Michigan crime

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A Kalamazoo man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after being caught with 12 pounds of methamphetamine during a traffic stop, U.S. Attorney Timothy …

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Norris Deshane Baker, 35, is facing multiple charges in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred on Nov. 4, 2024, in Kalamazoo. Officers with the Kalamazoo Department …

WESTLAND, Mich. — Rene Miguel Zambrana, 37, of Detroit, has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a Salvation Army bell-ringer last week, authorities reported. According to the …

A New Jersey man has been charged in connection with a sweepstakes scam that authorities say cost a 72-year-old Michigan woman more than $200,000. Michigan State Police announced that Donald …

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Damon Brown, president of Battle Creek nonprofit R.I.S.E. Corp., has been accused of multiple financial crimes and taken into custody, the city announced Friday. Police executed …

DICKINSON COUNTY, Mich. (WLUK) — Seven men, including two from Green Bay, have been formally charged following a large-scale human trafficking and child exploitation sting conducted in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. …

Kelli Bryant, 34, a Pontiac mother charged with horrific child abuse, has pleaded no contest to welfare fraud, officials announced Monday. The plea was entered without any sentencing agreement or …

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. — A Michigan couple has been charged with multiple felonies after officials said they starved two of their children, ages 9 and 11, who are now recovering …

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — A man who pleaded no contest to stabbing an 11-year-old girl during a home invasion was sentenced Wednesday. Ricardo Perez Castillo, 25, of Plainfield Township, will …

HOLLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A West Michigan man has been charged in connection with a November shooting that left two people injured in Holland Township. Andrew Louis Harper, 48, of …