TAYLOR POLICE DEPARTMENT

A dramatic scene unfolded Thursday night in Taylor where an out-of-control car carrying two children in the backseat slammed into a home. You can see some of the damage that was left behind in the video player above.

Road rage is rising, but what’s driving the increase is unclear. In 2021 nearly two-thirds of road rage incidents involving a gun ended with someone hurt or killed.

Police are searching for four people in connection with an assault that happened outside a Taylor business.

TAYLOR, MI – Police from multiple departments worked together to determine how a 4-year-old was shot in Taylor. Police were initially unable to determine where the shooting took place, but they have since determined that the child was shot at a home in Taylor around 6 p.m. on Tuesday. A preliminary investigation indicates that the uncle of the 4-year-old was on the second floor of the home and accidentally discharged a weapon, hitting the child who was on the first floor. Fortunately, the child is expected to make a full recovery, but officials remain concerned about the number of incidents involving children being shot in and around Detroit. “I don’t want to say there has been no help,” White said.

Mayor Tim Woolley of Taylor has released a statement following the accidental shooting that happened on April 24 at 5 p.m. during an auxiliary police program.

A civilian was shot during a police training exercise in Heritage Park in Taylor.

TAYLOR, MI – Two unknown suspects broke into a Metro Detroit school and stole about $5,000 worth of baseball and softball equipment, police said. The Taylor Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying and finding the suspects in the breaking and entering at a “local Taylor School,” according to a news release. Two suspects were caught on camera fleeing the scene in a black Chevy Malibu. Anyone with information related to this case is asked to contact the Taylor Police Department at 734-287-6611, ext. residentsOfficer bumps suspect with vehicle to knock gun away after high-speed chaseWoman found dead on Michigan freeway ramp

Taylor High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday after someone discovered a threatening note in a bathroom.

Taylor High School students are being dismissed early Thursday after a threatening note was found in the bathroom, police said.

An 18-year-old motorcyclist was killed Monday in a crash with an SUV on Eureka Road in Taylor, police said.

The ACLU is not looking for any criminal charges to be filed, but they do want a higher power to take a look into the Taylor Police Department.

The ACLU of Michigan is calling on the Justice Department to launch an investigation into the Taylor Police Department following “an ongoing pattern and practice”...

Police body cameras captured the moment officers found a loaded pistol in a 15-year-old Taylor High School student’s fanny pack.

A rally at the Taylor Police Department on Tuesday demanded justice for Chris Saul.

The lawsuit alleged assault happened because of a paperwork snafu -- the man had a temporary Illinois paper license and his temporary Michigan license plate came off at a car wash.

Videos from several Taylor police officers’ body cameras show them swarming a man in his vehicle after being pulled over on April 1, 2020, in the parking of a gas station.

On Wednesday, 23-year old Taylor police officer Tyler Peake told a judge he was not guilty. Peake is charged with misconduct in office and assault and battery on April 1, 2020.

A Taylor police officer has been arraigned on charges stemming from the rough arrest of a Southfield man while responding to a domestic disturbance call, officials said.

Taylor police are putting out their body cam footage that they said shows patience before things became physical.

Taylor police chief John Blair said every use of force by his officers is investigated and that he will look through all of the body camera footage.

A 70-year-old neighbor has been arrested in the shooting.

Gun Shop owners and police in Metro Detroit said they are facing a massive shortage of ammunition.

A man accused of fatally shooting his sister’s 28-year-old boyfriend in Taylor has been released on recognizance, police said.

TAYLOR, Mich. – Taylor police are searching for a missing 15-year-old girl named Gloria Maria Alvarado. The teen was last seen inside her home bedroom on Filmore Street in Taylor at around 9:30 p.m. Nov. 1. Update Jan. 14: Teen missing since November found safe, Taylor police sayPolice say the teen’s cell phone was left behind. Family members believe she might have disappeared wearing white and pink Air Jordan sneakers. Alvarado is described as 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 168 pounds.

TAYLOR, Mich. – A Taylor couple is desperate to catch the thief who stole $200,000 worth of inventory from their business in the middle of the night. “I came running outside,” Phillip Blackson said. His truck, trailer, gear and mulcher were all taken, they said. “Altogether, $200,000 worth of inventory,” Phillip Blackson said. Phillip Blackson is offering a $1,000 cash reward.

TAYLOR, Mich. – Taylor police are seeking the public’s help in finding a man in connection to a shooting at the Century Square Apartments in the area of Northline and Racho roads. Police said Mark Anthony Lane III, 20, allegedly wounded his 21-year-old girlfriend during an exchange gunfire with another man. Lane left the scene in a 2013 Dodge Challenger and is considered armed and dangerous. Police said the vehicle Lane was driving has the license plate No. Anyone with information is asked to contact Lt. Andrew Snavely at 734-287-6611 ext.

DETROIT A search is underway for a gunman who opened fire on an off-duty Taylor police officer on I-94 in Detroit on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.Michigan State Police said shots were fired at the off-duty police officers car on the eastbound lanes. No injuries were reported. Investigators said they are looking for a red car that exited at Livernois after the shooting. Click here for more crime reports

TAYLOR, Mich. Michigan State Police troopers and officers with the Taylor Police Department took a man into custody Thursday morning after a police pursuit. According to authorities, MSP troopers were notified of a domestic assault that occurred in front of Taylor Police officers on I-94. Police said there were two young children in the vehicle at the time who were transported to a hospital as a precaution. MSP will submit a request for the fleeing and elude, resist and obstruct and child endangerment through the prosecutors office. The domestic assault portion of the investigation will be handled by Taylor Police Department.

TAYLOR, Mich. Police said they have identified a woman shown in a video driving her car through Black Lives Matter protesters, nearly hitting people on Tuesday night. READ: Black Lives Matter protest interrupted in Taylor when woman drives through crowdThe womans family spoke to Local 4. However, the woman who led the protest said other drivers were going around the protesters and the driver didnt appear to be scared -- she said she came right at them. New video shows another angle of the protest when the car drove through. If you were really fearing for your life you would not have even come into that intersection that was full of people and protesters, Duckworth said.

TAYLOR, Mich. Black Lives Matter protesters were standing in a street in Taylor when a driver approached them, stopped, and then drove through the crowd and ran over a bicycle. Activist Ethan Ketner caught the incident during an Instagram Live video and shared it to his Facebook page. Some protesters were still in the crosswalk when the driver slowed, and stopped directly in front of a protester who was on a bicycle. In the video clip you can see a protester grab onto the drivers car from the back passenger side. The driver then speeds forward, running over the bicycle -- the protester previously on the bicycle appears to have moved.

Published: May 14, 2020, 10:37 am Updated: May 15, 2020, 7:10 pmTAYLOR, Mich. Taylor police have arrested a person accused of shooting a family member. UPDATE: Taylor father accused of shooting son during argumentA man was shot around 9 a.m. Thursday in the 25000 block of Myler Street, according to authorities. Police said the alleged shooter is a relative of the victim. That person was taken into custody by officers, Taylor police said. The victim was taken to Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn with what appear to be non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.

TAYLOR, Mich. - Chelsea Small's murder was brutal and unprovoked, but her family and the Taylor Police Department have not given up hope. On Nov. 12, 2013, Small was a single mother who was working at the Advance America check-cashing shop in Taylor. It first seemed like a robbery, but the man shot Small twice. The man shot Small within seconds of entering the building before walking behind the counter and shooting her again. Anyone with information about Small's case is asked to call the Taylor Police Department at 734-374-1420.