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Morning 4: Videos show how organized thieves break into expensive Metro Detroit homes -- and more news
Read full article: Morning 4: Videos show how organized thieves break into expensive Metro Detroit homes -- and more newsMorning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.
Orchard Lake St. Mary’s baseball coach fired for violating student communication policy
Read full article: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s baseball coach fired for violating student communication policyOrchard Lake St. Mary’s head baseball coach and director of admissions, Matt Petry, has been fired for violating the school’s employee conduct policy.
Man steals 15 guns in Oakland County, openly keeps photos, texts he used to sell them, feds say
Read full article: Man steals 15 guns in Oakland County, openly keeps photos, texts he used to sell them, feds sayA man stole 15 guns from an Oakland County resident who had given him the entry code to his home, and then he openly took photos of the guns and sent text messages to sell them, officials said.
Suspect in deadly Oakland County hit-and-run arrested, back in US after fleeing to Thailand
Read full article: Suspect in deadly Oakland County hit-and-run arrested, back in US after fleeing to ThailandThe suspect in a deadly Oakland County hit-and-run who fled to Thailand has been returned to the United States and was arrested, officials said.
“It’s a parent’s worst nightmare’: Family remembers MSU senior killed in hit-and-run on New Year’s Day
Read full article: “It’s a parent’s worst nightmare’: Family remembers MSU senior killed in hit-and-run on New Year’s DayBen Kable, a 22-year-old senior at Michigan State University, was home for the holidays when he became the victim of a fatal hit-and-run.
“It’s a parent’s worse nightmare’: Family remembers MSU senior killed in hit-and-run on New Year’s Day
Read full article: “It’s a parent’s worse nightmare’: Family remembers MSU senior killed in hit-and-run on New Year’s DayBen Kable, a 22-year-old senior at Michigan State University, was home for the holidays when he became the victim of a fatal hit-and-run.
Police still looking for BMW driver who hit, killed Michigan State University student in Oakland County
Read full article: Police still looking for BMW driver who hit, killed Michigan State University student in Oakland CountyInvestigators are still searching for the driver of a BMW who is accused of fatally hitting a 22-year-old pedestrian in Oakland Township on New Year’s Day.
Oakland County police searching for driver involved in hit-and-run that left 22-year-old man dead
Read full article: Oakland County police searching for driver involved in hit-and-run that left 22-year-old man deadThe Oakland County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run that took place early Sunday morning in Oakland Township.
What we know about 2 Pontiac brothers who were wrongly convicted 25 years ago
Read full article: What we know about 2 Pontiac brothers who were wrongly convicted 25 years agoGeorge and Melvin DeJesus, who were released from prison this past March, are asking the court for more than $125 million after spending 25 years behind bars for a murder they didn’t commit.
Woman killed in hit-and-run after fleeing from altercation inside vehicle in Rochester Hills
Read full article: Woman killed in hit-and-run after fleeing from altercation inside vehicle in Rochester HillsPolice are seeking information about a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run that occurred in Rochester Hills on Saturday morning around 2:21 a.m.
Flint man charged after TikTok video depicted him abusing child
Read full article: Flint man charged after TikTok video depicted him abusing childThe Oakland County Sheriff’s office has arrested a Flint man for child abuse after a TikTok was sent to the department depicting the man dragging the child by the arm and aggressively striking the child in the face.
Woman fatally shot in back of head while working as Lyft driver in Pontiac
Read full article: Woman fatally shot in back of head while working as Lyft driver in PontiacA teenager is in custody after a 49-year-old woman was shot and killed early Friday morning while working as a Lyft driver in Oakland County, authorities report.
Deputies recover handguns, ammunition from home after Oxford teen threatens to kill Jewish people
Read full article: Deputies recover handguns, ammunition from home after Oxford teen threatens to kill Jewish peopleA 14-year-old from Oakland County was arrested after threatening Jewish people online, according to police.
Deputies plan special day for 3-year-old boy battling cancer in White Lake Township
Read full article: Deputies plan special day for 3-year-old boy battling cancer in White Lake TownshipA three-year-old boy battling cancer in Oakland County gets a big surprise Tuesday night, thanks to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and the White Lake Township police and fire departments.
Man charged with firing gun in Oakland County school zone amid fight
Read full article: Man charged with firing gun in Oakland County school zone amid fightA man was charged Wednesday with firing a gun in an Oakland County school zone amid an altercation with a teenager outside a child care/educational facility.
Daughter says QAnon radicalized Walled Lake father before he killed mother, dog, injured sister
Read full article: Daughter says QAnon radicalized Walled Lake father before he killed mother, dog, injured sisterThe 21-year-old daughter of a man who police said killed his wife, the family dog and severely injured his 25-year-old daughter said her father was radicalized by QAnon.
Deputy fired for trying to solicit sex from minor in Oakland County
Read full article: Deputy fired for trying to solicit sex from minor in Oakland CountyThere’s new information on a case involving an Oakland County Deputy. Local 4 has learned that the deputy has now been fired for trying to solicit sex from an underage girl online.
Deputy working in Oakland County Jail suspended without pay amid investigation into ‘wrongdoing’
Read full article: Deputy working in Oakland County Jail suspended without pay amid investigation into ‘wrongdoing’A probationary Oakland County sheriff’s deputy working in the jail has been suspended without pay.
Video shows Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies repeatedly punching 48-year-old woman during arrest
Read full article: Video shows Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies repeatedly punching 48-year-old woman during arrestA Pontiac family is considering legal action against the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office after a rough arrest was caught on camera.
Sheriff’s office introduces 2 more pups to Oakland County’s Comfort K9 Unit
Read full article: Sheriff’s office introduces 2 more pups to Oakland County’s Comfort K9 UnitOakland County Sheriff’s Office introduced two King Charles Cavalier Spaniels, Sadie and Wildcat, to the K9 Comfort Unit on Monday.
Oakland County divers find man’s $80,000 prosthetic leg 48 feet underwater in Sunrise Lake
Read full article: Oakland County divers find man’s $80,000 prosthetic leg 48 feet underwater in Sunrise LakeOakland County divers recovered a man’s $80,000 prosthetic leg after it fell off and plunged 48 feet to the bottom of Sunrise Lake in Milford Township.
Pontiac community, Oakland County Sheriff work to lower number of homicides -- What we know
Read full article: Pontiac community, Oakland County Sheriff work to lower number of homicides -- What we knowThere’s been a push to rebuild the City of Pontiac for years, and they’re making great economic strides. But there have been 10 homicides in the city in the first half of 2022.
Michigan men schedule sex meetings with Oakland County deputies posing as young girl online, police say
Read full article: Michigan men schedule sex meetings with Oakland County deputies posing as young girl online, police sayThree Michigan men were arrested after they agreed to meet with a girl under 16 years old for sex at a motel in Oakland County, only to find out deputies were posing as the girl online, officials said.
Police: 3 men tried to set up meetings for sex with 16-year-old girl at Oakland County motel
Read full article: Police: 3 men tried to set up meetings for sex with 16-year-old girl at Oakland County motelPolice said three men from Michigan were arrested after they spoke with an undercover officer posing as a 16-year-old girl online and set up meetings to have sex at a motel in Oakland County.
Police seek Pontiac man believed to be armed, dangerous after fatally shooting another man
Read full article: Police seek Pontiac man believed to be armed, dangerous after fatally shooting another manThe Oakland County Sheriff’s Detectives are looking for a 22-year-old man from Pontiac who reportedly fatally shot a 29-year-old man on June 10.
Police seek Pontiac man believed to be armed, dangerous after fatally shooting another man
Read full article: Police seek Pontiac man believed to be armed, dangerous after fatally shooting another manThe Oakland County Sheriff’s Detectives are looking for a 22-year-old man from Pontiac who reportedly fatally shot a 29-year-old man on June 10.
Police: Driver turns himself in after hitting 6-year-old Pontiac girl, fleeing scene
Read full article: Police: Driver turns himself in after hitting 6-year-old Pontiac girl, fleeing sceneThe driver of a Hummer accused of hitting a 6-year-old girl who was crossing the road in Pontiac and then fleeing the scene has reportedly turned himself in to authorities.
Oakland County sheriff offers perspective after 19 children murdered in Texas school shooting
Read full article: Oakland County sheriff offers perspective after 19 children murdered in Texas school shootingThe decisions made by police in Uvalde, Texas are drastically different from how officers reacted during the Oxford High School shooting.
Oakland County honors first responders who were on scene for the Oxford High School shooting
Read full article: Oakland County honors first responders who were on scene for the Oxford High School shootingNearly six months after the Oxford High School shooting, people who helped save lives that day were recognized.
Rochester Hills woman killed when car strikes her SUV while she turned left, police say
Read full article: Rochester Hills woman killed when car strikes her SUV while she turned left, police sayA Rochester Hills woman was killed Thursday when a car struck her SUV while she was making a left turn, police said.
Man arrested after police find him in van with 14-year-old Oakland County girl who ran away from home
Read full article: Man arrested after police find him in van with 14-year-old Oakland County girl who ran away from homeA man is facing charges after police found him in a van with a 14-year-old girl who talked to him on Snapchat and ran away from her home in Oakland County to meet him for the first time.
Man arrested after police find him in van with 14-year-old Oakland County girl who ran way from home
Read full article: Man arrested after police find him in van with 14-year-old Oakland County girl who ran way from homeA man is facing charges after police found him in a van with a 14-year-old girl who talked to him on Snapchat and ran away from her home in Oakland County to meet him for the first time.
Police: 50-year-old woman struck, killed by driver in Royal Oak after falling out of wheelchair
Read full article: Police: 50-year-old woman struck, killed by driver in Royal Oak after falling out of wheelchairPolice are investigating a fatal crash that happened Monday afternoon where a woman in a wheelchair was hit by a vehicle.
Source: Suspect wanted in Clarkston double homicide found dead in woods
Read full article: Source: Suspect wanted in Clarkston double homicide found dead in woodsA woman wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of her brother and her boyfriend at a Clarkston apartment complex has reportedly been found dead near the scene of the crime.
Man jailed after abducting, sexually assaulting Ferndale teen found dead in cell
Read full article: Man jailed after abducting, sexually assaulting Ferndale teen found dead in cellA man charged with abducting a teenager in Ferndale and sexually assaulting her in November was found dead in his jail cell Wednesday, according to authorities.
Oakland County man hasn’t been seen since family reported him missing in December
Read full article: Oakland County man hasn’t been seen since family reported him missing in DecemberOakland County officials are searching for a man who hasn’t been seen since his family reported him missing in December.
Oxford Township man charged for killing father he thought sent him threatening text, police say
Read full article: Oxford Township man charged for killing father he thought sent him threatening text, police sayAn Oxford Township man who shot and killed a father he didn’t know in his apartment complex because he thought the man had sent him a threatening text has been charged with murder, officials said.
Parents of accused Oxford shooter, James and Jennifer Crumbley, due in court today
Read full article: Parents of accused Oxford shooter, James and Jennifer Crumbley, due in court todayJames and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents of the accused Oxford High School shooter, are due in court for a pre-trial hearing on Tuesday after being bound over on manslaughter charges back in February.
Brothers, mom arrested nearly 4 years after bloody murder scene led police to body in Pontiac lake
Read full article: Brothers, mom arrested nearly 4 years after bloody murder scene led police to body in Pontiac lakeA Pontiac man, his brother and his mother have been taken into custody nearly four years after fishermen came across a bloody murder scene that helped police discover the body of a 20-year-old man in a lake.
Woman flies in from San Francisco to meet with Novi boy she’d been talking to for year, police say
Read full article: Woman flies in from San Francisco to meet with Novi boy she’d been talking to for year, police sayA woman was arrested after she flew in from San Francisco, rented an Airbnb in Royal Oak and sent an Uber to pick up a Novi boy she’d been talking to for more than a year, officials said.
Pontiac man charged for attacking deputies who blocked traffic due to downed wire, police say
Read full article: Pontiac man charged for attacking deputies who blocked traffic due to downed wire, police sayA Pontiac man has been charged for attacking deputies who were blocking traffic because of a downed power line, officials said.
Oakland County man lives with dead roommate for month before police find body in bathtub
Read full article: Oakland County man lives with dead roommate for month before police find body in bathtubOfficials said an Oakland County man lived in a home with his dead roommate for about a month before police were sent there on a welfare check and discovered the body in a bathtub.
Officials investigating not credible threats against Brandon, Lake Orion and Oxford high schools
Read full article: Officials investigating not credible threats against Brandon, Lake Orion and Oxford high schoolsOfficials are investigating after threats were made toward three Oakland County schools. The threats have been deemed not credible, according to investigators.
Sheriff: Man attacked Oakland County deputies who were blocking traffic for downed power line
Read full article: Sheriff: Man attacked Oakland County deputies who were blocking traffic for downed power lineA 27-year-old man is in custody after sheriff’s officials said he attacked two Oakland County sheriff’s deputies.
Police trying to identify ‘shadowy figure’ seen inside Pontiac home before fire killed 2, hurt 5
Read full article: Police trying to identify ‘shadowy figure’ seen inside Pontiac home before fire killed 2, hurt 5Police in Oakland County are trying to identify a “shadowy figure” who was seen walking between the rooms of a Pontiac home moments before it went up in flames, ultimately killing two people and injuring five others.
Three ‘4-Block’ gang members in custody after 7-year-old girl killed in Oakland County
Read full article: Three ‘4-Block’ gang members in custody after 7-year-old girl killed in Oakland CountyThree members of the “4-Block” gang have been taken into custody in connection with the murder of a 7-year-old girl in Oakland County, officials said.
Get Caught Up: Hear from brothers who spent 25 years in prison for wrongful Oakland County murder conviction
Read full article: Get Caught Up: Hear from brothers who spent 25 years in prison for wrongful Oakland County murder convictionTwo brothers who were wrongfully convicted of an Oakland County murder spoke Tuesday, shortly after being released from a quarter-century in prison.
Two ‘4-Block’ gang members charged, 1 wanted in murder of 7-year-old girl in Oakland County
Read full article: Two ‘4-Block’ gang members charged, 1 wanted in murder of 7-year-old girl in Oakland CountyTwo members of the “4-Block” gang have been charged and a third is wanted in connection with the murder of a 7-year-old girl in Oakland County, officials said.
Suspected gunman arrested, driver sought in fatal shooting of 7-year-old Pontiac girl
Read full article: Suspected gunman arrested, driver sought in fatal shooting of 7-year-old Pontiac girlThe suspected shooter accused of firing several shots at a Pontiac family in the driveway of their home, fatally striking a 7-year-old girl, has been arrested, officials said Thursday.
Hear from brothers who spent 25 years in prison for wrongful Oakland County murder conviction
Read full article: Hear from brothers who spent 25 years in prison for wrongful Oakland County murder convictionTwo brothers who were wrongfully convicted of an Oakland County murder spoke Tuesday, shortly after being released from a quarter-century in prison.
Brothers exonerated after 25 years in prison for wrongful Oakland County murder conviction
Read full article: Brothers exonerated after 25 years in prison for wrongful Oakland County murder convictionTwo brothers who were wrongly convicted in an Oakland County murder case have been exonerated after spending the last 25 years in prison.
Video: Officials believe contractors installing rubber flashing may have caused Oakland Hills Country Club fire
Read full article: Video: Officials believe contractors installing rubber flashing may have caused Oakland Hills Country Club fireThe fire that devastated the clubhouse at the Oakland Hills Country Club last month may have been caused by torches used by contractors who were installing rubber flashing, officials said Thursday.
Live stream: Sheriff’s office provides update on Oakland Hills Country Club fire investigation
Read full article: Live stream: Sheriff’s office provides update on Oakland Hills Country Club fire investigationThe Oakland County Sheriff’s Office provided an update Thursday afternoon on the fire that tore through the historic Oakland Hills Country Club last month.
Driver points gun at man who confronted him about brake checking in Rochester Hills, police say
Read full article: Driver points gun at man who confronted him about brake checking in Rochester Hills, police sayA road rage driver pointed a gun at another man who rolled down his window and confronted him about brake checking on a road in Rochester Hills, police said.
Counselor’s perspective, disturbing journal, messy home: New evidence revealed in Oxford shooting case
Read full article: Counselor’s perspective, disturbing journal, messy home: New evidence revealed in Oxford shooting caseThe parents of the suspected Oxford High School shooter have been bound over for trial after two days’ worth of evidence was presented in court during the couple’s preliminary examination hearing -- here's what information is new.
More evidence revealed during Crumbley parents’ court hearing: Here’s what’s new
Read full article: More evidence revealed during Crumbley parents’ court hearing: Here’s what’s newThe parents of the suspected Oxford High School shooter have been bound over for trial after two days’ worth of evidence was presented in court during the couple’s preliminary examination hearing -- here's what information is new.
2 charged for robbing Oakland County store at gunpoint, zip-tying workers, police say
Read full article: 2 charged for robbing Oakland County store at gunpoint, zip-tying workers, police sayTwo men who were arrested in Bloomfield Township after they robbed a store at gunpoint and zip-tied the employees working there have been charged, police said.
Police believe 16-year-old driver was drunk, caused head-on crash that injured him, passenger
Read full article: Police believe 16-year-old driver was drunk, caused head-on crash that injured him, passengerTwo teenagers were hurt -- one critically -- in a head-on collision between two pickup trucks in Orion Township, officials said.
55-year-old woman killed when pickup truck leaves roadway, crashes into tree in Oakland County
Read full article: 55-year-old woman killed when pickup truck leaves roadway, crashes into tree in Oakland CountyA 55-year-old woman was killed Monday when her pickup truck left the roadway and crashed into a tree in Oakland County, police said.
Police: River search executed early after Brendan Santo’s body reportedly spotted on underwater camera
Read full article: Police: River search executed early after Brendan Santo’s body reportedly spotted on underwater cameraThe body of a teen who went missing while visiting Michigan State University last October was recovered from a river on Friday after a planned search of that area was executed sooner than expected.
Pontiac father accused of shaking 3-month-old son for crying
Read full article: Pontiac father accused of shaking 3-month-old son for cryingA Pontiac father is facing a child abuse charge after he told police he shook his 3-month-old son because he became frustrated with the boy’s crying, authorities said.
Survivor of Pontiac fire that killed 2, injured 5 speaks out: ‘I don’t know how I made it’
Read full article: Survivor of Pontiac fire that killed 2, injured 5 speaks out: ‘I don’t know how I made it’Two people were killed and five others were injured early Monday morning in a Pontiac fire, officials said.
Detectives go for test drive in suspected Oakland County bank robber’s truck, arrest him
Read full article: Detectives go for test drive in suspected Oakland County bank robber’s truck, arrest himA suspected Oakland County bank robber who told a teller “people would die” if he didn’t receive money was arrested after detectives confirmed his identity by taking a test drive with him in his pickup truck, which he put up for sale, officials said.
Pontiac man choked boyfriend of 10 years to death during argument over video game, police say
Read full article: Pontiac man choked boyfriend of 10 years to death during argument over video game, police sayA Pontiac man is accused of choking his boyfriend of 10 years to death during an argument over a video game, according to police.
South Lyon High School student charged for Snapchat threat: ‘Time for Columbine part 2′
Read full article: South Lyon High School student charged for Snapchat threat: ‘Time for Columbine part 2′A South Lyon High School student has been charged for a Snapchat threat in which he said it was “time for Columbine part 2,” according to authorities.
Pontiac man arrested in death of boyfriend following fight, police say
Read full article: Pontiac man arrested in death of boyfriend following fight, police sayA Pontiac man who called police and told them his boyfriend was “sleeping” on the couch after the couple got into a fight has been arrested in connection with the boyfriend’s death, officials said.
Woman destroys lobby of Oakland County post office by putting burning paper in trash can, police say
Read full article: Woman destroys lobby of Oakland County post office by putting burning paper in trash can, police sayA woman destroyed the lobby of an Oakland County post office in the middle of the night by igniting a piece of paper and placing it inside a trash can, officials said.
Geoffrey Fieger accused of wrongly naming ex-Oxford High School worker in shooting lawsuit
Read full article: Geoffrey Fieger accused of wrongly naming ex-Oxford High School worker in shooting lawsuitOxford school officials are accusing attorney Geoffrey Fieger of wrongly naming someone who doesn’t even work at Oxford High School anymore in his lawsuit centered around the deadly school shooting.
Oakland County officials investigate death of 1-year-old boy found unresponsive in bathtub
Read full article: Oakland County officials investigate death of 1-year-old boy found unresponsive in bathtubOakland County deputies are investigating the death of a 1-year-old boy who was found unresponsive in a bathtub after his father went into another room, they said.
Oxford High School shooting: Updates on hospitalized victim, investigation into hunt for Crumbleys
Read full article: Oxford High School shooting: Updates on hospitalized victim, investigation into hunt for CrumbleysPolice provided two updates Thursday connected to the Oxford High School shooting: One on the last remaining hospitalized victim and another on the investigation into whether anyone helped the parents of the suspected shooter avoid arrest.
Here are updated conditions of 7 people injured in Oxford High School shooting
Read full article: Here are updated conditions of 7 people injured in Oxford High School shootingOakland County officials provided an update on the conditions of the seven people who were injured in the Oxford High School shooting.
No classes at Walled Lake Central High School Wednesday after false report of shots fired
Read full article: No classes at Walled Lake Central High School Wednesday after false report of shots firedWalled Lake Central High School is closed for the day on Wednesday after going into lockdown Tuesday over a false report of shots fired.
Man shot during robbery outside Beaumont Medical Center in Orion Township, police say
Read full article: Man shot during robbery outside Beaumont Medical Center in Orion Township, police sayOne man was injured Monday during a robbery that led to a shooting outside the Beaumont Medical Center in Orion Township, police said.
‘The thoughts won’t stop. Help me.’: Police detail note, drawing teacher found on desk of suspected Oxford High shooter
Read full article: ‘The thoughts won’t stop. Help me.’: Police detail note, drawing teacher found on desk of suspected Oxford High shooterA teacher at Oxford High School found a disturbing note and drawing on the desk of Ethan Crumbley hours before he is accused of firing shots that killed four students and injured seven others, police said.