What'd you miss? Top stories this week on ClickOnDetroit.com

Deontae Mitchell found; Hazel Park girl reunited with family

DETROIT – Another busy week came and went in Metro Detroit. Here's a look at some of the week's top headlines from ClickOnDetroit.com.

Deontae Mitchell's body found in Detroit field

Mitchell abducted Tuesday night

The family of a 13-year-old Detroit boy who had been missing has positively identified his body, which was found Thursday morning in a field on the city's east side.


Deontae Mitchell was abducted by a man Tuesday night, police said. An Amber Alert was issued for him after his cousin told police they were outside Nino's Market at 15901 E. Warren when Mitchell was forced into a car.

Amber Alert: Detroit boy, 13, might have been kidnapped, police say

“Another coward preying on children,” Police Chief James Craig said. “This should be a message to all who perpetrate crimes against children: We’re going to continue in a very relentless way to find you and bring you into custody.”

Mitchell's body was found at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday in a field near Harper Avenue and Baldwin Street. His mother identified him at the Wayne County Morgue.

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Missing Hazel Park girl reunited with family

Man says he found Skye Miller-Lewis walking alone

A missing 11-year-old Hazel Park girl has been reunited with her family after a man said he found her walking alone on a street at 1 a.m. Thursday.

Skye Miller-Lewis was reported missing Wednesday night.

James Mark said he was on his porch, which is about a mile away from the girl's home,  when he saw her.

"She kind of came over and talked to us. Upon asking her further questions and introducing ourselves and stuff, she let us know that she was 11. I told her that it was definitely not safe to be walking around the city at one in the morning," Mark said. "I told her if she needed a place to stay, she was more than welcome to stay."

Mark said the girl "alluded that she had some things going on," and told him not to call police.

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Official says Prince died of opioid overdose

A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that tests show Prince died of an opioid overdose.

The 57-year-old singer was found dead April 21 at his estate in the Minneapolis area.

The official, who is close to the investigation, spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.

Investigators have been reviewing whether Prince died of an overdose and whether a doctor was prescribing him drugs in the weeks before his death.

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Murder-suicide leaves 2 dead at UCLA

A shooting that left two men dead at UCLA on Wednesday and led to a massive response on the campus in a bustling part of Los Angeles was a murder-suicide, authorities said.

Police Chief Charlie Beck declared the campus safe about two hours after authorities received a 911 call. The shooting happened in a small office in an engineering building called Boelter Hall, and a gun was found along with what might be a suicide note, he said. No names have been released.

Hundreds of officers from multiple federal and local agencies swarmed the campus, which had been placed on lockdown. Teams in tactical gear looking for victims and suspects ran across campus, some with weapons drawn, and stormed into buildings. People emerged from buildings with their hands raised or behind their heads.

The shooting occurred the week before final exams at UCLA, a major campus of the University of California system with about 43,000 students.

Many students posted to social media, most of them to let friends and family know they were safe. Some described frantic evacuation scenes and a large police response. Others wrote that their doors weren't locking and posted photos of such items as photocopiers and foosball tables pushed up against their doors.

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Pontiac family warns others after toddler falls into bonfire pit

20-month-old Riley suffering from burns over entire body

A Pontiac family hopes others will learn from their tragedy after their toddler fell into a bonfire pit and was badly burned.

Marissa Mervyn said her 20-month-old daughter, Riley, was playing in the backyard of her grandparent's home when her grandfather noticed Riley getting too close to the pit, which was still hot from the night before.

“He was, like, ‘Riley, stop.’ When that happened, she thought he was playing a game and went a little faster. So, without paying attention, she ran right into the bonfire pit, and fell face-first," Mervyn said.

Mervyn said she was at work when she got the worst type of phone call a mother can receive.

“They said, ‘Riley fell in the bonfire.’ That’s all I heard. I threw the phone down," she said.

Riley suffered second- and third-degree burns to her entire body. She's recovering at Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit, where she is expected to get skin grafts.

"I really just want everyone to pay attention. Just pay attention. There should be bonfire awareness because it is the season," Mervyn said.

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Disgruntled man pays speeding ticket with 22,000 pennies

A Texas man who was found guilty of speeding after contesting a ticket has taken out his anger by paying the fine with about 22,000 pennies.

In a dramatic video he created to document his vengeful act with small change, Brett Sanders of Frisco, Texas, makes his point by branding his buckets with the slogans "Policing for profit" and "Extortion money."

"I'm not a big fan of extortion," Sanders explains in the video he posted to YouTube. "I was convicted by a jury for driving 39 in a 30 and was subject to $212 at the barrel of a gun."

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Vandals break tombstones at cemetery

On the eve of Memorial Day, vandals desecrated several tombstones at a cemetery in Flat Rock.

The cemetery is the final resting place for Revolutionary patriot Michael Vreeland and others.

"They got home from the Revolutionary War and started this, and they had their own family burial ground," said groundskeeper Ron Klingel.

Klingel has spent the past decade maintaining the cemetery and its pieces of history.

"There's never been a lock on the gate. You don't lock cemeteries. It's just here for viewings and paying your respect," Klingel said. "It's a terrible shame."

Klingel didn't let the vandalism stop him from showing honor for the brave. He still placed flags by each grave.

You can read the full story here.


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