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Bond Set At $1M For Man In Royal Oak Break-In
A Detroit man jailed on a $1 million bond after he was arraigned Monday following a police chase and home break-in in Royal Oak. Police say 26-year-old Mathew Phenix broke into a home on Bonnie View...
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Troy Police Seek Smash And Grab Bandits
Troy police are trying to collar a pair of smash-and-grab bandits who have been breaking into cars and truck in broad daylight. Police say the break-ins were reported at the Troy Industrial Park on...
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Suspect Arrested In Home Invasion Deaths
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) A 19-year-old suspect has been arrested in the fatal shooting of an 89-year-old blind man and his son during a break-in at their Detroit home last weekend. Prosecutors have charged...
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911 Call: 11-year-old Girl Thwarts Break-in
HARPER WOODS (WWJ) – A police dispatcher is praising a 11-year-old Harper Woods girl who thwarted a robbery at her home. “Amari” called police Monday afternoon after hearing what sounded like an...
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Dairy Queen Burglar On The Loose
AUBURN HILLS (WWJ) - Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the person who broke into an Auburn Hills Dairy Queen last Friday. Police say they were called to the ice cream shop on...
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Police: Drunken Man Ends Up In Wrong Bed
PUTNAM TWP. (WWJ/AP) - Authorities say an elderly Michigan couple got a surprise when a 27-year-old drunken man climbed into bed with them after mistakenly wandering into their cottage. The man left...
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War Vet Shot, Killed While Protecting Grandkids From XBox Thieves
DETROIT (WWJ) – A grandfather was shot and killed late Wednesday night on Detroit’s west side while protecting his grandchildren from a group of intruders who broke into their home. WWJ’s Vickie Thomas...
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Arrest Made In Attack That Left Grandfather Dead
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Detroit police say they’ve arrested a suspect in an attack at a home on the city’s west side that left a teenager injured and the boy’s 62-year-old grandfather dead. A statement from...
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Pontiac Woman Dies, Shot While Interrupting Burglary
PONTIAC (WWJ) - A Pontiac woman who was attacked in her home on Tuesday has died. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Department said the 33-year-old Tanisha Silas was shot multiple times on Tucker, near...
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Tips Sought In Dearborn Pharmacy Break-In
(Security camera image) DEARBORN (WWJ) - The Dearborn Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying several people caught on surveillance video when they broke into a pharmacy....
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National Guard Member Charged With Home Invasion
SPRINGFIELD TWP. (WWJ) – Police are called to a home in Springfield Township as a homeowner witnesses a man trying to break into his home. The homeowner called the sheriff’s department stating that a...
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Convenience Store Crook Caught On Camera
The suspect was captured on surveillance video at the Meadows Party Store. (Image provided by police). FARMINGTON HILLS (WWJ) – Police are hoping a tip from the public will lead them to the man...
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911 Call: ‘A Dude Came To My House With A Gun’
PONTIAC (WWJ) – Authorities have released a dramatic 911 call made by a young Pontiac boy after a couple of would-be robbers broke into his family home. Oakland County Sheriff’s officials said four...
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Man Arrested After Break-In At Detroit Opera House
DETROIT (WWJ) - Police say one person has been taken into custody after an early morning break-in at the Detroit Opera House. According to police, the suspect shattered the front glass doors, entered...
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Pontiac Woman, 3 Kids, Sexually Assaulted In Their Beds
PONTIAC (WWJ) – Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man wanted for going into a house and sexually assaulting a mother and three young girls. The 32-year-old woman called 911 on...
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Police: Drug Related Shooting Injures 1 In Waterford
WATERFORD (WWJ) – Police are investigating a shooting in Waterford Friday afternoon at an apartment complex. Police say it started when two men broke into an apartment with a handgun, but the...
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Warren Man Charged In ‘Skate World’ Break-In
TROY (WWJ) – A Warren man is behind bars after police said he tried to rob a skating rink in Troy. According to Troy police, early Tuesday morning, officers responded to a burglar alarm at Skate World,...
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Police: Taylor Man Shot In The Head By Burglar
TAYLOR (WWJ) – A Downriver man is fighting for his life after surprising a burglar in his home. Taylor Police Chief Mary Sclabassi says the man and his wife came home Monday night to find someone had...
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2 Men Arraigned Relating To Break-In, Shooting Of Taylor Homeowner
DETROIT (WWJ) – Two men were arraigned Sunday related to a break-in and shooting of a Taylor homeowner. According to police, 33-year-old Jeremy Jones broke into the home of John Henry on Wilkie, near...
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Detroit Homeowner Fatally Shoots 2 Would-Be Burglars
DETROIT (WWJ) - Detroit police say they’ll stand behind residents who use deadly force, if necessary, to defend their homes. Those comments come after a 50-year-old Detroit homeowner fatally shot two...
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Novi Police Warn Residents of Home Invasions
NOVI (WWJ) – A crime alert from Novi. Police say seven apartments have been broken into in the past five days. Investigators say several people have noticed a couple young men knocking on apartment...
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Suspects At Large In Southfield Home Invasion
SOUTHFIELD (WWJ) – Southfield police are on the hunt for some number of break-in suspects. Police say a home on Magnolia Parkway near 9 Mile Road was the target. Friday afternoon, a WWJ Newsradio 950...
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Police Probe Woman’s Death After Possible Attempted Break-In
FLINT (AP) — A woman has died after being detained by residents during a possible attempted break-in at a Flint home. Police Chief James Tolbert tells The Flint Journal that the woman was dead when...
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Male-Female Pair Caught In The Act, Charged In Dearborn Home Invasions
DEARBORN (WWJ) – A man and a woman are behind bars, charged in a pair of Dearborn home invasions and suspected in additional crimes in Dearborn Heights. Dearborn police said Derrick Fletcher and Alicia...
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Frozen Meat, Chain Saw Taken During Michigan Home Break-In
YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP/WWJ) – Authorities say frozen meat and a chain saw were the only things taken during a break-in a home in Michigan. The Ann Arbor News reports deputies with the Washtenaw...
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Would-be Burglar Forced To Holler For Help, Stuck In Pizza Oven Pipe
BRANDON TOWNSHIP (WWJ) – Authorities say an Oakland County man’s plan to break into a pizza shop was foiled when he got himself stuck in a pipe. The Oakland County Sheriff’s department responded Sunday...
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13-Year-Old Boy Arrested After Breaking Into Lansing Science Center
LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Police have arrested a 13-year-old boy following an early-morning break-in at Impression 5 Science Center in Lansing. WILX-TV reports police responded around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday...
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Young Suspects Caught On Camera Breaking Into Home: Do You Recognize These...
WESTLAND (WWJ) – Police in Westland are hoping the public can help identify two young men who were caught on camera — twice — breaking into a vacant home. Police say the break-in happened at a home in...
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Troy Teen Arrested In Rochester Hills Home Invasion
TROY (WWJ) – A Troy teen is behind bars, accused of breaking into a home in Rochester Hills. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called to a home in the 300-block of Longview Ave.,...
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Police Alert Residents About Franklin, Bingham Farms Home Break-Ins
FRANKLIN (WWJ) – Police in a pair of Oakland County communities are asking residents to be on alert after several homes that are for sale were broken into. Franklin-Bingham Farms police say the crooks...
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Suspect Arrested In Dearborn Garage Break-Ins After Police Track Footprints...
DEARBORN (WWJ) – Police in Dearborn say officers were able to apprehend a man suspected of breaking into garages by tracking his footprints in the snow. The situation unfolded in the early morning...
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Man Arraigned From Hospital For Attempted Break-In Of Retired Officer’s Home
DETROIT (AP) — A 22-year-old man has been charged in connection with an attempted break-in at the home of a retired Detroit police sergeant who shot one of two men during a struggle outside the house....
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Smash And Grab Nets Numerous Guns For Thieves During Overnight Break-In
FRENCHTOWN TWP., Mich. (WWJ) – Michigan State Police are investigating after 10 handguns were stolen during a break-in at a gun store in Monroe County. It happened Sunday morning at Shooter’s Edge on...
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Elderly Detroit Man Fatally Shot During Apparent Home Invasion
DETROIT (WWJ) – Detroit police are searching for suspects after an elderly man was shot and killed at his east side home. Police said the shooting happened during an apparent broad daylight break-in,...
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Burglars Use Sledgehammer To Break Into Detroit Pharmacy
(photo: Detroit police) DETROIT (WWJ) — Police in Detroit are asking for the public’s help identifying and locating three suspects wanted in the break-in of a business on the city’s west side. Three...
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Suspect Wanted In Connection With Break In On City’s East Side [VIDEO]
DETROIT (WWJ) – Detroit police are asking the public for help identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a break in on the city’s east side. Authorities say the incident occurred on January 1, at...
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Police Asking For Help Solving Valentine’s Day Caper At Fish Market
DETROIT (WWJ) – Detroit police are asking for help identifying a heartless thief who broke into a fish market in the early hours of Valentine’s Day. Authorities say a black man with a slim build and...
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