Michigan Crime

Teen Split Up Family Killing Assignments With Friend: Testimony

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.24.2012

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Tucker Cipriano was tasked with killing his two brothers. His friend, Mitchell Young, agreed to end the lives of Cipriano's mom, dad and sister. Ia...

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Democrats Mount Repeal Of Michigan's 'Stand Your Ground' Law

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 05.18.2012

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The case of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed Florida teen who was shot to death by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, has provoked Michigan lawmakers ...

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'He's Just A Cold-blooded Killer'

AP | ED WHITE | Posted 05.01.2012

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FLINT, Mich. — Tom Booker had made the walk to a nearby store countless times. He wanted cigarettes, candy, maybe a can of beer. On his way home...

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19-Year-Old Arrested After Father Killed, 2 Beaten With Baseball Bat

Posted 04.16.2012

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Cops arrested a 19-year-old Michigan man and another person after the teen's father was found dead and two others were found injured early this mornin...

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Militia Member Wins Case Against Government But Says 'We've Lost Everything'

Posted 03.28.2012

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The day after a federal case against seven members of a Michigan militia fell apart, one woman cleared of plotting against the government said the two...

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Kidnapped Women Text Family: 'Help Us. They Got Us'

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 03.02.2012

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As cops keep up the search for two Hamtramck, Mich. women kidnapped at gunpoint, an ex-boyfriend of one of them was arraigned on Thursday for allegedl...

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Jury Convicts Michigan Stepmother Of Killing 2-Year-Old Daughter

Posted 02.29.2012

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A circuit court jury in Michigan took just two hours of deliberations to convict a woman of sexually assaulting and murdering her 2-year-old stepdaugh...

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Former Detroit Representative Allegedly Part Of Major Drug Ring, Pleads Not Guilty

The Huffington Post | Kate Abbey-Lambertz | Posted 02.01.2012

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A coalition of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies announced the indictment of 12 alleged members of a metro Detroit drug ring Wednesday...

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Are Terrorists Putting Subliminal Messages In Porn? Michigan Man Thinks So

Posted 01.06.2012

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We've all heard the rumors (and seen the "proof") of animators slipping subliminal pornographic images in Disney movies. But what about subliminal mes...

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Father Says It Was 'A Mistake' To Use 9-year-old As Chauffeur

AP | Posted 02.03.2012

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BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A suburban Detroit man said letting his 9-year-old daughter drive him around after he had been drinking was a bad idea t...

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Detroit Police Search For Child Taken During Carjacking

AP | Posted 02.03.2012

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DETROIT -- Police and family members are pleading for the safe return of a 2-year-old Detroit girl who's been missing since her father reported being ...

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Cops: Former Police Chief Suspected Of Murder-Suicide

Posted 12.01.2011

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Authorities in Michigan are investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving a former local police official and his estranged ex-wife. Mason poli...

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Cops Mistakenly Arrest Head Of Arab-American Group

AP | ED WHITE | Posted 01.13.2012

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DETROIT — Police in suburban Detroit mistakenly arrested the head of a popular Arab-American cultural center and held him overnight in jail, bel...

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'Sexy Referee' Refuses Mugshot Wardrobe Change

westbloomfield.patch.com | Posted 12.28.2011

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As a scantily-clad drunken driver was arrested and changing clothes Sunday morning at West Bloomfield Police Department headquarters, she struck her a...

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Detroit Cop Charged In Girl's Death During Reality TV Police Raid

AP | By COREY WILLIAMS | Posted 12.05.2011

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DETROIT -- A Detroit police officer was charged Tuesday in the slaying of a 7-year-old girl who was shot to death during a midnight raid on her home b...

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WATCH: Suspect Removes Handcuffs, Escapes From Locked Police Car

Posted 11.13.2011

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Raw video of a Detroit-area man removing handcuffs and escaping from the backseat of a police car in July has been released. The footage from the patr...

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Missing Michigan Woman Found Dead In Suitcase

AP | Posted 08.17.2011

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PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Divers found the body of a competitive billiards player from Michigan inside a suitcase in an Indiana pond on Thursday, ...

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