A string of strong armed robberies that occurred on Sunday February 17 between the hours of 1:30 a.m. and 3 a.m. have led to the arrest of five individuals, one of them a juvenile. The robberies took placed in Cedar Village and the Valley Neighborhood according to a news report…
On Monday February 25, a Canton Verizon Wireless store located on Ford Road was the target of an armed robbery which resulted in four elementary schools in Canton being placed on lockdown. According to news reports at MyFoxDetroit.com, three suspects entered the store, one carrying an assault rifle. The three…
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…
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…
On Monday February 11, a 12-year veteran of the Michigan State Police was shot in the leg while in pursuit of individuals suspected in armed robberies which have occurred on Detroit’s east side recently. The trooper, who was unnamed in news reports, was taken to an area hospital where he…
Zachary Jacob Vaughn, a 24-year-old DeWitt man, was recently charged in a string of home invasion incidents in the East Lansing area which took place between January 11 and January 17, according to the Lansing State Journal. Most of the alleged crimes occurred in the Bailey neighborhood. Vaughn is believed…
On Monday, a McDonald’s restaurant located at 808 S. in Rochester Hills was robbed at approximately 12:50 p.m. The alleged crime has been called “bold” in news reports, because it occurred during the noon hour, one of the busiest times of the day. The robber left the scene with three…
Richard Bastuba gained fame in Michigan and was the subject of many local radio shows after he subdued an unruly fan at a 2009 Detroit Lions game. Now, the 41-year-old Mixed Martial Arts fighter known as “Righteous Rick” may be facing as much as 15 years in prison after being…
On Friday December 28, a man was allegedly shot and robbed at approximately 7 p.m. in a TGI Friday parking lot in Southfield. Police received the information and acted quickly, resulting in the arrest of three men. A fourth man was also apprehended, but was not charged with a crime.…