On August 31, New Testament Assemblies Church in Lansing caught fire at around 5:30 p.m. The church, located in a residential area in the 100 block of Astor Avenue, is just south of McLaren Hospital. It took firefighters about an hour to extinguish the flames; the building was also filled…
Two Lansing men, 19-year-old Timothy Schmitke and 27-year-old Richard Edwards are facing felony charges after allegedly being caught by police as they were attempting to steal items from an auto salvage yard. Lansing District Judge Louise Alderson arraigned the two men on charges of larceny $1,000 or more but less…
Tonya D. Sieversten, a 36-year-old Orion Township resident, was arraigned on September 10th on two counts of home invasion. Oakland County Sheriff’s investigators believe she may be responsible for many other home invasions which haven taken place recently in Independence and Orion Townships, as well as Rochester Hills. Police claim…
As Michigan driver’s license reinstatement attorneys, we know that the majority of individuals who have had their driver’s license suspended will drive at some point, usually out of necessity. You get behind the wheel, tell yourself everything will be okay as long as you obey the speed limit and other…
While DUI deaths and arrests have decreased over the past couple of years, penalties have increased in Michigan, meaning those who are convicted on charges of driving under the influence face harsher consequences. In 2011, over 37,000 arrests were made related to motorists driving under the influence of alcohol. This…
According to Detroit police, an attempted robbery and a separate burglary ended in the death of 1 suspect and 3 other suspects suffering injuries. In the first incident, a man was leaving a northwest Detroit gas station when two men attempted to rob him. The 41-year-old intended victim struggled with…
Sunday evening, September 9th, is when one West Bloomfield police officer lost his life after responding to a “shots fired” call at a residence in the 4000 block of Forest Edge Lane in West Bloomfield Township. 39-year-old Patrick O’Rourke was met by gunfire at approximately 10 p.m. After being taken…
A May crash in Hillsdale between a vehicle and horse-drawn buggy carrying an Amish family resulted in the death of a 10-month-old boy. Now, the woman convicted in the crash has had her driver’s license suspended indefinitely. 70-year-old Doris Johns was also given a $1,275 fine and 24 months probation…
Late in August a Ferndale police officer was struck by an SUV during an incident in which officers were attempting to break up a crowd at the corner of Woodward and E. Breckenridge. Aimee Sturm, the 33-year-old female driver of the SUV, has been charged with Operating While Intoxicated. The…
A northern Detroit suburb was the scene in which a bicyclist was allegedly killed after being struck by a suspected drunk driver. Andrew Macielak, a 51-year-old Warren resident, was injured when he was struck by a male driver on Monday around 8:30 p.m. The driver of the vehicle, 47-year-old Kittisak…