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Morning 4: Couple facing murder, sexual abuse charges may be on the run with 5 children -- and other news
Read full article: Morning 4: Couple facing murder, sexual abuse charges may be on the run with 5 children -- and other newsMorning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.
18-year-old Brighton man turns self in after allegedly shooting father to death
Read full article: 18-year-old Brighton man turns self in after allegedly shooting father to deathA peaceful neighborhood has been blind sighted by the murder of a middle aged man, allegedly killed at the hands of his own son.
Grosse Pointe Park man who displayed KKK flag facing Black neighbor won’t face charges
Read full article: Grosse Pointe Park man who displayed KKK flag facing Black neighbor won’t face chargesGROSSE POINTE PARK, Mich. – Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy characterized the Ku Klux Klan flag displayed in a Grosse Pointe Park home as despicable and traumatizing but not a crime under the law. Under Michigan’s ethnic intimidation statute, it requires physical contact or damage and defacement to property. The flag has since been taken down after Grosse Pointe Park police went to the home. PREVIOUS: Residents protest KKK flag displayed in Grosse Pointe Park home facing Black neighbor“The way the ethnic intimidation law is written in Michigan, there had to be contact,” said JeDonna Dinges, who lives next door. The neighbor told police that the flag was put up because Dinges had a camera pointing into his home.
Michigan DNR officer rescues elderly woman from burning home in Spring Lake
Read full article: Michigan DNR officer rescues elderly woman from burning home in Spring LakeSPRING LAKE, Mich. A Michigan Department of Natural Resources conversation officer rescued an elderly woman from a burning mobile home Wednesday evening in Spring Lake. According to a press release from the DNR, officer Robert Slick, who was off-duty at the time, was jogging at about 5:30 p.m. when he spotted smoke from a distance. The department is proud of Officer Slick and the gentleman who assisted him, said Gary Hagler, chief of the DNR Law Enforcement Division. A conservation officer is never truly off-duty and is trained to respond to situations like this.DNR officials said Slick stayed with the woman until medical personnel arrived and evaluated her. Slick has been with the DNR Law Enforcement Division since 2015 and patrols in Ottawa County.
Flat Rock family says trusted neighbor used log to peer through window of teenagers’ bathroom
Read full article: Flat Rock family says trusted neighbor used log to peer through window of teenagers’ bathroomFLAT ROCK, Mich. – A Flat Rock family feels victimized and violated after a trusted neighbor was caught using a log to peer through the window of their teenagers’ bathroom, officials said. Family members said Paul Stabnick lives just down the street in their quiet subdivision. They live right next to Flat Rock Community High School and an elementary school. The father of two teenagers said he noticed a log kept showing up under his children’s bathroom window. He put up a trail camera that captured image after image of Stabnick lurking by the window, climbing up and peering inside the bathroom, according to authorities.
Company uses Airbnb concept to offer cheaper storage option
Read full article: Company uses Airbnb concept to offer cheaper storage optionBut it did, and now another company is using the concept to reinvent the storage industry to connect people who have extra space with people who have extra stuff. We allow you to connect with and store with a neighbor, said Joseph Woodbury, the CEO of Neighbor. Neighbor allows people to store their stuff in someone elses house instead of renting a pricier storage unit. In university towns, we will have people put up a closet and students will store two or three boxes in their closet, Woodbury said. Bernice and David Cohen rented out a corner of their attic to a college student and her extra stuff.