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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...
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...
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...
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....
‘Our family will never be the same.’ Man sentenced to nearly 40 years for killing fiancée
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – When given the chance to speak to their daughter’s killer before his sentencing, the family of Patricia Fowler told Asante Wright exactly what they thought of him. A monster. Worthless. Lower than trash. If you purchase a product or register for an account through...
Man arrested, charged after 17-hour standoff in Canton Township
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 39-year-old man has been charged with two felonies following a 17-hour standoff in Canton Township overnight May 8-9. According to authorities, police were dispatched to a home on Annapolis Circle on reports of domestic violence. Police said they confirmed an assault occurred and secured the area after a man from inside the home fired a weapon.
Antique military plane crashes in Metro Detroit while attempting emergency landing, police say
NOVI, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – A pilot attempting an emergency landing of an antique military plane crashed into the backyard of a house in Novi Sunday evening, police said. The call of the single plane crash on Cambridge Drive north of Eight Mile came in around 6:41 p.m.According to police, the pilot, a 71-year-old man from Northville, was the only one on board and suffered minor injuries. Paramedics transported him to St. Mary's Hospital in Livonia. No one on the ground was injured.Traffic on Eight Mile Road wasn't interrupted as the FAA investigated the crash.
Person shot with BB gun near University of Michigan campus
ANN ARBOR, MI -- Police are investigating after someone was found shooting airsoft pellets near the University of Michigan campus. A person was walking about 10:15 p.m. Friday, May 10, near the 1000 block of South University Avenue in Ann Arbor, when he saw a group of “juvenile-aged individuals” nearby. One of them was carrying an airsoft BB gun, according to a release from the University of Michigan Department of Public Safety and Security.
Oakland Sheriff: Coming to a mansion near you could be 'transnational gangs' of burglars
At a church in the heart of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard was flanked by local police leaders as he delivered a fresh round of warnings Monday night about "transnational gangs" that Bouchard has repeatedly said are targeting "high-end homes" and using sophisticated means to evade home security systems. "The point...
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