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Lapointe: Trump’s trail of ‘blood’ goes back (at least) to Michigan
Trump runs a blood-curdling campaign of doom and gloom, fear and smear
By Joe Lapointe
Tags: Politics & Elections, Government, Views & Opinions, Donald Trump, 2024 election, Macomb County, Joe Biden
State agency probes Warren Police Department’s alleged offer to hide misconduct investigation
Ex-Commissioner William Dwyer accused again of concealing claims of officer wrongdoing
By Steve Neavling
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Government, Warren Police Department, William Dwyer, wandering cops in Michigan, Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards, MCOLES, Michigan, Warren, police misconduct
Detroit police commissioners urge Justice Department to investigate cop who killed elderly man
Daryl Vance was on life support for 20 days before he died in September from blunt force trauma to his head
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Government, Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, Juwan Brown, Daryl Vance, Detroit, Garden Bowl, assault, Justice Department, U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison
Lapointe: Clinton Township blast too close to home
On things that go ‘boom’ in the night
Tags: Metro Detroit, Lapointe, News, Views & Opinions, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan vaping industry
Deadly Clinton Twp. explosion was result of illegally stored chemicals at vape shop
A 19-year-old man was killed from the blast
By Lee DeVito
Tags: Metro Detroit, Crime, Government, Weed, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Gretchen Whitmer, vaping laws in Michigan
What a strange traffic stop in Romeo reveals about Michigan’s ‘wandering cop’ laws
The bizarre case is yet another example of what happens when law enforcement allows cops to move from agency to agency after committing alleged misconduct
Tags: Investigations, Crime, Government, News, wandering cops in Michigan, Village of Romeo, Macomb County, Warren Police Department, police misconduct in Michigan, Cover Story
Macomb Prosecutor Lucido accused of ethics violation for photo with election fraudster
The complaint alleges Lucido used his office to promote a political candidate
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Peter Lucido, Paul Manni, Macomb County, Sterling Heights, Macomb County Ethics Board, Macomb County Prosecutor's Office
The lamb shanks are transcendent at Saj Alreef in Sterling Heights
This Iraqi spot opened in October
By Tom Perkins
Tags: Restaurant reviews, Restaurant Reviews, Views & Opinions, Saj Areef, Middle Eastern restaurants in metro Detroit, Macomb County restaurants, Chaldeans in metro Detroit, Macomb County, Sullaf, Saj Alreef Restaurant, Slideshow
HopCat is coming to The Mall at Partridge Creek
It’ll be the Michigan-based craft beer chain’s first Macomb County location
Tags: Drink News, Bars, Local Businesses, Restaurants, HopCat, The Mall at Partridge Creek, Macomb County, Clinton Township
Macomb County tackles hate crimes with beefed-up prosecutor’s unit
Prosecutor Lucido pledges ‘commitment to confronting intolerance and bigotry’
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Civil Rights, Government, Crime, Peter Lucido, Macomb County, Macomb County Prosecutors Office, racism, ethnic intimidation, hate crimes, Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Program, Patrick Coletta
Macomb County porn star charged for role in Jan. 6 riot
The FBI said Paul Caloia bragged about participating in the riot on an intimate Skype chat
Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Paul Caloia, Macomb County, Roseville, Jan. 6, insurrection, U.S. Capitol, FBI
Fouts appointee accused of assaulting Bangladeshi community leader in Warren
Planning Commissioner Delwar Ansar was restrained immediately after the alleged assault
Tags: Metro Detroit, Crime, Government, Bangladeshi community, Warren, Mayor Fouts, Delwar Ansar
Democrats win mayoral races in Westland and Warren — and temporarily lose Michigan House majority
Warren elected its first female mayor, replacing Jim Fouts, who was barred from running for reelection
By Jon King, Michigan Advance
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Government, Michigan Democrats, Kevin Coleman, Lori Stone, Lansing, Westland, Warren
Detroit police commissioner slams ‘Pinocchio’ chief for misleading public about cop’s deadly actions
Chief James White drastically changed the narrative surrounding an officer who punched an elderly man
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Crime, Politics & Government, Chief White, Detroit, Detroit Police Department, assault, Detroit board of Police Commissioners, Ricardo Moore, Midtown, Garden Bowl
Marlinga aims to win over Black voters in bid to unseat U.S. Rep. James
Since 2000, Macomb County’s Black population has surged from 21,326 to 103,840, a nearly five-fold increase
Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Carl Marlinga, John James, 10th Congressional District, MIchigan, Macomb County, Rochester, Rochester Hills, politics, election, black voters
Embattled Eastpointe mayor pleads to reduced charge after lying about COVID-19 grant
Monique Owens, the city’s youngest and first Black mayor, now faces up to one year in jail
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Crime, Politics & Government, Eastpointe, Monique Owens, COVID-19 grant, fraud, making false pretenses, Macomb County Prosecutor, Macomb County, Peter Lucido
Lapointe: In Macomb County, Trump gets the blood boiling
But he pulls his punches on his prosecutors
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Car Culture, Labor, Lapointe, Politics & Government, Views & Opinions, Donald Trump, Trump's America, UAW strike, Macomb County, Joe Biden, Shawn Fain
Trump to speak Wednesday at non-union Macomb Co. automotive parts manufacturer
His visit will follow President Joe Biden's Tuesday visit to support striking UAW workers
By Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance
Tags: Metro Detroit News, Car Culture, Labor, Politics & Government, Donald Trump, UAW strike, automotive industry, Macomb County
Former owner of Warren cannabis dispensary faces up to nine years in prison
Ryan Richmond is accused of concealing his profits at Relief Choices
Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Relief Choices, marijuana, dispensary, Warren, IRS, tax evasion, Cannabis, Ryan Richmond
Detroit cop who knocked elderly man unconscious was combative and failed to render first aid, witness says
The witness painted a different picture of the encounter compared to the official police account
Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Crime, Garden Bowl, Detroit, Midtown, Detroit Police Department, police, assault, Detroit Board of Police Commissioners
Racist billboards appeared across metro Detroit on Hitler’s birthday
Side Hustle Lounge opens in downtown Detroit just in time for the NFL Draft
By Layla McMurtrie
Lapointe: For visitors, your NFL Draft city is the bedrock of the big leagues