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Gibraltar U.S. Border Patrol station assists in arrest of Honduran murder...

The U.S. Border Patrol’s Gibraltar station was contacted and responded to the scene of a traffic stop that resulted in the arrest of a man with an outstanding warrant in a homicide. According to a...

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Woman, 62, dies in Commerce Township house fire

Max Reinhart, The Detroit News One woman was killed in a house fire Friday morning in Commerce Township. Firefighters responded to the 4000 block of Kara Court at about 10 a.m. Friday, according to the...

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Arrest made in connection with bank robberies in Sterling Heights, Lathrup...

A 41-year-old Detroit man was arrested on March 18 and is facing charges in connection with bank robberies in Sterling Heights and Lathrup Village earlier this month. The Detroit office of the FBI...

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Suspect charged in shooting at Troy hospital

By Myesha Johnson, The Detroit News A man accused in the shooting that caused Oakland County businesses and schools to temporarily lock down was arraigned Sunday. Robert Paljusevic, who was working at...

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Man killed in shootout with police outside Philadelphia hospital

A man was killed in a harrowing shootout with police outside a Philadelphia hospital last week. The altercation began around 12:24 p.m. Thursday when officers stopped the man, who was experiencing a...

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California city’s police department is considering using drones as first...

The Oceanside Police Department has been offered grant money for a 13-month trial of new “first responder” drones that can soar from a downtown rooftop within seconds of a 911 call and be on scene...

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Macomb County man who was part of love triangle trial faces unrelated charges

A man who was targeted in a wild, fatal shoot-out at his Ray Township home in northern Macomb County in 2022 is accused of leading police on a several-mile vehicle chase late last week before he was...

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Trial scheduled for Pontiac man accused of killing child while driving school...

Trial is scheduled in Wayne County for a Pontiac man who allegedly killed a 3-year-old child while driving a bus in Hamtramck last summer. The jury trial is set to begin on May 12 in Detroit for Marvin...

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Trial underway for fatal shooting outside Pontiac motorcycle club

Trial got underway Monday in Oakland County Circuit Court for the case against a Pontiac felon accused of fatally shooting a man outside a Pontiac motorcycle club. Malcolm Boykin booking photo Malcolm...

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‘They’ve got everlasting money, bro’: Chicago archdiocese alleges conspiracy...

A West Side man was talking to his imprisoned cousin in 2013 when he allegedly floated the idea of adding him to a string of bogus sexual abuse allegations filed against defrocked Chicago Catholic...

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Wife of slain California fire captain extradited from Mexico after arrest

Several weeks after Cal Fire captain Rebecca Marodi was killed in her home, her wife was arrested in Mexico on suspicion of murder and extradited to the U.S. Mexican law enforcement officials told NBC...

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Police: Man loses $33K to fraudster claiming to be from DOJ offering help to...

A fraudster recently cheated a Troy man out of $33,000 by claiming to be a federal government official offering help to safeguard his bank accounts — telling him his funds were in jeopardy, police...

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Macomb County man to serve 25-75 years for sexually assaulting young girl

A Sterling Heights man was ordered last week to serve 25 to 75 years in prison for sexually assaulting a girl under age 13 multiple times. Larry Devere Middleton, 33, received the sentence Thursday...

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Suspect captured after alleged heist from Macomb County cannabis facility

A 29-year-old Detroit man has been charged with seven felonies after he allegedly stole a “large amount” of marijuana from a Warren distribution facility over the weekend and led police on a chase....

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Metro Detroit man gets probation for allowing young son to shoot self with...

An Eastpointe father is serving two-years probation for allowing his young son to shoot himself in the hand. Demetrius Owens, 28, was also sentenced March 13 to 93 days of time served in the county...

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Man charged over hanging remark at recount sues Oakland County for $5M

Craig Mauger, The Detroit News A Livonia man who was charged with a felony last year after allegedly suggesting an Oakland County election official be hanged for treason is now suing the county...

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Man accused of stabbing woman because she wore his clothes will get psych...

A Pontiac man accused of stabbing a woman multiple times because she had worn his clothing will undergo a competency evaluation, a judge has ordered. At a hearing Tuesday in 50th District Court, Judge...

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Judge sets personal bond on welfare fraud charges for Kelli Bryant

A judge has set a personal bond for Kelli Bryant for the welfare fraud charges she faces while remaining jailed on a $50,000 cash/surety bond for allegedly abandoning her kids to live on their own in a...

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Man accused in fatal hit and run in Madison Heights to have psych exam

A 30-year-old Detroiter accused of killing a man in a hit-and-run at a Madison Heights bus stop has been ordered to have a competency evaluation. At a hearing Wednesday in 43rd District Court,...

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Case advances: Berkley man accused of sex crimes in Grosse Pointe Park

The case against a Berkley man accused of sex crimes against a 15-year-old girl has advanced to circuit court in Wayne County, while a similar case in Oakland County is still at the district court...

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