Detroit’s Lee Plaza gets new lease on life, will be renovated for senior affordable housing
It has long stood as an iconic symbol of Detroit’s decline, the old Lee Plaza Hotel on West Grand Boulevard has sat vacant for decades, but that’s soon going to change. This is the towering Lee Plaza; it’s been abandoned and ransacked for 25. Now it is getting a new lease on life.
Detroit police search for 51-year-old man missing since Dec. 30
Police are seeking the public’s help in locating 51-year-old Kevin Phelps. Detroit police said Phelps was last seen on Dec. 30 at a family function in the 800 block of Oakman Boulevard. Kevin Phelps Details Age 51 years old Height 6′5″ Weight 140 pounds Clothing Black coat, blue jeansPolice said Phelps is known to frequent the area of West McNichols Road and Hamilton Avenue. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detroit Police Department’s 10th Precinct at 313-596-1040 and Crime Stoppers at 800-Speak Up. More: Missing in Michigan
63-year-old man killed in shooting on Detroit’s west side
DETROIT – A man was fatally shot in a vehicle at about midnight Sunday on Detroit’s west side. According to authorities, a 63-year-old man was found shot sitting in the driver’s seat of a black Oldsmobile Aurora after gunshots were heard. Police said it happened near the intersection of Stawell Avenue and Ohio Street, just east of Oakman Boulevard. Emergency medical crews pronounced the man dead at the scene. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-2260 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.
House destroyed in explosion on Detroit’s west side
DETROIT – A house was destroyed Saturday afternoon on Detroit’s west side in a potential gas explosion. The house was located on LaBelle Street, near 14th Street and Oakman Boulevard. Authorities are searching to find the woman who resided there and trying to determine if she was home at the time of the explosion. Gas has been turned off in the area as crews continue the investigation. MORE: Detroit news
Man wanted for Dearborn road rage incident that left victim hospitalized after being shot multiple times
DEARBORN, Mich. Police are investigating a shooting that happened during a road rage incident near Oakman Boulevard and Warren Avenue in Dearborn on Sunday. The victim was shot multiple times and hospitalized. Officials are still searching for 25-year-old, Jawad Aref Bazzi, who has been identified as a person of interest. Bazzi is described as an Arab American, 5 feet, 8 inches tall with black short hair and brown eyes. He was last seen driving a silver 2020 Ford F-150 with black stripes on the driver and passenger doors.
42-year-old man in critical condition after stabbing on Detroit’s west side
DETROIT – Police are investigating a stabbing that put a man in the hospital Saturday morning. According to authorities, at about 1 a.m., a 42-year-old man had an altercation with a 38-year-old man in the 15700 block of St. Marys Street, between Puritan and Fenkell avenues. The 38-year-old make was taken into police custody shortly after, near the intersection of Pasadena and Linwood streets, south of Oakman Boulevard. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5840 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up. More: Detroit crime news
42-year-old man in critical condition after stabbing on Detroit’s west side
DETROIT – Police are investigating a stabbing that put a man in the hospital Saturday morning. According to authorities, at about 1 a.m. a 42-year-old man had an altercation with a 38-year-old man in the 15700 block of St. Marys Street, between Puritan and Fenkell avenues. The 38-year-old make was taken into police custody shortly after, near the intersection of Pasadena and Linwood streets, south of Oakman Boulevard. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-5840 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up. More: Detroit crime news
