Detroit police arrest 2 after finding dead body in trunk during traffic stop
When police uncovered the dead body, a passenger in the car fled the scene. He was arrested later that evening.
Missing ex-DPD officer sought after his guns, car was used by suspect in random shootings
Inside the former officer's home, police found signs of a struggle. "We are looking for this individual because we don't know how he's connected to anything. Mostly for his own safety," Fitzgerald said.
Detroit ice cream store promises to deny service to police officers wearing body armor
A Detroit ice cream store said it will deny service to police officers if they are wearing tactical body armor.
Detroit police search for missing pregnant woman who left home and never returned
Nicolette Francette-Person was last seen on Thursday, June 23.
Video: Driver injures police after fleeing traffic stop in Downtown Detroit
Police stopped the vehicle for driving on a sidewalk in Downtown Detroit.
Teens arrested in home invasion murder of woman; her husband in custody for 2nd murder
One woman is dead and a total of three people in custody including the man who was the victim's husband and target of the armed break-in. Police say the husband is a suspect in a separate murder.
Woman killed, teen suspect shot in Detroit home invasion; husband and teens in custody
One of the teens is a family member of the man and briefly lived in the home with the victims.
Police amp up security for Downtown Detroit fireworks; Hart Plaza weapons-free
DPD is using high-tech metal detectors to enforce Hart Plaza's weapons-free zone.
Man killed in car pulling out of driveway ID'd; son charged with murder last year
The victim was identified as 55-year-old Karl Lockridge - known to many as "Lock" and didn't seem to bother anybody, loved ones said.
Surge in shootings spark Detroit police neighborhood sweep
The mission is named “Operation Saniyah Pugh" after the 11-year-old was shot and killed earlier this month. She was hit by a stray bullet in a home off Goulburn on the city’s east side.
Head-on crash sends tow truck through storefront on Woodward
Police are looking into reports this crash stemmed from a road rage shooting - however, at this point, DPD haven't found any evidence of such an incident.
Shootings on I-94 and outside St. John hospital leave father and son wounded less than an hour apart
A man and his father were both wounded in a pair of shootings Monday, one taking place on I-94, and a second happening in the parking lot of Ascension St. John Hospital.
Detroit police lieutenant investigated for assaulting mentally ill woman who spit on her
Lt. Velma Hampton responded as the supervisor at the scene when the woman allegedly spit in her face - launching the 25-year DPD veteran into a tirade.
Group of Black Detroit police officers say they were denied service at Novi's Bar Louie
"Once we left the other restaurant, as we were walking by Bar Louie, they were serving food. And that was around 11 o’clock at night," Watkins said. "So their kitchen didn’t close," he said. "It was just closed for us."
Federal prosecutions coming for illegal gun possessions in certain parts of Detroit
In two particularly violent areas of Detroit, felons in possession of a gun could face severe federal charges as the city and government try to find ways to curb violence in the Motor City.
Detroit officer dragged by Ford Mustang during street drifting incident
The officer is recovering in the hospital and the suspect driver remains at large after reversing into the deputy and dragging them along a fence line Monday.
Woman's body found in a field on Detroit's east side; police investigating
The Detroit Police Department is still investigating the incident.
Suspect blamed 'demonic control' for Belle Isle hit and run that killed girl, 12
"Being even under like, 'Demonic control' and that was the word he was using, and having demonic thoughts at this time," the prosecutor said. “Those are very disturbing facts that point to someone who is a danger to the community.”
65-year-old man brutally beaten clings to life, while family is desperate for justice
“His injuries were so severe I dropped the phone," she said. "His bones in his forehead were broken, his back was broken, his neck was broken, his spleen was messed up, his fingers broken. He can’t walk or talk.”
Two 18-year-old's charged after suspect fired at Detroit police during traffic stop
One suspect was driving while the other, hanging outside the rear right window of the vehicle, shot eight rounds at responding police.