Erika Erickson
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Erika has been reporting in Michigan since 2010 and is part of The Investigators on Local 4. Send her an email.
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Detroit-to-Tennessee drug pipeline: 3 more arrested as 11 pounds of meth, marijuana found
Read full article: Detroit-to-Tennessee drug pipeline: 3 more arrested as 11 pounds of meth, marijuana foundThe crackdown on the Detroit-to-Tennessee drug pipeline resulted in three more arrests and the discovery of 11 pounds of meth and marijuana.
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‘I was treated like an animal’: Federal jury awards $307.6M to Michigan inmate denied surgery over cost
Read full article: ‘I was treated like an animal’: Federal jury awards $307.6M to Michigan inmate denied surgery over costA federal jury returned a $307.6M verdict after a former Michigan inmate said he served over two years with a leaking, foul-smelling colostomy bag, and said the state prison health provider refused to pay for surgery as a cost-cutting move.
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‘People were peeing on my face’: Mom says Fowlerville HS wrestler quit after hazing
Read full article: ‘People were peeing on my face’: Mom says Fowlerville HS wrestler quit after hazingA Livingston County mother said her now 15-year-old son left the Fowlerville High School wrestling team after he reported being urinated on in the locker-room showers.
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Detroit man indicted after posing with machine gun on social media
Read full article: Detroit man indicted after posing with machine gun on social mediaA Detroit man and two others have been indicted after federal investigators said Acari Reed, 19, knowingly possessed a Glock-style handgun outfitted with a “machinegun conversion device,” often called a “switch,” and posed with it on Instagram.
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‘They’re trying to cover it up’: Mom says son quit Fowlerville wrestling after urine hazing incident
Read full article: ‘They’re trying to cover it up’: Mom says son quit Fowlerville wrestling after urine hazing incidentA Livingston County mother said her now 15-year-old son left the Fowlerville High School wrestling team after he reported being urinated on in the locker-room showers.
‘He left it for us’: Daughter challenges credit union over delayed access to deceased father’s money
Read full article: ‘He left it for us’: Daughter challenges credit union over delayed access to deceased father’s moneyWhat should have been a time to grieve has turned into a financial nightmare for Sheri Divers, a teacher in Detroit, and her elderly mother.
Man indicted for shooting outside Detroit restaurant after feds recognize him on video
Read full article: Man indicted for shooting outside Detroit restaurant after feds recognize him on videoA federal grand jury has indicted Albert Egnis, 28, on one count of felon in possession of ammunition, court records show, after a Special Agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) recognized Egnis on surveillance video.
3 more arrested as 313 Initiative targets Detroit-to-Tennessee drug pipeline
Read full article: 3 more arrested as 313 Initiative targets Detroit-to-Tennessee drug pipelineAuthorities in East Tennessee are making headway in the fight against drug trafficking with the latest bust targeting a Detroit-to-Tennessee pipeline.
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‘It tricks your mind’: Wife waits as Livonia mummified body may link to 2024 missing case
Read full article: ‘It tricks your mind’: Wife waits as Livonia mummified body may link to 2024 missing casePamela Sanford fears that a mummified body found in a Livonia creek may be her missing husband, James Sanford, who disappeared in April 2024 after leaving their Westland home without crucial medication.
Former Detroit police sergeant faces 6th sexual assault case involving 14-year-old girl
Read full article: Former Detroit police sergeant faces 6th sexual assault case involving 14-year-old girlA retired Detroit police sergeant accused of leading a double life and raping multiple women over several years is now facing a sixth case involving a 14-year-old girl.
Roseville man accused of abusing young girls, producing images of 7-year-old
Read full article: Roseville man accused of abusing young girls, producing images of 7-year-oldA 19-year-old Roseville man is accused in federal and state cases of producing and sharing child sexually abusive material, according to a federal criminal complaint and local law enforcement.
What victims of Plymouth-Canton nude photo hacking scheme said to man at sentencing
Read full article: What victims of Plymouth-Canton nude photo hacking scheme said to man at sentencingSitting in a suit beside his attorney, Michael Justus appeared in federal court Thursday for sentencing with character letters from family, friends, his partner and therapist, along with a statement of his own.