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Family pleads for answers in 2020 slaying of 19-year-old Puerto Rico native in Detroit
Read full article: Family pleads for answers in 2020 slaying of 19-year-old Puerto Rico native in DetroitDETROIT – The family of a Puerto Rico native is pleading for answers after he was shot and killed last year. Montanez-Rivera is a native of San Juan, Puerto Rico and arrived to the U.S. only four months before he was killed. “My brother was an excellent son, excellent brother, excellent uncle. Witnesses were unclear of where the gunshots came from, according to Crime Stoppers. All tips to Crime Stoppers are anonymous.
'We are going to find you’: Family of father killed in Inkster demand killer come forward
Read full article: 'We are going to find you’: Family of father killed in Inkster demand killer come forwardINKSTER, Mich. – The family of a father killed near a gas station on Michigan Avenue in Inkster is asking for the public to help them find his killer. “We are going to find you,” the victim’s young son, Randy Potts, said. "The person who killed him. We are going to catch you and you will regret what you did. I don’t' want it to be your son, dad or brother who gets shot by this guy,” said Brandon Potts' mother, Julia Smith.
$2.5K reward offered for information 23 years after woman found dead in Detroit
Read full article: $2.5K reward offered for information 23 years after woman found dead in DetroitDETROIT – Crime Stoppers of Michigan is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to arrest in the death of Lisa Gause, who was found on Oct. 14, 1997. Crime Stoppers of Michigan is offering a $2,500 reward for information that would lead to an arrest. Gause’s mother was the last person to be in contact with her by phone the Saturday before she was found, according to a press release from Crime Stoppers. Gause had one daughter and earned an associate degree from Wayne County Community College, with a goal to earn a degree criminology. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-Speak Up, online at 1800speakup.org or test CSM to 274637.
Detroit police seek missing 17-year-old girl
Read full article: Detroit police seek missing 17-year-old girlDETROIT – Police are searching for a missing 17-year-old named Shamiya Williams. She was last seen Thursday at around 7:30 p.m. at her home in the 19000 block of Teppert in Detroit. She is described as black, 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds and has short reddish blond hair. Williams disappeared wearing heart shaped glasses, five bracelets, a multi-colored dress and black sandals. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
Crime Stoppers offers $1,000 reward for information on man wanted in connection with Roseville retail fraud
Read full article: Crime Stoppers offers $1,000 reward for information on man wanted in connection with Roseville retail fraudROSEVILLE, Mich. – Crime Stoppers of Michigan is offering up to a $1,000 cash reward for information to help identify and locate a man wanted in connection with retail fraud at Macomb Mall on Friday. Crime Stoppers of Michigan is offering a reward for help to identify and locate a man in connection with retail fraud in Roseville on June 19, 2020. Photo provided by Crime Stoppers of Michigan. (Crime Stoppers)The man is described as between 18-22 years of age and was last seen wearing basketball shorts and a white t-shirt. Anyone with information can anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up or by submitting a tip online here.
$2,500 reward offered for information that leads to arrest in 2011 murder of Waterford Township man
Read full article: $2,500 reward offered for information that leads to arrest in 2011 murder of Waterford Township manWATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,500 reward for information that leads to an arrest in the murder of a Waterford Township man. James Dean Odle,28, was murdered at 2:43 a.m. on July 31, 2011 in Waterford Township, police say. According to police, he was walking on S. Lynn Street near Lakeview Street when a white vehicle parked nearby. READ: Waterford Man Gunned Down In Drive-By ShootingREAD MORE: Waterford Man Killed In Mystery AttackPolice say a black man described as being thin and wearing a black headscarf and T-shirt with checkered shorts exited the vehicle and shot Odle several times. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.
Two shot by known person while inside car in Detroit
Read full article: Two shot by known person while inside car in DetroitDETROIT – Two people were shot in the 19100 block of Stahelin in Detroit Monday afternoon, according to Detroit police. Both of the victims, a 16-year-old male and 46-year-old male, are in stable condition. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are unknown. According to police the two victims were inside a car in the area when someone walked up to it and started firing shots at them. Anyone with information is asked to call the Detroit Police Department at 1-800-SPEAKUP.
Watch: A message from Crime Stoppers of Michigan about COVID-19
Read full article: Watch: A message from Crime Stoppers of Michigan about COVID-19This is an update from Crime Stoppers of Michigan regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Watch here:As always, Crime Stoppers’ mission remains “to empower people to make their neighborhoods, schools, churches & businesses safer through the anonymous reporting of crime.”Call 800-SPEAK-UP.
$10,000 reward offered for information that leads to arrest in murder of Detroit DJ
Read full article: $10,000 reward offered for information that leads to arrest in murder of Detroit DJDETROIT – A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in Detroit musician DJ Slick B’s murder. The DJ’s real name is Byron Gilbert. He was murdered Feb. 7 at around 7:30 p.m.Gilbert, 28, was shot by two unknown gunmen who robbed him. The shooting happened on west McNichols at Ilene Street on Detroit’s west side. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAKUP.
Reward offered for arrest in murder of 21-year-old man at 4th of July block party
Read full article: Reward offered for arrest in murder of 21-year-old man at 4th of July block partyDETROIT – Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $2,500 for information that leads to an arrest in the murder of Lamonte Jacobs. Jacobs was fatally shot at a 4th of July block party in 2016. It happened in the 5300 block of Cooper Street between Barker and Moffat Avenue on Detroit’s east side. Jacobs was at the gathering when an unknown person fired shots, striking him. Call 1-800-SPEAK-UP to leave an anonymous tip.
$1,000 reward offered for information that leads to arrest in South Lyon crime spree
Read full article: $1,000 reward offered for information that leads to arrest in South Lyon crime spreeSOUTH LYON, Mich. – A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in a number of South Lyon based crimes. Photos were captured of the people wanted for the crimes that happened Feb. 3 in South Lyon. At least a dozen unlocked vehicles were broken into and items including credit cards, wallets and chargers were taken. They attempted to use several of the stolen credit cards. Police say the three then attempted to use stolen credit cards at McDonalds and Walmart in Canton in addition to a Farmington Hills Speedway.