Man convicted in murder-for-hire slaying in Macomb County
A man has been convicted of murder-for-hire in the death in the slaying of a Sterling Heights man and a lower offense in the nonfatal shooting of a second man in a separate incident, according to court...
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Doctor accused of saturating streets with opioids facing 35 charges
A 78-year-old Taylor doctor alleged to have provided prescriptions for painkillers to thousands of people, whether they needed them or not, appeared in court last week facing 35 charges. Dr. Ram Garg...
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Man charged in stabbing death of Downriver bar patron
A man who is said to be a regular patron at a Taylor bar has been charged in the stabbing death of another frequent customer. William Parker, 40, a Taylor resident, was charged Tuesday in 23rd District...
View ArticleSt. Clair Shores man charged after allegedly trying to run over Harris...
A 55-year-old St. Clair Shores man has been charged in connection with an incident outside the VFW Bruce Post on Jefferson Avenue where presidential campaign materials were being distributed. It is...
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Teens charged in connection with deputy’s murder were out on bond for other...
Two of three teens charged in connection with the June slaying of Oakland County Deputy Brad Reckling in Detroit were out on bond for other alleged crimes in Oakland County when the homicide occurred,...
View ArticleSan Leandro cops arrested two brothers on murder charge and put them in...
SAN LEANDRO, Calif. — Two brothers from Hayward are facing murder charges after they allegedly followed a resident home and attempted to rob him of marijuana and cash, then shot him in the neck after...
View ArticleFamily injured in fiery multi-vehicle I-96 crash was returning from Ford...
A fundraiser has been created to help Mt. Pleasant family involved in a horrific accident east of Lansing on Saturday night. The VanHorn family was returning from a high school band competition at Ford...
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Man who stabbed another repeatedly in presence of children sentenced in...
A man who attacked his estranged wife and her male friend in Farmington Hills — stabbing the male friend repeatedly — is headed to prison. At a sentencing hearing Nov. 4 in Oakland County Circuit...
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Appeals court upholds sentence for man who killed Pontiac couple in 2018...
In an unpublished Nov. 4 opinion, the Court of Appeals has upheld the sentence for a man convicted of killing a Pontiac couple when he was 17 years old. Jordan Garcia-Tinoco, 23, is serving 38-60 years...
View ArticleSheriff: Pedestrian still in ‘grave condition’ after being struck by car...
A 72-year-old Rochester Hills man remains hospitalized in “grave condition” three days after he was struck by a car while crossing a road, officials said. There’s no word yet on possible charges for...
View ArticlePolice seek 2 women who allegedly stole $3K in perfume
Bloomfield Township police are investigating a reported retail fraud where two women allegedly stole approximately $3,000 in perfume from the Ulta Beauty store on South Telegraph Road. A customer...
View ArticlePolice: Man says someone stole $24K-plus from bank account using stolen...
A Bloomfield Township man recently reported his checkbook had been stolen and four checks totalling more than $24,000 were cashed with a forged signature, police said. According to the Bloomfield...
View ArticleFatal fire in Southfield: ‘Our hearts hurt for our neighbors’
A woman in her 70s was killed in a fire at a condominium complex on Monday, which also left three other residents and a firefighter injured, officials said. Residents of 16 of the complex’s 17 units...
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Commerce Township man gets jail time for fatal motorcycle crash
A Commerce man who killed a motorcyclist in a traffic crash has been sent to jail. On Wednesday in 52-1 District Court, Judge Robert Bondy sentenced 60-year-old Khim Lal Ghimire to 90 days in the...
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Crews remove 1 million pounds of debris from Macomb County vape shop site,...
Crews working to clean up the site of a deadly explosion at a former smoke and vape shop in Clinton Township say they are making “good progress” and expect to complete the process later this fall. The...
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Man shot dead in Waterford; suspect in custody
A 28-year-old man was fatally shot late Thursday night in Waterford Township, outside the MJR Waterford Cinema on M-59, police said. A 24-year-old West Bloomfield man has been arrested and booked as...
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Federal trial scheduled for felon accused of making threat with loaded gun at...
Trial is scheduled in federal court for a felon accused of making a threat with a loaded gun at a school basketball game in Pontiac. An indictment was recently filed against Cleve Nichols III, charging...
View ArticlePublic’s help sought in finding teen runaway who left home 7 weeks ago
A 15-year-old Pontiac girl hasn’t been seen by her family since reportedly running away from home seven weeks ago, and the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help to find her....
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Fire marshal: Crew quickly douses apartment fire
Fire broke out at a Royal Oak co-op apartment Sunday, but was quickly contained by firefighters, officials said. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which happened at a second-story residence on...
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4 charged in block party shooting that killed 2 teens, injured 4 from Pontiac...
Three Detroiters and a Lincoln Park woman are facing charges for the shooting of seven people — including four from Pontiac — at a block party in Detroit. Two of the shooting victims, a 15-year-old...
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