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3 seriously hurt in crash at major Canton Township intersection
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Three people are seriously injured after a crash overnight at a major Canton Township intersection. The crash happened around 11 p.m. Thursday, June 27, 2024, at Canton Center and Ford roads. Officials said a 44-year-old Northville man was driving a black GMC Sierra north on...
2 Washtenaw County deputies taken to hospital after crash at Michigan Avenue
YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Two Washtenaw County deputies were taken to the hospital after a crash at Michigan Avenue. The crash happened Saturday, June 29, 2024, at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Prospect Street in Ypsilanti Township, according to the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office. Officials said a...
‘I actually should raise it’: Judge won’t lower bond for coach accused of choking teen
YPSILANTI, MI – A judge on Thursday declined to lower the bond for a former Ypsilanti Middle School employee accused of choking a student with his shirt. Joshua Smith, a 30-year-old Ypsilanti resident originally from Canton, appeared in custody June 27 in front of Washtenaw County 14A District Judge Cedric Simpson.
Twin girls hurt after lighting powerful firework in bathroom of Metro Detroit home
RIVER ROUGE, Mich. – Twin 11-year-old girls were injured Thursday after they brought a powerful firework into a bathroom in their River Rouge home and lit it. One girl lost several fingers and another was cut and burned Thursday, June 27 after lighting the firework, which police compared to a stick of dynamite. The children found the firework inside their home, and believed it was just going to sparkle.
Another Arrest Made In April Homicide
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – On Wednesday, the U-S Marshal’s Office arrested 34 year old Darrius Plummer from Canton, Michigan on 2nd degree murder charges in relation to the homicide of Chantel Moose of Duluth in April. Arrested on May 15th on 2nd degree assault charges in the same...
Mother sentenced in wrong-way OWI crash that killed 3-year-old in Farmington Hills
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – A mother was sentenced Thursday, June 27, for her role in a wrong-way Farmington Hills crash that killed her 3-year-old and injured five other children. The crash happened at about 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 29, 2022, near the intersection of Inkster and Eight Mile roads.
Police looking for team who went through Southland Center stealing thousands
The Taylor Police Department is turning to the public for help identifying men who casually walked into Southland Center in Taylor and walked out with several thousands of dollars worth of unpaid merchandise. The incident took place at 6:30 p.m. on June 18 at 23000 Eureka Road. According to Detective...
Angry ex-boyfriend accidentally strikes infant
TAYLOR — A 23-year-old Southfield man entered his ex-girlfriend’s Taylor apartment with a stolen key at 2:25 a.m. June 16, and when the man started arguing with her in the living room, he attempted to slap her, but struck her two-month-old infant instead. The child is not his,...
Police track suspected Michigan fentanyl dealer, make arrest
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A Detroit area resident will face multiple drug charges after police said he was caught bringing bulk quantities to Marion County. On Thursday, members of the Three Rivers Drug Task Force raided a home on Morgantown Avenue that Tristan Thomas, 47, of Farmington Hills, Michigan, was staying at and found a large amount of cash, packaging materials, scales, and a shotgun. In another search of a residence where Thomas was known to store drugs, police recovered a bulk quantity of a brown powder that field tested positive for fentanyl.
Repeat drunken driver arrested
TAYLOR — A 38-year-old Taylor man was arrested for his second operating under the influence of alcohol offense the night of June 16 when he struck a curb and the boat that he was towing fell off its trailer and struck a transformer power box. Witnesses, who had reason...
Benefit card defrauded
TAYLOR — A 31-year-old Taylor man reported May 22 that more than $1,000 had been illegally charged against his electronic benefits transfer card. He said the state of Michigan notified him that on May 5 purchases were made with the card account in California and in Chicago, which he said he did not make. The victim said his EBT card was still in his possession. There were no suspects.
Pro heavyweight boxer who eluded police, crashed car, changes plea; sentenced
A professional heavyweight boxer who goes by the name “The Real Big Baby” has pleaded guilty to a charge he faced after a confrontation with Huron Township police. Jared Dovan Anderson stood mute in Wayne County Circuit Court on March 2 on a charge of fleeing a police officer fourth degree, and a plea of not guilty was entered by the court on his behalf.
Former Westland police sergeant to stand trial for ethnic intimidation, assault
LANSING — A former Westland police sergeant is facing trial in connection with a 2023 incident in which he allegedly threatened and poked a Detroit casino worker while off duty. Kevin Yudt, 42, of Grass Lake, was bound over to stand trial earlier this week on two counts of...
Man, 41, jailed after trying to rob Saline bank, fleeing without cash
SALINE, MI – A 41-year-old Saline man was arrested Thursday morning after he attempted to rob a Saline bank, according to police. Saline police officers were called to the reported robbery around 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 27, at the Old National Bank branch, 200 N. Maple Road, Saline Chief Marlene Radzik said in a release.
4 arraigned for assaulting police in pro-Palestine protest in November
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – Several rows of a Washtenaw County courtroom gallery were filled with keffiyeh-clad supporters Thursday for four people charged in connection with pro-Palestine, anti-Israel protests at the University of Michigan. The presiding judge warned the packed courtroom. “There are cases some people are here to see...
Taylor man racks up 11 warrants for expired license plate
MELVINDALE, Mich. (FOX 2) - The Melvindale Police Department finally towed a car belonging to a Taylor man who had gotten 15 tickets that turned into 11 arrest warrants, for parking with an expired plate in the city. The blue Dodge Ram has been ticketed a total of 15 times...
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