Posted: Tue Feb 7 5:44 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter
Sheriff's deputies looking for man accused of sexual assault against child

Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office deputies are looking for Andrew Arron-Darnell Atkins, who is wanted on one charge of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, according to police.

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Posted: Tue Feb 7 5:16 p.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

Had the thief run out of gas, or was he or she just looking for anything of value? Washtenaw County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a burglary and gasoline theft at a Salem Township business.

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Posted: Tue Feb 7 3:45 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Canada seeks extradition of former Ann Arbor real estate company owner on child sex assault charges

The Canadian government is seeking to extradite a Scio Township man on charges he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl more than 19 years ago at a park in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Richard Thurman Fabian, 65, who is serving federal prison time for possessing child pornography, is expected to appear in federal ...

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Posted: Tue Feb 7 3:28 p.m. by The Associated Press

A federal jury in Detroit has heard opening statements in a bribery trial involving the repair of mail trucks in Ann Arbor and southeastern Michigan.

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Posted: Tue Feb 7 3:06 p.m. by The Associated Press
Militia trial starts in Michigan with jury picks

Nearly two years after arrests, jury selection began Tuesday in a trial against seven people accused of conspiring to rebel against the government as members of a southern Michigan militia.

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Posted: Tue Feb 7 2:59 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter
Police: Boy was charged in Eberwhite Elementary sexual assault

Ann Arbor police confirmed Tuesday a boy was charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct as the result of an incident in which an 8-year-old girl was assaulted in the bathroom of a special education classroom.

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Posted: Tue Feb 7 2:58 p.m. by Kellie Woodhouse Higher education reporter
Security or police? Unclear role at U-M hospital contributed to child porn reporting delay

They have similar looking logos, their website says they're police, they conduct baseline criminal investigations and select 911 calls are routed to their headquarters. Yet University of Michigan hospital security are not police.

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Posted: Tue Feb 7 1:01 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

An intruder ransacked a Pittsfield Township home and stole jewelry and cash Friday, police said.

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Posted: Tue Feb 7 10:20 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A woman was punched in the head Sunday night by a man as she was thanking him for hosting a Super Bowl party at his home in the 500 block of Packard Street, Ann Arbor police said. The 22-year-old Dundee woman reported the assault at 2 p.m. Monday, then went ...

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Posted: Tue Feb 7 5:57 a.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter
Man who attempted to distract police while he stole Vicodin pleads guilty

The man who attempted to throw off police by reporting a fake break-in while he stole Vicodin from a pharmacy pleaded guilty to all charges last week. Dustin Flodin, 29, pleaded guilty on Jan. 31 in front of Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Donald Shelton to two counts of breaking ...

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Posted: Mon Feb 6 5:59 p.m. by Kellie Woodhouse Higher education reporter
U-M faculty members say child porn discovery 'fell through the cracks,' stop short of calling for external review

A group of University of Michigan faculty members Monday stopped short of calling for an external review into a six-month lapse in university officials reporting the discovery of child pornography in a University Hospital employee area. Stephen Jenson "Part of the nagging issue that’s haunting the institution as a result ...

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Posted: Mon Feb 6 11:23 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Ann Arbor police said a woman hit her face on a bathtub and broke two teeth after a man shoved her at a party early Sunday. The 20-year-old woman was washing her hands in a bathroom at 2 a.m. at a party in the 200 block of South 4th Avenue, ...

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