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Morning 4: Police in this Metro Detroit city are cracking down on electronic motorcycles -- and more news

Here are the top stories for the morning of April 17, 2026

A picture from an October 2025 electronic motorcycle crash in Birmingham (Birmingham Police Department)

Morning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day. So, let’s get to the news.


Police in this Metro Detroit city are cracking down on electronic motorcycles

Police in at least one Metro Detroit city are cracking down on electronic motorcycles.

Birmingham police said they’ve noticed more electronic motorcycles around the city, many times driven by children.

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Michigan man ‘became infatuated’ with mass murders and planned his own. Now he’s going to prison

A Michigan man who “became infatuated” with mass murders, and even planned to carry out his own, has learned his sentence.

Mack Davis, 23, of Owosso, “became infatuated with other mass murderers and planned to conduct his own,” court documents say.

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Oakland County cops went to check on elderly woman. They say her son’s child porn was in plain view

Oakland County deputies went to check on an elderly woman at her home, and they said they could see her son’s child porn pictures in plain view.

Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said deputies went to a home Monday, April 13, 2026, in the 500 block of Madison Avenue in Pontiac to check on the welfare of an elderly woman.

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‘It can happen to anybody’: Plymouth man shares story after losing $37K in crypto scam

Americans lost $21 billion in cybercrimes in 2025. Around half involved cryptocurrency, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

A Plymouth man told Local 4 he lost $37,000 after scammers frightened him into depositing cash into a Bitcoin ATM.

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Weather: Foggy Friday ahead of weather whiplash this weekend across Metro Detroit

From soggy to foggy... the fog formation is no joke this morning! A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect for all of Southeast Michigan until 10 am. Visibilities of 1/4 mile or less will be possible through the morning drive.

We briefly dry out today with partly sunny skies and sixties this afternoon before a strong cold front brings rain and a few thunderstorms overnight into Saturday morning.