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Top Detroit news: Arsonists set home on fire; 34 cases of measles reported

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Published on April 03, 2019
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Here's the most recent top news you may have missed in Detroit, from parking scammers targeting people at Little Caesars Arena to police investigating after a man was shot and burned in a car fire. 

Detroit parking scammers target people attending events at Little Caesars Arena

They’ve been working in packs of five outside the rear perimeter of Little Caesars Arena on Cass Avenue.

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Arsonist sets Detroit home on fire with gasoline while residents sleep

Police say someone set a house on fire early Wednesday morning while people were inside sleeping.

Read the full story on ABC 7. 

Police investigating after man shot, body burned in car fire on Detroit's east side

A wild chain of events occurred Tuesday on Detroit's east side.

The situation started with a report of shots fired at an apartment complex at 7 Mile Road and East Outer Drive. A short time later, a report came in for a car on fire just a few miles away off Gratiot Avenue.

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Man steals Sterling Heights police cruiser during multi-car chase throughout Metro Detroit

Two cars were on the run from police at the exact same time when one of the suspects jumped into a Sterling Heights police cruiser, according to authorities.

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Reported cases of measles reach 34 in metro Detroit area

There have been four additional cases of measles reported in the metro Detroit area bringing the total to 34.

Read the full story on Fox 2