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Police suspect alcohol factor in car crash that killed child, man on Detroit’s west side
Read full article: Police suspect alcohol factor in car crash that killed child, man on Detroit’s west sideA man and a 4-year-old boy have been killed in a car crash on Detroit’s west side early Wednesday morning.
Armed man steals teen’s phone in residential Detroit neighborhood, police say
Read full article: Armed man steals teen’s phone in residential Detroit neighborhood, police sayDETROIT – A man reportedly approached a teenager and stole his cell phone in a residential neighborhood on Detroit’s west side Saturday night. Detroit police say at about 8:57 p.m. a 16-year-old boy was walking in the 7400 block of Faust Avenue when a white Ford Taurus approached him. The man driving the vehicle reportedly demanded the teen’s cell phone. The man took the phone and then fled the scene, police say. The suspect is described as a Black man between the ages of 20 and 30 years old, standing around 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighing between 160-180 pounds.
17-month-old girl struck by mother's car, killed on Detroit's west side, police say
Read full article: 17-month-old girl struck by mother's car, killed on Detroit's west side, police sayDETROIT - A 17-month-old girl was struck by her mother's car and killed Tuesday on Detroit's west side, police said. The crash happened around 10:40 a.m. Tuesday in the 18400 block of Faust Avenue, near Eight Mile Road and the Southfield Freeway. The mother was backing out of the driveway when the girl was struck, according to authorities. Medical officials took the girl to a nearby hospital, where she died from her injuries, police said. When they returned, neighbors said they saw several police cars and members of the police fatal squad came to the area.