A 23-year-old Detroit man has been sentenced to years in prison for kidnapping and beating someone he suspected was engaged in a carjacking. A federal jury found Cortez Blake, 23, guilty of abduction in August. He is one of five people convicted of their roles in the November 2021 event. A sixth trial is pending....
In Warren, Michigan, two top officials from Fitzgerald Public Schools have been arrested and placed on administrative leave. Superintendent Hollie Stange and Food Services Director Amanda Carroll were allegedly found smoking marijuana near school grounds and driving under the influence. On December 20, 2024, police observed Stange and Carroll smoking marijuana in a vehicle near...
A 15-year-old high school student in Dearborn is in critical condition after being hit by a car while crossing the street. Police say a 19-year-old driver ran a red light, hitting the girl at Ford Road and Schaefer Road early Friday morning. The incident happened around 7:30 a.m. on December 20 when the Fordson High...
A 73-year-old defendant was sentenced to the maximum 12-year prison term Friday for vehicular homicide by alcohol in the death of a 27-year-old wife and mother in a 2022 crash in Lebanon’s town center. Sandra Strickland accepted responsibility for her actions and apologized as Judge Michael Collins handed down the sentence Friday during an emotionally...
A man is currently fighting for his life after a shooting that took place on Detroit’s west side on Thursday afternoon. The victim was reportedly shot in the head during what police suspect was a road rage incident. According to reports, the shooting happened on Joy Road near Schaefer Highway, a busy area of the...
The San Mateo Police Department (SMPD) announced the arrests of two individuals in connection with an alleged brothel operation at an apartment on Bridgepointe Parkway. The arrests followed an investigation prompted by multiple reports from residents who suspected prostitution activity at the location. According to SMPD, its Crime Reduction Unit executed a search warrant at...
An Indiana man convicted in the 2017 murders of two teenage girls who went missing during a winter trek was sentenced to a maximum of 130 years in prison Friday in the case that has long cast a pall over the kids’ modest community of Delphi. Allen, 52, was convicted on November 11 of the...
Two people have been taken into custody following the discovery of a woman and her daughter, who was four years old, who had been shot to death on the Florida Turnpike. Both Antoine Harris, who is 28 years old, and Jaquan Thomas, who is 29 years old, have been taken into custody by the police...
A suspect involved in a road rage shooting on Joy Road has turned himself into the police. This incident shocked the local community, leaving many wondering what led to the violent act. The shooting occurred after a tense argument between two drivers escalated into a dangerous situation on the road. Witnesses reported that the suspect...
DETROIT – Police in Detroit are asking for the public’s help in solving a homicide case after a fatal stabbing occurred on the city’s east side. The incident happened on April 3, 2024, in the 15200 block of Mack Avenue. When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered the victim, who had died from multiple...