CRIME & SAFETY
Man exposes self at children's clothing store in Redford
REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (FOX 2 - Redford police are searching for a suspect after he exposed himself at the Kids for Less clothing store on March 17. Police said the man was following customers around the store in Redford Oaks Plaza as he touched himself. "A customer observed what he...
Construction worker killed while working at Redford school
REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (FOX 2 - A construction site accident killed a 21-year-old worker Wednesday morning in Redford Township. Police said the victim was working on a pressurized pipe at George H. Fisher Elementary School at 10000 Crosley when the pipe burst just before 9:30 a.m., killing him. The victim's...
'No malice or ill-will'; Woman sentenced in unprovoked attack of child at Somerset Mall
TROY, Mich. (FOX 2) - The Detroit woman who pleaded guilty to assault after she slammed a child's head into a display case at Somerset Mall in Troy was given 18 months of probation by a judge Tuesday. Reanna Valentine, 25, was in court for her sentencing two months after...
Detroit man skips court appearance in fentanyl death of teen
FOX 2 (WJBK) - A bench warrant was issued for a Detroit man who was charged in the 2021 fentanyl death of a Birmingham teenager, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office confirmed. Aron Miranda, 24, failed to appear for a preliminary exam on Tuesday, scheduled in Wayne County's 36th District Court.
Michigan woman gets swindled out of nearly $700,000
TROY, MI - A Michigan woman thought she had struck it rich from Publishers Clearinghouse, but is instead out nearly three quarters of a million dollars after being swindled in a scam. Troy Police say the woman told them she received a letter in the mail showing she had won...
Former pro football player with history of CTE charged after armed standoff in Royal Oak
FOX 2 (WJBK) - Jonathan McCall — the Royal Oak man who barricaded himself in his home with his wife and two children inside — has been charged. McCall is facing one count of domestic spousal assault and one count of assault and battery in connection to the standoff in the area of N. Campbell Road and Whitcomb Monday night.
Man in mental health crisis taken into custody after hours-long standoff in Royal Oak home with weapons, ammo and more
A 46-year-old man experiencing a mental health crisis was safely apprehended Monday evening after he reportedly assaulted a family member and barricaded himself, his wife and two children inside a Royal Oak home for several hours.
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