Thousands of students across Metro Detroit woke up early to return to school for the first day.

It takes guts to learn to swim as an adult. If you don’t think that’s the case, just ask Darnell Blackburn, Local 4’s Crime and Safety Expert.

Previously, AirBnB allowed cameras in common areas if disclosed before booking, but this rule was not consistently followed.

The CREST Academy at Oakland Community College offers realistic training scenarios for law enforcement officials.

The Detroit Police Department is expanding its crisis intervention techniques by exploring new technology, allowing officers to arrest a suspect rather than taking them out.

We're taking a look at where things stand six months after the deadly mass shooting at Michigan State University.

It's another social media trend that's got young people pulling pranks in Clinton Township, but experts say many need to realize the risk they're taking.

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Police are looking for a man and woman who conducted a home invasion robbery on Friday.

Police say a person posing as a woman friended the person on social media, gained his trust, and got him to send compromising private photos and then was immediately threatened that he if did not pay up, the photos would go public.

Protestors have been rallying to remember Tyre Nichols and are calling for justice after footage was released showing five Memphis police officers violently beating the 29-year-old during a traffic stop in early January.

The Shelby Township Police Department has a critical message for drivers in the area.