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.
Warren man found guilty for killing ex-girlfriend in front of her children
FOX 2 (WJBK) - A Macomb County jury convicted a man who police say killed his ex-girlfriend in front of her children. James Rockett III was found guily on all charges after a four-day jury trial on Friday. The jury returned a guilty verdict after an hour of deliberation in the horiffic murder, which took place in March of 2022.
Police searching for 'armed and dangerous' suspect after $200K in drugs found
KENOVA, W.Va. (WCHS) — Police are asking for public assistance finding a Michigan man accused of distributing narcotics in Wayne County after investigators found more than $200,000 worth of illegal drugs and a stolen firearm following a pursuit. Damani Khari Harris, 23, of Detroit is wanted on outstanding warrants...
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. ...
Pontiac 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 of 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 fires gun at employee, shoots self inside Detroit hospital
DETROIT (FOX 2) - A man fired a gun at an employee at DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit before he turned the gun on himself Saturday night. The employee retreated and was unharmed, Detroit police said. After shooting at the employee, another shot was fired. When hospital security checked on...
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...
Parole absconder was shot by officer trying to arrest him on Detroit's Belle Isle Monday: MSP
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.
Chesterfield Township police seek public’s help locating missing man
Chesterfield Township police are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing man. Stephen James Smith, 38, was reported missing by a family member on April 25. Smith suffers from depression and is not taking his medication, police said in a press release. Smith, who does not drive, is...
Police presence reported in Harrison Twp.
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A large law enforcement presence is responding to a local neighborhood. 2 NEWS crews saw multiple deputy cruisers in the 3700 block of Evansville Avenue in Harrison Township. Law enforcement appeared to be investigating a residence around 3 p.m. A law enforcement supervisor on scene told 2 NEWS that this scene […]
Woman shot during altercation on Mitchell Street in Detroit
DETROIT (FOX 2) - A 25-year-old woman was shot by a man during an altercation in Detroit, according to police. The shooting took place just after 6 p.m., on the 20400 block of Mitchell Street. The victim is listed in temporary serious condition at a local hospital, Detroit police said....
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