CRIME & SAFETY
Missing Metro Detroit woman, 38, found dead in Oakland County
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A 38-year-old Independence Township woman who was reported missing over the weekend was found dead on MondayLacie Nicole Santia was found at about 2 p.m. in Waterford Oaks County Park, according to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office.Santia's family reported her missing Saturday morning. Authorities found her vehicle later that day in the parking lot of the county park. The keys were still in the ignition.Investigators began searching the park on Sunday but terminated the search when they didn't initially find her."There appears to be no foul play but in any event we are checking everything to be sure," Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in a statement. "We ask that you keep the family in your prayers."
MSP: Flint man throws bottle at car during road rage incident
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WNEM) - Michigan State Police are investigating an alleged road rage incident that happened on southbound I-275. On Wednesday, May 1 at 6:40 a.m., the Detroit Regional Communication Center received a call from Plymouth Township Police about a possible freeway shooting involving two people. MSP said the...
Pontiac Man 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 to 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.
Wrong-way driver in Oakland County admitted to drinking $3.99 bottle of wine, police say
(CBS DETROIT) - A man who was driving the wrong way on an Oakland County road and nearly hit a motorcyclist admitted to drinking a $3.99 bottle of wine, police said. At 9 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, Bloomfield Township officers received several 911 regarding a wrong-way driver heading southbound in the northbound lanes of Telegraph Road from Long Lake Road.Officers saw the suspect vehicle, a white Volvo, in the distance approaching Quarton Road and still driving the wrong way. They activated their lights to alert the heavy northbound traffic to slow down.The Volvo passed a police cruiser traveling at about...
Farmington Hills teen safely home after nearly week-long search
FARMINGTON HILLS — Carle Penny, a 17-year-old Farmington Hills girl who was missing nearly a week, has been found and is home safe, police said. The teen was reported missing after leaving her home near 8 Mile Road and Grand River Avenue about 10 a.m. April 25. On May...
Lawsuit: Michigan psych hospital staff ‘encouraged’ girl to assault 10-year-old boy
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A lawsuit filed last week against Michigan on behalf of a 15-year-old girl who attorneys say was “encouraged” by staff to assault a 10-year-old boy has been expanded. Both children were residential patients under the care of the Michigan Department of Health and Human...
Sterling Heights woman who lied about her age to police arrested for drunk driving after 'swerving all over the road'
A Sterling Heights woman is in trouble with the law after allegedly driving drunk and lying to police about her age. Troy police officials say the 45-year-old woman ran over a curb and had a red plastic cup with alcohol inside her truck.
Suspected drunk driver stopped going over 100 miles per hour on I-75
FOX 2 (WJBK) - A suspected drunk driver was stopped by police for going over 100 miles per hour on I-75 at 12:16 a.m. Saturday. The 37-year-old man was stopped near Big Beaver on the northbound side of the freeway. Officers noticed he was slurring his speech while a strong odor of intoxicants was prevalent.
Southfield police want help finding missing 58-year-old woman
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Police are seeking information about a 58-year-old woman who went missing in Southfield. Barbara Demetsenare, who is believed to be voluntarily missing, was last seen Wednesday (May 1) at 4 a.m. She was last seen wearing a black sundress and black flip-flops. Demetsenare suffers from Bi-polar...
Woman arrested for felony assault after trying hit boyfriend with her vehicle
ORION TWP. — A woman was arrested and is facing felony assault charges after trying to hit her boyfriend with her automobile, an Oakland County Sheriff’s Office incident report stated. The Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office authorized a complaint for Felonious Assault with a motor vehicle, and the woman...
Driver sentenced to jail, anger management for road rage incident involving judge in Southfield
A man was sentenced for his role in a road rage incident in 2023 that involved a district court judge. The incident occurred on Dec. 3, 2023, at 5:37 p.m., near the Southfield Freeway and Oakwood Boulevard. An angry driver used his vehicle as a weapon against Judge Kenneth King...
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