Higgins Lake
CRIME & SAFETY
MSP Houghton Lake Post reopens missing person cold case from the ‘80s
ROSCOMMON — The MSP Houghton Lake Post is reopening a missing person cold case. Cassandra Durham and her boyfriend left Maryland in 1987 to visit the Roscommon area. They were believed to be driving a 1980 Honda Civic station wagon. Troopers said they drove through Ohio on the way, and stopped at Cedar Point. The Honda allegedly broke down somewhere around Detroit, and the boyfriend bought a new car, an Oldsmobile Cutlass. The boyfriend claimed they both returned to Maryland, but Cassandra’s father said she never made it home.
ATV driver killed in crash, deputies believe alcohol and speed were factors
ROSCOMMON COUNTY — Around 5 a.m. Monday morning, Roscommon County Central Dispatch got a call about a person lying in a ditch. Deputies arrived at the scene on Old 27 near Myrtle Avenue in Lyon Township to find an ATV had crashed sometime overnight. They said the driver, Kevin Lee Barnes from Higgins Lake, was heading north on Old 27 when he hit something on the shoulder. The ATV went into the ditch, hit a tree and Barnes was thrown off. Barnes was pronounced dead at the scene. Deputies said they believe alcohol and speed were a factor.
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