Andrea May Sahouri

6 days ago | freep.com | Andrea May Sahouri

Topics include how to fight excessive bills and how qualifies for fee waivers. Representatives from the offices of the Michigan Attorney General and the Detroit Auditor General will attend a session. The Detroit Police Board of Commissioners announced it will hold a three-part series later this month on towing practices in the city.

1 week ago | freep.com | Duante Beddingfield |Andrea May Sahouri

Detroit Opera is presenting "The Central Park Five," an opera about the wrongful conviction of five teenagers. The opera includes Donald Trump as a character, highlighting his early political involvement in the case. The Detroit production comes at a time when arts funding is under threat and free speech is being challenged. Michigan has a high number of exonerations, emphasizing the relevance of the opera's theme of wrongful convictions.

3 weeks ago | freep.com | Andrea May Sahouri

A rookie Detroit cop accused of brandishing his department-issued Taser stun gun at his young nephew, then 10, was acquitted on charges of assault and second-degree child abuse. A jury found Caleb Williams, 22, not guilty of both crimes on April 17, exactly a year after the incident.

3 weeks ago | freep.com | Andrea May Sahouri

Authorities say the teen admitted during a police interrogation to firing two rounds at the block party. But the suspect's lawyer argues his client's confessions weren't voluntary. A Wayne County judge said there's "ample evidence" for the case to proceed against a teenager accused of participating in the July 2024 block party shooting, described by police as the largest mass shooting in state history. Demitrus Shaw, 19, faces 36 charges related to the tragedy.

4 weeks ago | freep.com | Andrea May Sahouri

The case against Gregory Callhan and Keith Finley, accused in the Northfield Township foster mother killing and child abduction, can proceed to trial, ruled a Washtenaw County district judge, who also added another charge of armed robbery against both codefendants. The codefendants had their preliminary hearing in court on April 16 while the main suspect, Shuvonne Vinson, awaits a psychological evaluation in late May.