CRIME & SAFETY
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.
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...
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.
2 shootings reported near downtown after final day of NFL draft in Detroit
Detroit police responded to two shootings near downtown late Saturday night, after the end of the 2024 NFL draft. Detroit Police Corporal Dan Donakowski said the department responded to a call at 10:28 p.m. in the area of Chrysler Service Drive and East Larned, just east of downtown. ...
Years after her rape, investigators came knocking, and she had to make a choice
A note to readers: This story contains references to sexual violence. Between 2006 and 2014, a man named Lionel Wells sexually assaulted at least five teenage girls in Detroit. His DNA was recovered from the victims, and sealed in rape kits. Those kits are crucial to identifying the perpetrators of...
Dearborn Heights woman arrested for drunk driving after going the wrong way on multiple Metro Detroit freeways
Michigan State Police officials are reminding drivers to not get behind the wheel drunk after a Dearborn Heights woman was arrested for driving the wrong way on the freeway while drunk.
Metro Detroit man convicted of killing ex-girlfriend in front of her children
(CBS DETROIT) - A 43-year-old Warren man was convicted of first-degree murder after the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office says he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend in front of her children. Prosecutors say on March 10, 2022, James Rockett III went to the home of his ex-girlfriend and shot her 15 times in front of her children. Rockett was convicted on Friday, April 26, of first-degree murder (mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole) and felony firearm (two-year mandatory felony). "We owe a debt of gratitude to the members of the jury, who meticulously weighed the evidence and rendered a verdict guided by the principles of law. While we cannot erase the pain inflicted, we stand together in the pursuit of justice, honoring the memory of the life taken and striving to prevent such tragedies from ever occurring again," said Macomb County Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido.Rockett will be sentenced on June 6.
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.
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