Posted: Wed Feb 22 4:28 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter
Saline police enlist Crime Stoppers to get information on downtown break-ins

Officers from the Saline Police Department still are investigating four break-ins that occurred at downtown businesses last month and are asking the community for help. Det. Don Lupi released a statement Wednesday announcing that the department has contacted Crime Stoppers to help solve the case. The investigation began on Jan. ...

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Posted: Wed Feb 22 4:10 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter
Man arrested on Tecumseh robberies pleads guilty to robbing Saline Domino's

A Tecumseh man who robbed a Saline Domino’s and then attempted to escape police custody pleaded guilty to all charges last week, according to court records. He’s also been arrested for allegedly robbing two businesses in Tecumseh.

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Posted: Wed Feb 22 1:16 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

A Superior Township resident called police to report someone kicking the front door and attempting to break into the home Tuesday afternoon, according to police.

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Posted: Wed Feb 22 11:59 a.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

This story has been updated with comments from Lincoln schools superintendent Ellen Bonter. Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a weekend break-in at Brick Elementary School in Augusta Township that was reported on Monday.

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Posted: Tue Feb 21 9:03 p.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer
Former Ann Arbor man dies after being hit by SUV; driver charged

A family reunion weekend turned tragic Sunday evening when an SUV struck and killed a former Ann Arbor resident as he was standing on a sidewalk in Austin, Texas. Dik Van Meerten, 61, of Charlotte, N.C., was pronounced dead at an Austin hospital. Police have charged the driver, who also ...

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Posted: Tue Feb 21 4:20 p.m. by Julie Baker News producer

A man stopped his car to confront two teenage pedestrians with a handgun after exchanging words with them Friday afternoon in Pittsfield Township, police said.

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Posted: Tue Feb 21 3:10 p.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

An Ypsilanti man who already has seven drunken-driving convictions was arrested in Troy Tuesday on suspicion of drunken driving, the Detroit Free Press reported.

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Posted: Tue Feb 21 2:33 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

A 48-year-old Jackson man was robbed at knifepoint late Saturday night as he walked through a parking lot to a gas station near West Stadium Boulevard in Ann Arbor. The man was in Ann Arbor visiting relatives and friends and had been waiting at a nearby hotel for friends to ...

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Posted: Tue Feb 21 2:07 p.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

A 28-year-old Ann Arbor woman told police an employee of a Main Street bar put her in a chokehold before pushing her toward an exit early Sunday morning. Ann Arbor police Lt. Renee Bush said the woman arrived at the bar in the 300 block of South Main St. with ...

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Posted: Tue Feb 21 5:58 a.m. by Paula Gardner News Director

A man wearing a hoodie and black Converse "Chuck Taylors" robbed a woman at an Ann Arbor ATM early Tuesday, according to the University of Michigan.

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Posted: Tue Feb 21 5:57 a.m. by Kyle Feldscher Crime and courts reporter

A resolution in the criminal cases against two former Eastern Michigan University students who are accused of stealing students’ identification information may be coming soon. Keonte Manning and Nikko Gurley were back in court on Wednesday for pretrial hearings. Manning and Gurley are charged with stealing the records of 64 ...

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Posted: Mon Feb 20 10:44 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Two University of Michigan Law School students were arrested early Friday morning after they were accused of breaking into a conference room at the Lawyers Club at 551 South State St., university police said. The men, ages 28 and 23, were released after the break-in that was reported at about ...

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