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Mental health crisis leads to shooting of 3 people on Detroit’s east side
DETROIT – A man in his 60s who was having a mental health crisis shot three people on Detroit’s east side. The incident occurred on Monday (July 15) at 8:57 p.m. on Gratiot Avenue and Van Dyke. when the man walked into a gas station, agitated by some situation, stating that he had people following him.
Waterford mom and her two sons killed after SUV flips into Lapeer creek
PONTIAC, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Waterford mother and her two sons were killed Saturday night in a single vehicle crash after the 32-year-old lost control. Officials say Jenée Suddeth, 32, was traveling in Lapeer's Elba Township with her two sons, 9-year-old Nikko and 12-year-old Mateo. It is believed that Suddeth tried to pass a slower moving car when she lost control. The car hit a guard rail and flipped, landing in a nearby creek.
Michigan teen loses control of motorcycle, falls from top of parking garage
BIRMINGHAM, MI – An 18-year-old man was severely injured after he lost control of a motorcycle and crashed off the top of a parking structure in Metro Detroit. According to the Birmingham Police Department, the incident occurred near a parking structure on Park Street at 6:19 p.m. on July 12.
90 giant African land snails intercepted at Detroit Metro Airport
DETROIT, Mich. — Customs agents say they seized 90 live snails from luggage at Detroit Metro Airport last month. The giant African land snails were discovered after a traveler arriving from Ghana on June 30 was recommended for a secondary examination for declaring that their luggage contained fresh food items.
Police tell real reason small crowd took off running at Uncle Sam Jam
A group of youths created a brief sense of panic for a crowd of people attending Uncle Sam Jam Saturday after they took off running for no apparent reason. Woodhaven Detective Lt. David Toler said when the youths started running some others panicked and they began running, too. Before long...
Police seek assistance to identify injured pedestrian
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Police are asking for assistance in identifying a man who was hospitalized after being hit by a car July 11. The Bloomfield Township Police Department received multiple calls at around 5:15 a.m. July 11 reporting a pedestrian walking in the left lane of northbound Woodward Avenue, near Big Beaver Road.
Police: ‘Drag racing’ led to chase, fatal crash
WARREN — Two Pontiac men face charges in the 37th District Court after an alleged race led to a police chase and a crash that killed a mother of two on June 29. Damaree Terry and James Lamar Hudson, Jr., both 26, were arraigned July 3 and July 2, respectively, and charged with second-degree murder in the death of 42-year-old Katrina Michael, of Warren, who was riding in the vehicle Hudson hit while he was allegedly traveling at excessively high speeds in an area with a 40-mph speed limit.
Police from 2 counties block intersections to rush suicidal man to the hospital
Police from three communities in Macomb and Oakland counties worked together Saturday evening to hold up traffic at key intersections as Warren first responders rushed a man who had tried to commit suicide to a hospital. In a news release, Warren police said the 56-year-old man, who had a “significant”...
Warren woman dead in murder-attempted suicide, husband in custody
Warren Police said their dispatchers received a call from a man, 71, on Saturday around 2 p.m. The caller told dispatch he had killed his wife, 70, “several hours ago”. Warren Police arrived at their home on Loretta, near Stephens and Ryan.
SUV crashes through front entrance of T.J. Maxx
FARMINGTON — A dramatic scene unfolded on the evening of July 7 in downtown Farmington as an SUV reportedly crashed through the front entrance of the T.J. Maxx store located at 33025 Grand River Ave. The crash reportedly occurred around 6:20 p.m. when a 71-year-old woman lost control of...
Two men charged with murder in fatal Melvindale shooting
MELVINDALE, Mich. (WXYZ) — Two men have been charged after allegedly shooting and killing another man in Melvindale earlier this year. This incident happened back in May, when police were dispatched to Outer Drive and Seawat for a shooting and found Frederick Coleman, 20, dead in his vehicle after being shot multiple times.
Teen hurt in parking garage motorcycle mishap
A teen who decided to try a friend’s motorcycle at the top of Birmingham's Park Street parking structure apparently lost control and drove it into the south wall of the top deck, which flipped the driver over the wall to the ground level, leaving him with serious injuries on Friday, July 12.
Psych evaluation: Woman accused of killing child is competent to stand trial
A Southfield woman accused of killing her friend’s young child in Detroit has been found to be competent to stand trial, according to a recent competency evaluation. Iesha Harris, 30, faces charges of felony murder and first-degree child abuse in connection with the death of 3-year-old Harmoni Henderson. It’s alleged Harris fatally assaulted the child while babysitting her at a home in the 15700 block of Southfield Road. The child was privately transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead on March 17, officials said.
Michigan law enforcement veteran discusses response to assassination attempt on Trump
(CBS DETROIT) - Following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally Saturday night, CBS News Detroit spoke with a 25-year veteran of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office who worked on a security detail for Trump. Terence Mekoski is a law enforcement veteran and a former Michigan state representative. He's served on security teams for some of the biggest names in politics to come through Oakland County and Metro Detroit. "The lengths that the Secret Service and all the law enforcement go through to protect the president and all of the dignitaries is second to none," said Mekoski. "I had the...
Michigan Attorney General charges Detroit woman with Medicaid fraud
Deseraye Dejarnette, 29, of Detroit, was arraigned last week in the 54B District Court in Ingham County before Judge Lisa Babcock on one count of Medicaid Fraud – False Claim, a felony punishable by up to four years and/or $50,000 fine, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Dejarnette...
Detroit Police Seeks Public's Help in Search for Missing 15-Year-Old Darnita Turner
The Detroit Police Department is calling for the community's assistance in locating a missing 15-year-old girl, Darnita Turner, who reportedly left her home without permission and has not been seen since. She was last spotted on July 2, in the area of the 9600 block of Lauder Street, wearing a black shirt, and black shorts, according to ClickOnDetroit.
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