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DDOT employees caught ‘fondling,’ had inappropriate relationship, abandoned bus, report reveals
Two Detroit Department of Transportation employees engaged in inappropriate romantic conduct on duty, abandoned a running bus, and received lenient discipline that violated department policy, according to a city of Detroit Office of Inspector General report.
After receiving an anonymous complaint in June, the OIG concluded that a Senior Transportation Service Inspector and a Transportation Equipment Operator met repeatedly during work shifts in May and July 2025.
In one instance, on May 6, the investigation uncovered video footage showing the two “fondling each other” on a bus.
1 dead after police chase, shooting in Ypsilanti
A person has died after a police chase that ended in a shooting Tuesday morning in Ypsilanti.
According to the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office, deputies saw a van traveling without license plates or headlights in the area of Michigan Avenue and Prospect Road just before 2 a.m. on Jan. 6. When deputies tried to pull over the van, the driver failed to stop and drove away.
Deputies chased after the van, which resulted in the suspect driving the wrong way on Grove Road before trying to ram into law enforcement cars.
City of Southfield to pay $3.25M after paramedics wrongly declared woman dead
The city of Southfield has agreed to pay $3.25 million to settle a lawsuit with the mother of Timesha Beauchamp, who was wrongly declared dead by paramedics in 2020.
The settlement comes more than five and a half years after the incident that drew national attention when Beauchamp, who lived with cerebral palsy, was discovered alive at a funeral home hours after being pronounced dead by Southfield EMS.
“It’s mostly relief that this long process has finally resulted in justice for her family,” said Steven Hurbis, attorney for Erica Lattimore, Beauchamp’s mother.
Trial for man accused of murdering well-known Detroit doctor begins this week. Here’s what to know
Jury selection for the trial of Desmond Burks, the man accused of murdering a well-known Detroit doctor, is set to begin this week.
Dr. Devon Hoover, 53, was found dead at his home in the Boston-Edison Historic District on Sunday, April 23, 2023. He worked as a neurosurgeon at Ascension Hospital in Detroit at the time of his death.
Weather: Rain showers possible this afternoon in Metro Detroit
A short period of freezing rain and sleet is likely for areas north of I-69 this morning. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for Sanilac County from 7AM to 1PM. Otherwise, a brief period of freezing rain can’t be ruled out elsewhere but rising temperatures will mainly support rain showers through this afternoon, trending to drizzle by the evening. Patchy fog will also be possible later this morning into the early afternoon. Highs around 40.