According to authorities, the three young children were left unattended in an apartment littered with rotten food and human and animal waste.

A woman and her boyfriend of 10 years were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Oakland County, officials said.

A Pontiac woman and her longtime live-in boyfriend were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide on Thursday, officials said. They leave behind five children ranging in age from four to 15.

A 3-year-old boy from Pontiac, who unlocked his mother’s phone and called a family friend for help when she was having a medical emergency, is being recognized for saving her life.

Trial is set to begin on Monday for the two men accused of posing as DTE Energy workers and killing a 72-year-old man inside his Oakland County home.

The trial for the two men accused of posing as DTE Energy workers and killing a 72-year-old man inside his Oakland County home resumes Wednesday morning.

A jury has been seated for the trial of the two men accused of posing as DTE Energy workers and killing a 72-year-old man inside his Oakland County home.

Trial is set to begin on Monday for the two men accused of posing as DTE Energy workers and killing a 72-year-old man inside his Oakland County home.

In the last nine days of August, three Metro Detroit women were shot and killed. Police said in each case, an ex-partner pulled the trigger. Two were a murder-suicide.

The Oakland County sheriff has ordered an increase in patrols in “hot spots” and “danger locations” in Pontiac in response to a rash of crashes involving pedestrians.

A car crash in Pontiac has claimed the lives of three people, including two young children.

A Pontiac mother fears for her life after her boyfriend allegedly shot at her while her child was in the car.

Law enforcement agencies across Oakland County are deploying new high-tech cameras to enhance security at the 30th annual Woodward Dream Cruise—expected to draw more than one million visitors this weekend.

“I find this to be very frustrating and a tremendous waste of valuable investigative time,” Bouchard said. “Now, we’re pivoting to see if a crime was committed by the filing of a false police report.”

Testimonies were heard at the Michigan Senate Education Committee on Wednesday that focused on a proposed bill aimed to ensure students are followed through the process of transferring schools.

A Warren man is facing serious charges after investigators say he continued to direct a human trafficking ring while in prison.

The Auburn Hills man accused of exposing himself to a group of young girls twice was arraigned on Tuesday.

A 32-year-old Auburn Hills man who was accused of twice exposing himself to a group of pre-teen girls was arrested after he turned himself in to Oakland County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

A 12-year-old Oakland County boy was arrested for the second time in a month for stealing vehicles from a local business, officials said. Last time he was caught, authorities learned he had sold a stolen car for $30.

A 4-year-old girl might have permanent injuries after an Oakland County mother lied about her broken bones, police said.

Two people have been arrested in connection with allegedly planning to shoot up a high school graduation ceremony in Pontiac, officials said.

A Pontiac man accused of sex trafficking a woman for more than a year is being held in the Oakland County Jail on a $1 million bond.

Out of 87 licensed drone pilots in the sheriff’s office, only 10 are certified for tactical missions. And some of the best pilots are not veteran deputies -- but younger recruits with more youthful experience on video game controllers.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service teamed up for "Operation Egg Hunt" and arrested 36 suspects during a three-day sweep.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service teamed up for "Operation Egg Hunt" and arrested 36 suspects during a three-day sweep.

Investigators are asking for the public to help solve the “mysterious slayings” of two men whose bodies were found along I-75 about 17 years ago.

An Oakland County mother accused of abandoning her three children for years inside a filthy home will be back in court Friday.

An Oakland County mother who allegedly left her children to live alone in squalor for years is being held on $250 million bond. Here's everything we know about the case that led to first-degree child abuse charges.

Here's what the Oakland County sheriff had to say about why three kids never asked anyone for help while they were living alone for years after being abandoned by their mother.

Three Oakland County kids didn’t attend school for years after they were abandoned by their mother and left to live alone. Here's how the schools didn't notice what was happening.

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Three children were left to live alone in a Pontiac home for years after allegedly being abandoned by their mother, and during that time, only one child ever stepped outside.

Toward the end of their time living alone after being abandoned by their mother, three Oakland County children were only given a loaf of bread to share, and it was supposed to last them three to four days, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said.

Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard provided more details about how three children were left to live alone for years without anybody knowing about it.

Three children were found living alone in “absolute squalor” after their mother abandoned them for years in a Pontiac rental home.

Three children were found living alone in “absolute squalor” after their mother abandoned them for years in a Pontiac rental home.

Multiple deaths have been reported after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter carrying three while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, according to the Associated Press.

A human trafficking task force in Oakland County has made its first arrest.

Three men are accused of executing the owner of an Oakland County business inside his workplace.

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Three men have been arrested in the murder and robbery of 66-year-old Sam Simko of Commerce Township at his marijuana business.

Three men have been arrested in the murder and robbery of 66-year-old Sam Simko of Commerce Township at his marijuana business.

More than 1,000 methamphetamine pills that looked like Adderall were seized during a drug bust in Oakland County.

During the Detroit Lions' playoff run, deputies in Oakland County can sport Honolulu Blue and Silver as part of their uniforms.

A Christmas Eve marred by violence has left the Oxford Township community in shock.

A triple shooting on Christmas Eve in Oxford left one person dead and two others injured.

According to the sheriff’s office, the suspect was just passing through the area on his way home from a Christmas party.

The mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey are catching the interest and concern of officials in Michigan.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office has warned residents about scammers posing as deputies this holiday season.

A Waterford Township man died in a suspected drowning in Maceday Lake on Monday night, officials said.

Crews are responding to a suspected gas explosion and fire in Orion Township that left two critically injured.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced three teens have been charged in connection to the deadly shooting of an Oakland County deputy in June.

An Oakland County man is behind bars for allegedly 3D printing guns and illegal firearm attachments.

Officials have released Ring camera footage of the imposter DTE workers who murdered a Rochester Hills man and duct taped his wife after entering the couple’s home in Oakland County.

A business owner was murdered and his wife was duct taped by fake DTE Energy workers who were allowed inside the couple’s Oakland County home.

A man used a potato to try to hide the murder of two people over a dice game in Oakland County, police said.

An unoccupied boat was “running circles” in a Waterford Township lake before it ran out of gas, according to the sheriff’s office.

Dr. Oumair Aejaz is accused of violating people’s trust and privacy by using hidden cameras to record them.

The Oakland County sheriff referenced Larry Nassar to demonstrate the possible massive impact of a doctor who secretly filmed hundreds of unsuspecting people.

Marsalis Quintin Carter, 20, of Detroit, was posthumously honored by Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard for his courageous actions after he jumped into a lake to save a coworker from drowning.

Five men were arrested, charged, and held on a million-dollar bond each for home invasions in Troy.

A 21-year-old became the fourth person to drown in an Oakland County lake in the span of three weeks.

A 20-year-old man drowned after jumping off a boat into a lake in Rose Township.

The woman was seeking shelter at her daughter’s home and hid with her stepson in a bathroom after Gavitt reportedly got inside by breaking a window with an ax.

An Oakland County sheriff’s deputy who was shot and killed on Saturday night was remembered by colleagues as a hard working cop and a dedicated father and husband.

An Oakland County sheriff’s deputy who was shot and killed on Saturday night was remembered by colleagues as a hard working cop and a dedicated father and husband.

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Officials have provided an update on the conditions of all nine people who were injured during the mass shooting at a splash pad in Rochester Hills.

According to HigherGround, the company behind Live911, the technology hit the market in 2020, and over 130 law enforcement agencies nationwide are using it.

Police provided an update Monday afternoon on the Rochester Hills mass shooting, discussing the 12 guns they found, the 36 bullets at the scene, and the conditions of the eight people who were injured.

A Michigan sheriff says two of the nine people wounded in a weekend shooting at a splash pad remain hospitalized in critical condition.

Nine people were injured when a gunman opened fire at a splash pad in Oakland County over the weekend. Here’s everything we know.

Nine people were injured, including two children, when a man opened fire at a splash pad in Oakland County on Saturday.

Nine people were injured, including two children, when a man opened fire on a splash pad in Oakland County on Saturday.

A gunman who shot at least eight people at a splash pad in Oakland County on Saturday killed himself after an hours-long standoff with police.

An active shooter situation resulted in at least nine people shot on Saturday at a splash pad in Oakland County, an incident police are calling random.

At least nine people were injured in a shooting at a Rochester Hills splash pad on Saturday afternoon in what police called a random incident.

The body of a missing Independence Township woman was discovered in Waterford Oaks County Park.

The body of a missing Independence Township woman was discovered in Waterford Oaks County Park.

Here's what we know after three people were shot and one was killed this morning at a party in Oakland County.

A 15-year-old student has been detained after she threatened to shoot up her junior high school in Oakland County.

Officials have revealed more information about the bomb threat at Oxford High School today.

The shooter and an accomplice have been charged in an Oakland County murder that stemmed from someone spitting in a sink, officials said.

Arkansas State Police rescued a 5-year-old boy from Pontiac after police say his father kidnaped him.

Michigan’s attorney general announced charges against three Chilean nationals for their alleged connection with a string of high-end home invasions plaguing the region -- but they aren’t responsible for the latest burglaries.

Oakland County sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man who is accused of “randomly” shooting at a nurse who was driving home from work in Rochester Hills.

Surveillance footage captured organized crews as they break into expensive Southeast Michigan homes -- a recent and consistent problem in the region.

Police provided an update Wednesday on the series of high-end home burglaries recently occurring across SE Michigan.

After authorities in Oakland County alerted the public to a series of “high-end burglaries,” the suspected crew behind the robberies are believed to be expanding into new areas.

Police believe houses that have yards that back up to trees or woods are targets and that thieves hide there until they see their chance.

“I feel like my baby was in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Jones explained. “I don’t think the bullets were meant for her.”

A Belleville man on parole from a 2014 federal bank robbery conviction is being held on a $1 million bond after he was charged Monday with robbing an Independence Township credit union.

Officials believe a string of break-ins and burglaries in Oakland County are connected to organized gangs out of South America.

A Maryland teenager who Oakland County detectives linked to threatening to shoot up Oxford High School has been arrested by Maryland State Police.

A New Hudson man who posted messages on social media threatening to kill his court-appointed attorney and a Novi District Court judge after missing a court date Wednesday has been arrested.

The people pumping deadly opioids into our communities have created an even more dangerous mix that involves a substance usually found only at veterinary offices.

Two teenagers from West Bloomfield and Commerce Township have been charged in a four-car Oakland County crash that left a 13-year-old girl dead and five other people injured.

A Dearborn Heights man is facing the possibility of decades in prison after he thought he was meeting up with a 15-year-old girl for sex in Oakland County, police said.

A West Bloomfield Township man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault in 1999.

A 13-year-old girl died while five others were injured in a hit-and-run accident after a driver fled from Oakland County police.