Man hit, killed by semi while crossing highway in Metro Detroit
DETROIT, MI -- A Detroit man was hit and killed by a semi-tractor trailer while trying to cross a highway on foot Friday night. At about 11:20 p.m. March 11, Michigan State Police were informed of a fatal traffic crash on southbound I-275 in Canton Township.
mlive.com21 Metro Detroiters from 14 cities named in doctor-run opioid scheme tied to painful back injections
Twenty-one people from at least 14 different cities in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties have been named in a doctor-run scheme that involved addicted patients and drug dealers agreeing to painful, unnecessary back injections in exchange for opioids, federal officials said.
Scammer posing as Michigan cop steals $12,000 from victim over the phone
CANTON TOWNSHIP, MI -- A resident from Canton Township was scammed out of more than $12,000 recently after someone posing as a police officer contacted them to say a warrant was out for their arrest. According to WDIV-Detroit, the victim was told by a scammer pretending to be a Canton Township police officer that the victim needed to post bond in order to avoid being arrested. At that point the victim was transferred to someone posing as a U.S. The victim was told to load money on several gift cards and then give those card numbers to the person posing as a marshal. The victim was also instructed to make payments through Cash App and Zelle.
mlive.comWayne County Morgue forced to dig up body long believed to be woman, discovered to be missing man
The Wayne County Morgue was forced to dig up the body of a person who was identified as a woman at the time of burial because that woman is actually alive and well. The body has since been identified as a missing man.
Plymouth-Canton high schools to go virtual next week following Thursday lockdown over threat
Three high schools in the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district will shift to virtual learning for one week after a Thursday threat triggered a four-hour lockdown at the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park (P-CEP).
Plymouth-Canton Educational Park schools on lockdown, police investigating ‘potential threat’
CANTON, MICH. -- Police are on the scene at the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park, where schools have been locked down due to a “potential threat” on campus. According to a press release from the Canton Police Department, officers with the CPD and the Plymouth and Plymouth Township police departments are conducting a search on the property as part of an investigation into the potential threat. The campus, located in Canton Township, is home to Canton High School, Plymouth High School and Salem High School. Along with the schools on campus, the parking lots and nearby roads also have been closed by police. The lockdown comes a little more than a week after a school shooting at Oxford High School left four students dead.
mlive.comLocal Muslim civil rights group offering $1K reward for information in suspected mosque vandalism
The Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations is calling on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate a possible bias motive for the vandalism of the entrance sign and periphery lighting of an Islamic center on the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Canton child, 6 men part of international group using bribes, phone hacking to steal millions in Bitcoin
A juvenile in Canton Township and six other men have been identified as members of “The Community,” an international group that hacks into people’s cellphones -- often bribing or tricking mobile phone companies -- to steal millions of dollars in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency, officials said.
14-year-old Michigan girl arrested in grandmother’s slaying
CANTON TOWNSHIP, MI -- Charges have been filed against a 14-year-old girl related to the killing of her 65-year-old grandmother. According to the Associated Press, the girl’s mental health and abilities to understand the proceedings will be measured before the case moves forward. The grandmother was found stabbed to death in her Canton Township home last Monday and police arrested the 14-year-old at a motel in Southgate that same day. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy described the victim as a “nurse who was raising her granddaughter. READ MORE:Assault suspect found hiding in hunter’s tree stand after police chaseOne dead in hit and run outside Plymouth, officials sayTwo people, dog rescued after falling through ice near Cadillac
mlive.comMichigan family finds box of of old, possibly explosive military souvenirs in home
A Canton Township family found a box filled with old military items that could have been explosive, MSP said in a Twitter post on Friday. As a result, the family called the Canton Department of Public Safety, which assessed the items and contacted MSP’s Bomb Squad. The bomb squad determined the devices were inactive, police said. They will take it from there.”This family in Canton Township did everything right. They in turn contacted our Bomb squad that came out and determined they were inert.
mlive.comMichigan man sentenced to probation after forging daughter’s signature on absentee ballot
A Canton Township man will be charged with a misdemeanor after confessing to forging his daughter’s signature on an absentee voter ballot in the November 2020 election. According to a release from the Michigan Attorney General, Parana filled out an absentee ballot addressed to his daughter that had arrived at his home before the Nov. 3 election. Parana forged her name to the back of the ballot envelope and mailed it to the Canton Township Clerk’s Office. Attorney General Dana Nessel said this case shows that her office is vigilant in pursuing rare cases of voter fraud. Nessel said countless additional allegations of fraud in the November general election were been made without proof.
mlive.comMichigan man charged with 18 sex crimes going back ‘several years’
CANTON TOWNSHIP, MI – A Michigan man could spend the rest of his life in prison if found guilty of 18 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Shailesh Patel, 53, of Canton Township, was arraigned on Thursday, Dec. 18, WDIV Local 4 reports. Details of the alleged crimes are scant, but police said they date back “several years,” the TV station reports. Canton Township Police worked with the FBI to investigate the case. First-degree criminal sexual conduct, which involves penetration, is punishable by up to life imprisonment.
mlive.com8-year-old boy dies after shooting inside Michigan home
CANTON TOWNSHIP, MI – An 8-year-old boy is dead after a fatal shooting inside a Michigan home on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Canton Township Police officers were called to the scene of the shooting around 4 p.m. on Tuesday at a residence in a manufactured home community. Police have not released the identities of the victim or the person custody. The circumstances of the shooting have not been released. READ MORE:Michigan youth basketball coach allegedly beat fiancée, fled with infant daughterGunman in Chili’s roof standoff attempts to escape custody at hospital, faces chargesTwo women arrested after allegedly shipping drugs to Michigan prisoner
mlive.comMichigan school district approves transgender policy including restrooms, sports
CANTON TOWNSHIP, MI – A Southeast Michigan school district is clearing the way for its transgender students to use restrooms and locker rooms they identify with; the same goes for sports. Under the new policy, born females who are transgender can use male facilities and participate in male sports, and vice-versa, WDIV Local 4 reports. It was approved by the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools Board of Education during a virtual meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 8. The policy is aimed at providing a “more safe, welcoming environment to all of our students... especially those who are often marginalized, bullied and assaulted at higher rates,” said Patti McCoin, school board president. The policy has been in the works for about a year, the TV station reports.
mlive.comMichigan man facing felony charges for voter fraud, AG says
A Canton Township man is facing felony charges for filling out, signing and submitting his daughter’s ballot to the local clerk’s office. “These actions highlight my office’s commitment to pursuing, investigating and charging, when necessary, election fraud,” Nessel said. “These are important examples of our commitment to review, investigate and prosecute – if appropriate – any allegation of election fraud,” Nessel said. Currently, the AG’s office is coordinating with Michigan State Police, the Michigan Department of State and the Muskegon Police Department to investigate possible voter registration irregularities in the city of Muskegon. The Trump campaign and Republicans have filed several lawsuits in Michigan alleging voter irregularities, particularly in Wayne County and the City of Detroit.
mlive.comMichigan man busted selling toilet paper out of his car for $60 but family says he was just trying to help
Mike Arcuragi spotted the man selling the toilet paper and couldnt believe what he saw. Arcuragi posted a photo of the toilet paper profiteer on Facebook, and it was shared nearly 4,000 times. In a statement to Metro Times, they write:Not aware of solicitation laws, my father-in-law went to the Meijer parking lot to sell toilet paper at retail price. As can be seen from pictures, he was selling a case that contained 80 Georgia Pacific toilet paper rolls that cost $63 after tax at Walmart, to provide just one example. He intended to make up for the well-known shortage of toilet paper throughout the state and country.
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