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Uber passenger ejected in collision with fleeing driver during Southfield police pursuit
Read full article: Uber passenger ejected in collision with fleeing driver during Southfield police pursuitThe crash occurred when the driver ran a red light at Outer Drive and James Couzens Freeway on Monday, May 13, at 5:30 p.m. The driver collided with another vehicle heading westbound on Outer Drive.
A US Navy veteran got unexpected help while jailed in Iran. Once released, he repaid the favor
Read full article: A US Navy veteran got unexpected help while jailed in Iran. Once released, he repaid the favorA Navy veteran who was jailed in Iran for several years recently repaid the generosity of a fellow inmate who helped him behind bars.
Workers go on strike at California refinery owned by Chevron
Read full article: Workers go on strike at California refinery owned by ChevronMore than 500 workers at a Chevron Corp. refinery in the San Francisco Bay Area are on strike over safety concerns and to demand a salary increase to keep up with inflation and the area’s high cost of living.
Woman recalls total 'terror' of Charlottesville car attack
Read full article: Woman recalls total 'terror' of Charlottesville car attackA woman who was pushed to safety as a car slammed into counterprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville has recounted a scene of “complete terror."
Midnight Golf Program in Detroit teaching life skills for the last 20 years
Read full article: Midnight Golf Program in Detroit teaching life skills for the last 20 yearsDETROIT – The Midnight Golf Program has done wonders for African Americans in a sport that’s dominated by White males; however, that’s something the program is hoping to change. “Midnight Golf started 20 years ago with only 17 students, and as of today, we’ve had 3,500 students,” said founder Renee Fluker. For 20 years, the Midnight Golf Program has been taking kids off the streets and placing golf clubs in their hands -- giving them a different alternative in life. Fluker said the program started when her son had a rough time being the only person of color on his high school golf team. AdThat’s when she started the program in 2001, not only to help young African Americans get involved in golf, but also to help them through college with 16 mentors to help.
Rochester Hills burglar fled scene with stolen items after being confronted by homeowner
Read full article: Rochester Hills burglar fled scene with stolen items after being confronted by homeownerROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. – Police are searching for a man wanted in connection to a Rochester Hills home invasion that happened on Saturday evening. Officers responded to the 3200 block of Avalon Road in Rochester Hills at around 7 p.m. yesterday after an active home invasion was reported. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, the victim reported that she and her mother came home and noticed a truck parked in the driveway. The victim didn’t believe it and told the man she knew he had items belonging to her. Afterward the suspect ran to his truck, threw the stolen items in the bed of it and fled the scene.
Statewide search launched for missing 87-year-old Saginaw County man
Read full article: Statewide search launched for missing 87-year-old Saginaw County manSAGINAW, Mich. – A statewide search has been launched for 87-year-old Saginaw County resident Karl Adam Marker. On Thursday Sept. 17 at around 9:50 a.m. Michigan State Police were sent to a home in Kochville Township to investigate a missing person. He was going to the Fashion Square Mall in Saginaw. The statewide search has been active since Thursday. READ MORE: Missing in Michigan reports
How Detroit police take neighborhood approach to policing
Read full article: How Detroit police take neighborhood approach to policingDETROIT The Detroit Police Department takes a different approach when it comes to policing, or serving the community as some prefer to call it. What Detroit Neighborhood Police Officers thinkIn fact, the Detroit Police Department works to bring positive changes across the city and prevent what happened in Minnesota from happening here through neighborhood policing. Shank, along with Neighborhood Police Officers (NPOs) David Vazquez, Alexis Kellogg, Dan Robinson and more make up that unit across the city. Do these Detroit neighborhood officers think people fear the police? Every day is a chance to show the community who Detroit police officers really are.
Police seek wanted for burglary at Marysville restaurant
Read full article: Police seek wanted for burglary at Marysville restaurantMARYSVILLE, Mich. Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a Marysville restaurant burglary that happened shortly after midnight Sunday. The business that was robbed is Pelican Restaurant at 2825 Gratiot Boulevard in Marysville. Police have described the burglar as White, slender, with a gray beard and mustache. Anyone with information is asked to call the Marysville Police Department at 810-364-6300.
I was terrified -- Amazon driver speaks out after rough arrest in Warren
Read full article: I was terrified -- Amazon driver speaks out after rough arrest in WarrenMACOMB COUNTY, Mich. A week ago, the Macomb County Prosecutors Office denied a warrant request in connection with an altercation between a Warren police officer, who is White, and an Amazon driver, who is Black. Police approached the driver, 23-year-old Jaylen Bond, asked to see his license and a confrontation ensued. According to the Warren Police Department, it was a case of resisting arrest. Andrews said the arrest was unconstitutional and that Warren Police William Dwyer defamed Bond, who has been affected personally by the arrest and the officers actions. When he held me about my neck, I was terrified, Bond said.
Southfield police chief defends officers accused of police brutality in pregnant womans lawsuit
Read full article: Southfield police chief defends officers accused of police brutality in pregnant womans lawsuitSOUTHFIELD, Mich. Southfields police chief is defending the officers accused of police brutality in a lawsuit filed by a pregnant woman who said three officers assaulted her and caused her to lose her unborn baby. Southfield police Chief Elvin Barren said this is not a case of police brutality. He said hes appalled by allegations that his officers would treat a Black resident differently than a White resident or knowingly use a Taser on a pregnant woman. When you look at the narrative that was suggested: that we knowingly would Tase a pregnant woman -- that is appalling to me, Barren said. It is also alarming to me that it was suggested that this police department would have treated her differently if she was a White woman from an affluent community.
Southfield police respond to lawsuit blaming officers for miscarriage
Read full article: Southfield police respond to lawsuit blaming officers for miscarriageSOUTHFIELD, Mich. Southfield police are responding to a lawsuit filed by a woman who said that police brutality caused her to lose her unborn baby. Video shows the chaotic between the woman and the officers who were responding to a complaint about her. According to the lawsuit, on Jan. 9 Crystal White, 38, of Southfield, was involved in a verbal altercation with her mother, sister and brother-in-law at her mothers residence. According to the lawsuit, White was pregnant at the time of the arrest and lost her unborn child. I dont believe that if this was in Bloomfield Hills a pregnant White woman would be Tased on a welfare check, Fieger said.
Lawsuit: Southfield police officers used excessive force during arrest causing death of unborn baby
Read full article: Lawsuit: Southfield police officers used excessive force during arrest causing death of unborn babySOUTHFIELD, Mich. – A woman is suing the Southfield Police Department and three of its officers alleging that excessive force led her to lose her unborn baby. White gathered her belongings and began packing her car when three Southfield officers, Officer J. Woodside, Officer M. Fair and Officer A. Rucinski, arrived on scene and accused her of being armed, according to the lawsuit. White denied being armed and lifted her shirt to expose her waistline, according to the lawsuit. When Woodside stepped back, Fair deployed his Taser and struck White in the abdomen, according to the lawsuit. According to the lawsuit, White’s baby died on Feb. 22.
Watch Local 4 News at 11 -- June 11, 2020
Read full article: Watch Local 4 News at 11 -- June 11, 2020Heres whats coming up on Local 4 News at 11:Prosecutors deny charges against Amazon driver arrested in WarrenThe Macomb County Prosecutors Office denied a warrant request in connection with an altercation between a Warren police officer, who is White, and an Amazon driver, who is Black. That driver is 23-year-old Jaylen Bond. He was involved in a confrontation with an officer while he was delivering a package.
Prosecutors office denies charges against Amazon delivery driver arrested in Warren
Read full article: Prosecutors office denies charges against Amazon delivery driver arrested in WarrenMACOMB COUNTY, Mich. The Macomb County Prosecutors Office denied a warrant request in connection with an altercation between a Warren police officer, who is White, and an Amazon driver, who is Black. He was involved in a confrontation with an officer while he was delivering a package. Amondeuz Graham was on his way to get gardening supplies when he saw the Amazon driver getting into a confrontation with a Warren police officer. Residents came out of their homes and watched as the confrontation went down, which Graham got the middle of. READ: Warren police dashcam captures altercation between officer and Amazon driver
'Warren police demonstrate the need for more training, Wendell Anthony with NAACP says
Read full article: 'Warren police demonstrate the need for more training, Wendell Anthony with NAACP saysWARREN, Mich. The Detroit branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has issued a statement regarding an incident between a Warren police officer, who is White, and an Amazon driver, who is Black. Cellphone video of the Amazon driver being violently arrested by police as he was making a delivery went viral on social media. The driver was charged with resisting and obstructing a police officer, failure to obey a lawful command and failure to produce a drivers license. The recent physical take down of Mr. Jaylen Bond, an Amazon delivery service provider, by a member of the Warren Police Department, indicates the necessity for enhanced training, Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony with the NAACP said.
Macomb County Prosecutor will not authorize charges against Amazon driver arrested by Warren officer
Read full article: Macomb County Prosecutor will not authorize charges against Amazon driver arrested by Warren officerMACOMB COUNTY, Mich. The Macomb County Prosecutors Office has denied charges in connection with an altercation between a Warren police officer, who is White, and an Amazon driver, who is Black. Cellphone video of the Amazon driver being violently arrested by police as he was making a delivery went viral on social media. The driver was charged with resisting and obstructing a police officer, failure to obey a lawful command and failure to produce a drivers license. We have an obligation not only to pursue appropriate criminal charges when necessary, but also employ discretion to not authorize criminal charges as certain circumstances demand, prosecutor Jean Cloud said. The prosecutors office was presented with the warrant requesting charges on Wednesday.
Watch Local 4 News at Noon -- June 8, 2020
Read full article: Watch Local 4 News at Noon -- June 8, 2020DETROIT Heres whats coming up on Local 4 News at Noon:Monroe County man facing charges in racially motivated crimeA 42-year-old White man from Newport is accused of verbally attacking a Black teenager and his friends with racial slurs, and then hitting him in the face with a weapon.
Betty White through the years
Read full article: Betty White through the yearsAfter working in radio and TV as far back as 1939, White landed the biggest gig of her career to that point in 1949, appearing on the daily, live variety show "Hollywood on Television" on KLAC-TV in Los Angeles. She later starred on the 1950s sitcoms "Life with Elizabeth" and "Date with the Angels," and briefly hosted and produced her own daily talk show, "The Betty White Show," on NBC in 1954 (pictured). Hide Caption