5-year-old shoots self in face with unsecured gun while uncle drinks on another floor of Detroit home

Detroit police said a man who was supposed to be caring for two children was on another flood of a home drinking and playing video games when a 5-year-old boy got ahold of a gun and shot himself.

Failed smash and grab at Detroit marijuana grow operation sparks fire

Suspects that tried breaking into a marijuana grow operation in Detroit abandoned the vehicle used in the attempted robbery after it caught fire, causing severe damage to nearby businesses.

Suspects steal 6 guns, ammunition from Detroit home

Detroit police are looking for four suspects believed to be teenagers who broke into a home on the city's west side and stole several firearms.

Suspect caught hiding in garbage can after crashing during police chase

“We managed to locate the driver in a garbage can, hiding,” Barren said. “And ultimately we found a female hiding a few doors over, in another garbage can - which was very bizarre for our officers. Because we thought we had a kidnapping in progress.”

Detroit carjacking rise includes suspect trio as young as 11, police say

Stewart, the head of the Detroit Police Commercial Auto Theft Unit, said he is stunned over the trio of kids, arrested Monday on the storage lot of the Jefferson North Plant.

Eastpointe Police find 1 lb of fentanyl plus cocaine and heroin

Eastpointe Police said a man wanted for selling fentanyl in their city was found in Detroit with at least a pound of fentanyl, plus hundreds of dollars in cash.

Man wanted for Detroit murder over BBQ chicken in custody, young child safe

Detroit police say a man who barricaded himself inside a home on the city's west side has been taken into custody and the young child who was in there with him is out safe. 

Detroit artist Gmac Cash raps new song about Belle Isle 'giant slide'

“It's the same giant slide we got on as children. New slide looking like they jumped off of a building,” goes the artist's latest hit.

Belle Isle Slide: How to ride the Giant Slide

For just $1, you can ride the Belle Isle Giant Slide. But it's been closed twice already in its first three days of operation this summer because of speed and safety concerns. But there is a way to ride the Giant Slide safely.

Armed carjackers sought by Detroit police after stealing Chrysler 300

An 18-year-old was leaving a gas station when he was approached by two men who were both armed. His car has been missing for almost two weeks.