Detroit News Online -- Local and online source for in-depth reporting, features and breaking news from Wayne County, Michigan. http://www.detroitnews.com en-us Copyright 2013, detroitnews SaxoTech Online Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:50:46 -0400 15 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210330 Grosse Pointe Park - Neighbors of a 35-year-old woman who was fatally strangled last week said police on Saturday arrested a neighbor and removed clothing and other items from his flat. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210330 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210325 Ann Arbor - The woman Wayne County Circuit Judge Wade McCree admitted to having an affair with while she had a case before him said he asked her to have an abortion when she told him she was pregnant. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210325 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210322 Detroit - Bobby Ferguson refused to testify under oath about his finances Monday amid an ongoing search for cash tied to alleged criminal activity. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210322 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210320 Just weeks after praising an arbitrator who awarded her $712,328 in back wages for being fired after two months as CEO of the Wayne County Airport Authority, Turkia Mullin filed court papers last week alleging the arbitrator made mistakes that cost her and her attorney $113,000 or more. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210320 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210317 Canton Township - When Jordan Costa married Saturday, he was embarking on more than a marriage. A 21-year-old church youth minister who wanted to eventually begin his own ministry, he had his whole life in front of him. Less than 24 hours later, it was gone. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210317 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210331 Detroit - The Saudi Arabian government is supporting a citizen who was arrested May 11 at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with a pressure cooker in his luggage, the man's lawyer said Monday. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210331 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210333 Detroit - The new owner of the former American Motors Corp. headquarters is under federal investigation for allegedly removing and disposing of asbestos illegally, according to a search warrant recently unsealed in U.S. District Court. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210333 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210336 Detroit - Federal prosecutors do not believe a cross-dressing child pornography suspect photographed what appeared to be a dead infant with a bag over her head and rope around her neck - a picture that was found in the man's possession. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210336 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210340 Detroit — Police cordoned off the 1500 block of Elm Street in north Corktown for what was believed to be a barricaded gunman as relatives appealed for the man to turn himself in. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210340 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210347 Detroit — An effort to execute an arrest warrant ended in death early Tuesday morning at a home in the city's Corktown area. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210347 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210348 Detroit — Police say a 55-year-old woman is dead and two men are wounded following a shooting at a vacant residence believed to have been used for drug activity. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210348 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210357 Embattled Wayne County Circuit Judge Wade McCree took the witness stand in his own defense Tuesday and animatedly described details of an extramarital affair and its consequences that could derail his judicial career. The 56-year old married judge, who freely admitted to having an affair with a litigant who had a child support case before him, testified said she came on to him after an appearance in his courtroom. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130521/METRO01/305210357 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200398 Grosse Pointe Park — Neighbors of a 35-year-old woman who was fatally strangled last week said police on Saturday arrested a neighbor and removed clothing and other items from his flat. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200398 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200390 Firefighters are battling a large blaze at a building at the corner of Woodrow Wilson and Pilgrim. The fire department was called to the scene shortly before 3:30 p.m. Monday, a fire dispatcher said. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200390 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200384 A grassroots peace walk began optimistically Sunday evening in southwest Detroit but was marred by violence minutes into the walk when a man was stabbed on the route. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200384 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200379 During the first church service Sunday, the Rev. Rocky Barra learned two newly married church members had just been in a horrific car wreck during their honeymoon. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200379 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200378 Detroit — Bobby Ferguson could decide Monday whether he needs a taxpayer-funded lawyer to defend him in a $12 million bid-rigging retrial. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200378 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200369 The woman Wayne County Circuit Judge Wade McCree admitted to having an affair with while he presided over her child custody case testified today that she is pregnant and said the judge asked her to terminate her pregnancy. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200369 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200358 Detroit — An all-night house party erupted into violence over the weekend when four men were struck by gunfire as a minivan passed by, police said. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200358 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200347 A 3-year-old girl taken by an unknown man while her mother was allegedly being assaulted by her father has been released to relatives. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200347 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200338 To most observers, Wade Harper McCree had it all: a top-drawer education, a prestigious career and a family pedigree of accomplishment that goes back at least three generations. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130520/METRO01/305200338 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130519/METRO01/305190348 A former Westland man was shot and killed at his Toledo-area home over the weekend, the victim of a home invasion, police said. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130519/METRO01/305190348 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130519/METRO01/305190316 Charles Patterson Kay of Grosse Pointe Park was arraigned this morning in connection with the attempted firebombing Friday of the home of of Art Van Furniture chairman Gary Van Elslander. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130519/METRO01/305190316 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/METRO01/305180357 Detroit - The Wayne County Executive's Office and the Sheriff's Department came together Saturday to hold"Groceries for Guns," a gun buyback, on the city's west side. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/METRO01/305180357 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/METRO01/305180338 Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr may place more safeguards to ensure Detroit's pension trustees are spending money wisely in the wake of a scheduled trip by some trustees to a conference in Hawaii. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/METRO01/305180338 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/METRO01/305180332 Grosse Pointe Park - Police have taken a suspect into custody after an attempted firebombing of the home of a prominent local family early Friday morning. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/METRO01/305180332 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/METRO01/305180330 Detroit — Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan told members of the Detroit City Council and other supporters not to let the struggling city collapse under the weight of its financial crisis and other challenges. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/METRO01/305180330 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/METRO01/305180329 Grosse Pointe Park — Neighbors in the 1300 block of Wayburn Street were shocked to hear of the homicide of a 35-year-old woman as the peace in the usually quiet neighborhood was disrupted by law enforcement officers investigating the crime scene. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/METRO01/305180329 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/METRO01/305180328 Dearborn - The Arab International Festival will not be returning this summer as planned, organizers said Friday. Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130518/METRO01/305180328 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170428 Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr may place more safeguards to ensure Detroit's pension trustees are spending money wisely in the wake of a scheduled trip by some trustees to a conference in Hawaii. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170428 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170424 Detroit—A 27-year-old man was arraigned Friday in connection with the stabbing and robbery of a 64-year-old Detroit man at a gas station on the city's northwest side last weekend. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170424 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170418 The Arab International Festival will not be returning this summer as planned, organizers announced Friday. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170418 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170415 The Wayne County Medical Examiner's office today ruled the death of a woman whose body was discovered inside a home a homicide by strangulation. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170415 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170392 Detroit — Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan told members of the Detroit City Council and other supporters not to let the struggling city collapse under the weight of its financial crisis and other challenges. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170392 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170369 Grosse Pointe Park — Police have taken a suspect into custody after an attempted firebombing of the home of a prominent local family early Friday morning. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170369 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170354 The former Detroit mayor took his fight for freedom to a federal appeals court Thursday, arguing he is vulnerable to a prison attack due to a bum knee. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170354 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170351 Detroit - In his first two days back in his hometown, incoming Police Chief James Craig got a taste of what he'll deal with as Detroit's top cop. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170351 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170347 Detroit - A cross-dressing child porn suspect caused a stir in federal court Thursday when he showed up in a tan halter top, stuffed red bra and long red hair. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130517/METRO01/305170347 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160457 In his first two days back in his hometown, incoming Police Chief James Craig got a taste of what he'll deal with as Detroit's top cop. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160457 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160433 Grosse Pointe Park — Police are investigating what they call the suspicious death of a woman whose body was discovered inside a home early Thursday morning. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160433 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160410 An argument that started when a parent told a child to go home Wednesday night escalated into gunfire that left a 60-year-old woman dead and four others wounded. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160410 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160406 Livonia — One person was killed in a house fire just after sunrise Thursday. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160406 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160376 The Metro Detroit AFL-CIO on Wednesday endorsed Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon in his bid for mayor of Detroit. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160376 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160365 Detroit - It was a familiar scene Wednesday: A press conference was held in the mayor's office introducing a new police chief, who vowed to lower the crime rate, emphasize community policing and put more officers on patrols. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160365 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160362 The former Detroit City Council president completes a 37-month prison term for bribery today, and let others do most of the talking for her at a Corktown auto body shop where she's worked since she began home confinement in January. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160362 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160359 Detroit - Mayor Dave Bing announced Wednesday the city will receive $23,500 from AAA Michigan for the inspection of 20 aerial ladders and 4,600 feet of ground ladders used by the city's fire department. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160359 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160349 Detroit - Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said she fears child abusers and rapists will roam free because county commissioners rejected a lawsuit settlement Wednesday to increase her budget by $7.4 million. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160349 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160347 Lansing - An Ingham County judge has scheduled a hearing to determine whether Gov. Rick Snyder and other state officials should be held in contempt of court for failing to produce records related to Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr's appointment. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130516/METRO01/305160347 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150443 A parent's request that a youth head home escalated into a shooting that killed a 60-year-old woman and wounded four others Wednesday night on Detroit's west side. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150443 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150418 Detroit — Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan's visit to the city will include a stop in front of the Detroit City Council Friday morning. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150418 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150412 Westland — A man accused of holding a hostage and threatening to bomb City Hall earlier this week has been charged with terrorism by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150412 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150400 Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says she fears child abusers and rapists will roam free because county commissioners rejected a lawsuit settlement today to increase her budget by $7.4 million. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150397 Convicted art gallery owner Sherry Washington lost her appeal Tuesday of a seven-year prison sentence for raiding more than $3 million from the Detroit Public Schools. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150397 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150391 The cities of Dearborn and Hamtramck have announced amnesty programs for people with unpaid civil infraction tickets. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150391 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150385 Detroit — Mayor Dave Bing announced Wednesday the city will receive $23,500 from AAA Michigan for the inspection of 20 aerial ladders and 4,600 feet of ground ladders used by the city's fire department. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150385 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150379 Mayor Dave Bing and Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr officially introduced James Craig as Detroit's new police chief today during a news conference. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150379 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150363 Detroit — They're calling it guns for groceries. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150363 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150353 About two dozen police officers, family and residents gathered Tuesday night to honor fallen members of the Detroit Police Department. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150353 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150351 Detroit - Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy was dealt another blow Tuesday after a committee of the Wayne County Board of Commission rejected a settlement to add $7.4 million to her office's budget. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150351 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150347 The Michigan Court of Appeals has stopped Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr and two state emergency loan board members from giving depositions in a lawsuit claiming open meetings violations in the state's selection of Orr. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130515/METRO01/305150347