MONROE COUNTY (MICHIGAN)

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is letting residents know of a phone scam in the area.

A tornado that tore through downtown Dundee on Friday left damage to historic buildings and significant work to be done. While some structures appeared unscathed, others were severely affected.

Gleaners and Kroger are hoping you can help them feed those in need by donating food during tough times.

Here is your weather forecast for July 30, 2022.

Calmer weather arrives in time for tomorrow and Tuesday with sunshine and warm, comfortable conditions.

Stormy weather continues through the midnight hour and during the early hours of Monday. A total lunar eclipse will occur late Sunday night into early Monday morning.

Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough would like to make the public aware of the ongoing catalytic converter thefts from vehicles.

Police are investigating a fatal pedestrian crash that happened Saturday at 11:46 p.m. on South Dixie Highway north of Tanager Drive in Monroe Township.

A flood watch has been issued for 11 southeastern Michigan counties from Tuesday afternoon through Thursday morning. Those counties include Genesee, Lapeer, Lenawee, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Sanilac, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne.

A semi truck with $300,000 worth of televisions inside was recently stolen from Pilot Travel Center in Monroe, Michigan State Police say.

Michigan State Police asked media to broadcast a “Be On The Lookout” of a Honda Pilot SUV with an Alabama vanity plate reading “SOLEN.” A Local 4 viewer saw the report and was driving home when she spotted vehicle.

A barricaded situation in Holly Township came to an end early Wednesday morning.

Authorities identified the man as Francis Brown III, a Monroe Township Fire Department lieutenant.

A 37-year-old Monroe man went missing Sunday after a boat crash on Laplaisance Creek in Monroe Township’s Bolles Harbor.

Lee Mouat was sentenced Thursday to 60 months in prison for willfully causing bodily injury to a Black teenager because of the teen’s race.

A Wixom father had no idea his plea for prayers for his son on Tik Tok would end up with nearly 2 million views around the world.

Friday marks the 145th anniversary of George Armstrong Custer’s fall at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

The outrage is growing around the community after American flags outside of VFW Post 1138 in Monroe were removed sometime after 5 a.m. Thursday.

Gleaners Community Food Bank is planning for this summer to be a busy one, serving an additional 16,000 homes in Michigan.

On Saturday, a man died in single vehicle Monroe County crash.

Traffic was backed up Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 75 in Monroe County after a horse got loose and galloped on the freeway.

A 23-year-old Erie Township man named Tyler White died in a crash that happened around 1:52 a.m. Saturday on South Telegraph Road north of Minx Road, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department.

Police are investigating a homicide that happened Saturday at around 3:15 a.m. in the Frenchtown Township based Pleasantville Mobile Home Community on Nadeau Road.

Police are searching for a man accused of robbing a gas station and liquor store in Monroe.

A fire that happened overnight Sunday in Monroe left four people dead, officials say.

MONROE, Mich. – A Michigan man has pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime for attacking a Black teen last year. He’s a lot stronger than I was at that age,” said Devin Freelon Sr. Shortly after Devin Freelon Jr. graduated high school, he was attacked and now has one last dental surgery to endure. We see that’s not the case,” said Freelon Sr.On Tuesday, Mouat pleaded guilty to willfully injuring the teen because of his race. More: Michigan man pleads guilty to federal hate crime for attacking Black teen

Lee James Mouat Jr., 44, of Newport, Michigan was charged on June 8, 2020 for assaulting an 18-year-old Black man in Monroe County. MONROE, Mich. – A Michigan man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal hate crime for attacking a Black teenager. Lee Mouat, 43, of Newport willfully caused bodily injury to the victim because of the teen’s race, the Department of Justice says. According to the plea agreement, Mouat confronted a group of Black teenagers, including the victim, at a state park in Monroe. Mouat repeatedly used racial slurs and said that Black people had no right to use the public beach where the incident occurred.

Police say the victim, Lambertville resident Nathan James Mahrt, was driving a silver 2020 Nissan 370Z southbound on Douglas Road north of Summerfield Road when the crash happened. MONROE COUNTY, Mich. – A 35-year-old man was killed in a single vehicle crash that happened on Summerfield east of Douglas in Bedford Township at around 3:46 a.m. Saturday. Police say the victim, Lambertville resident Nathan James Mahrt, was driving a silver 2020 Nissan 370Z southbound on Douglas north of Summerfield. While he was making a turn in the area the Nissan went off the roadway to the south. Police say speeding was a contributing factor in the crash.

MONROE, Mich. – A vehicle parked on the driveway of a home in the 500 block of Conant Street in Monroe was shot at 15 times Friday around 10 p.m. while two separate homes in the area were also struck with gunfire, police say. When police arrived to the area after complaints about gunfire were made they found over 25 spent shell casings from different guns. As of Saturday there were no reports of injured victims, police say. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call the Monroe Police Department Detective Bureau.

MONROE COUNTY, Mich. – A domestic terror threat posted on social media targeting the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is being investigated. On Saturday, Jan. 2 the MCSO was notified about the social media post. In the online post a man threatened to harm the law enforcement agency and blow up its building if the MCSO did not send someone to arrest him by Jan. 13. Later the man threatened to kill anyone who attempted to arrest him for any reason and noted that his post should be considered a terrorist threat. The man was identified as a 37-year-old from Gaylord with ties to the Monroe County area.

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DETROIT The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties that will be in effect until 7 p.m. Sunday. Outside of Metro Detroit the same heat advisory is in effect for Lenawee, Livingston, Monroe, St. Clair and Washtenaw counties. Any peek of sunshine will result in temperatures near 95F. Heat indices will be near 100F. SUNDAY FORECAST: Hot and humid with showers and storms Sunday

AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. On Friday, a driver struck and killed two pedestrians and then fled the scene, according to Michigan State Police. The crash happened Friday after 4 p.m. in the area of Milan Oakville and Gooding roads on the border of Washtenaw and Monroe counties. An investigation by police revealed a vehicle struck two pedestrians then fled the scene. The area will be shut down temporarily while police investigate the scene. Anyone with information is asked to call Michigan State Police at 810-227-1051.