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Unemployment worker from Troy, Detroit man charged in scheme to steal benefits
Read full article: Unemployment worker from Troy, Detroit man charged in scheme to steal benefitsA Troy woman, who worked with Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency, and a Detroit man have been charged for running a scheme to steal unemployment benefits, authorities said.
Man with hatchet chases people outside Troy gym, tells police he targeted wrong person
Read full article: Man with hatchet chases people outside Troy gym, tells police he targeted wrong personA man who chased some acquaintances with a hatchet outside of a Troy gym told police that he was looking for someone who had threatened him, and he accidentally targeted the wrong person.
14-year-old boy arrested for Troy robbery after mom tells police she found ‘large sum of money’
Read full article: 14-year-old boy arrested for Troy robbery after mom tells police she found ‘large sum of money’A 14-year-old boy was arrested for robbing a Troy liquor store after his mother called police to say she’d found him with a “large sum of money” that he shouldn’t have had.
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.
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.
Troy driver’s breath test reveals BAC 4 times legal limit on St. Patrick’s Day, police say
Read full article: Troy driver’s breath test reveals BAC 4 times legal limit on St. Patrick’s Day, police sayA Troy woman’s breath test revealed she was driving with a blood-alcohol content more than four times the legal limit on St. Patrick’s Day, according to police.
Troy bodybuilder charged in international scheme to smuggle drugs that treat effects of steroids
Read full article: Troy bodybuilder charged in international scheme to smuggle drugs that treat effects of steroidsA Troy bodybuilder has been charged in an international smuggling scheme that involved the illegal distribution of drugs used to treat the effects of steroid use, officials said.
Troy man shoots wife, kills daughter before shooting himself as officers approach, police say
Read full article: Troy man shoots wife, kills daughter before shooting himself as officers approach, police sayA Troy man shot his wife and killed his daughter inside a condo before fatally shooting himself as police approached his vehicle, officials said.
Police shut down I-75 in Troy after report of someone in white van firing shots
Read full article: Police shut down I-75 in Troy after report of someone in white van firing shotsPolice have shut down northbound I-75 near 14 Mile Road in Troy after a driver reported someone in a white van was firing shots at her.
Drunk Sterling Heights driver admits he drank too much, hasn’t had license in 20 years, police say
Read full article: Drunk Sterling Heights driver admits he drank too much, hasn’t had license in 20 years, police sayWhen police pulled over a Sterling Heights man for swerving all over the road, he admitted that he shouldn’t have been driving because he’d had too much to drink and hadn’t owned a valid license in 20 years, according to authorities.
Drunk woman pours out drink after backing into Troy police car during traffic stop, officials say
Read full article: Drunk woman pours out drink after backing into Troy police car during traffic stop, officials sayOfficials said a drunk driver backed into a Troy police car during a traffic stop and poured her alcoholic beverage on the ground when officers asked about it.
Motive unclear for Troy shooting that left father injured, twin brothers and family dog dead
Read full article: Motive unclear for Troy shooting that left father injured, twin brothers and family dog deadPolice said a 23-year-old man murdered his twin brother and shot his father at a Troy home before killing the family dog and himself inside a car that crashed into a tree.
Police: Man murders twin brother, shoots dad at Troy home before killing family dog, himself in car
Read full article: Police: Man murders twin brother, shoots dad at Troy home before killing family dog, himself in carA 23-year-old man murdered his twin brother and shot his father overnight at a Troy home before killing the family dog and himself inside a car that crashed into a tree, authorities said.
Woman accused of drunkenly rear-ending vehicle during lunch break in Troy, police say
Read full article: Woman accused of drunkenly rear-ending vehicle during lunch break in Troy, police sayTroy police arrested a woman who is accused of getting drunk on her lunch break and rear-ending another vehicle that was slowing down for a red light, authorities said.
Troy police arrest man who spent 4 hours in Walmart with 5-inch knife in pocket, officials say
Read full article: Troy police arrest man who spent 4 hours in Walmart with 5-inch knife in pocket, officials sayA 26-year-old man was arrested after he spent four hours in a Walmart while in possession of a knife with a five-inch blade, Troy police said.
Couple driving 5 mph with flat tire on Troy road arrested after fentanyl found in car, police say
Read full article: Couple driving 5 mph with flat tire on Troy road arrested after fentanyl found in car, police sayA husband and wife who were driving 5 mph with a flat tire on a Troy road were arrested after police found fentanyl in the glove box, authorities said.
Burglars create 3-by-3-foot hole in cinder block wall to steal $2 million worth of cellphones in Troy
Read full article: Burglars create 3-by-3-foot hole in cinder block wall to steal $2 million worth of cellphones in TroyBurglars broke into a Troy business by creating a three-foot by three-by hole in a cinder block wall and made off with 30,000 cellphones, police said.
Man accused of robbing home, hiding in bushes, acting suspiciously near Troy school, police say
Read full article: Man accused of robbing home, hiding in bushes, acting suspiciously near Troy school, police sayA man and a woman were arrested after police say the man robbed a home, hid in a resident’s bushes and then was seen crouching behind a car near a Troy elementary school.
Police: Drunk woman hits security guard with can of Red Bull at Troy restaurant; boyfriend drives drunk
Read full article: Police: Drunk woman hits security guard with can of Red Bull at Troy restaurant; boyfriend drives drunkPolice said a couple was getting very drunk one night at a Troy bar when a Dearborn woman struck a security guard with a can of Red Bull. Her boyfriend later drove to the police station on a flat tire while highly intoxicated, officers said.
Man who tried to break into Troy home becomes unresponsive while in custody, police say
Read full article: Man who tried to break into Troy home becomes unresponsive while in custody, police sayA man suspected of trying to break into a Troy home was given three doses of Narcan after he became unresponsive while in police custody, officials said.
Woman reports fake shooting in hopes Troy police wouldn’t arrest her boyfriend during traffic stop
Read full article: Woman reports fake shooting in hopes Troy police wouldn’t arrest her boyfriend during traffic stopA Madison Heights woman called 911 and reported a fake shooting in the hopes that Troy officers would respond to the more serious crime and not arrest her boyfriend during a traffic stop, authorities said.
Troy car dealership worker punches boss for asking him to take ear buds out
Read full article: Troy car dealership worker punches boss for asking him to take ear buds outA worker at a Troy car dealership is facing charges after he punched his boss for asking him to take out his ear buds multiple times, officials said.
Man shatters police car window from inside by kicking it 29 times with bare feet -- see video here
Read full article: Man shatters police car window from inside by kicking it 29 times with bare feet -- see video hereA man arrested during a bizarre series of events at a Troy hotel kicked the window of a police cruiser 29 times with his bare feet, shattering the glass, video shows.
Bizarre call to Troy hotel unearths possible kidnapping, drug, mail and identity theft cases
Read full article: Bizarre call to Troy hotel unearths possible kidnapping, drug, mail and identity theft casesDuring a bizarre call to a Troy hotel, officers said they learned about a slew of potential crimes committed by the people inside one of the rooms -- including kidnapping, drug use, mail theft, identity theft, lying several times to officers and kicking out the window of a police car.
Detroit man accused of driving drunk on I-75 with 10-year-old son in passenger seat
Read full article: Detroit man accused of driving drunk on I-75 with 10-year-old son in passenger seatA Detroit man is accused of driving drunk on I-75 with his 10-year-old son in the passenger seat of the pickup, police said.
Police: Warren man has 6 drinks, drives drunk for 6th time; wife flees into Troy hotel
Read full article: Police: Warren man has 6 drinks, drives drunk for 6th time; wife flees into Troy hotelPolice said a woman ran into a Troy hotel yelling that her husband, a Warren man with five previous drunken driving convictions, was trying to kill her because he had six drinks and drove into a ditch.
Man drives drunk for 6th time, hits mailbox, lies about going to work, Troy police say
Read full article: Man drives drunk for 6th time, hits mailbox, lies about going to work, Troy police sayA man was charged with driving drunk for the sixth time after he struck a Troy mailbox right in front of its owner and lied about being late for work, officials said.
Road rage driver throws iced tea through van window onto victims in Troy; van struck by gunshot
Read full article: Road rage driver throws iced tea through van window onto victims in Troy; van struck by gunshotA man who was driving erratically in Troy threw iced tea on two victims through the window of a work van when it stopped at a red light and then shot the van as it drove away, officials said.
Troy police revisit case of mother who was beaten to death in apartment 42 years ago
Read full article: Troy police revisit case of mother who was beaten to death in apartment 42 years agoTROY, Mich. – Police are revisiting the case of a mother who was beaten to death in her apartment 42 years ago. Gail Webster, 48, was living at an apartment in the 1900 block of Dorchester Drive when she was killed. Police believe she was beaten to death with a “blunt object” on Oct. 28, 1978. READ: Police revisit mysterious fatal beating of mother in Troy apartment from 42 years agoMeghan Lehman runs the Troy Police Department Twitter account. Lehman was working the front desk years ago, when she was a rookie and someone came into ask about a cold case murder -- the murder of Gail Webster.
Troy police say thieves are targeting elderly in utility worker impersonation scam
Read full article: Troy police say thieves are targeting elderly in utility worker impersonation scamTROY, Mich. Police said a man and woman have been going from home to home impersonating workers from the water company in Troy. As soon as theyre let inside, they turn to thieves, stealing anything valuable they can get their hands on. The duo went to a string of homes on Wednesday, starting with a 91-year-old man on Chesapeake. The man was the one who really came into the door, and he had a worker jacket on, like a reflective jacket. I wont answer the door but If I do, my doors are locked, Michalski said.