CHRONICLED
Chronicled is a collection of deep, in-depth local crime stories from Metro Detroit and beyond.
3 more charged in connection with smuggling biological materials to Michigan
Read full article: 3 more charged in connection with smuggling biological materials to MichiganThree people were charged in connection with smuggling biological materials to Michigan following one Chinese national’s sentencing to prison.
Sex offender who targeted young girl online while living in Westland backyard tent to be sentenced
Read full article: Sex offender who targeted young girl online while living in Westland backyard tent to be sentencedA previously convicted sex offender who targeted a young girl online and tried to convince her to have sex with him while he was living in a tent in a Westland backyard is set to be sentenced Tuesday.
Wayne County sex offender accused of asking multiple children on Discord for nude images
Read full article: Wayne County sex offender accused of asking multiple children on Discord for nude imagesA Wayne County man is facing multiple federal charges after allegedly having sexually explicit conversations with numerous children online.
Monroe County man pleads guilty to sexually exploit children using Roblox, Discord, Snapchat
Read full article: Monroe County man pleads guilty to sexually exploit children using Roblox, Discord, SnapchatA Monroe County man accused of sexually exploiting numerous children online has pleaded guilty.
They wanted to do a drive-by shooting. So they came to Canton Township to steal a car, feds say
Read full article: They wanted to do a drive-by shooting. So they came to Canton Township to steal a car, feds sayThree men are accused of coming to Metro Detroit to steal a car so they didn't have to use their own for a drive-by shooting.
Men tried to steal cars in Metro Detroit so they didn’t have to use their own for drive-by, feds say
Read full article: Men tried to steal cars in Metro Detroit so they didn’t have to use their own for drive-by, feds sayThree men are accused of coming to Canton Township and another nearby city to steal a car so they didn't have to use their own for a drive-by. Officials said all of their carjacking attempts failed.
Man sentenced to 15 months in prison after being caught stealing Hot Pockets from Wayne County store
Read full article: Man sentenced to 15 months in prison after being caught stealing Hot Pockets from Wayne County storeThe man accused of threatening to shoot store employees who caught him trying to steal Hot Pockets in Wayne County and was later found by police eating Hot Pockets has been sentenced to prison.
Feds detail working conditions of church workers in Michigan, other states in forced labor case
Read full article: Feds detail working conditions of church workers in Michigan, other states in forced labor caseFederal authorities revealed the living and working conditions call center employees for a church organization across multiple states, including Michigan, endured.
Feds reveal Michelle Brannon’s luxury lifestyle, new evidence in forced labor case
Read full article: Feds reveal Michelle Brannon’s luxury lifestyle, new evidence in forced labor caseCourt documents revealed the luxury lifestyle one of the two church leaders was living prior to her arrest, as well as evidence federal agents recovered supporting the forced labor and money laundering allegations against the church leaders.
Why Oakland County judge says 3 of 4 misconduct charges against her should be dismissed
Read full article: Why Oakland County judge says 3 of 4 misconduct charges against her should be dismissedAn Oakland County judge who’s accused of misconduct is asking for three of the four charges against her to be dismissed.
Man arrested on multiple warrants after being found asleep in car blocking Wayne County road
Read full article: Man arrested on multiple warrants after being found asleep in car blocking Wayne County roadPolice arrested a man sleeping in a car that was blocking a road in Wayne County after learning he and the driver of the car had multiple warrants out for his arrest.
Oakland County man accused of threatening social media influencer using AI-generated nude images
Read full article: Oakland County man accused of threatening social media influencer using AI-generated nude imagesAn Oakland County man is facing federal charges for allegedly cyberstalking a woman and sending her AI-generated nude images of her.
He lured Michiganders by posing as God’s best friend. Then he took over their whole lives, feds say
Read full article: He lured Michiganders by posing as God’s best friend. Then he took over their whole lives, feds sayNewly obtained documents detailed how a self-proclaimed religious leader facing forced labor and money-laundering conspiracy across multiple states, including Michigan, allegedly lured workers and controlled them.
Alcohol, sexual comments, conflicts -- a deep dive into accusations against Michigan judge
Read full article: Alcohol, sexual comments, conflicts -- a deep dive into accusations against Michigan judgeA complaint was filed against a Michigan judge, accusing him of inappropriate conduct and abuse of power.
How feds say Oakland County man posed as teen boy to exploit young girls online
Read full article: How feds say Oakland County man posed as teen boy to exploit young girls onlineAn Oakland County man is facing multiple federal charges for allegedly sexually exploiting young girls online while posing as a teen boy.
Michigan man accused of telling children to self-harm, draw symbols on body
Read full article: Michigan man accused of telling children to self-harm, draw symbols on bodyA Michigan man is accused of communicating with teens in multiple states to harm themselves or send sexually explicit images and videos.
‘Since I’m 13′: How Michigan border patrol agent is accused of responding to texts from ‘girl’
Read full article: ‘Since I’m 13′: How Michigan border patrol agent is accused of responding to texts from ‘girl’Text messages suggest a Michigan border patrol agent tried to have a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl, according to authorities.
Oakland County man accused of being linked to violent online network, producing child porn
Read full article: Oakland County man accused of being linked to violent online network, producing child pornAn Oakland County man allegedly produced and possessed child pornography, as well as coerced children and told people to carve his name on their bodies.
Read text messages Michigan border patrol agent is accused of sending ’13-year-old girl’
Read full article: Read text messages Michigan border patrol agent is accused of sending ’13-year-old girl’Court documents revealed multiple explicit text exchanges between Peless and the undercover officer, who repeatedly informed him she was 13 years old.
Wayne County man accused of coercing 13-year-old girl for sexually explicit photos, videos online
Read full article: Wayne County man accused of coercing 13-year-old girl for sexually explicit photos, videos onlineA Dearborn Heights man is facing federal charges after meeting a 13-year-old girl online and asking her for sexually explicit photos and videos.
Texts from church leaders reveal treatment of call center workers in Michigan, other states
Read full article: Texts from church leaders reveal treatment of call center workers in Michigan, other statesTwo church leaders were arrested after they exploited their call center workers to solicit donations, in which they used to make luxury purchases, federal officials claim.
Wayne County man accused of exchanging money for nude photos of 13-year-old girl on Snapchat
Read full article: Wayne County man accused of exchanging money for nude photos of 13-year-old girl on SnapchatA Wayne County man is facing federal charges after paying a teen in exchange for nude images on Snapchat, according to court documents.
Driver charged after brake-checking Border Patrol cars carrying detainees, flipping off agents
Read full article: Driver charged after brake-checking Border Patrol cars carrying detainees, flipping off agentsA man is facing a federal charge after he flipped off Border Patrol agents transporting detainees on I-96 and brake-checked their cars, according to court documents.
‘Upside down, soaked in jet fuel’: Detroit flight attendant lawsuit gives look inside Delta plane crash
Read full article: ‘Upside down, soaked in jet fuel’: Detroit flight attendant lawsuit gives look inside Delta plane crashA Detroit flight attendant is accusing Delta Air Lines of caring more about money than safety after she was one of the many injured when a plane crashed, rolled, and landed upside down on a runway in Toronto.
Driver on I-96 accused of flipping off, brake-checking Border Patrol cars carrying detainees
Read full article: Driver on I-96 accused of flipping off, brake-checking Border Patrol cars carrying detaineesA man is facing a federal charge after allegedly flipping off Border Patrol agents and brake-checking their cars while traveling on I-96.
What is the 764 network? FBI employee explains its connection to criminal cases in Michigan
Read full article: What is the 764 network? FBI employee explains its connection to criminal cases in MichiganAfter a Macomb County teen was arrested and federally charged centered around child pornography and graphic animal torturing videos, questions have been circulating about the group he was allegedly associated with.
Man zip tied by Delta crew after groping girl stuck behind drink cart on way to DTW, officials say
Read full article: Man zip tied by Delta crew after groping girl stuck behind drink cart on way to DTW, officials sayA man was arrested for allegedly groping a young girl and trying to assault another person on a plane heading to Detroit on Saturday.
Detroit sex offender accused of possessing child pornography, trying to meet with 15-year-old girl
Read full article: Detroit sex offender accused of possessing child pornography, trying to meet with 15-year-old girlA Detroit man is facing federal charges for allegedly having multiple child pornography images and videos on a contraband phone.
Macomb County teen accused of posting child porn, graphic animal torture videos
Read full article: Macomb County teen accused of posting child porn, graphic animal torture videosAn 18-year-old from Macomb County is facing federal charges centered around child pornography and graphic animal torturing videos.
Michigan man facing federal charges after allegedly running from police, hiding gun
Read full article: Michigan man facing federal charges after allegedly running from police, hiding gunA man was arrested and is facing federal charges after running from police during a traffic stop and hiding a gun in the process.
Detroit man admits to defrauding government unemployment insurance programs, court documents say
Read full article: Detroit man admits to defrauding government unemployment insurance programs, court documents sayA Detroit man is facing federal charges in an alleged scheme to defraud government unemployment insurance programs in multiple states.
Metro Detroit businessman facing federal charges in alleged money laundering scheme
Read full article: Metro Detroit businessman facing federal charges in alleged money laundering schemeA Metro Detroit businessman is facing multiple federal charges for his alleged role in a wire fraud and money laundering scheme.
Here’s what 20 Michigan inmates said in lawsuit against recorded strip searches
Read full article: Here’s what 20 Michigan inmates said in lawsuit against recorded strip searches20 women inmates at the prison in Washtenaw County provided their experience with corrections officers using body cameras while conducting strip searches in a lawsuit.
Men take photos of themselves with cash stolen from ATM in Michigan, court documents say
Read full article: Men take photos of themselves with cash stolen from ATM in Michigan, court documents sayTwo men were arrested and are facing federal charges for their alleged role in an ATM theft at a credit union in Saginaw in 2024.
Man from Ann Arbor facing federal charges for allegedly sexually exploiting children
Read full article: Man from Ann Arbor facing federal charges for allegedly sexually exploiting childrenA man from Washtenaw County is facing federal charges after allegedly coercing children as young as 10 years old for pornographic images on Discord and exchanging sexually graphic messages with multiple children.
Westland man arrested after allegedly trying to pawn necklace he stole from jewelry store the same day
Read full article: Westland man arrested after allegedly trying to pawn necklace he stole from jewelry store the same dayA man is facing federal charges after allegedly stealing from a jewelry store in Westland and trying to pawn a necklace he stole the same day.
What led to customs finding nearly 350 pounds of cocaine at Ambassador Bridge
Read full article: What led to customs finding nearly 350 pounds of cocaine at Ambassador BridgeBorder patrol officers seized over $4 million worth of cocaine from a driver trying to smuggle the drugs across the Ambassador Bridge on Tuesday.
Former Detroit Riverfront CFO embezzles $40 million -- what prosecutors say he spent it on
Read full article: Former Detroit Riverfront CFO embezzles $40 million -- what prosecutors say he spent it onFederal prosecutors are looking to sentence the former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO to 18 years in prison after he embezzled millions from the nonprofit for over ten years.
Men arrested after allegedly stealing cars at gunpoint in Detroit -- ‘I’m doing this for my mom’
Read full article: Men arrested after allegedly stealing cars at gunpoint in Detroit -- ‘I’m doing this for my mom’Two men are facing federal charges after allegedly stealing two cars at gunpoint and robbing the drivers.
How former Detroit Riverfront CFO embezzled $40 million undetected for over a decade
Read full article: How former Detroit Riverfront CFO embezzled $40 million undetected for over a decadeFederal prosecutors are looking to sentence the former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO to 18 years in prison after he embezzled millions from the nonprofit for over ten years.
Lawsuit filed against Michigan CPS for alleged gross negligence resulting in death of Detroit boy
Read full article: Lawsuit filed against Michigan CPS for alleged gross negligence resulting in death of Detroit boyA lawsuit was filed against Michigan Child Protective Services (CPS), alleging employees failed to save a Detroit boy from abuse and neglect.
Former Metro Detroit teacher heading to trial for allegedly paying students for nude photos, videos
Read full article: Former Metro Detroit teacher heading to trial for allegedly paying students for nude photos, videosAn Oakland County man, and a former Metro Detroit substitute teacher, accused of paying young students for nude photos and videos is heading to trial.
Ex-Michigan coach allegedly hacked personal data, intimate content of over 3,000 student athletes
Read full article: Ex-Michigan coach allegedly hacked personal data, intimate content of over 3,000 student athletesA former University of Michigan coach is facing over 20 charges for allegedly getting personal data and intimate content of over 3,000 student-athletes across the country.
Sex offender from Madison Heights arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography for a second time
Read full article: Sex offender from Madison Heights arrested for allegedly possessing child pornography for a second timeA Madison Heights man was arrested for apparently admitting to police of possessing child pornography after serving time for possessing child sexually abusive material in Macomb County.
Man in Metro Detroit arrested for possessing thousands of child pornography images again
Read full article: Man in Metro Detroit arrested for possessing thousands of child pornography images againA man previously convicted for having thousands of images of child pornography was arrested in Metro Detroit after possessing thousands of images of child pornography again, according to court records.
Detroit man arrested for allegedly recording himself sexually assaulting missing teen girl
Read full article: Detroit man arrested for allegedly recording himself sexually assaulting missing teen girlA Detroit man on probation was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a missing teen girl for months.
Man accused of stealing Hot Pockets from Michigan store was eating Hot Pockets when cops found him
Read full article: Man accused of stealing Hot Pockets from Michigan store was eating Hot Pockets when cops found himA man accused of threatening to shoot store employees who caught him trying to steal Hot Pockets from a Michigan store was eating Hot Pockets when police went to arrest him, according to court records.
Man threatens to shoot workers who caught him stealing Hot Pockets from Wayne County store
Read full article: Man threatens to shoot workers who caught him stealing Hot Pockets from Wayne County storeA man was arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot store employees while trying to steal Hot Pockets.
Detroit man arrested after authorities find thousands of child sexually explicit images, videos in his phone
Read full article: Detroit man arrested after authorities find thousands of child sexually explicit images, videos in his phoneA Detroit man was arrested for having several thousands of images and videos of child sexually explicit content, according to authorities.
Wayne County man facing federal charges after robbing former employer’s armored truck at gunpoint
Read full article: Wayne County man facing federal charges after robbing former employer’s armored truck at gunpointA Wayne County man is facing federal charges for allegedly robbing an armored truck at gunpoint.
Oakland County child gymnastics photographer sentenced for distributing child porn
Read full article: Oakland County child gymnastics photographer sentenced for distributing child pornA search of his home revealed over two million illicit files on his devices and more than 50,000 photographs he had taken of children’s bare feet at events he had worked.
How 2 people thought they got away with $1.9 million in insurance fraud scheme in Michigan
Read full article: How 2 people thought they got away with $1.9 million in insurance fraud scheme in MichiganTwo people are facing federal charges for their alleged involvement in pandemic unemployment insurance fraud and tax refund fraud.
Detroit man allegedly sexually exploited multiple children before assaulting 12-year-old, court records reveal
Read full article: Detroit man allegedly sexually exploited multiple children before assaulting 12-year-old, court records revealA Detroit man who was charged for allegedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in a West Bloomfield park in August is also accused of sexually exploiting multiple children, according to court records.
Man charged for sending threatening messages in Ann Arbor to kill Trump, shoot Christians
Read full article: Man charged for sending threatening messages in Ann Arbor to kill Trump, shoot ChristiansAn Ann Arbor man is facing federal charges for allegedly threatening to kill former President Donald Trump and shoot conservative Christians.
‘Judges can‘t be killed? Says who?’: Macomb County man sends over 400 email threats to judge
Read full article: ‘Judges can‘t be killed? Says who?’: Macomb County man sends over 400 email threats to judgeA man is facing charges for allegedly sending over 400 emails to government entities threatening to kill a federal judge.
How 5 people managed to steal $25,000 from Metro Detroit churches
Read full article: How 5 people managed to steal $25,000 from Metro Detroit churchesFive people were caught stealing numerous checks from various churches across Metro Detroit, along with having multiple debit cards under other people’s names and committing wire fraud.
5 former U of M students face federal charges linked to Michigan military base: What to know
Read full article: 5 former U of M students face federal charges linked to Michigan military base: What to knowFive University of Michigan alumni were charged for allegedly taking photos of military vehicles and equipment at a base in Grayling, Michigan, and lying about their encounter with a soldier or being near anything military-related.
Why 5 former U of M students face federal charges linked to Michigan military base
Read full article: Why 5 former U of M students face federal charges linked to Michigan military baseFive University of Michigan alumni were charged for allegedly taking photos of military vehicles and equipment at a base in Grayling, Michigan, and lying about their encounter with a soldier or being near anything military-related.
Why the parents of a Grosse Pointe teen killed in a crash want the driver’s mother charged
Read full article: Why the parents of a Grosse Pointe teen killed in a crash want the driver’s mother chargedThe parents of a Grosse Pointe teenager who was killed in a crash while his friend was driving 105 mph on a residential street want the driver’s mother to face charges.
Everything we know: Grosse Pointe parents of teen killed in 105 mph crash want driver’s mom charged
Read full article: Everything we know: Grosse Pointe parents of teen killed in 105 mph crash want driver’s mom chargedThe parents of a Grosse Pointe teenager who was killed in a crash while his friend was driving 105 mph on a residential street want the driver’s mother to face charges.
Dearborn staffer finds bullet in man’s pocket, tying him to shooting that left 17 bullet holes in Uber
Read full article: Dearborn staffer finds bullet in man’s pocket, tying him to shooting that left 17 bullet holes in UberA staff member at a Dearborn hospital found a bullet in a patient’s pocket, and that linked him to a shooting that left 17 bullet holes in an Uber driver’s car.
Man pistol whips, carjacks driver who went to Detroit gas station for morning coffee
Read full article: Man pistol whips, carjacks driver who went to Detroit gas station for morning coffeeA man pistol whipped and carjacked a driver who went to a Detroit gas station for his morning coffee, only to be caught days later because he was still using the stolen car.
Man caught with gun while trying to sell stolen go-kart in Detroit, police say
Read full article: Man caught with gun while trying to sell stolen go-kart in Detroit, police sayA man was caught with a gun when he drove a stolen go-kart to a Detroit gas station to sell it back to its original owner, officials said.
Hidden compartment filled with crystal meth found inside van in Taylor parking lot
Read full article: Hidden compartment filled with crystal meth found inside van in Taylor parking lotA hidden compartment filled with crystal meth and two guns were discovered during the arrest of two men in a Taylor parking lot.
Crypto payments expose Grosse Pointe Farms man with 722,000 highly organized child porn files
Read full article: Crypto payments expose Grosse Pointe Farms man with 722,000 highly organized child porn filesCryptocurrency payments helped FBI agents discover that a Grosse Pointe Farms man had 722,000 highly organized child porn files.
Canton Township police handcuff man in underwear, find gun while taking him inside to get pants
Read full article: Canton Township police handcuff man in underwear, find gun while taking him inside to get pantsCanton Township police arrested a man when he came outside in his underwear, and they found a gun right next to his infant daughter while taking him back inside to get pants.
Oakland County mailbox stolen by EMS workers -- here’s how they did it, why they got caught
Read full article: Oakland County mailbox stolen by EMS workers -- here’s how they did it, why they got caughtTwo EMS workers were accused of stealing a blue collection mailbox in Oakland County by using a stretcher to load it into an ambulance, and then they exposed themselves by calling to ask if they could keep it, according to authorities.