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Accused killers in Waterford slaying face more charges for drugs, weapons
Several more charges have been filed against the two men accused of slaying a White Lake man outside the MJR Cinema complex in Waterford earlier this month. It’s alleged an illegal drug deal is...
View ArticleNovi police say South American gang behind 4 home invasions
Novi police believe South American gang members are behind a series of home break-ins in their community over the last month, officials said Tuesday. They said the investigation into the home invasions...
View ArticleFlorida man pleads guilty to threatening Michigan Muslim group
A Florida man pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges for threatening an American Muslim organization in Michigan last year, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced....
View ArticleNo deaths reported in Orion Township explosion; investigation to take several...
Officials confirmed no one was killed in an explosion at a condominium complex Tuesday night in Lake Orion, and the two people injured remain hospitalized but their conditions were improving as of late...
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Wife of Warren police officer critically injured while hunting asks for prayers
Every first responder knows that life can change in an instant. Warren police officer Nick Kott was off duty, hunting with his dad on their property in Gladwin on the afternoon of Nov. 16 when he...
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Daughter of Eastpointe murder victim predicted brother would kill her
The sister of an Eastpointe man who killed his mother and disposed of her body in a sewer told him in court she knew he would be responsible for her death someday. “I told her and everyone that would...
View ArticleWoman killed in two-vehicle crash on Dixie Highway in northern Oakland County
A 34-year-old Groveland Township woman died in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday night, according to Oakland County Sheriff’s officials. Renee Marie Vilders was driving a 2023 Chevrolet Equinox east on...
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22 businesses ticketed in Waterford vape and booze sting
A total of 19 Waterford businesses were ticketed recently for illegal vape sales to minors, and another three for underage alcohol sales, officials said. The sting, using decoys not legally old enough...
View ArticleCouple accused of stapling 6-year-old to to wall, beating him to stand trial...
Giovanni Jennings’ shirt was stapled to the wall. The 6-year-old boy, who went by the name Chulo, had been sent to the corner where he served his punishments and was told to face the wall. But he kept...
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Officials hope new laws will curb rise in metro Detroit auto thefts
Perhaps the life of Oakland County Sheriff’s Deputy Bradley Reckling could have been spared if new laws passed this year had been in place three years earlier. Reckling, a Romeo native, was shot and...
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Police services to cost more for 12 Oakland County communities
All Oakland County communities with contracts for sheriff’s deputy patrols will pay more for those services. And over the next three years, the annual increases will total 33.7%. The increase will...
View ArticleSix years after her family was killed, Northville woman fights to end drunken...
Nearly six years after Rana Abbas Taylor’s world was destroyed in an instant by a drunken driver, she is urging the federal government to make good on its so-far unfulfilled promise to require...
View ArticleEven blue states are embracing a tougher approach to crime
By Amanda Hernández, Stateline.org (TNS) The outcomes of seven ballot measures in Arizona, California and Colorado reflect the stricter approach to crime that’s been seen across much of the country...
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Prosecutor: Waterford man pours gasoline in store, threatens clerk, pulls...
A Waterford Township man is facing multiple charges in connection with a confrontation at a gas station in Pontiac where he allegedly asked the clerk about his religious affiliation, poured gasoline...
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Court files show plea deal in the works for couple after child accidentally...
A Madison Heights couple charged with a felony after the woman’s son child accidentally shot himself are working on a plea agreement, court records show. Jessie Gean and Jacob Gean are accused of...
View ArticleMan charged with forcing woman to perform sex acts in Southfield hotel, held...
By GEORGE HUNTER Detroit News Southfield — A 41-year-old west Michigan man was in jail Monday in lieu of $3 million bond after the city’s police chief said he allegedly trafficked a woman, forcing her...
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Fifth man in suspected international crime ring sentenced for Troy break-in
The last of five men convicted of a Troy home break-in — all believed to be part of an international crime ring and in the U.S. illegally — has been sentenced. Like the others, he could be released in...
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Oakland County prosecutor refers Oxford High School case to Michigan attorney...
By JENNIFER CHAMBERS The Detroit News DETROIT — Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald has formally referred the 2021 Oxford High School shooting to the Michigan Attorney General’s Office for...
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Jury returns with verdict for Commerce man for slaying of wife, a longtime...
A Commerce Township man has been found guilty of murdering his wife, a longtime employee of the Novi Community Schools District. At the conclusion of a trial Tuesday in Oakland County Circuit Court,...
View ArticleKnowledge is the greatest tool against scammers this holiday season
American retailers are gearing up for Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales but so are the scam artists. “What we’re really trying to do now is educate people,” said Brian Dowgiallo, vice-president of...
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