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Off-duty Detroit officer arrested alongside wife outside NFL Draft
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Detroit police have confirmed an off-duty officer who was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest has been suspended. The incident unfolded on the last day of the NFL Draft in Detroit when, just outside of the event's footprint, two people were taken into custody. The...
16-year-old Zaniya, who disappeared after leaving her house for school in March, has been recovered: police
There’s good news in the case of a 16-year-old girl who left for school on a Monday morning back in March, and then disappeared. Police said Zaniya Moody has been recovered.
Man deemed brain-dead after shooting at nurse, attempting suicide in Detroit hospital
DETROIT (FOX 2) - After shooting at a nurse, a patient at DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital shot himself over the weekend. The employee retreated and was unharmed, but the suspect has now been deemed brain-dead. The incident took place at the intensive care unit Saturday afternoon, on Detroit’s west side.
A wrongful conviction, and a Detroit serial rapist who stayed free: Here's how it happened
This is the second in a two-part series about the lingering effects of Detroit's rape kit backlog. You can find part one here. A note to readers: This story contains references to sexual violence. Terance Calhoun spent 15 years in prison for the crimes of another man. And while Calhoun...
Warren man found guilty of shooting ex-girlfriend 15 times in front of her children
WARREN, Mich. – A 43-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend in Warren. Officials say James Rockett III went to the home of his ex-girlfriend and shot her 15 times in front of her children on Thursday (March 10, 2022). Rockett III was found guilty...
'It's awesome.' Parody Detroit-style signs begin showing up across metro Detroit
The jokes keep rolling on about Detroit's new welcome sign, and now, average citizens in over a dozen communities across metro Detroit have taken it upon themselves to create spoofs of the sign.
Quick round of severe storms coming: See where, when
A line of thunderstorms will likely develop over east and southeast Lower Michigan this afternoon. These storms could produce some severe weather. Let’s start with the Storm Prediction Center’s(SPC) outline of where the severe weather could occur. It nicely defines where the storms could be severe. The severe...
Pontiac Man Admits to Fatally Shooting Lyft Driver, Who Was Mother of 3
Kemarrie Phillips, 20, of Pontiac, admitted last week to killing a female Lyft driver in 2022. She was the mother three. The Oakland Press reports Phillips pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and felony firearms in the slaying of Lyft driver Dina Terrell, 49, of Eastpointe, who was found in Pontiac in the front seat of her car, with a gunshot wound to the head on Oct. 21, 2022.
Man armed with long gun is shot by officers trying to arrest him on Detroit's Belle Isle Monday: police
According to Michigan State Police, the shooting happened at around 10:40 a.m. as the Wayne County Sheriff Tether Unit was attempting to arrest a man who was wanted for absconding from parole.
7 quick hits of cannabis news from across Michigan
MICHIGAN—Cannabis is a big deal in Michigan—and there’s never a shortage of newsworthy headlines from the industry as the state inches closer to becoming the nation’s weed capital. Here are seven things you need to know this week:. CANNABIS IN COMMUNITY: Lume Cannabis Co. is reportedly...
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