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Another victim in Detroit-area splash pad shooting released from hospital
(CBS DETROIT) - Another victim in the Rochester Hills splash pad shooting has been released from the hospital, the Oakland County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday.Authorities said the 30-year-old from Rochester Hills "is home resting comfortably after spending more than two weeks in the hospital," according to a news release. The sheriff's office said one more person, a 39-year-old woman, remains in the hospital for serious injuries. The woman's 8-year-old son, who suffered a gunshot wound to the head, was released on Friday. A 4-year-old boy, three men, ages 31, 42, and 78, and two women, ages 37 and 39, were also...
Pontiac Man Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Connection with Fatal Warren Police Chase
A man has been charged in connection with a high-speed chase and fatal crash in Warren, as Warren police disclosed yesterday. Damaree Darvell Terry, a 26-year-old resident of Pontiac, faces charges including second-degree murder after a police chase ended in catastrophe, as reported by The Detroit News. The pursuit, which began on Eight Mile Road, involved three Dodge Chargers and culminated in a devastating collision at the intersection of 10 Mile and Dequindre roads, where Katrina Michael, a 42-year-old mother of two, was killed.
Law firm: Michigan's 'most dangerous' intersections are mostly in metro Detroit
Michigan Auto Law in Farmington Hills compiles an annual list of the most dangerous intersections in the state based upon findings from Michigan State Police official data. The law firm says Eleven Mile Road/I-696 at Van Dyke Avenue is the most dangerous intersection in Michigan, with 218 crashes and 52 injuries. Crashes increased 69.9% over the last five years, from 129 in 2019 to 218 in 2023.
Man's body recovered from Harris Lake in Pontiac
PONTIAC, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a man's body was recovered from Harris Lake in Pontiac.Steve Huber, public information officer for the sheriff's office, said authorities were at the lake on Tuesday after they were alerted about the body at 12:30 p.m. Huber told CBS News Detroit that the 38-year-old man was believed to be homeless and they were working to notify the family.It was unclear if the man accidentally drowned or if there was foul play.An autopsy is set for Wednesday.The sheriff's office did not release any additional information.
Lawsuit revived against EMTs who put woman in body bag when she wasn't actually dead
A Michigan appeals court revived a lawsuit against EMTs who put Timesha Beauchamp in a body bag and brought her to a funeral home while she was still alive. The post Lawsuit revived against EMTs who put woman in body bag when she wasn’t actually dead first appeared on Law & Crime.
Kitchen fire claims life of woman, dog in Pontiac
PONTIAC, Mich. – A woman and her dog were found dead in a house fire that likely began in the kitchen of a Pontiac home. Lakeisha Arnae Moton, 37, was found unresponsive and lying in a hallway of her single-story home in the 600 block of Raskob Street shortly after 1 p.m. on Monday (July 1).
Surveillance cameras capture thieves stealing luxury cars from Southfield dealership
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Surveillance cameras captured thieves stealing luxury cars from a dealership in Southfield. The incident occurred on Tuesday (July 2) around 1:30 a.m. at Dream Luxury Car Rental on 8 Mile and Telegraph roads. Cameras showed the alleged thieves entering the building and taking off inside the...
Alleged tattoo studio shooter was suspect in 2009 Oakland County murder
HOWELL — The Daily has confirmed Jeremy Michael Heath, 48, who faces open murder charges for a shooting at Metro Studios Ink in downtown Howell, was also a suspect in a high-profile Oakland County murder in 2009. The open murder charge was announced by the Howell Police Department on Tuesday, July 2, joining charges of carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, felony firearm and carrying a concealed weapon. Heath was arraigned on those charges Monday. ...
Online seller meets would-be buyer for phone, is robbed
A woman who thought she was meeting a prospective buyer for her iPhone 15 in the parking lot of a Bloomfield Township grocery store ended up the victim of robbery, police say. The woman posted the phone for sale on Facebook Marketplace. She met the would-be buyer at the Hollywood Market, 1525 S. Opdyke Road, at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, June 30.
Man arrested for allegedly exposing himself to women at Macomb County Target store
(CBS DETROIT) - A man is accused of "fully" exposing himself to shoppers at a Detroit-area Target store last week, police said. At about 9:28 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, officers were at the Target store in Shelby Township for an unrelated call when a manager notified them about a man, Dequan Walker Jr., who was making shoppers uncomfortable by possibly exposing himself. When police questioned Walker, he denied the allegations of inappropriate behavior, and store employees were unable to pull up surveillance video for officers to review. The next day, the store contacted police and said they now had access to video...
N.J. woman pleads guilty to beating mom to death with broomstick
A New Jersey woman has pleaded guilty to beating her elderly mother to death two years ago. Loretta Barr, now 67, admitted her guilt on one count of second-degree murder in the death of Florence Dicriscio in August 2022, NJ.com reported on Wednesday. Barr faces between five and seven years in prison, according to NJ.com. Prosecutors agreed to seek less than the maximum sentence as part of her ...
Lawsuit over Michigan woman found alive in body bag is sent back to court
SOUTHFIELD, MI – A lawsuit has been sent back to court nearly four years after a woman was falsly declared dead, put in a body bag and then found alive hours later, The Associated Press reports. Timesha Beauchamp, 20, of Southfield, was having trouble breathing when her family called...
Michigan man asked to transfer $115K to fake Costco employee
DETROIT, Mich. (WWJ) -- A Michigan man was accused of being involved in an international crime organization after a scammer told him his credit card had been fraudulently used at a Costco location in China, police said. The Troy Police Department said the man reported the scam on June 21...
Oakland County Sheriff Bouchard speaks in wake of recent violent incidents
Metro Detroit has been hit with a string of violent incidents. From Oakland County Deputy Brad Reckling being killed in the line of duty to the mass shooting at a splash pad in Rochester.
More than 20 shots fired between people in two cars on 8 Mile near Mound Tuesday morning; Warren Police investigating
Warren Police detectives are investigating after more than 20 shots were fired between people in two cars along 8 Mile Road near Mound Rd., Tuesday morning.
Man charged with drunk driving after Canton crash that injured 2
CANTON, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Northville man is facing drunk driving charges stemming from a crash in Canton that hurt two other people last week. Police say Ryan Emery, 44, was intoxicated when he hit another vehicle at Canton Center and Ford roads around 11 p.m. Thursday. Two Canton...
Convictions for trio of murders in Macomb, Oakland counties upheld by appeals court
The three first-degree murder convictions of an Oakland County man for the drug-related slaying of a Warren family have been upheld by the state Court of Appeals. Nicholas Bahri, 41, was sentenced to life without parole in 2022 for the cold-blooded shootings of Tokoyo Moore, 32, outside Bahri’s Bloomfield Hills home and of Moore’s 6-year-old son, Tai’Raz Moore, and his fiancée, Isis Rimson, 28, on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 2020, in their Warren home.
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