OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF

OAKLAND COUNTY, MI – Two Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies were recently attacked while directing traffic, officials said. Both deputies were hospitalized with injuries but are expected to be OK, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. “Random violence and ambushes are not OK,” the release said. The sheriff’s office plans to seek the “strongest charges possible” against perpetrators in violent incidents such as this. READ MORE:K9 detains suspect after he allegedly choked woman, prevented her from calling 911Suspect arrested in hit-and-run death of Michigan gas station employeeGenesee County Target store scammed for $93,000 in four days

The federal government will pay $360,000 to local authorities who responded to the shooting at a Michigan high school in November.

A 23-year-old Pontiac man is facing a felony murder charge in connection with the alleged beating death of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter.

More information is expected to be released on Friday regarding a shooting at Oxford High School.

Teachers and school officials had concerns about the accused Oxford High School shooter before four students were murdered and seven people were injured on Tuesday (Nov. 30). Those concerns never made it to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

LYON TOWNSHIP, MI – An airplane crash landed in southeast Michigan pond over the weekend after its engine seized, police said. Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies and the local fire department responded to the incident around 7:20 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 19, on the 28000 block of Oakmonte Circle East in Lyon Township, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Dispatchers were told a plane had crash landed in a pond and the pilot, the lone occupant, was pulling it out of the water. After flying for 10-15 minutes, the engine seized, forcing him to land in the pond, police said. READ MORE:Bombs found outside Northern Michigan stores, FBI and others investigating8-foot waves possible, dangerous swimming forecast at some Lake Michigan beachesMotorcyclist severely injured in head-on crash with vehicle passing another

The homeowner said she was inside her house with her family Thursday night when she heard a loud boom. That boom was someone shooting at her house.

Oakland County Sheriff's Marine Division cracking down on impaired boaters and beefing up patrols July2-4 for 'Operation Dry Water."

Oakland County Sheriff’s marine deputies will be out in force on county lakes for the July 4 holiday weekend as part of Operation Dry Water, a national awareness and enforcement campaign to reduce alcohol and drug-related accidents and...

A 4-month-old baby is expected to be OK after he was found lying face down in a wooded area on the banks of an Orion Township creek on Wednesday, police said.

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PONTIAC, Mich. – A 30-year-old man taken into custody on an unrelated warrant is accused of being involved in a fatal shooting at a Metro Detroit Coney Island restaurant. According to authorities, just before 10 a.m. Jan. 13, Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to D’Anton’s Coney Island, located on West Huron Street, between Telegraph Road and Woodward Avenue, on reports of a dead body. Original Story: 26-year-old man found dead in Pontiac coney island parking lot, deputies sayPolice said a friend of the dead man reported that he and the victim’s family were unable to find him, searched the area and found his body in a vehicle near the Coney Island restaurant. According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Bryan Maurice Wilson AKA: Anthony Randolph Wilson, was connected with the shooting. He was taken into police custody on unrelated warrants and remains at the Oakland County Jail.

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Here’s what’s coming up on Local 4 News at 4:Sheriff’s deputies rush baby to hospital while firefighters perform CPROakland County Sheriff’s deputies rushed a choking 10-month-old child to a hospital while firefighters from the Waterford Regional Fire Department performed CPR on the child. Deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of Parkdale Avenue in Pontiac on Sept. 28 on the report of a 10-month-old child who was conscious and not breathing. Deputies arrived and so did crews from the Waterford Regional Fire Department and CPR was started on the child.

PONTIAC, Mich. – Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies rushed a choking 10-month-old child to a hospital while firefighters from the Waterford Regional Fire Department performed CPR on the child. Deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of Parkdale Avenue in Pontiac on Sept. 28 on the report of a 10-month-old child who was conscious and not breathing. Deputies arrived and so did crews from the Waterford Regional Fire Department and CPR was started on the child. Two firefighters put the child in the back seat of a patrol car and continued to perform CPR while a deputy drove them to the hospital. Other deputies worked to clear a path for the patrol car to get to the hospital as safely and as quick as possible.

PONTIAC, Mich. – Officials with the Livingston County and Oakland County Sheriff officers attested a 17-year-old boy Saturday at his home in Genoa Township, between Brighton and Howell, in connection with an 18-year-old man shot to death in Pontiac. The man’s body was found on a sidewalk in the 100 block of Thorpe Street just before 8:30 p.m. Friday. According to authorities, the 17-year-old was a passenger in the car who fired one shot from a handgun, striking the victim in the head. The 19-year-old driver and a 17-year-old girl, residents of Brighton, were taken to the Pontiac Substation for questioning and were released pending further investigation. Charges and arraignment are not expected until late Monday or early Tuesday after a review by the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office.

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. – Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for two people they said stole a wallet out of a 77-year-old woman’s purse in Rochester Hills. Deputies said the two individuals worked together to cause a distraction at a large retail store before taking the wallet. Deputies said the individuals then proceeded to drive to a nearby store and used the credit cards from the wallet. One individual is described by deputies as a White man wearing a red sweater and blue jeans, a mask covering his face and spoke with an accent. The other individual is described as a White man wearing an orange and black shirt with blue jeans and a mask covering his face.

LYON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Michigan State Police say a man throwing 40-pound sandbags off an overpass on I-96 in Lyon Township hit a vehicle and injured a woman late Sunday night. State police were called to a scene by Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies for a traffic investigation at around 11 p.m. Sunday on I-96 near Old Plank Road. Michigan State Police said their preliminary investigation found that a male suspect was involved in a single vehicle crash with his truck on I-96 near Old Plank Road. He left his truck and walked up onto the Old Plank Road overpass, which was under construction. More: Lyon Township news

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WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. A Waterford Township man has been charged after impersonating a police officer in Oakland County. Charles Molina, 22, was arrested after an Oakland County Sheriffs Deputy encountered the man and his vehicle equipped to impersonate a police vehicle on Tuesday. Charles Molina, 22, of Waterford Township is accused of impersonating a police officer after Oakland County deputies discovered him driving a vehicle equipped to impersonate a police vehicle on July 21, 2020. (Oakland County Sheriff's Office)Charles Molina, 22, of Waterford Township is accused of impersonating a police officer after Oakland County deputies discovered him driving a vehicle equipped to impersonate a police vehicle on July 21, 2020. (Oakland County Sheriff's Office)MORE: Local News

DETROIT The Oakland County Sheriff announced charges relating to an incident Wednesday where a woman pulled a gun in an Orion Township parking lot. The newly released unemployment numbers show that more than 4.8 million people either went back to their existing jobs or found a new one. After some encouraging initial results, researchers remain cautiously optimistic that a safe and effectively vaccine can be made. A Red Robin restaurant in Clinton Township closed after two employees tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). The Red Robin on Hall Road east of Hayes Road shut down Sunday and spent the last several days closed for cleaning.

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. Metro Detroiters are eager to have some fun over the Fourth of July weekend, and the Oakland County sheriff wants to remind everyone to follow traditional safety rules as well as those surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19). Many people will enjoy the beautiful Fourth of July weather this weekend, but Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said remember to use your head and make sure the holiday doesnt go from a good time to a tragedy. Bouchard said sometimes tragedies are simply from negligence, so be sure to check your boat to make sure everything is in order. When you drink a lot and in the sun, youre less capable of responding, Bouchard said. Remember that because of the pandemic, there arent as many drivers available, so having designated driver lined up beforehand is a smart choice.

PONTIAC, Mich. – New video footage from inside the Oakland County Jail captured disturbing footage of a man in distress before he died. Video from the traffic stop captured deputies looking in Terrance Vaughn’s mouth before taking him to the Oakland County Jail. The family filed a civil rights lawsuit against the deputies, the jail staff and Oakland County based on what happened next. “It spoke volumes that there wasn’t a lot of care there for his life,” Jada Vaughn said. Oakland County officials said they will fight the lawsuit in court.

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – In preparing our story on three local sheriffs who have gone on the record as not enforcing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Orders, Local 4 reporter Paula Tutman asked for all three sheriffs to join her for an interview to clarify their positions. READ: Several Michigan sheriffs say they won’t enforce Governor Whitmer’s Executive OrdersOakland County Sheriff Michael “Mike” Bouchard clarified his position in a later interview. READ: Shiawassee County Sheriff releases statement regarding Gov. Whitmer’s Executive OrdersWatch a portion of the interview above.

PONTIAC, Mich. – A 46-year-old man from Pontiac was charged with homicide on Saturday after confessing to shooting his girlfriend on Friday. Police said Roderick Junior Washington called authorities on Friday and said that he killed his girlfriend. An autopsy revealed the victim, a woman from Pontiac, died from a gunshot wound to the head, officials said. Police say Roderick confessed to shooting his girlfriend twice after a brief altercation in her vehicle. Police say Washington has prior convictions for possession of a controlled substance, malicious destruction of property over $1,000, receiving and concealing stolen property and breaking and entering.

PONTIAC, Mich. – An inmate at the Oakland County Jail was found unresponsive by deputies after strangling himself in his cell on Saturday afternoon. Upon noticing the inmate was unresponsive, deputies entered the cell and discovered a blanket attached to the man’s feet and tied around his neck as a ligature, police said. Officials say the deputies conducted CPR and used an automated external defibrillator on the inmate and were able to obtain a pulse. The inmate was then transported to St. Joseph Mercy Oakland hospital where he was placed on life support and listed in critical condition, officials said. The case is being investigated by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit.

ROCHESTER, Mich. – A Rochester teacher charged with having sex with two of her high school students, and giving one of those students drugs, has been sentenced to at least 4 years (51 months) in prison. Kathryn Houghtaling, 26 at the time, was charged in Jan. 2019 with six counts of criminal sexual conduct in the second-degree. Houghtaling was a first-year teacher who taught special education at Rochester High School. The maximum sentence for the crimes is 15 years in prison, but it was not expected that she would be sentenced to serve above the minimum 51 months in prison. Sources say Houghtaling had sex with the boys at an apartment and one time in a car, while other students watched.

‘I’m the sheriff. Who are you?’: Oakland County Sheriff pulls over man posing as a copPublished: February 6, 2020, 11:12 pmOakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard had just gotten out of a meeting and was in a suit and tie driving down M-59 near Telegraph Road when he saw what looked like a police SUV.

WATERFORD, Mich. - A new memorial to commemorate Oakland County's fallen military service officers will be presented at the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. The memorial is inscribed with the names of 22 Oakland County military personnel who died in Afghanistan and Iraq since 9/11. The host of the ceremony and creator of the memorial is the Fallen Heroes Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit foundation dedicating to honoring fallen soldiers, according to a release from the organization. Civil Air Patrol cadets will "post the colors" at the ceremony, according to the release. Military officers, both former and current, are encouraged to wear their uniforms to the ceremony.

WATERFORD, Mich. A new memorial to commemorate Oakland County's fallen military service officers will be presented at the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. The memorial is inscribed with the names of 22 Oakland County military personnel who died in Afghanistan and Iraq since 9/11. The host of the ceremony and creator of the memorial is the Fallen Heroes Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit foundation dedicating to honoring fallen soldiers, according to a release from the organization. Civil Air Patrol cadets will "post the colors" at the ceremony, according to the release. Military officers, both former and current, are encouraged to wear their uniforms to the ceremony.

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. - Allison Weaver is charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm after a bizarre attack in Rochester Hills that has a woman hospitalized with serious injuries. Oakland County Sheriff's deputies were called at 1:23 a.m. Tuesday to the Lake Village Apartments in the 2300 block of Norfolk Drive in Rochester Hills. When that woman fell asleep, Weaver was over her and had bitten the woman's ear off, and had bitten the woman all over her face, according to sheriff's deputies. Weaver, 44, is being held on a $75,000 bond and will have to wear that GPS tether if released. The Lake Village Apartments in Rochester Hills, Michigan.

PONTIAC, Mich. - A 20-year-old has been killed and two others injured in a shooting in Pontiac. It happened late Wednesday night at a home on Lydia near Samburu. Along with the 20-year-old man killed, a 21-year-old and 16-year-old were injured. At least one person has been detained by the Oakland County Sheriff's department. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

An investigation revealed that the pilot had tried to land the seaplane on the lake. The pilot miscalculated and struck three pontoon boats and then struck then a sand bar. (WDIV)WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - The Oakland County Sheriff's office released more details about a seaplane crash north of West Bloomfield Township that happened this past weekend, and left several people with minor injuries. An investigation revealed that the pilot had tried to land the seaplane on the lake. The plane was removed from the lake by Byers Towing and transported to the Sheriffs Office Marine Division Boat Yard.

PONTIAC, Mich. - Police have found a woman with dementia who was missing Wednesday night. Oakland County Sheriff's deputies were sent to the 60 block of Chippewa Road in Pontiac on Wednesday afternoon. The missing woman's son reported her missing and said that she lives with him and he last saw her Tuesday night in her bedroom. When he went to check on her at noon Wednesday, he discovered she was missing. Her son said she has tried to walk to Warren in the past.

OXFORD, Mich. - A heads up for people who live in the Oakland County community of Oxford. The Oakland County Sheriff's department said all Spectrum landlines are down. This only impacts Spectrum phone service users. You cannot make any calls, including to 911 from those landlines. If you have an emergency, you're urged to use your cell phone to make all calls.