Multiple law enforcement agencies launched a major crackdown on Wednesday, targeting prostitution, drug activity, and other criminal behavior along a troubled stretch of John R Road between 6 Mile Road and 8 Mile Road in Detroit.

One person was found dead with a gunshot wound in Detroit on Sunday near John R Street and Lantz Avenue.

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is advising drivers of a significant weekend closure in Downtown Detroit.

The hits keep coming at a house in Highland Park that’s become a magnet for out-of-control vehicles. The number of accidents is now double digits as drivers plow through the fence outside. Highland Park resident Isabelle Gaddie says her fence has been hit over 11 times.

Anyone who has seen Paul Bettendorf or knows of his whereabouts is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5301.

As the tanker burned, employees knew drivers would avoid the area and that would mean fewer customers.

Aaron Gayton was stabbed at about 2:30 a.m., April 15, at a bus stop at Eight Mile Road and John R Street.

Just after 1 p.m., officers exited their patrol vehicle on John R. Street to investigate two men, who reportedly put their SUV in reverse, grazed one of the officers and sped off.

DETROIT – A man has been charged with first-degree murder after two sisters were killed when a fight turned into a shooting on Detroit’s east side, police said. Shaniya Todd, 21, and Shakiya Todd, 18, were checking on a woman Dec. 18 inside a house on Lantz Street near John R Street, according to authorities. Police said they got into a fight with D’Andre Smith, 18, who they believe is related to the woman living at the house. The fight turned into a shooting, and the sisters were killed, officials said. Smith turned himself in to police and was arraigned Dec. 23 at 36th District Court, police said.