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Man rejects plea offer for alleged widespread auto-theft ring
A man accused of being part of an auto-theft ring whose members stole Dodge Durangos rejected a plea offer, and his defense attorney withdrew from the case Monday. Barron Hatcher Jr., 24, of Detroit,...
View ArticleBody of woman believed to be kidnapped found in car trunk after police chase...
Police found a woman’s body inside the trunk of a car when a pursuit ended in a crash Tuesday night in El Cajon, officials said. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Whitmer calls on Trump to...
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Michigan mom kills son day before 18th birthday to fulfill his death wish
A Michigan mother allegedly told police she stabbed her 17-year-old son to death the day before his birthday because he didn’t want to turn 18. Katie Austin Lee, 39, was charged with open murder and...
View ArticleMan dies 2 days after traffic crash in Independence Township
A 69-year-old Groveland Township man died on Monday, two days after he was in a traffic crash in Independence Township, officials said. An autopsy was planned for Wednesday for Dwaine Paul McCutcheon,...
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Psych evaluation ordered for Afghan refugee accused of stabbing caseworker;...
A psychiatric/psychological evaluation has been ordered for an Afghan refugee accused of stabbing a caseworker last month in Orion Township. Oakland County Circuit Judge Jacob Cunningham filed the...
View ArticleOakland state lawmakers seek ways to track missing students in wake of...
Jennifer Chambers and Grant Schwab, Tribune News Service A bill intended to track Michigan students when they move from one school district to another is expected to be introduced in the state...
View ArticleThieves fake seizure to steal 2 bulldog puppies from Colorado pet store,...
A routine Sunday afternoon at a pet store in Centennial turned to chaos as a man grabbed two bulldog puppies by the scruffs of their necks and bolted. One man in the front of the store fell to the...
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4th defendant accused in murder of marijuana businessman fighting extradition...
The fourth man accused in the slaying of marijuana businessman Sam Simko of Commerce Township remains locked up in a Cincinnati-area jail, fighting extradition to Michigan. Christopher Matacia, 34, is...
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Berkley man charged with sex crime in Oakland County arraigned for similar...
A Berkley man recently charged with a sex crime against a young teen in Oakland County is facing a similar charge in Wayne County. Darren Joshua Bradford, 24, was arraigned Thursday in Grosse Pointe...
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New trial date for woman accused of child’s murder
A new trial date is set in Wayne County for a Southfield woman accused of killing her friend’s young child in Detroit last year. Jury selection is scheduled to start May 27 for the case against Iesha...
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Man charged for home invasions to have preliminary exam next month
The suspect in a series of home invasions is scheduled to have a preliminary exam in a few weeks for a judge to determine if there’s probable cause to advance the case against him in Troy to Oakland...
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Four dozen indicted in connection with New Jersey cockfighting ring
New Jersey prosecutors announced Thursday the indictments of 48 people in connection to an elaborate cockfighting ring in Atlantic County. Galloway Township detectives busted up the sadistic operation...
View ArticleRapper Cash Kidd ordered to dish out $400 for driving offense
Marc Smith, 33, also known as rapper Cash Kidd, was ordered to pay $400 in fines and court costs Wednesday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor traffic charge. Smith was originally charged with...
View ArticleHazel Park student facing charges for alleged gun threat at school
A Hazel Park High School student who allegedly threatened another student with a handgun in the school’s locker room has been charged with three crimes. As authorized by the Oakland County Prosecutor’s...
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Danielle Stislicki’s accused killer appears in court; new judge on the case
It’s been more than eight years since Danielle Stislicki of Farmington Hills went missing and was allegedly killed by a former security guard, Floyd Galloway, who knew her from their jobs at MetLife in...
View ArticleJames Crumbley asks for new trial, says prosecutors withheld evidence
By Kara Berg, The Detroit News The father of the Oxford High School shooter, now serving a 10-15-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter, has filed a motion requesting a new trial, in part because...
View ArticleFarmington Hills man dodges federal felonies in racially motivated assault case
By Robert Snell, The Detroit News Jurors delivered a mixed verdict Thursday in federal court in Detroit, acquitting a Farmington Hills man of two felonies in a case alleging he assaulted a Black female...
View ArticleTen injured as thousands flee national cheerleading competition, fearing an...
A national cheerleading competition resumed Sunday, a day after 10 people were injured in a chaotic evacuation sparked by fears of an active shooter at a Dallas convention center. The panic erupted...
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Metro Detroit teenager accused of making online threat aimed at Michigan...
A Macomb County teenager attending Michigan State University is facing felony charges after police said she made an anonymous online threat against the university. Hope Duncan, 18, of Eastpointe, is...
View ArticleFelony charge filed against Pontiac man accused of skipping out on child...
A Pontiac man is facing a felony charge in Macomb County for allegedly skipping out on child support payments topping $20,000. Anthony Leach, 35, is charged with failure to pay child support,...
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