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Troy grocery store manager admits to stealing at least $750K, prosecutors say
The manager of a grocery store in Troy admitted to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to the Michigan Department of Attorney General.
A Roseville man who used to work as a manager at Fresh Thyme Market in Troy is facing an embezzlement charge and a charge of using a computer to commit a crime.
Trevor Beaver, 31, is accused of embezzling at least $750,000 from the market from July 2022 through November 2023. Prosecutors said he stole the money from newly installed self-checkout kiosks. He is facing the possibility of life in prison.
Suspect in deadly shooting injured in hit and run, arrested at hospital
A man accused of shooting and killing a 19-year-old girl at a Canton Township hotel was arrested at a hospital after he was injured in a hit-and-run crash.
Canton Township police are investigating after a teen girl was shot and killed at the Comfort Suites on Haggerty Road. The teen was working at the front desk of the hotel when she was shot at 9:23 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16.
Early in-person voting begins in Michigan
Early in-person voting began for many Michigan regions on Saturday for the 2024 presidential primary election.
The 2024 presidential primary election in Michigan is Tuesday, Feb. 27, but voters can go to the polls early to cast their vote. All local clerks’ offices are required to allow an early voting option for this election starting on Saturday, Feb. 17.
Here’s the major proposed change to bottle, can return laws
There’s a major proposed change on the table for Michigan’s can and bottle return policy.
House Bill 5421 was introduced last week, proposing new rules for when businesses are required to take bottle returns, and when consumers can return them.