A Ypsilanti man charged after a 30‑hour sword standoff has still not been arraigned, and neighbors and elected officials are demanding answers about the police response.

Federal prosecutors say a West Bloomfield couple used fake businesses and forged records to obtain $2.6M in PPP loans; one faces an obstruction charge.

Javonte Barber pleaded guilty to manslaughter after a June 27, 2025 gas-station punch that left Samuel Spruill Jr. dead. Sentencing is pending.

A White Lake homeowner charged in a July garage shooting is set for a preliminary exam Thursday. Prosecutors say shots fired through a locked garage door killed a 17‑year‑old.

Oakland University police arrested a second suspect in the Feb. 5 Van Wagoner House stabbing. Authorities say the victim and suspects are not OU students and the attack was isolated.

A 16-year-old from Detroit faces multiple felony counts after prosecutors say he robbed and shot at an 18-year-old near Wayne State's Williams Mall. A probable cause conference is set for March 9.

A 31-year-old contractor was critically injured after being crushed under an industrial auger in Green Oak Township. Crews extricated him and he was flown to U of M Health-Sparrow.

A Commerce Township adult-store clerk was robbed at knifepoint on Feb. 22; investigators released a description and Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips.

A Waterford Township teacher pleaded guilty to three counts of third‑degree criminal sexual conduct involving a 16‑year‑old; sentencing is set for April 28, 2026.

A judge found probable cause and moved the Hazel Park hatchet case to circuit court; the defendant’s active probation raises possible extra penalties. Arraignment is scheduled for March 17.

An off-duty Detroit officer received one year of probation after pleading guilty to entering a neighbor’s home and assault during a parking dispute in Lincoln Park. The plea deal dropped more serious counts.

A Southfield man was bound over to circuit court after waiving a preliminary exam in the hit‑and‑run death of 71‑year‑old William Mapp in Oak Park. The driver is charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash.

The family of an 18‑year‑old killed in a Grosse Pointe crash filed a rare citizen's warrant accusing the driver's mother, reopening a legal fight prosecutors had declined.