Accused shoplifter stabs Home Depot employee with dirty syringe in Roseville
A customer with a permit to carry a concealed weapon ordered the suspect to stop the assault.
Detroit Fire Commissioner Jackson resigning because of life-threatening condition
Jackson’s sudden departure is sad news for a department that has almost universally supported its new leader, described as tough, smart and effective.
Saying goodbye to estranged father who went unclaimed in Detroit morgue
Kenneth Rouse wanted so much to be a part of his dad’s life.
Police catch girls, ages 11 to 13, trying to burn down vacant Detroit school
Police were shocked to find four girls setting fires inside the vacant Van Zile School.
7 suspicious house fires break out in 2 hours, leaving Detroit’s west side without protection
The Detroit Fire Department has been flirting with calamity since then-Mayor Bing laid off firefighters, closed stations and cut money for emergency safety repairs.
Gunman shoots at Detroit fire engine from roof of abandoned church
The fire company (Engine 50) was featured on the documentary “Burn.”
Investigation: What the Heidelberg Project doesn’t want you to know
“They are saying a lot to the public, but they haven’t been very cooperative,” a high-level fire official said.
Northville teen develops crime-fighting cell phone app to empower citizens
The high school senior needs your help winning funding for cutting-edge tool.
Do you know this man? Detroit handyman unclaimed at morgue after fire
Two days before his 53rd birthday, Kenneth Rouse was killed in a house fire.
Fighting crime with news: Citizen journalist can’t avoid death in Detroit
Marc D. has taken to the streets to document police activity in areas often ignored by the media, but it comes at a price.