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A 34-year-old driver died after a chain-reaction crash at the I-94/I-96 interchange in Detroit; a motorist helped two children before a second impact.
A 56-year-old man died after his motorcycle left the road and struck a tree on Carr Road in Egelston Township; a passenger was hospitalized and is expected to recover.
A 60-year-old Warren man died after being struck while crossing Van Dyke at 15 Mile in Sterling Heights; police say the driver stayed and is cooperating.
A Coast Guard cutter pulled a snowmobiler from a shrinking ice floe on Lake Huron; the crew treated him for hypothermia and hoisted his sled aboard.
More than five years after a hit‑and‑run killed 27‑year‑old Steven Radcliff, his family and Crime Stoppers are still offering rewards and reviewing surveillance to find the driver.
A federal complaint unsealed Feb. 25 alleges Brian Allen Rose traded nearly 20 child‑pornography videos online; chat excerpts include disturbing admissions.
Federal prosecutors say Nathan Baker, 31, used online chats to try to arrange sexual abuse of an 8‑year‑old and shared graphic material, leading to a federal indictment.
A Farwell man was arraigned after prosecutors say he embezzled more than $400K from an 82-year-old with a traumatic brain injury.
Warren police say six suspected 'swatting' calls in recent weeks prompted armed responses, raising safety and cost concerns for residents and first responders. Investigators are probing the cluster.
A Detroit mother sued the Academy of Warren after a substitute allegedly watched pornography in a K–8 classroom; court papers say her 10-year-old now suffers anxiety and nightmares.
Lincoln Park police say a 24-year-old Southgate man was involved in a March 19 house fire on the 1700 block of Reo Avenue. The home was unoccupied and investigators are asking for tips.
A Detroit man was sentenced March 20, 2026, in a 2024 Van Dyke hit-and-run that killed mechanic Rodger Pitts; neighbors remembered him as a hardworking local.
A California man was arraigned in Waterford on charges tied to a multi‑state Meijer gift‑card fraud probe. Authorities say altered cards were monitored and drained before purchasers could use them.
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