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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....
6 people injured, including woman ejected from Uber, when police chase from Southfield to Detroit ends in crash
A police chase that started in Southfield during the Monday evening rush hour ended on Detroit’s west side with six people injured, including a woman who was ejected from an Uber.
Michigan sheriff fought new ‘red flag’ gun law. Now he’s using it
A Livingston County sheriff who initially decried Michigan’s ‘red flag’ law as unconstitutional used it to confiscate a gun from a man last month. Despite initial concerns law enforcement agencies wouldn’t execute extreme risk protection orders, none have defied an order to date. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer...
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