How 1 man and his getaway driver pulled off 15 bank robberies in 5 states -- 6 in Michigan
Officials broke down, in detail, how they say one man used napkin notes, one-minute in-and-outs, and a getaway driver to pull off 15 different bank robberies across five states, including at six branches in Michigan.
Endangered Missing Advisory canceled for 5-week-old Michigan girl
ALBION, Mich. – Michigan State Police have canceled an Endangered Missing Advisory for a five-week-old girl missing from Albion. The girl has been found and is safe, police said Friday morning. When the advisory was issued earlier on Friday, police ssaid Jakayla Shibrea Atchison, 26, had failed to comply with a court order to surrender 5-week-old Samira Lynn Blackmon to Child Protective Services. Atchison was last seen with Blackmon on Thursday night. More: Missing persons in Michigan
Michigan 2020 census campaign in urgent need for virtual volunteers
Because of the coronavirus outbreak, all 2020 census field operations were suspended, and that has significantly delayed our effort to ensure all Michiganders are going to be counted in 2020, said Michigan Statewide Census Director Kerry Ebersole Singh. We have an immediate, urgent need for volunteers who are willing to commit to making phone calls from home using a virtual phone bank and reminding their fellow Michiganders to complete the census.The request for virtual phone bank volunteers extends to every region of the state. We make the experience of learning how to be a census virtual phone bank volunteer as easy, understandable and hassle-free as possible, said Michigan Statewide Census Deputy Director Dichondra Johnson, who is coordinating the states Be Counted phone bank program. The push to recruit virtual phone bank volunteers is especially great in cities like Detroit and Flint. The census matters now more than ever, especially given the circumstances, said Detroit 2020 Census Campaign Executive Director Victoria Kovari.
Brother of MSU basketball player Cassius Winston dies
The brother of Michigan State University basketball star Cassius Winston died Saturday night after getting hit by a train in Albion, sources confirm. Zachary Winston, 19, was reportedly struck by an Amtrak train shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday night. He was a University of Detroit Jesuit High graduate and Albion College basketball player. As of now it is uncertain whether Cassius Winston will play in the team’s game against Binghamton Sunday night. Police are still investigating the incident.