DTE Energy: Detroit man killed while installing illegal power hookup
DETROIT – DTE Energy said a Detroit man was killed while trying to install an illegal power hookup. Michael Ford, 61, was found dead late Monday morning on Fischer Street, not far from the intersection of Mack Avenue and Van Dyke Street. DTE can’t officially say the man was electrocuted, but their investigation showed he did fall out of a tree and they located tools nearby consistent with an illegal electrical hookup.
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Terrance Kellom death
A member of the Detroit Fugitive Apprehension Team was cleared of any wrongdoing in the 2015 fatal shooting of Terrance Kellom. After a two-week trial an eight-member jury ruled that defendant Mitchell Quinn did not violate the constitutional rights of Kellom. Kellom was a felon who was wanted on an arrest warrant for armed robbery. The jury deliberated less than three hours before returning with a verdict of no cause.
Airbnb guest policy
New changes are coming to Airbnb’s policies after a house party at one of its rental homes in California ended with five people dead. Under the new policy, “party houses” are banned and a more strict guest screening program will be introduced. The company is also creating a party house rapid response team.
Fast Cash jackpot
A lucky Michigan Lottery player has a huge payday coming after winning a record $1.84 million jackpot playing the Doubler Wild Time Progressive Fast Cash game. The winning ticket was bought Sunday at Rock On Smokers, located at 26902 Telegraph Road in Flat Rock. The $1.84 million jackpot is the largest Fast Cash prize ever won. Fast Cash games debuted in July 2017.
Bootleg zookeeper
Police are searching for a man labelled as a “bootleg zookeeper” months after officials seized hundreds of exotic animals -- including 300 hedgehogs, two kangaroos and a 200-pound snake -- from a Romulus home. Authorities said they received a tip Aug. 15 that someone was illegally housing animals in the 31000 block of Ecorse Road behind a strip mall in Romulus.
DPD investigation
A video posted on YouTube appears to show a Detroit police officer asleep on the job. Ossie Johnson said he was walking near the Windsor Tunnel when he saw the officer asleep inside the car. Johnson said the officer demanded he delete the video and pictures from his phone.
Ranked-choice voting
Tuesday, voters will use ranked-choice voting to decide who will get two seats on Eastpointe’s City Council. Voters will rank four candidates. The winners will be two people who get 33.3 percent plus one additional vote after officials tally and adjust the different rankings.
St. Clair Shores lead levels
The City of St. Clair Shores released a public advisory Monday for its 25,303 water customers after testing water samples from known locations with lead service lines. Results showed that four of the 32 targeted sites tested exceeded the Action Level based on the 15 parts per billion. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy or EGLE evaluates compliance with the action level based on the 90th percentile of all lead and copper results collected in each round of sampling.
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