a man convicted of a 1995 murder in Pontiac. Lamont Heard, 47, has been incarcerated since 1999 for the homicide of Lonnie Adams, who was shot...
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