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Appeals team for Oxford High School shooter files motion asking judge to hear testimony from additional witnesses
Attorneys for the Oxford High School shooter have filed a motion asking the judge to hear some additional testimony, and consider a new sentence. WWJ’s Charlie Langton explains.
Sheriff: Woman was watching movie when she crashed into 2nd driver, killing her
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) - A distracted driving crash took the life of a 63-year-old woman in Washington Township - reflecting a dangerous trend. Police say a 27-year-old woman was on her phone looking at her phone when she came across 32 Mile Road at Van Dyke, crashing into the woman's vehicle.
Cops say woman was using phone for GPS when she ran red light, killed passenger in Macomb County
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police said a woman was using her cellphone for its GPS when she ran a red light, crashed into another car, and killed a passenger in a Macomb County intersection. The crash happened at 9:33 a.m. Feb. 2, 2024, at the intersection of 32 Mile...
6 arrested for stealing 400+ cars in 40+ Michigan cities
DETROIT – Six people have been arrested for an operation to steal and re-sell more than 400 cars across more than 40 cities in Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties. Car theft operation. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said the people involved in this operation targeted new vehicle storage...
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...
Man found dead in Oregon Twp., death ruled suspicious
OREGON TOWNSHIP, Mich.— An 26-year-old Morgan Carr was found dead on May 4th near the Oregon Township Hall, his death has now been ruled suspicious by the Lapeer County Sheriff’s Department. In an interview with Mid-Michigan NOW, Danielle Carr Deming, Morgan’s aunt, tells us about his whereabouts from...
Michigan man who met teen on app, pushed her out of car, and shot her is sentenced
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. (TCD) -- A 22-year-old man was sentenced after recently pleading no contest to the 2022 shooting death of a teen mother. The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office announced that a judge sentenced Nathaniel Taylor on May 15 to 17 to 50 years for the second-degree murder of 17-year-old Taya Land, as well as two years for felony firearm.
Mid-Michigan teens severely burned in backyard fire explosion
LAPEER, Mich. (FOX 2) - Two teens were injured in an explosion at a backyard fire pit in Lapeer over the weekend. The Lapeer fire chief said the accident was due to the two 13-year-old's using an accelerant to light a bonfire. It happened Saturday night, according to a release from law enforcement.
Motorcyclist suffers multiple serious injuries in Macomb County crash with F-150
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI – A motorcyclist is in critical condition after a crash with a pickup truck in Macomb County. According to the Chesterfield Township Police Department, a 21-year-old Sterling Heights man crashed his motorcycle into a Ford F-150 after the driver, a 58-year-old Chesterfield resident, turned left in front of him on Gratiot Avenue near Carriage Way Drive.
Woman stabs boyfriend 6 times at Macomb County home after catching him cheating, cops say
EASTPOINTE, Mich. – A man was stabbed six times by his girlfriend at a Macomb County home while he collected his belongings to leave because she caught him cheating, police say. The attack happened around 10:15 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2024, in the 24000 block of Valley Avenue in...
Homicide-Suicide in Pontiac Ends Ongoing Domestic Dispute, Officials Say
Tragedy struck Pontiac this past Sunday, as a domestic dispute turned deadly, claiming the lives of two residents in a homicide-suicide incident. Responding to a 911 call made around 5:35 p.m., Oakland County Sheriff's deputies discovered the bodies at a home on Maurer Avenue, as first reported by The Detroit News.
Former Clinton Township Officer Sentenced to Probation for Unauthorized Use of Police Database
A former officer of the Clinton Township Police was sentenced after pleading guilty to illicitly utilizing a police database to search a vehicle license plate. John Hreno, the ex-officer, was sentenced to probation and community service following his admission to the misdemeanor, according to The Detroit News. The Macomb County Prosecutor's Office disclosed Hreno's sentence of two years on probation and a requirement to fulfill 25 hours of community service.
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