Crime
Suspended EMU basketball player accused of choking girlfriend has hearing adjourned
Posted: 36 minutes agoThe suspended Eastern Michigan University basketball player accused of choking his girlfriend had his preliminary hearing adjourned Tuesday in 14A-1 District Court because the 19-year-old woman was too ill to appear. Read more »
Man sentenced up to 10 years in prison for graduation party robbery
Posted: 18 hours agoThe 35-year-old Ypsilanti Township man accused of robbing a graduation party last summer was sentenced in the Washtenaw County Trial Court Monday to up to 10 years in prison. Read more »
Former state employee pleads guilty to scamming $19,832 from welfare office
Posted: 20 hours agoA 46-year-old Belleville woman admitted in the Washtenaw County Trial Court May 15 to scamming $19,832 of welfare money from the Ypsilanti office of the Department of Human Services. Read more »
Men demand woman's purse in Pittsfield Township robbery
Posted: 21 hours agoPolice are investigating an unarmed robbery that occurred early Monday morning on Glencoe Hills Drive near Clark Road in Pittsfield Township. Read more »
Man charged in sexual assault of girl in Dexter Township
Posted: 23 hours agoA 55-year-old Howard City man was arraigned Friday on charges related to the sexual assault of a girl under the age of 13 and is being held without bond at the Washtenaw County Jail, police ... Read more »
Chrysler vehicles again targeted in smash-and-grab vehicle break-ins
Posted: 1 day agoWashtenaw County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a thief or thieves broke into four Chrysler vehicles over the weekend in Ypsilanti Township. Read more »
Laptops targeted in 2 separate Ann Arbor home invasions
Posted: 1 day agoAnn Arbor Police said laptops and other items were stolen in two separate home invasions, the first of which occurred sometime Friday. Read more »
Woman charged with killing her boyfriend returns to court in 2 weeks
Posted: May 19, 2013The woman accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend following an argument at an Ypsilanti apartment will return to court in two weeks for a pretrial hearing. Read more »
University of Michigan Police investigating 4 larcenies reported this week
Posted: May 17, 2013University of Michigan Police are investigating four larcenies reported this week, including a smash-and-grab in a university carport Friday morning. Read more »
Police: Intruder hit woman during Whitmore Lake home invasion
Posted: May 17, 2013Police confirmed Friday they are investigating an alleged assault and break-in at a home in Whitmore Lake in which intruders, one of whom was masked, struck a woman in the forehead. Read more »
Wallets, laptop and change filched from Ypsilanti house
Posted: May 17, 2013A thief or thieves snatched wallets, a laptop and change from an Ypsilanti home overnight Wednesday after removing a window screen, police said. Ypsilanti police were called to the home in the 600 block of ... Read more »
Woman to serve up to 10 years in prison for allegedly convincing boyfriend to stab man
Posted: May 16, 2013The women who reportedly convinced her boyfriend to stab a man in the abdomen will serve up to 10 years in prison, a judge ruled Thursday. Read more »
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