Kaitlin Hehir, a 29-year-old Farmington court clerk, was recently murdered and her body dismembered, according to news reports at CBSnews.com. Hehir’s 28-year-old boyfriend, whose name was not revealed, is expected to face charges in her murder. He also lived in the home where sections of Hehir’s body was found in…
On Saturday February 23, a Comstock Park man crashed his vehicle into a tree on South Nevins Road in Sidney Township; the 34-year-old man was allegedly driving with his son, who is four years old, on his lap. Police pursued the man for a short while; after apprehending him, police…
Lakshminivasa Rao Nerusu has been a suspect in the slayings of his wife and two children since their 2008 deaths in a suburban Detroit home; according to news reports, Nerusu has been on the run since that time, and was recently taken into custody in Andhra Pradesh in India, a…
On January 30, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that a marijuana patient who had given another registered patient marijuana cannot be prosecuted. The issue came about when Tony Allen Green gave another patient marijuana in September of 2011 while Green was in Nashville. Police arrested Green after it was…
On Valentine’s Day, a Pittsfield Township police officer was struck by a suspected drunk driver in the drive-thru of a Burger King restaurant located almost directly across the street from the police station. The suspect fled the scene, leading police on a short chase. The incident occurred at approximately 1:40…
On Sunday February 10, 22-year-old Christopher Sams of Lansing was arrested after allegedly shooting another man during a robbery. The incident occurred at around midnight at the corner of Southland and Washington avenues, according to news reports. Robert Merritt, public information officer with the Lansing police, said that the alleged…
In 2010, Joshua Whittum of Eaton Rapids, who was then 20 years old, pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. The Circuit Judge in the case at the time who is now retired, Calvin Osterhaven, imposed a shorter sentence on Whittum than what was called for under state sentencing guidelines, giving…
On Tuesday, February 19, the Wolverine Grill in downtown Ypsilanti was broken into; a laptop computer and printer were stolen from the popular restaurant. At the time of news reports at AnnArbor.com, police did not know who committed the crime. Sgt. Dennis Szymankiewicz of the Ypsilanti police said that while…
On January 11 of this year, the Check-N Go located at 1912 W. Stadium Blvd. was robbed by an armed gunman. James Romell Robinson, a 23-year-old Ann Arbor man, has pleaded guilty to two counts of unarmed robbery; he was initially charged with two counts of unarmed robbery and two…
In December of 2012, 19-year-old Derrick Martin allegedly killed 22-year-old Schnee Hyon Sin, a Schwartz Creek resident. Martin’s cousin, Devin Allen Scott Wilson, believed that Martin was taking him to eat breakfast at McDonald’s; instead, Martin took him to see the body of Sin, who he said he had hurt…