Former Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith charged in state, federal investigations

Macomb County’s former Prosecutor Eric Smith is facing federal and state charges in two different investigation. The U.S. Attorney’s Office and FBI as well as the Michiga...

Michigan sextortion survivors speak out in community webinar

The problem is that predators are too, and experts are warning parents about the dangers of online predators. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit held a webinar Friday ...

Ex-Macomb County prosecutor Eric Smith faces up to 21 months in jail following guilty plea

Former Macomb County prosecutor Eric Smith is no stranger to a courtroom, but Friday he was just another defendant. United States Attorney Matthew Schneider said the FBI ...

Former Macomb County prosecutor Eric Smith pleads guilty to obstruction of justice

Former Macomb County prosecutor Eric Smith faced a federal judge Friday in connection to an alleged embezzlement scheme. Smith said he had told three people -- two assist...

2 men found shot inside vehicle along Lodge Freeway in Detroit

DETROIT – Two men found shot this week in a vehicle along the Lodge Freeway in Detroit were actually shot in the parking lot of a hotel in Southfield. Police said officer...

Pontiac man charged with sexually abusing 12-year-old Allen Park girl

ALLEN PARK, Mich. – A 35-year-old man is charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct after Allen Park police said he met a 12-year-old girl on Snapchat. Allen Park ...

Former Michigan Senate member pleads guilty to felony, misdemeanor charges

DETROIT – The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday former Michigan state Sen. Virgil Smith Jr. pleaded guilty to a felony and a misdemeanor charge. Accord...

Two-day standoff at Detroit home ends after gunman kills himself

DETROIT – A standoff with a gunman that started early Tuesday morning at a home on Detroit’s northwest side has ended after more than 24 hours. The gunman, who was wanted...

Standoff in northwest Detroit continues into night, 1 hostage still remains inside home

DETROIT – A standoff in a northwest Detroit home continues into Tuesday night as one hostage still remains inside the home with the gunman. The gunman, who was wanted for...

Detroit police seek man who set off fireworks inside gas station on city’s west side

DETROIT – Police are seeking the public’s help to identify a man who set off fireworks inside a gas station in the 19800 block of West McNichols Road. Detroit police said...

1 of 2 hostages released in standoff on Detroit’s west side

DETROIT – A woman who was held hostage has been released by a gunman from a northwest Detroit home on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, a gunman took a man and woma...

Another arrest made in deadly 2013 stabbing of Clinton Township mother, daughter

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Clinton Township police, along with the U.S. Marshall Task Force, arrested an individual Tuesday in connection to the 2013 stabbing of a Clinton...

Detroit man faces charges after making social media posts showing guns, marijuana

DETROIT – A Detroit man is in trouble with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) after agents saw some of his social media posts. ATF was monitori...

Video shows customer stealing from Whiskeys on the Water server

WYANDOTTE, Mich. – Surveillance video from the popular Wyandotte restaurant Whiskeys on the Water shows a customer stealing billfolds right off the counter and then calml...

Funeral held for corporal killed in attack at Wayne County Jail

DETROIT – The final farewell to Corporal Bryant Searcy was Friday at Third New Hope Baptist Church on Detroit’s west side. “It’s a challenging time,” said Wayne County Sh...

FBI to launch federal hate crime investigation on attack on Warren family

WARREN, Mich. – Within two days, the Hall family had their tires slashed, swastikas drawn on their vehicles, shots fired at their home and their front window smashed. War...

$3,000 reward offered for information in racially motivated attack on Warren veterans

Police are offering a $3,000 reward to help find who is responsible for a hate crime committed in Warren. The Warren Police Department released surveillance video of a ma...