Erika Erickson
Reporter
Erika has been reporting in Michigan since 2010 and is part of The Investigators on Local 4. Send her an email.
Erika has been reporting in Michigan since 2010 and is part of The Investigators on Local 4. Send her an email.
Federal agents spent New Year’s Eve serving a search warrant at the Detroit home of Malik Jamal Rashad Trice, 35, whom they accuse of trading child sexual abusive material through encrypted apps and cloud storage.
Neighbors on Pineview, near Dequindre and Hamlin roads in Shelby Township, spent the days leading up to the new year counting bullet holes instead of enjoying the holidays.
Several women have come forward to share concerns about a social media content creator filming them without their consent. But officials said he’s not breaking the law.
The Detroit Lions fan assaulted by Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf during a Dec. 21 game publicly denied allegations that he used racial or misogynistic slurs, saying the claims are false and have caused “real damage.”
Several women have come forward to share concerns about a social media content creator filming them without their consent. But officials said he’s not breaking the law.
Several Livonia residents are concerned about a social media content creator recording women and children in public without their knowledge.
Federal authorities are no longer treating fentanyl like another street drug. They’re treating it like what they say it has become: a weapon of mass destruction.
Three prominent men from Metro Detroit are accused of openly discussing being pedophiles during graphic chats about young boys, according to the FBI.
Three men -- a doctor, an attorney, and a therapist -- from Oakland and Wayne counties are involved in a web of child pornography chats, and some sexually abused young boys, according to federal officials.
Dispatch audio of 911 calls is shedding light on the dramatic downfall of former Michigan Wolverines football coach Sherrone Moore.
Hamtramck’s already-chaotic 2025 election has escalated into a full-scale legal battle, with City Clerk Rana Faraj filing a sweeping lawsuit alleging retaliation, defamation, and violations of Michigan’s Whistleblower Protection Act.