Over $1,000 worth of purses and wallets were stolen from the Nana’s Nitch and Corner shop on Main Street in Milford on Thursday, April 12. Store owner Wendi Slotnik told police that she had one employee working in the store at the time. The employee reportedly stated in an interview that she was working the cash register when a white female, 40- to 50-years-old with brown curly hair, came in and looked in the section [...]

A suspect in the Dec. 23 Rolladium skating rink shooting spree in Waterford Township is headed for a trial beginning on Monday, April 23 despite his attorney’s attempts at having all charges dismissed. Cheyenne Benjamin Ingram, 18, is charged with 14 counts, including six counts of assault with intent to commit murder; six felony firearm charges; one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder; and one count of carrying a concealed weapon. Defense attorney Jonathan [...]

A weekend fire destroyed a Milford Township horse barn, but didn’t result in any direct harm or fatalities among dozens of horses housed in the structure. The Milford Fire Department responded to a barn fire on Labadie Road during the late evening hours of Saturday, April 7. According to Milford Fire Chief Larry Waligora, the call for the fire came in at 10:23 p.m. It was a fully-involved fire by the time firefighters arrived on [...]

West Bloomfield police have arrested a 48-year-old Detroit resident for allegedly carrying around a fake law enforcement officer ID and badge. Officers were called to a reported domestic dispute at a residence on Winchester in the early morning hours of Friday, April 6. When they arrived, they interviewed the man in question and, when asked for his ID, he reportedly presented his wallet which included a badge and an ID identifying him as a Michigan [...]

Wixom police arrested a suspect who allegedly stole merchandise from the Meijer store located at 44900 Grand River on Wednesday, April 4. According to police reports, Meijer loss prevention officers observed a black male wearing dark clothing take two bottles of liquor from a shelf and conceal them in a bag before taking some items from the toiletries aisle. He then reportedly left the store without paying for the merchandise. Loss prevention officers stopped the [...]

A resident of the Village Apartments in Wixom has lodged two larceny complaints over the span of several weeks. On March 23, the tenant, who resides in the 47900 block of Thornwood, told police that someone broke into the building’s storage units, including his own. Each unit sustained damage to the locks and brackets. During the incident, the complainant’s DeWalt drill and a tool box full of equipment was stolen, estimated at $450. Then on [...]

The Waterford Township Police Department believes additional cases of vandalism will be reported as homeowners return home from work following a string of malicious destruction of property incidents that occurred during the overnight hours of Tuesday, April 3 and today, Wednesday, April 4. What allegedly started out as an revenge spree by three Waterford teenagers apparently spread to other homes after the trio, police said, spray-painted vehicles, homes, garages, mail boxes, and a tree. A [...]

A 34-year-old Novi woman died Tuesday, April 3 in a traffic accident at the Walled Lake/Novi border. According to a Novi Police Department report, the accident occurred at about 1:20 p.m. on Pontiac Trail near West Park Drive. Novi and Walled Lake public safety personnel responded to the scene. A preliminary investigation revealed the woman was traveling westbound on Pontiac Trail in an Oldsmobile, which struck an eastbound Dodge Ram pickup driven by a 44-year-old [...]

A residential structure fire in the 5300 block of Wayne Road in White Lake Township at approximately 4:55 p.m. on Sunday, April 1, claimed the life of Joseph Kowall, the younger brother of state Sen. Mike Kowall (R-Commerce, Highland, Milford, Walled Lake, Wixom, Wolverine Lake, White Lake, Orchard Lake, West Bloomfield). Joseph Kowall had serious medical issues and was recovering from cancer treatments. According to White Lake Fire Chief Anthony Maltese, Kowall’s caregiver had left [...]

The attorney representing a man suspected in the Dec. 23 Rolladium roller skating rink shooting spree in Waterford Township that wounded five is asking for a dismissal of all charges against his client. Cheyenne Benjamin Ingram, 18, is charged with 14 counts, including six counts of assault with intent to commit murder; six felony firearm charges; one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder; and one count of carrying a concealed weapon. Attorney Jonathan Jones [...]