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Tecumseh police question former student after a new threat against school district
TECUMSEH — School officials and police in Tecumseh investigated a second threat within a week on Tuesday. Tecumseh schools implemented a shelter-in-place protocol Tuesday after being informed by Tecumseh police of a threat to "shoot up the school" that was made on social media, a letter to district families from Superintendent Matt Hilton...
Pedestrian, 66, fatally struck by car in Washtenaw County
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – A 66-year-old man was killed Wednesday afternoon when he was struck by a car in Washtenaw County. Emergency crews responded around 2 p.m. Sept. 25 to a a crash near the intersection of Dexter-Ann Arbor Road and Wagner Road in Scio Township, confirmed Derrick Jackson, spokesperson for the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office.
2 men plead guilty to assault during Ann Arbor crime spree
ANN ARBOR, MI – Two men have pleaded guilty to assault after an Ann Arbor crime spree roughly a year ago. Gabriel Escobar, 19, and Christian Benitez-Reyes, 23, both admitted to an added charge of assault less than murder during a hearing Sept. 19 before Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Arianne Slay, according to court records. The plea comes after a sentence agreement with the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office, records noted.
Hillsdale woman injured in motorcycle involved crash
HILLSDALE — A Hillsdale woman and passenger of a motorcycle was injured in a three-vehicle crash Saturday in Moscow. Hillsdale County Sheriff's Deputies and other emergency responders were dispatched to the intersection of U.S. 12 and Moscow Road Saturday afternoon for a report of a woman lying in the roadway with a possible head injury from a crash. ...
Car flipped over in Checkers parking lot after accident
MONROE — On Friday, Sept. 20, at around 6:24 p.m., officers from the Monroe police and fire departments, as well as Monroe Community Ambulance, responded to an accident, with possible entrapment, at the Checkers located on N. Telegraph Road. What they found on arrival was a Jeep Liberty flipped upside down in the...
Man steals flags from Veterans Park
MONROE — A transient man was arrested for stealing flags from Veterans Park in Monroe on Wednesday, Sept. 18, according to a release. That morning, a caller notified the Monroe Police of a backpack found behind a business in the 800 block of North Telegraph Rd. Along with the backpack, there were several...
Teen threatens Monroe County school amid homecoming dance, sheriff says
(CBS DETROIT) — An investigation is ongoing after a 15-year-old boy allegedly made a threat of gun violence towards a Monroe County school, prompting increased security at the school's homecoming dance.Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough said the county's central dispatch was notified of a possible threat toward Bedford High school just before 7 p.m. Saturday. In response, sheriff's deputies went to the school to investigate and to assure the safety of students attending the dance. Troopers from the Michigan State Police assisted sheriff's deputies with security at the school. The sheriff says the dance was not impacted.Authorities say the threat was made by a 15-year-old boy in Toledo, Ohio. Contact was made with the boy's parents, who were with him at their house in Toledo. According to the sheriff, the threat appears to be an isolated incident involving a dispute with an ex-girlfriend.The sheriff's office is still investigating. If you have any information, call the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Detective Bureau at 734-240-7530 or OK2SAY at 855-565-2729. Earlier this month, Armada Area Schools in Macomb County canceled classes after the district "received reports of a threatening TikTok."