Two killed over game of dice in Pontiac with sheriff calling it 'extreme violence over nothing'

The sheriff said the suspect attempted to use a potato to silence the sound of gunfire. "And it didn’t work obviously because we got calls from people about hearing gunshots," he told FOX 2

Man arrested for swapping barcodes at Michigan Walmart to pay less at self-checkout

Police caught a northern Michigan man after they say he was swapping barcodes inside a Walmart store so that he didn't have to pay full price for the items at self-checkout.

Man attempts to use potato as gun silencer in Pontiac double murder, sheriff says

Authorities say it appears a man used a potato in an attempt to silence his gun when he shot and killed two people inside a Pontiac apartment Tuesday morning. Despite this, a neighbor heard the gunshots and called 911.

Taylor teen remanded to jail after fatally stabbing sister

A 13-year-old Taylor girl accused of murdering her sister while babysitting her will remain in jail as her case moves through the legal system.

Apartment fire destroys unit at Taylor Ponds complex, 6 people displaced

Although only one living space can be seen heavily damaged by fire, other residents in neighboring units were forced from their homes due to shared attic space.

2 men shot to death in Pontiac apartment, suspect on the run

“Witnesses said a subject ran from the apartment after the shooting," according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

Michigan grandfather sentenced to prison after grandson killed with unsecured gun

A man whose loaded, unlocked shotgun was used in the accidental death of his 5-year-old grandson was sentenced Monday to more than three years in prison for violating Michigan’s new gun storage law.