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How, when to watch Investigator Karen Drew’s live ride-along with Border Patrol agents
Read full article: How, when to watch Investigator Karen Drew’s live ride-along with Border Patrol agentsLocal 4 Investigator Karen Drew will be live with U.S. Border Patrol agents as they patrol the border on Thursday morning.
Judge dismisses charges against 6 MDOC employees in death of Michigan prisoner
Read full article: Judge dismisses charges against 6 MDOC employees in death of Michigan prisonerA judge dismissed involuntary manslaughter charges against six former Michigan Department of Corrections employees in the death of an inmate in 2019.
Detroit firefighters say there aren’t enough vehicles, rigs don’t always have proper equipment
Read full article: Detroit firefighters say there aren’t enough vehicles, rigs don’t always have proper equipmentThere are questions being raised about issues at the Detroit Fire Department. There are not enough vehicles, rigs are missing equipment, and firefighters are concerned.
‘I’ll do the rest of my life in prison’: Watch police arrest, question Wynter Cole Smith’s accused kidnapper
Read full article: ‘I’ll do the rest of my life in prison’: Watch police arrest, question Wynter Cole Smith’s accused kidnapperWhen police arrested the man suspected of kidnapping Wynter Cole Smith, the 2-year-old girl was nowhere to be found. Now, Local 4 has obtained exclusive video showing the car chase, arrest, and conversation between officers and Rashad Trice.
Gun was visible in employee’s car during ‘active shooter’ drill at Michigan psych hospital for kids
Read full article: Gun was visible in employee’s car during ‘active shooter’ drill at Michigan psych hospital for kidsExclusive new documents reveal a gun was visible in an employee’s car the day of an “active shooter” drill at a psychiatric hospital for children in Northville Township.
Danielle Stislicki disappeared 6 years ago: Here’s where things stand in the murder case
Read full article: Danielle Stislicki disappeared 6 years ago: Here’s where things stand in the murder caseSix years ago today, Danielle Stislicki walked out of her Southfield, Michigan, office never to be seen again.
Michigan State University students are working with MSP to help crack cold cases
Read full article: Michigan State University students are working with MSP to help crack cold casesMichigan State University students are working with Michigan State Police to help solve murders through a new pilot program at the school.
Baby alligators are being sold in Michigan, dumped or killed when they get too big
Read full article: Baby alligators are being sold in Michigan, dumped or killed when they get too bigThere is a thriving market for pet alligators in Michigan and many of the reptiles end up abandoned when they start to get too big.
Cracking the emoji drug code: How teens are using emojis to buy and deal drugs
Read full article: Cracking the emoji drug code: How teens are using emojis to buy and deal drugsA mother is bringing attention to how emojis can be used as a secret code to purchase and sell drugs after she lost her son to a drug overdose.
Investigators go inside Wayne County Morgue more than a year after exposing mistakes, mismanagement
Read full article: Investigators go inside Wayne County Morgue more than a year after exposing mistakes, mismanagementIt’s been a year-long investigation exposing poor record keeping, decomposing bodies and delays in contacting families of the dead at the Wayne County Morgue.
Judge rules not to limit which Oxford victims get info in school shooting case
Read full article: Judge rules not to limit which Oxford victims get info in school shooting caseA judge has ruled not to limit which Oxford High School victims can receive information from the court during the case for the suspected shooter’s parents.
Oxford investigators to host interview sessions in school shooting probe
Read full article: Oxford investigators to host interview sessions in school shooting probeThe independent team hired to conduct an investigation into the Nov. 2021 shooting at Oxford High School is hosting interview sessions with community members this month.
‘I’m going to die in here’: Family pushes for change after Michigan prisoner left to die of dehydration
Read full article: ‘I’m going to die in here’: Family pushes for change after Michigan prisoner left to die of dehydrationIt’s been three years since Jonathan Lancaster died behind bars, strapped to a chair and his family wants to know why more isn’t being done to hold prison staff accountable.
Salvation Army helps Metro Detroit widow who spent months waiting for husband’s death certificate
Read full article: Salvation Army helps Metro Detroit widow who spent months waiting for husband’s death certificateA Metro Detroit widow who really suffered because of mistakes at the Wayne County Morgue received life-changing news.
Parents of Oxford High School shooting survivor file lawsuit pushing for accountability, change
Read full article: Parents of Oxford High School shooting survivor file lawsuit pushing for accountability, changeThe parents of an Oxford High School shooting survivor have filed a lawsuit. They said they waited for the system to work, but it didn’t.
Family of Oxford High School shooting survivor describes what happened to him, his battle to recover
Read full article: Family of Oxford High School shooting survivor describes what happened to him, his battle to recoverAiden Watson’s family has kept fairly quiet about his struggle to recover after being shot at Oxford High School last fall.
Investigation finds wide range of serious mistakes, mismanagement at Wayne County Morgue
Read full article: Investigation finds wide range of serious mistakes, mismanagement at Wayne County MorgueA 65-page review of the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office has been released nearly a year after Local 4 began investigating mistakes at the morgue.
Inside the efforts to rescue a veteran firefighter who became trapped when Detroit house collapsed
Read full article: Inside the efforts to rescue a veteran firefighter who became trapped when Detroit house collapsedA Detroit firefighter was trapped for hours as other firefighters rushed to get him out after a home collapsed.
Family exhumes remains and finds Clinton Township cemetery had reburied debris, pieces of casket
Read full article: Family exhumes remains and finds Clinton Township cemetery had reburied debris, pieces of casketA Metro Detroit family had to go digging for answers after they were told a Clinton Township cemetery mistreated their father’s gravesite.
They sued and lost after brother’s body sat in Wayne County Morgue with ID on him for 514 days
Read full article: They sued and lost after brother’s body sat in Wayne County Morgue with ID on him for 514 daysA family who said their brother’s body sat in the Wayne County Morgue for 514 days before they were alerted lost their lawsuit against the morgue.
Mother, teen daughter living in fear after Michigan parole officer shares their info with abuser
Read full article: Mother, teen daughter living in fear after Michigan parole officer shares their info with abuserA man who beat his wife and sexually abused his daughter when she was just 3 years old has their information after his parole officer shared it with him.
Inside a day of violent crime in Detroit -- carjacking, shooting, officer’s murder, burning home
Read full article: Inside a day of violent crime in Detroit -- carjacking, shooting, officer’s murder, burning homeThe murder of a police officer wasn’t the only example of violent crime Wednesday in Detroit. Officials said the incidents started early in the morning and lasted into the night.
Widow finally gets husband’s death certificate after months of waiting on Wayne County Morgue
Read full article: Widow finally gets husband’s death certificate after months of waiting on Wayne County MorgueA woman has finally received her husband’s death certificate after waiting on the Wayne County Morgue for months, she said.
Widow unable to receive husband’s pension because Wayne County Morgue has not sent death certificate
Read full article: Widow unable to receive husband’s pension because Wayne County Morgue has not sent death certificateA veteran is unable to receive her late husband’s pension because she has not received his death certificate from the Wayne County Morgue. He died seven months ago.
FBI cracking down on fraudsters who took advantage of COVID pandemic money: ‘We are coming for you’
Read full article: FBI cracking down on fraudsters who took advantage of COVID pandemic money: ‘We are coming for you’People who defrauded the government over pandemic money have been using taxpayer money to buy cars, jewelry and more -- but the FBI says they won’t get away with it for long.
Kent County prosecutor expected to announce charging decision for Grand Rapids officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya
Read full article: Kent County prosecutor expected to announce charging decision for Grand Rapids officer who shot and killed Patrick LyoyaThe Kent County Prosecutor is expected to announce whether the Grand Rapids police officer who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya was justified or whether charges are warranted.
Investigating Brendan Santo’s death: Why were cameras not working on campus? What are police doing now?
Read full article: Investigating Brendan Santo’s death: Why were cameras not working on campus? What are police doing now?Big changes are coming to the campus of Michigan State University after a visiting college student was found dead in the Red Cedar River.
Karen Drew: Getting answers about security on Michigan State University’s campus after Brendan Santo’s death
Read full article: Karen Drew: Getting answers about security on Michigan State University’s campus after Brendan Santo’s deathI got so many calls and emails from parents asking me to investigate campus security at Michigan State University after Brendan Santo disappeared.
Michigan Medicine will no longer run Wayne County Morgue after Local 4 exposes long list of issues
Read full article: Michigan Medicine will no longer run Wayne County Morgue after Local 4 exposes long list of issuesMichigan Medicine will no longer run the Wayne County Morgue after a Local 4 investigation exposed a long list of issues, including decomposing bodies and the wrong person being buried.
Michigan women who survived human trafficking seek pardons for crimes they say were justified
Read full article: Michigan women who survived human trafficking seek pardons for crimes they say were justifiedThis is the story of two Michigan women -- both victims of human trafficking -- who were sentenced and served their time for crimes they committed.
Residents at Southfield apartment community shocked by utility bills after ownership change
Read full article: Residents at Southfield apartment community shocked by utility bills after ownership changeA big bill battle is creating concerns for many living at the Knob in the Woods apartment community in Southfield.
Monroe County Animal Shelter under investigation amid allegations of neglect
Read full article: Monroe County Animal Shelter under investigation amid allegations of neglectMonroe County Sheriff’s Office is taking a closer look into its own animal shelter after several accusations of neglect from the community.
Berkley Public Safety warning residents of 2 scams involving Bitcoin machines, work-from-home job offers
Read full article: Berkley Public Safety warning residents of 2 scams involving Bitcoin machines, work-from-home job offersResidents are encouraged to contact Berkley Public Safety if they have concerns of potential fraud.