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Michigan woman found guilty in crash that killed two children at boat club...

By Kara Berg, The Detroit News Monroe — Jurors deliberated less than two hours before returning a guilty verdict against a Monroe County woman accused of driving drunk through the wall of a local boat...

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Victims of credit card scam in Illinois warn others to be on guard: ‘I was...

Eliazar Rodriguez was running errands in Roscoe Village when he was stopped by two men with a laminated flyer outside a Starbucks. They said they were raising money for their little brother who was...

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Prosecutors seek sanctions against Jennifer Crumbley’s attorney for...

Kara Berg, The Detroit News Oakland County prosecutors are seeking sanctions against Jennifer Crumbley’s appellate attorney after he filed what they called a “meritless” and “improper” motion Wednesday...

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14-year-old arrested for allegedly stealing cars in Royal Oak

A 14-year-old boy was taken into this week as a suspect in multiple car thefts in Royal Oak. According to the Royal Oak Police Department, the thefts were reported in late January through early March....

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Rookie police officer in Warren saves teenager’s life after pool mishap

Warren police rookie officer Jacob Brooklier was at the TownePlace Suites hotel Saturday night interviewing someone about an incident when a 911 dispatch call came in on his radio. A 12-year-old child...

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California man who dared deputy to arrest him gets nearly $500k for wrongful...

Riverside County, located in Southern California, has paid $498,000 to settle a wrongful arrest lawsuit by a Temecula man who dared a sheriff’s deputy to arrest him. Deputy Robert Glaser, a...

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Cause of death revealed for two children who died in van in Detroit casino...

By Julia Cardi, Hannah Mackay, The Detroit News The cause of death for two children who died Feb. 10 while staying in a van parked in a Detroit casino garage amid below-freezing temperatures was carbon...

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Judge lowers bond for Pontiac mother accused of leaving kids to live in...

A judge modified bond Friday for Kelli Bryant, the Pontiac woman accused of abandoning her children and leaving them to live in squalor for years. But based on comments from her defense attorney, it...

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Delta flight coming into Metro Airport aborts attempt to land at last minute

A Delta Air Lines landing at Wayne County Detroit Metropolitan Airport was more problematic than anticipated after the pilot was forced to abort an attempt to land. The plane did have a safe landing on...

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Two dead after shooting at Auburn Hills motel

A man and a woman were found dead inside an Auburn Hills motel on Friday night, moments after police heard gunshots in the room. The deaths are considered a homicide-suicide, Auburn Hills police said...

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Ferndale police seek suspect in fatal shooting

Charles Ramirez, The Detroit News A Detroit man was fatally shot Sunday near Woodward Avenue and Eight Mile in Ferndale, police said. Officials said the shooting is under investigation. “This is a...

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Flint man killed while crossing Pontiac street

The Detroit News A Flint man was killed Friday after he was struck by a truck while crossing a Pontiac street. Charles Arnold O’Connor, 37, was crossing Baldwin Road near Virginia Avenue at 8:38 p.m....

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Macomb wants stricter sewage requirements for Oakland’s discharge

A group of Republican state legislators, the Republican Macomb County Public Works Commissioner and a Democratic state senator are advocating for even stricter requirements for partiallly treated...

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Pontiac mother accused of abandoning children faces additional charges

The Pontiac woman facing felonies for allegedly abandoning her three children to live in a filth-ridden home for years has been charged with additional crimes. As announced Tuesday by the Oakland...

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Woman stabbed multiple times, allegedly because she had worn suspect’s clothes

A 24-year-old Pontiac man is in police custody, accused of stabbing a woman multiple times Monday night allegedly because she had worn his clothing. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office,...

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Pontiac man heading to prison for robbery at Birmingham Kroger

A Pontiac man who reportedly used an airsoft pistol to rob a Kroger store in Birmingham last year was sentenced Tuesday morning. At the hearing in Oakland County Circuit Court, Judge Yasmine Poles...

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Southfield fire chief retires; new acting chief named

Southfield’s deputy fire chief is now the city’s acting fire chief while a national search continues to head the department long-term. Antonio Macias III was recently selected as acting fire chief as...

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3 face murder charges, 1 manslaughter in Troy hyperbaric chamber explosion

Hannah Mackay and Charles Ramirez, The Detroit News Three people were charged with second degree murder while a fourth faces involuntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal explosion at the Oxford...

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Man accused of stealing kids’ bedsheets, coffeemaker

A Pontiac man was allegedly caught stealing children’s bedsheets and a coffeemaker from Target, where he was taken into custody recently. As reported by the Bloomfield Township Police Department, a...

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Detectives: Runaway teenager believed to be in Royal Oak area

A Pontiac teenager who reportedly ran away from home hasn’t been seen by her family in more than a week, and detectives with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help to find...

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