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7-year-old boy shot at Inkster apartment overnight
A 7-year-old boy was shot at an apartment in Inkster overnight, police say. According to police, it happened at the Dearborn View Apartments near Beech Daly and Cherry Hill around 12:30 a.m. Monday. When officers arrived, they found the 7-year-old with a gunshot wound to the chest, and the trial...
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.
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.
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...
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.
Detroit mom finds son's stolen Kia on social media
DETROIT (FOX 2) - It didn't take one Detroit mom long to find her son's stolen car. In fact, all Nicole Massey needed were a few keen internet searches and eventually she found not just the suspect thieves - but the stolen car. "I have a media background so I...
Detroit Police release update on investigation and victims of shooting at east side block party that left two dead, 19 injured
Detroit Police say they have no one in custody in connection to last weekend’s mass shooting, at a weekend block party on the city’s east side, that left two dead and 19 hospitalized.
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.
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...
Jury to resume deliberations Monday in Samantha Woll murder trial
DETROIT – The jury will resume deliberations Monday in the trial for Michael Jackson-Bolanos, who is charged with murdering Samantha Woll. Jackson-Bolanos, 29, is facing the possibility of life in prison if he’s found guilty of first-degree murder. What happened. Woll, 40, was a well-known leader in Detroit’s...
Council president probing Detroit police over unanswered 911 calls before block party shooting
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Council president Mary Sheffield has questions for Detroit Police Chief James White after residents reported their 911 calls went unanswered during the Fourth of July block party mass shooting two weekends ago. The incident killed two people and injured 19 others on July 7. Since then,...
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.
In Reaching Landmark Settlement With Wayne County, Feds Learned of 8 Inmate Suicides in 13 Months
While investigating numerous complaints that the Wayne County Jail routinely failed to provide crucial services to inmates with disabilities, the Detroit U.S. Attorney's Office learned that there had been eight suicides in a 13-month period in 2016-2017. Specifically, the feds investigated allegations that Wayne County failed to routinely provide inmates...
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...
Farmington Hills house fire injures two, including firefighter
The Farmington Hills Fire Department said the fire started on Tuesday around 3:30 a.m. in a two-story home in the Preserves at Meadowbrook subdivision on Marshview at Rhonswood, in the area of 8 Mile and 275.
DPD cracks down on illegal block parties as church, communities team up against violence
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Police and city leaders are getting help from local church leaders. In the past week, we’ve talked about the impact gun violence has made on Detroit. It has broken the hearts of elected leaders, law enforcement, and those on the front lines in our neighborhoods. Over the weekend, we saw some solutions become reality.
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