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Police search for 2 teens who escaped from Oakland County Children’s Village
PONTIAC, Mich. – Police are searching for two teenagers who escaped from the Oakland County Children’s Village. Detectives with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said Kamarion Amir Johnson, 15, and Marc Anthony Campos-Maldonado, 16, ran away from the Children’s Village on Sunday, May 12, 2024. They...
Woman, man found dead from murder-suicide in Oakland County home
PONTIAC, Mich. – Oakland County officials said a woman and a man were found dead over the weekend after a murder-suicide at a home. Deputies said they were called around 5:35 p.m. Sunday, May 12, 2024, to a home in the 1200 block of Maurer Avenue in Pontiac. When...
Michigan woman charged in "arrest warrant" scam
(CBS DETROIT) - A Milford woman was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud after authorities say she attempted to obtain $60,000 from a Grand Rapids resident to avoid arrest on a fake "FBI Warrant of Arrest" for a false allegation of "IRS tax fraud."Kari Melissa Morales, 51, was charged by a federal grand jury Tuesday. She faces up to 20 years in prison. "Financial fraud is rampant," said U.S. Attorney Mark Totten. "Fraudsters come at us through our devices, in the mail, and at our doors. And they target some of our most vulnerable, especially senior citizens."Safety starts with awareness....
Agencies advocating for patients, fighting for change in wake of 7 investigation
With the public push to get more people to seek help if they need it, advocacy groups and experts say Michigan must make sure that psychiatric help doesn’t do more harm than good.
Man caught opening mailed package prompts police investigation in Dearborn
DEARBORN, Mich. – Police are seeking information about a man suspected of unlawfully possessing a package delivered to a residence in Dearborn. The incident occurred on Friday (May 9) at 2 p.m., when a community member confronted the man as he was opening a mailed package on the sidewalk near the 7200 block of Pinehurst Street.
6 people injured, including woman ejected from Uber, when police chase from Southfield to Detroit ends in crash
A police chase that started in Southfield during the Monday evening rush hour ended on Detroit’s west side with six people injured, including a woman who was ejected from an Uber.
Proposed Sheetz gas station, convenience store in Madison Heights denied after heated discussion at city council meeting
After heated discussion Monday night, Madison Heights City Council has denied a plan to bring a new 24-hour Sheetz gas station and convenience store to the city.
Man sentenced in murder at illegal dental clinic in Dearborn
DEARBORN, Mich. – A man accused of running an illegal dental clinic in his Dearborn basement has been sentenced for a deadly shooting. The shooting happened in July 2023 in a Dearborn neighborhood on Olmstead Street, near the city’s downtown. Police said a dispute over dental work escalated into violence and 28-year-old Ahmad Nesserdine was shot in the head at the home.
Mother sentenced for abandoning infant, toddler outside Oakland County school
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – A mother was sentenced to several years in prison this month after pleading guilty to abandoning her infant and toddler, who were left near dumpsters behind a Madison Heights school last year. Hanna Belle Swegles, who’s in her early 20s, this year pleaded guilty to...
Canton Township Man Charged After 17-Hour Standoff with Police
A Canton Township man has been slapped with felony charges after he was holed up in a standoff with cops that stretched nearly a full day, authorities said. The man, identified as 39-year-old Scott Earl Hoover, is accused of barracading himself in his home with a handgun during a domestic dispute.
Breakout Northville boys basketball player heading overseas
Nate Imbuzeiro will approach playing overseas against the top players in the world this summer with the same attitude he had while playing in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association as only a sophomore. And that attitude? Every basketball game is just a chance to get better. The recent breakout guard...
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