A Hazel Park family breathed a sigh of relief after a semi-truck crashed just feet from their home.

A former Hazel Park police detective has been sentenced to probation for embezzling thousands of dollars in public asset forfeiture funds for his own personal use.

A driver was arrested Friday after allegedly fatally hitting a pedestrian who was crossing the road at a crosswalk in Hazel Park.

A former Hazel Park police detective pleaded guilty to embezzling thousands of dollars in public asset forfeiture funds for his own personal use.

HAZEL PARK, Mich. – Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a driver who left the scene after a crash involving a moped in Hazel Park. Police said the driver of the Sedan was traveling northbound when they turned left and continued westbound on Nine Mile Road. The moped driver was taken to a hospital and treated for broken bones and lacerations. The red Sedan is described as missing a passenger side window and possibly having damage along the passenger side. Anyone with information on the suspect or the vehicle is asked to contact Hazel Park Police Detective Piper at 248-542-6161, ext.

HAZEL PARK, Mich. – A Hazel Park man is accused of strangling his wife to death -- because she accused him of cheating on her -- and then sleeping with her body in the bed for a week, police said. Police officers and firefighters went to the home and found Klepsch, 64, dead in her bed. The Hazel Park police chief said Sherwood admitted to striking, kicking and strangling his wife. They had been arguing because Klepsch accused him of infidelity, according to authorities. Sherwood was arraigned Monday at 43rd District Court in Hazel Park on charges on a first-degree murder charge.