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I-696, I-96 Flex Route construction: Lane and ramp closures continue in Oakland County
Read full article: I-696, I-96 Flex Route construction: Lane and ramp closures continue in Oakland CountyCrews will close lanes and ramps on I-696 and I-96 Flex Route from the end of October through the beginning of November as construction is nearly complete.
Traffic disrupted after semi-truck rollover on Southfield Freeway near Grand River Avenue
Read full article: Traffic disrupted after semi-truck rollover on Southfield Freeway near Grand River AvenueA semi-truck was left on its side following a crash on the northbound lanes of Southfield Freeway near Grand River Avenue.
Graffiti artist creates mural in support of Vice President Kamala Harris on Detroit’s west side
Read full article: Graffiti artist creates mural in support of Vice President Kamala Harris on Detroit’s west sideA Metro Detroit graffiti artist showed support for Vice President Kamala Harris with a mural.
Michigan State Fair opens with shorter hours, requires adult supervision after deadly shooting
Read full article: Michigan State Fair opens with shorter hours, requires adult supervision after deadly shootingThe Michigan State Fair opened Sunday with shorter hours and a requirement that minors have adult supervision after a deadly shooting.
Video: High-speed chase with stolen pickup ends in crash outside Howell
Read full article: Video: High-speed chase with stolen pickup ends in crash outside HowellThe driver is accused of reckless driving, breaking into a home and stealing a pickup before leading authorities on a high-speed chase through Livingston County.
EB Grand River Avenue down to 1 lane after carjacking leads to crash in Livingston County
Read full article: EB Grand River Avenue down to 1 lane after carjacking leads to crash in Livingston CountyEastbound Grand River Avenue near Lake Chemung in Genoa Township will be down to one lane as Troopers conduct a thorough investigation into a traffic crash involving a carjacked vehicle.
Puppy nearly dies after being left outside rescue in frigid weather on Detroit’s west side
Read full article: Puppy nearly dies after being left outside rescue in frigid weather on Detroit’s west sideA puppy was intentionally left outside a rescue on Grand River Avenue on Detroit's west side in single-digit temperatures.
‘This was dumb’: Well-known thief arrested after leading police on high-speed chase in Detroit
Read full article: ‘This was dumb’: Well-known thief arrested after leading police on high-speed chase in DetroitA man accused of walking out of the Target on Grand River Avenue with a cart full of stolen merchandise is accused of leading police on an eight-mile-long high-speed chase where he rammed multiple cars.
Grand River Avenue resurfacing project begins next month in Wayne County: What to know
Read full article: Grand River Avenue resurfacing project begins next month in Wayne County: What to knowWork to resurface Grand River Avenue between 8 Mile Road and Berg Road in Wayne County will begin next month.
Pickup driver shot after car he hit at Detroit gas station followed him to another spot
Read full article: Pickup driver shot after car he hit at Detroit gas station followed him to another spotThe driver of a pickup truck was shot after someone inside a car struck at a Detroit gas station followed him to another spot with a long gun, police said.
Update: SB Lodge Freeway at Grand River Avenue reopens after possible crime scene investigation
Read full article: Update: SB Lodge Freeway at Grand River Avenue reopens after possible crime scene investigationSouthbound Lodge Freeway (M-10) at Grand River Avenue in Detroit has reopened after being closed due to a possible crime scene investigation.
Business owner forced to set up defenses to protect customers from crashes on Detroit’s west side
Read full article: Business owner forced to set up defenses to protect customers from crashes on Detroit’s west sideCrashes have become so common at one Detroit intersection a business owner has been forced to set up some defenses to protect his customers.
Detroit police investigating shooting at bar on Grand River that left 2 women injured
Read full article: Detroit police investigating shooting at bar on Grand River that left 2 women injuredDetroit police are investigating a shooting that took place early Sunday morning at a bar on Grand River Avenue that left two women injured.
Detroit police looking for suspect who fatally shot person in chest, stole their car
Read full article: Detroit police looking for suspect who fatally shot person in chest, stole their carPolice are asking for the public’s help to locate a suspect accused of fatally shooting someone and then stealing their car and other valuables.
Pop-up shop in Port Huron is growing business woman out of teenage girls
Read full article: Pop-up shop in Port Huron is growing business woman out of teenage girlsIf you haven’t been to Port Huron lately, there’s a lot of good stuff going on with downtown revitalization efforts, and on the main drag, you’ll find a dress shop with the dual purpose of growing businesswomen out of teenage girls.
Sections of westbound and eastbound I-94 in Detroit to close this weekend for bridge work
Read full article: Sections of westbound and eastbound I-94 in Detroit to close this weekend for bridge workWestbound lanes of I-94 from I-75 to the Lodge Freeway in Detroit will close this weekend as crews work on two bridges.
Michigan Lottery: 2 $1M Powerball winning tickets sold in New Buffalo, Redford
Read full article: Michigan Lottery: 2 $1M Powerball winning tickets sold in New Buffalo, RedfordAlthough no one matched Saturday night’s six-number Powerball jackpot, two lucky Michiganders could be $1 million richer after matching the winning numbers on the five white balls.
One killed, one injured in overnight shooting in Northwest Detroit
Read full article: One killed, one injured in overnight shooting in Northwest DetroitDetroit police tell Local 4 that they are investigating a deadly shooting that happened in the area of Grand River and Telegraph early Monday morning.
Another milestone hit during construction of Detroit’s Joe Louis Greenway
Read full article: Another milestone hit during construction of Detroit’s Joe Louis GreenwayConstruction on another major portion of the Joe Louis Greenway project began on Friday, the Grand River Avenue to Fullerton Avenue section has broken ground and is expected to be complete next year.
Detroit police seek person of interest involved in felonious assault at gas station
Read full article: Detroit police seek person of interest involved in felonious assault at gas stationThe Detroit Police Department is seeking information about a person involved in a felonious assault at a gas station.
Shooter fires at man, woman driving away from Detroit apartment complex, killing 1
Read full article: Shooter fires at man, woman driving away from Detroit apartment complex, killing 1Police have taken a person into custody who is accused of shooting at a man and a woman Sunday night, killing one of them on Detroit’s west side.
‘They were very loving children’: 5 kids removed from Detroit home after child found dead in freezer
Read full article: ‘They were very loving children’: 5 kids removed from Detroit home after child found dead in freezerA mother is in police custody after the body of a 3-year-old boy was found in a basement freezer in a home on Detroit’s west side.
‘There was something not right’: Detroit mom arrested after child found dead in basement freezer
Read full article: ‘There was something not right’: Detroit mom arrested after child found dead in basement freezerDetroit police said they could tell something wasn’t right before they discovered the body of a 3-year-old inside a freezer in the basement of a home.
How 1 man and his getaway driver pulled off 15 bank robberies in 5 states -- 6 in Michigan
Read full article: How 1 man and his getaway driver pulled off 15 bank robberies in 5 states -- 6 in MichiganOfficials broke down, in detail, how they say one man used napkin notes, one-minute in-and-outs, and a getaway driver to pull off 15 different bank robberies across five states, including at six branches in Michigan.
Man fails to steal pickup that was left running, unattended at Farmington Hills gas station
Read full article: Man fails to steal pickup that was left running, unattended at Farmington Hills gas stationA man tried and failed to steal a pickup truck that had been left running and unattended outside a Farmington Hills gas station, police said.
Man arrested because former high school classmate recognized him at Detroit store before carjacking
Read full article: Man arrested because former high school classmate recognized him at Detroit store before carjackingA man was arrested for carjacking a woman at gunpoint because a former high school classmate recognized him through his mask at a Detroit dollar store before he committed the crime, authorities said.
House fire survivor installing smoke alarms throughout Detroit homes to prevent possible tragedies
Read full article: House fire survivor installing smoke alarms throughout Detroit homes to prevent possible tragediesMia Radosavac lost her entire family to a house fire in 2018, and she is determined to prevent another family from experiencing a similar tragedy.
Detroit police say woman tried to run over 4 people who were leaving bar after 2 a.m.
Read full article: Detroit police say woman tried to run over 4 people who were leaving bar after 2 a.m.Detroit police said a woman tried to run over a group of two men and two women who were leaving a bar after 2 a.m. last month.
Police suspect driver was drunk when he crashed car into median on I-96 in Detroit
Read full article: Police suspect driver was drunk when he crashed car into median on I-96 in DetroitPolice believe a driver was drunk early Tuesday morning when he crashed his car into the median of I-96 in Detroit, they said.
Grandmont Rosedale Development Corp. seeks input in plans for senior housing in Detroit
Read full article: Grandmont Rosedale Development Corp. seeks input in plans for senior housing in DetroitGrandmont Rosedale Development Corporation wants to demolish the long vacant, former IHOP at 19505 Grand River Avenue in Detroit.
Man steals money, employee’s cellphone during Detroit dollar store robbery, police say
Read full article: Man steals money, employee’s cellphone during Detroit dollar store robbery, police sayDetroit police are searching for a man who stole money and an employee’s cellphone during a robbery at a dollar store.
Man steals woman’s purse in Brighton, shoots her in face with BB gun as she chases him
Read full article: Man steals woman’s purse in Brighton, shoots her in face with BB gun as she chases himA man stole a woman’s purse outside a Brighton grocery store and then shot her in the face with a BB gun when she chased after him, police said.
Community honors 11-year-old who was kidnapped alongside his 3 siblings in Detroit
Read full article: Community honors 11-year-old who was kidnapped alongside his 3 siblings in DetroitThe community is honoring an 11-year-old boy for keeping his composure when he and his three siblings were kidnapped last month by a woman driving a van in Detroit.
Detroit man charged in stabbing of DDOT bus driver
Read full article: Detroit man charged in stabbing of DDOT bus driverAllegedly, the incident followed a verbal altercation between the victim and the defendant that escalated when Hobson stabbed the victim multiple times, non of which fatally injured him.
DDOT driver stabbed by passenger who was told to get off bus, officials say
Read full article: DDOT driver stabbed by passenger who was told to get off bus, officials sayA Detroit Department of Transportation driver was stabbed Wednesday by a passenger who was told to get off the bus, officials said.
Detroit woman kidnaps 4 young children who were walking to school, police say
Read full article: Detroit woman kidnaps 4 young children who were walking to school, police sayDetroit police said they pulled over a woman for running a red light and discovered she had four kidnapped children in her car.
Man tried to kidnap, threatened to sexually assault 12-year-old girl inside Novi grocery store, police say
Read full article: Man tried to kidnap, threatened to sexually assault 12-year-old girl inside Novi grocery store, police sayA man from Dearborn is facing multiple charges after police said he tried to kidnap and sexually assault a 12-year-old inside a Novi grocery store.
FBI assisting Detroit, Farmington Hills police with child abduction, sex assault investigation
Read full article: FBI assisting Detroit, Farmington Hills police with child abduction, sex assault investigationLocal and federal law enforcement are together investigating the abduction and sexual assault of a 9-year-old Farmington Hills girl.
Police search for suspect who abducted, sexually assaulted 9-year-old girl in Detroit
Read full article: Police search for suspect who abducted, sexually assaulted 9-year-old girl in DetroitA 9-year-old girl was found wandering near Trojan and Berg roads wearing nothing but a blanket. A neighbor who Local 4 News is not identifying saw her and knew something was very wrong.
Farmington Hills girl abducted, sexually assaulted by driver after getting lost walking, police say
Read full article: Farmington Hills girl abducted, sexually assaulted by driver after getting lost walking, police sayA Farmington Hills girl was abducted and sexually assaulted by a driver who pulled up to her when she got lost while taking a walk, police said.
Scooters inside carjacked Penske truck allow police to track vehicle, suspect in Redford Township
Read full article: Scooters inside carjacked Penske truck allow police to track vehicle, suspect in Redford TownshipPolice around Metro Detroit were on the lookout Wednesday night for a Penske truck carjacked at Wayne State University. However, police were able to track the truck because of what was in the back.
Parents charged after 14-month-old boy found dead at Farmington Hills motel
Read full article: Parents charged after 14-month-old boy found dead at Farmington Hills motelThe parents of a 14-month-old boy who was found dead at the Farmington Hills motel where the family was living have both been charged, police said.
Parents arrested after 14-month-old boy found dead at Farmington Hills motel where they were living
Read full article: Parents arrested after 14-month-old boy found dead at Farmington Hills motel where they were livingThe parents of a 14-month-old boy were arrested after the child was found dead at the Farmington Hills motel where the family was living, police said.
Police: Gang members break into Oakland County gun store, arrested after posing with guns on Facebook
Read full article: Police: Gang members break into Oakland County gun store, arrested after posing with guns on FacebookTwo suspected gang members who broke into an Oakland County gun store were arrested after police realized they had posed with the stolen guns in a Facebook video, authorities said.
Police: 19-year-old killed, 17-year-old injured in shooting at Detroit gas station
Read full article: Police: 19-year-old killed, 17-year-old injured in shooting at Detroit gas stationPolice are investigating a shooting that left a 19-year-old man dead and a 17-year-old girl injured on Tuesday at a Detroit gas station.
Shooting breaks out after woman calls brothers to Detroit motel amid fight with boyfriend
Read full article: Shooting breaks out after woman calls brothers to Detroit motel amid fight with boyfriendThree men, two of them brothers, are in critical condition Tuesday morning following a fight and a shooting outside a motel on Detroit’s west side.
Detroit police looking for missing 12-year-old, 14-year-old sisters
Read full article: Detroit police looking for missing 12-year-old, 14-year-old sistersAnyone who has seen Lashawn Hill and Malikia Sylvester or knows of their whereabouts is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5240 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.
Community comes together to help Detroit business owner after burglary, vandalism
Read full article: Community comes together to help Detroit business owner after burglary, vandalismWhen community members heard about the burglary of Amor Natural Way Hair Salon, they stepped into help the salon owner.
Salon ransacked in burglary on Detroit’s west side
Read full article: Salon ransacked in burglary on Detroit’s west side“They used the bathroom. They did a number two and then they stuffed it with paper towels, not the toilet paper and they stole the plunger,” Amor said. “They didn’t flush it. Then took the plunger, it’s the oddest thing.”
‘Dumbest criminal of all’: Detroit woman shocks car thief with wild confrontation 3 days later
Read full article: ‘Dumbest criminal of all’: Detroit woman shocks car thief with wild confrontation 3 days laterA Detroit woman called the teenager who stole her car “the dumbest criminal of all” after she spent three days tracking him down and then physically confronted him inside a business.
I-275 in Farmington Hills reopens after closure due to downed power lines
Read full article: I-275 in Farmington Hills reopens after closure due to downed power linesInterstate 275 -- both northbound and southbound -- in Farmington Hills has reopened after it was closed due to power lines that have fallen on the freeway near Grand River Avenue.
Passenger shot when 2 drivers exchange words following near-crash in Detroit
Read full article: Passenger shot when 2 drivers exchange words following near-crash in DetroitA passenger was shot over the weekend during a road rage incident that began with a near-crash and escalated when the involved drivers exchanged angry words, police said.
Renovation of Grand River Avenue at Novi Road to begin June 14, close lanes
Read full article: Renovation of Grand River Avenue at Novi Road to begin June 14, close lanesRoad repairs on Grand River Avenue near Novi Road are set to begin next week and will cause several lane closures through the summer.
Driver involved in 5-car crash on I-94 struck, killed after getting out of vehicle, police say
Read full article: Driver involved in 5-car crash on I-94 struck, killed after getting out of vehicle, police sayA driver involved in a five-car crash on I-94 was struck by a car and killed after getting out of his vehicle, state police said.
17-year-old girl exits moving car, picked up by another car on Detroit’s west side
Read full article: 17-year-old girl exits moving car, picked up by another car on Detroit’s west sideDETROIT – Police are searching for missing 17-year-old Daria King. According to authorities, King was last seen Sunday at about 3:15 p.m. near the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Rutherford Street when she reportedly left her mother’s car while it was still in motion and got into a silver Chevrolet Malibu with tinted windows that had pulled up. Police said her mother was unable to follow the Malibu and that it sped off and ignored traffic control signalsDaria King Details Age 17 years old Height 5′3″ Weight 150 pounds Clothing White shirt with red writing, black leggings, pink scarf wrapped around her head and brown bootsHer family said she is in good physical condition, but has multiple medical conditions and has not taken her medication. Anyone who has seen Daria King or knows of her whereabouts is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5240 or Crime Stoppers at 800-Speak-Up. AdMORE: Missing in Michigan -- missing persons reports
25-year-old man killed inside parking garage of Motor City Casino
Read full article: 25-year-old man killed inside parking garage of Motor City CasinoThe shooting happened after the victim and his 25-year-old girlfriend were fighting at around 1:48 a.m. Sunday in the parking structure. DETROIT – A 25-year-old man was shot and killed inside the parking garage of Motor City Casino in the 2900 block of Grand River Avenue in Detroit on Sunday, police say. The shooting happened after the victim and his 25-year-old girlfriend were fighting at around 1:48 a.m. Sunday in the parking structure. That is when an unknown person intervened, started firing shots and killed the young man. Read more: Detroit hotel worker shot after intervening in fight between man and womanRead even more: Detroit crime news
WeLoveU Foundation brings nationwide blood drive to Metro Detroit
Read full article: WeLoveU Foundation brings nationwide blood drive to Metro DetroitThe blood drive will be carried out in accordance with CDC guidelines for social distancing. FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The International WeLoveU Foundation (“WeLoveU”) in partnership with Versiti is hosting a blood drive on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Delta Hotels Marriott located in Farmington Hills. Recent winter storms created widespread concern for the nation’s severe blood supply shortages. This event is one of over 20 blood drives taking place throughout the US as a part of WeLoveU’s National Blood Drive Campaign. WeLoveU’s Los Angeles blood drive captured the attention of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer who commended the spirit of the WeLoveU volunteers.