CRIME & SAFETY
Woman killed, two others critical after crash in Flint
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - A 44-year-old woman died and two other women were listed in critical condition after a crash on Flint's south side Saturday afternoon. The Flint Police Department says Jaquaya Denise Buford was driving a GMC Terrain west on Atherton Road around 2:30 p.m. when a GMC Acadia driving north on Grand Traverse Street slammed into her driver's side.
Genesee County sheriff reflects on search for 6-year-old Tahj Evans
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson said search crews relied on science and specialized tools during the nearly week long search effort for 6-year-old Tahj Evans in the Flint River. Evans was playing with other children along the riverbank near Sunset Drive and Bradley Avenue on April...
84-year-old woman killed in Novi crash Sunday morning
NOVI, Mich. (FOX 2) - Novi Police are investigating a fatal crash that happened early Sunday morning at M-5 and 13 Mile Road. Around 7:15 a.m., police say an 84-year-old woman from Novi was driving east on 13 Mile across M-5 and a 59-year-old man from West Bloomfield was driving south on M-5 when they collided.
Man killed after pickup truck slams head-on into tree north of Flint
A man has died after his pickup truck crashed into a tree near Flint over the weekend. Just after midnight Saturday Michigan State Police troopers with the Flint Post were called to the scene of a serious crash in Vienna Township.
Farmington Hills woman charged with assaulting two juvenile inmates
DETROIT — A Farmington Hills woman who formerly worked at the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Center has been charged with sexual assault involving two boys who were housed at the facility. Svetlana Kuryanova, 33, has been charged with two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct - county prisoner, which...
Flint man gets probation for fire that led to a firefighter's death
Jabez Bobo will spend 24 months on probation and must seek a mental health evaluation for the February 2023 fire that claimed the life of Flint Firefighter Ricky Hill Jr. Flint man gets probation for fire that led to a firefighter's death. Jabez Bobo will spend 24 months on probation...
Paroled Man Accused of Michigan Stabbing Death Captured at Dallas Bus Station
A fugitive parolee has been nabbed at a Dallas bus station in Texas, authorities said Friday, bringing a fatal saga to a grim close. Juan Ramirez Jr., 31, wanted in the stabbing death of a senior citizen in Pontiac, Michigan, was taken into custody Thursday afternoon without incident, as reported by FOX 2 Detroit. The arrest charts the end of a hunt for Ramirez, who was on the lam since the April 27 murder and had previously served nearly a decade behind bars for unrelated crimes.
3 injured in drive-by shooting in Flint Sunday morning
FLINT, MI – Three people were injured – including two of them critically – in a drive-by shooting early Sunday morning, according to police. The triple shooting was reported around 2 a.m. Sunday, May 5, in the 2400 block of S. Saginaw St. If you purchase a...
Homicide defendant says he didn’t mean to kill man he shot in the face at Flint apartments
FLINT, MI – A defendant convicted of shooting another man in the face, killing him instantly at a Flint apartment complex, said he didn’t mean to kill the man before being sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for second-degree murder. Rayshawn Dejuanta Williams told Genesee County...
MSP continues search for SUV involved in fatal hit-and-run
FLINT, MI – While police continue their search for the person who hit a man with their vehicle, leaving him to die, they have released the name of the victim. William Charles Clemons, 42, was struck by a silver SUV around 6:15 a.m. Sunday, May 5, at the Speedway gas station in the 500 block of South Dort Highway in Flint, according to police.
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