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Michigan State Police have detained three women and two men and seized three guns as they continue to execute “Operation Candy Man” in Oakland, Wayne, and Genesee counties.

Michigan State Police are executing “Operation Candy Man” on Wednesday -- a plan to raid locations in Oakland, Wayne, and Genesee counties and stop nurses who are illegally selling thousands of opioids.

Michigan State Police are executing “Operation Candy Man” on Wednesday -- a plan to raid locations in Oakland, Wayne, and Genesee counties and stop nurses who are illegally selling thousands of opioids.

Click here)WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - A new Michigan State House district that unites parts of four counties, including the southeastern corner of Washtenaw County, will see contested primaries on both sides of the aisle. Four candidates — two Wayne County Democrats and two Monroe County Republicans — have filed in the hopes of representing the newly-drawn 31st Michigan House of Representatives District, stretching from Metro Detroit to rural Lenawee County. The new district then dips south in Monroe County, picking up Milan, London, Exeter, Dundee and Raisinville townships, areas represented by Bellino and State Rep. TC Clements, R-Lambertville. It also includes one piece of Lenawee County, Macon Township, currently part of another district represented by Rep. Bronna Kahle, R-Adrian. Read more Washtenaw County election coverage here.

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A 16-year-old boy has been charged in a Van Buren Township crash that left one person dead and sent three other people to the hospital.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, MI – A 16-year-old male is charged with second-degree murder related to a head-on crash that killed a woman and injured three other people. The crash, which happened around 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 on Belleville Road between Ecorse Road and Robson Road in Van Buren Township, resulted in the death of Chataya Jayana Thurman, 20, of Van Buren Township. An 18-year-old Van Buren Township woman, a 56-year-old Ypsilanti woman, and a 51-year-old Ypsilanti man were injured. Van Buren Township police officers were dispatched to the collision. The juvenile respondent, whose name has not been released, is charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of reckless driving causing serious bodily injury.

A woman is in critical condition after driving off of the freeway early Saturday morning and striking a tree, officials said.

VAN BUREN TWP., MI – You don’t have to leave Metro Detroit to find idyllic views, spacious guest spaces and sandy beaches. This $1.5 million, 8,500-square-foot lakefront villa in Van Buren Township has you covered. The home at 12301 Lake Point Pass features 200 feet of sandy shore, private boat docks and double decks with views of Belleville Lake.

VIPER and members of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office had an ongoing investigation that led to the arrest of Dennis Noles, 25.

Perfectly positioned between Detroit and Ann Arbor, Van Buren Township is quickly becoming one of southeast Michigan’s most desired locations for major technical hubs and thriving start-ups, according to the Detroit Region Aerotropolis.

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An 11-year-old boy was struck and killed on his way to school in Van Buren Township.

VAN BUREN TWP., MI – An 11-year-old Ypsilanti Township boy was killed Tuesday morning when he was hit by a car while running across the avenue, police say. Police and rescue crews were called at 6:20 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31, to the area of Michigan Avenue and Denton Road in Van Buren Township for a report of a crash involving a pedestrian, according to the Van Buren Township Police Department. Crews arrived to find a boy, 11, who had suffered fatal injuries after being hit by a truck. The boy then attempted to run south across Michigan Avenue after the crash when he was struck by a pickup going east, police said. The boy’s mother and sister were both taken to Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor to be treated for minor injuries, police said.

The Van Buren Township Police Department is searching for a man wanted in connection with indecent exposure.

This weekend’s Thunder Over Michigan air show will cause some road closures in Van Buren Township.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, MI -- A 47-year-old man who is on parole and wears a tether has been arrested in connection with the stabbing deaths of a teenage girl and her mother. Police have identified the victims as 14-year-old Dacara Leatherberry and 45-year-old Yachanda Snipes. The two were found stabbed to death inside their home at the Belleville Pointe Apartments on Lake Villa Drive Sunday night. The victims were found by a family friend who was checking up on them after the family had not heard from them in a few days. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Van Buren Township Police at 734-699-8930.

Police have released the identities of the mother and 14-year-old daughter who were killed inside a Van Buren Township apartment, and the mother’s boyfriend has been arrested.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, MI -- Police are continuing to investigate the stabbing deaths of a 14-year-old girl and her 45-year-old mother, but say there is no threat to the general public. According to WDIV Detroit, both victims were found by a family friend who was checking on them after the family had not heard from the daughter in a few days. The friend walked into the home and discovered the body of the mother and walked out to call the police. The victims were found in an apartment at the Belleville Pointe Apartments on Lake Villa Drive Sunday night. A suspect has not been arrested or named publicly, but anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Van Buren Township police at 734-699-8930.

Police found more than 400 grams of cocaine and $30,000 while busting a drug dealer they believe was responsible for supplying “most of the cocaine and crack cocaine” that has entered Van Buren Township.

A mother and her teenage daughter were found stabbed to death in their Van Buren Township home Sunday (July 25) evening, according to police.

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VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, MI -- Details are limited but police say a 45-year-old woman and her 14-year-old daughter were found stabbed to death inside their apartment at the Belleville Pointe Apartments on Lake Villa Drive. According to WDIV Detroit, the victims were found Sunday night after police received a call for a possible homicide. No other details have been released and no suspects have been arrested. Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Van Buren Township police at 734-699-8930. READ MORE:Boyfriend killed as girlfriend accidentally rear-ends his motorcycle near Ypsilanti, police sayPolice shoot and kill Southwest Michigan man after police dog stabbedOfficials ID man, 21, who fell from Miners Castle to his death

A mother and her teenage daughter were found stabbed to death in their Van Buren Township home Sunday evening, according to Local 4 sources.

The Van Buren Township board has passed a mandate for those who work for the city to be vaccinated.

Through a series of six flights, hundreds of at-risk pets will be saved through the Flying to Forever Homes program.

WAYNE COUNTY, MI – A wrong-way driver is dead after a head-on car crash on I-94. The at-fault driver was killed in the crash, police said. The driver of the Kia, a 19-year-old male, and the passenger, a 22-year-old female, were transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. Police say alcohol is a factor in the crash and that the man’s license is currently suspended. The driver has not been identified.

An unidentified person was killed in a car crash after driving the wrong direction on I-94 in Van Buren Township early Wednesday morning.

All eastbound lanes of I-94 in Van Buren Township are now open after closing due to a deadly car crash Wednesday morning.

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A 32-year-old Van Buren Township man apprehended in Monroe County on Monday is accused of shooting a 31-year-old woman and then hiding her body in a storage unit in the City of Westland, according to a press release issued by the Van Buren Township Police Department.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, MI – A woman’s body was found in a storage unit after it was dumped there following a fatal shooting at an apartment complex in Wayne County, police say. Police received information about a shooting at the Westlake Apartments in Van Buren Township; they believe that’s where the 31-year-old victim died. Her body was found inside a storage unit in Westland. Police got another break Sunday night when they learned the murder suspect was seen in Monroe County. The Van Buren Police Department is taking the lead in the case.

Police have taken a man into custody after a woman’s body was found in a Westland storage unit, officials said.

A murder suspect wanted in Van Buren Township has been apprehended by authorities in Monroe County, according to a press release issued by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.

He was arrested and charged with three counts of fleeing and eluding, as well as several other outstanding arrest warrants.

A man who led Livonia, Farmington Hills and Redford Township officers on several police chases in the same day streamed the pursuits on Facebook Live.

It’s believed police tracked the shooter to a home in New Boston.

Michigan State Police officers investigated a shooting that occurred Friday on the eastbound lanes of I-94.

After more than two days of prosecutors laying out their case, the three men suspected in the 2017 killing of Egypt Covington will go to trial. 34th District Tina Brooks Green ruled Thursday there was enough evidence for two men from Toledo and a man from Sumpter Township to face first-degree murder charges at trial. READ: Judge rules enough evidence for 3 men to stand trial in murder of Egypt CovingtonCovington was found in her Van Buren Township home in June 2017. Van Buren police were unable to make much progress with the case and Michigan State Police took over. Defense attorneys argued while police can place a truck and cell phones tied to the men at Covington’s home, there is no evidence that the men shot and killed her.

After more than two days of prosecutors laying out their case, the three men suspected in the 2017 killing of Egypt Covington will go to trial. READ: Prosecutors lay out case against 3 men charged in 2017 killing of Egypt Covington34th District Tina Brooks Green ruled Thursday there was enough evidence for two men from Toledo and a man from Sumpter Township to face first-degree murder charges at trial. Covington was found in her Van Buren Township home in June 2017. Investigators linked a blue truck that was seen the night of her death and a cell phone back to Toledo. READ: ‘They went to the wrong door’: Prosecutors play video of interview with suspect in murder of Egypt CovingtonAdMore coverage

Prosecutors played a video of an interview with police involving a suspect in the 2017 killing of Egypt Covington from Van Buren Township. In the interview, Shane Evans explains why they came to Covington’s house in the first place. He told police that he told the other men that he knew who lived there and that nobody was home. I knew he was out of his house,” Evans said. They went to the wrong door.”Evans’ indicated that the men entered Egypt Covington’s unit.

Prosecutors laid out their case against the three men charged in the 2017 killing of Van Buren Township woman Egypt Covington. Shandon Groom from Sumpter Township was also charged. During a preliminary exam, those closest to Covington testified that she didn’t know the three men. Edwards said he placed Shane Evans with the two others, Moore and Groom, in Sumpter Township. The evidence tech from Sumpter said he couldn’t say what happened to the phone once he bagged it for evidence.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A small airplane made an emergency landing early Sunday morning at Willow Run Airport. According to authorities, the small aircraft was experiencing mechanical issues and its landing gear did not come down, causing the plane to leave the runway just after midnight. Authorities said the two people onboard were able to exit safely and were unharmed. The investigation into what went wrong is ongoing.

YPSILANTI TWP., MI – A Van Buren Township man was killed Saturday morning when his car left the road and hit a utility pole in Ypsilanti Township. Crews arrived to find the driver, 42, who was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the only occupant in the vehicle and the only car involved in the crash, police said. The crash is still under investigation, but it is believed the driver was going west on Martz Road when he crossed the centerline into oncoming traffic before crashing into the utility pole and rolling into the ditch on the south side of the road, police said. Investigators are awaiting a report from the Washtenaw County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine if a medical condition, drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash, police said.

A flight carrying some very special cargo landed Friday afternoon at Willow Run Airport.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, MI – A teenager is dead and four others were hospitalized after a head-on crash Sunday evening. A Chevy Trailblazer collided with a Pontiac G6 around 6:25 p.m. on Belleville Road in Van Buren Township, WDIV Local 4 reports. A 17-year-old girl was airlifted to Michigan Hospital and is in critical condition. Anyone who witnessed this crash or has pertinent information is asked to call the Van Buren Township Accident Investigation Team at 734-699-8930. READ MORE:Road-covering snow swings through southern Michigan, heavier snow along Lake MichiganMan knocked out in University of Michigan hospital parking garage wakes to find car on fire, police sayVictim identified from fatal cannon blast at Michigan baby shower

The scene of a Feb. 7, 2021, fatal crash at Belleville and Ecorse roads in Van Buren Township. VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A teenager was killed and four other people were taken to a hospital after a head-on crash in Van Buren Township, police said. Officials with Van Buren Township Public Safety said the two-car crash happened around 6:25 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 7) on Belleville Road, south of Ecorse Road. A 19-year-old Van Buren Township resident, who was riding as a passenger in the G6, was killed in the crash, authorities said. The Van Buren Township Accident Investigation Team is investigating the crash.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police are searching for a 37-year-old woman named Carissa Sheffield who went missing around midnight Sunday after walking away from the Rainbow Rehabilitation Center. Sheffield is a patient at the center and disappeared then after getting into a green Ford Flex with two other Black womenShe is described as Black with braided black hair, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, and weighs 227 pounds. Police do not have information on what she was wearing at the time. Police warned that Sheffield is vulnerable to risky behavior due to mental health issues that include a closed head injury and schizophrenia. Anyone with information is asked to call the Van Buren Police Department at 734-699-8930.

A third suspect has been formally charged with murder in the 2017 killing of Van Buren Township woman Egypt Covington. Shandon Ray Groom, a 28-year-old from Toledo was charged Thursday with murder and home invasion three years after Covington was found bound and shot in her home. The arrest is another piece of the puzzle in the case and for her family, it’s another step toward justice. He was charged with felony murder and two counts of first degree home invasion. “It brings it all to life and we now have faces that we can get mad at instead wondering what we didn’t know,” Lindsay Brink said.

Here’s what you missed on Local 4 News at 6:3rd suspect charged in 2017 murder of Egypt CovingtonA third suspect has been formally charged with murder in the 2017 killing of Van Buren Township woman Egypt Covington. On Dec. 31, the Wayne County Prosecutor charged Shandon Ray Groom, 28, of Toledo, Ohio, with felony murder and first-degree home invasion in connection with the Egypt Covington case.

Shandon Ray Groom, 28, from Toledo, Ohio, was charged with murder on Dec. 31, 2020 in the 2017 killing of Egypt Covington at her Van Buren Township home. A third suspect has been formally charged with murder in the 2017 killing of Van Buren Township woman Egypt Covington. On Dec. 31, the Wayne County Prosecutor charged Shandon Ray Groom, 28, of Toledo, Ohio, with felony murder and first-degree home invasion in connection with the Egypt Covington case. Covington, 27, was found shot to death inside her home in Van Buren Township on June 23, 2017 by her then-boyfriend. Shane Lamar Evans, 31, from Sumpter Township, Michigan was charged with murder and first-degree home invasion in connection with the case.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Two men are accused of stealing a wallet from a woman who was shopping alone in Van Buren Township. The men preyed on a woman who was shopping alone, police said. A man wearing a black vest distracted the woman by asking her questions while a man in a gray jacket reached into her purse and stole her red wallet. The men are accused of going to Walmart and spending more than $1,700 on her credit card. Long with the Van Buren Police Department at 734-699-8905.

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ROMULUS, Mich. – At least one of the two people Michigan State Police have in custody in connection with the death of Egypt Covington was arraigned Sunday. According to authorities, Timothy Eugene Moore, a 34-year-old man from Toledo, was arraigned Sunday afternoon on one count of homicide at the 34th District Court in Romulus. Covington, 27, was shot and killed inside her Van Buren Township home on June 23, 2017. When her body was found, her hands were bound with Christmas lights and she had been shot in the head. UPDATE: Timothy Eugene Moore, 34 years old from Toledo, Ohio was arraigned this afternoon on one count of Homicide in the 34th District Court for the murder of Egypt Covington.

ROMULUS, MI – A suspect has been arraigned in connection with the June 2017 killing of Egypt Covington at her Van Buren Township home. Covington, 27, was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head about 7:15 p.m. June 23, 2017, in her home in the 45000 block of Hull Road in Van Buren Township. Investigators said early in the case they did not believe the shooting was random, and that Covington likely knew her killer. Related: 2 arrests made in Egypt Covington homicide caseCovington was known locally in Ann Arbor for her singing, as well as her previous employment at Fraser’s Pub in Ann Arbor. Read more:$25,000 reward offered for tip leading to arrest of Egypt Covington’s killerPolice looking for driver who vowed to return to Bay County crash scene75-year-old man killed in crash on Flint’s north side

VAN BUREN TWP., MI – Police have made arrests in connection with the shooting death of Egypt Covington. Covington, 27, was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head about 7:15 p.m. June 23, 2017, in her home in the 45000 block of Hull Road in Van Buren Township. Police have person of interest in Egypt Covington homicide casePolice do not believe the shooting was random and that Covington likely knew her killer, police said previously. Covington was known locally in Ann Arbor for her singing, as well as her previous employment at Fraser’s Pub in Ann Arbor. In August this year, a $25,000 reward was offered for information in the case.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Michigan State Police confirmed Thursday morning that two people have been taken into custody in connection with the death of Egypt Covington. Covington, 27, was shot and killed inside her Van Buren Township home on June 23, 2017. When her body was found, her hands were bound with Christmas lights and she had been shot in the head. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up. READ: More local news reports

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VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, MI - A stolen vehicle believed to be traveling “under its own power” last week led state police to a trailer loaded with vehicles stolen from the Detroit-area. Michigan State Police troopers from the Metro Detroit Post recovered at least four stolen vehicles being hauled on a trailer when they responded to a stolen vehicle report on Wednesday, Oct. 21, state police said in a news release via Twitter. Around 9:55 p.m. Wednesday, a citizen called 911 to report their vehicle stolen, police said. However, they found a car hauling trailer and could see the license plate of the stolen vehicle. The search found a 2017 Dodge Challenger reported stolen in Detroit, a 2020 Dodge Charger reported stolen from Warren and a 2018 Dodge Charger stolen from Southfield.

The 13-member Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission is looking for a replacement again, as Van Buren Township’s Glenn Shaw has resigned. Shaw, 71, was selected at random to join the commission in September to fill the spot of James Decker, who resigned. The commission is result of a 2018 proposal passed by Michigan voters, creating a group to redraw Michigan’s state and federal electoral boundaries fairly. Shaw was unaffiliated with either party – so his replacement must not be affiliated, either. RELATED STORIESMeet the 13 commissioners who will redraw Michigan’s electoral linesFederal judge throws out Republican lawsuit against Michigan redistricting commission13 commissioners randomly selected to draw new district lines for Michigan House, Senate, congressional seats

click to enlarge Van Buren Township PoliceThis man is accused of pooping in a Meijer store in Van Buren Township. Police are searching for a man who pooped in an empty cardboard box and placed it on a shelf at a Meijer store in Van Buren Township.Township police tellthey are still looking for the mystery pooper, who also is accused of shoplifting at the store at 9701 Belleville Road at 4 p.m. on Thursday.The suspect, a white man believed to be in his 20s or 30s, left the store in a light-colored Ford Escape.Police said Wednesday they still have no leads, and it’s unclear why the man decided to defecate into a box, rather than in the store’s bathroom.Police posted surveillance of the incident on Facebook but removed it after Meijer asked them to take it down. Police declined to send the video footage to, directing that request to Meijer, which could not be immediately reached Wednesday morning.Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call police at 734-699-8937.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, MI – Police are looking for a man they say pooped in an empty box before sealing it back up and placing it on a shelf at a Michigan Meijer. According to the Van Buren Township Police Department, the incident occurred around at the Meijer store located at 9701 Belleville Road at 3:50 p.m. on Oct. 1. The man also stole something before he left the store, police said, before he left the parking lot in a light-colored Ford Escape. Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Harrison at 734-699-8937.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police are looking for a man they said pooped into an empty box in Meijer before sealing it back up and putting it on a shelf. The man also stole something before he left the store, police said. He left the parking lot in a light-colored Ford Escape. READ: More local crime coveragePolice are looking for a man they said pooped into an empty box in Meijer before sealing it back up and putting it on a shelf. (Van Buren Township Police Department)

WAYNE COUNTY, Mich. – A 68-year-old Wyandotte woman has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run that happened during a Downriver Black Lives Matter protest in June. The incident happened on June 16 at 7:20 p.m. in the 23300 block of Goddard Road. A 45-year-old Van Buren Township woman was injured. When Jones' vehicle was close to the protesters, it is reported that Jones drove through the protesters striking a Van Buren Township woman. The Van Buren Township woman received non-life-threatening injuries and received medical attention at the scene.

VAN BUREN TWP., MI - A Michigan township will pay absentee ballot return postage for its residents ahead of the November 2020 election. “We want to make voting accessible for all residents,” Township Clerk Leon Wright said in a statement. In Van Buren Township, there have been 8,650 absentee ballot requests in the township so far out of 24,113 registered voters, Albrecht said. In Michigan, about 2.4 million voters have requested absentee ballots ahead of the November election. It said “thousands” of absentee ballots were dropped off the day before and the day of the August primary election and encouraged residents to mail in or drop off ballots earlier.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. Police are seeking assistance to identify and locate a man wanted in connection with larceny at a construction site in Van Buren Township. A man is wanted in connection with larceny of a construction site in Van Buren Township on Aug. 9, 2020. Van Buren Township Police are seeking assistance to identify and locate a man wanted in connection with larceny of a construction site on Aug. 9, 2020. Van Buren Township Police are seeking assistance to identify and locate a man wanted in connection with larceny of a construction site on Aug. 9, 2020. (Van Buren Police Department)Van Buren Township Police are seeking assistance to identify and locate a man wanted in connection with larceny of a construction site on Aug. 9, 2020.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. Flem Stiltner, IV was charged Wednesday in connection with fatal stabbing of his 48-year-old father, Flem Stiltner, III. According to authorities, at about 10:15 a.m. Sunday a mans body was found in the bed of a pickup truck parked in the weeds near Belleville and Quirk roads in Van Buren Township. Police allege the defendant fatally stabbed his father before placing him in the bed of his pickup truck and driving him to another location. Stiltner, IV was taken into custody Monday. Stiltner has been charged with first degree murder, first degree home invasion and tampering with evidence.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. A 25-year-old man from Westland is in police custody after a body was found in a pickup truck in Van Buren Township on Sunday. According to authorities, at about 10:15 a.m. a mans body was found in the bed of a pickup truck parked in the weeds near Belleville and Quirk roads. The victim was reportedly killed in his home city of Wayne and then later transported to the location in Van Buren Township, officials said. The Westland man was taken into police custody on Sunday night. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Michigan State Police Metro South Post at 734-287-5000.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. There have been billboards pleading for clues, marches in her honor -- now there is a $25,000 reward for clues in the murder of Egypt Covington. Egypt Covington, 27, was shot and killed inside her Van Buren Township home on June 23, 2017 and her murder remains unsolved. READ: Family of Egypt Covington call for MSP to take over investigation from Van Buren policeWhen Egypt Covingtons body was found, her hands were bound with Christmas lights and she had been shot in the head. Michigan State Police are now assisting Van Buren police and Crime Stoppers, giving the case a boost. They are the only ones right now that is fully anonymous, that has $25,000 reward and nobody will know, Brink said.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a homicide after a mans body was found Sunday in Van Buren Township. According to authorities, MSP were contacted by Van Buren Township Police at about 10:15 a.m. after a mans body was found in the bed of a pickup truck parked in the weeds on Belleville Road, near Quirk Road. Police believe the incident was not a random crime. Police said the man had been killed at a home in Wayne and was transported after to the location. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Michigan State Police Metro South Post at 734-287-5000.

BELLEVILLE, Mich. – A 30-year-old father died trying to swim across a pond late Thursday night after being encouraged to take a bet. Police arrived just after 9 p.m., when 30-year-old Cedric Collins of Ypsilanti slipped under the water and didn’t come back up. Cedric Collins (WDIV)Witnesses said there was a $1,000 bet involved. Collins didn’t want to take the bet, but was goaded into it by the 15 or so people there. Collins jumped into the pond and didn’t make it halfway across before going under.

ShutterstockA Wayne County district judge was charged Monday with domestic violence after police arrested him Saturday night following a dispute with his girlfriend at their Van Buren Township home.Judge David Parrott of the 34th District Court in Romulus is accused of assaulting the 55-year-old woman, causing a bump on her head, a cut on her hand, and pain in her tailbone, the Wayne County Prosecutors Office said.Police were called to the home at 7:10 p.m. Saturday. After a brief investigation at the home, Parrott, 59, was arrested.Parrott is expected to be arraigned Monday afternoon, when a bond will be set.