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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...
Driver who killed woman in crash after leading Warren police in high-speed chase charged with murder
WARREN, Mich. (FOX 2) - Following a fatal crash in Warren that stemmed from a police pursuit last Saturday, the Macomb County prosecutor has charged a 26-year-old Pontiac man with second-degree murder. James Hudson was driving a Dodge Charger and reached speeds of 100 mph before crashing into a Jeep,...
85-year-old Michigan skydiver makes stop in Macomb County as she chases 1,000 jumps
(CBS DETROIT) - Have you ever been skydiving? How about more than once? Could you fathom doing it a thousand times? One 85-year-old woman from Cadillac is more than halfway there."In my mind, it's just I'm gonna jump, I'm gonna jump. It's coming you know," said Kim Emmons Knor.Knor says the excitement never goes away while she's strapping up to get ready for her 689th jump. That's right, at the time of this posting, she has 688 jumps logged.Her first jump, as logged in one of her several booklets seen in the video above, was 65 years ago, when Knor was...
SADs offer option for improving residential roads
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Establishing a special assessment district for residential improvements can often be a controversial issue in a community. Residents may wonder why their taxes are going up for an improvement they may not agree with. One recent example of this was the SAD paving on North Miles...
Man pleads guilty for Wynter Cole-Smith murder
Rashad Maleek Trice pleaded guilty to assaulting his former girlfriend and killing her two-year-old daughter, Wynter Cole-Smith, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Monday in a release. Trice was charged with first-degree murder and first-degree criminal sexual conduct. The former charge mandates a sentence of life in prison without parole. “The...
Millions expected to travel for Fourth of July holiday
For anyone just thinking about traveling for the Fourth of July weekend, flying is not a great option, unless you’re talking about a zipline adventure. In that case the sky’s the limit. “Airlines are really busy right now,” said Diane Leone, owner of Nana World Travel of Clinton...
Lucido holds workshop to focus on scams, fraud
MACOMB COUNTY — When you fill out an application online — which could include your name, home address, date of birth and mother’s maiden name — and then push the send button, where does the information go?. “Do you know where the information is stored?” Macomb...
Reports: Fraser man fired off round in house then shot himself after police stop
A Fraser man died by suicide after being confronted by police investigating reports that he had fired shots into a wall at his home, according to social media reports and the county medical examiner’s office. Reports say the man’s wife called 911 about 6:30 p.m. Saturday to say her...
Macomb County student’s image named a finalist in Michigan’s “I Voted” sticker contest
A Sterling Heights middle school student has been selected as a finalist in the state’s first-ever “I Voted” sticker contest. Madeline Lee of Grissom Middle School submitted a design showing Michigan’s Lower Peninsula in red-and-white stripes, along with a blue-colored Upper Peninsula. Below the mitten-shaped image...
New Self-Help Center opens at Macomb County courthouse
The new Self-Help Center has opened at the Macomb County courthouse in Mount Clemens to assist people in handling legal matters and navigate the court system. The center, located in room 360 on the third floor, is staffed by employees and provides work stations to help visitors traverse the often complex legal system, said county court officials.
Chef at MCREST cooking up new ways to work with a tight food budget
As a chef working for a nonprofit organization Jay Newcomb is always robbing Peter to pay Paul. “It’s an ongoing struggle. The budgets don’t increase but the costs do,” said Newcomb, who worked in the restaurant business for more than 30 years before taking on the task of kitchen coordinator for Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter Team’s (MCREST) women and children’s shelter in Mount Clemens. “I saw the opening pop up and thought that it would be a good opportunity for me to give back to the community.”
Roseville man bound over to circuit court for allegedly killing roommate
ROSEVILLE — Roseville 39th District Court Judge Joseph Boedeker bound over a 54-year-old Roseville man to Macomb County Circuit Court in Mount Clemens June 17 on a charge of second-degree murder. Mark Newsome allegedly got into a fight with his 72-year-old roommate, Dale Mitchell, that went from verbal to...
One year with hands-free law, Michigan drivers aren’t putting their phones down, data shows
LANSING, MI -- The fragility of life was exposed as their 44-year-old love story came to an earthly end. Had a motorist followed Michigan’s year-old law banning cell phone use while driving, the tragedy might have been avoided. Tina Yaney, a 63-year-old, churchgoing grandmother of three from Macomb Township,...
Man arrested for exposing himself to Target shoppers in Macomb County
SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A man was arrested in Macomb County for exposing himself inappropriately to Target customers, police said. Shelby Township police officers were called at 9:28 p.m. June 26, 2024, to Target for an unrelated reason, they said. Managers told them while they were there that Dequan Walker Jr. was making customers feel uncomfortable and possibly exposing himself.
‘Lakeside always was and is about the people’
The closure of Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights after 47 years as a destination spot for shopping, eating and socialization has stirred up fond memories for many Macomb County residents. From going to see first-run movies to shopping for new seasonal wardrobes to roaming with friends through the 1.5 million...
Two beaches closed in Macomb and Oakland County due to high bacteria levels
(FOX 2) - Spirits are high heading into the 4th of July weekend and so are bacteria levels on two metro Detroit beaches. As of the end of June, St. Clair Shores Memorial Park Beach is closed due to unsafe bacteria levels from an unknown source. The public beach, located off of Lake St. Clair, is expected to be closed for a minimum of four days.
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