Charles E. Ramirez

Detroit

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Charlie Ramirez is a Detroit News reporter. (313) 222-2058 or [email protected]

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Macomb Co. man accused of possessing child porn, animal abuse videos

1 week ago | detroitnews.com | Charles E. Ramirez

MACOMB COUNTY Charles E. RamirezThe Detroit NewsAn 18-year-old Macomb County man is being accused of sharing child porn and possessing photos of animals being tortured, federal court documents said. FBI agents filed a criminal complaint against Jolyan Raeed Zahrah last week, according to records. In it, agents said they are seeking to charge the Macomb Township resident with the distribution of animal crush videos, the distribution of child pornography and the possession of child pornography.
Fraser tornado stuns residents

1 week ago | detroitnews.com | Charles E. Ramirez

MICHIGAN Charles E. RamirezThe Detroit NewsView Comments Kevin Griessel said he was at work Wednesday when a tornado touched down in his Fraser neighborhood. Both he and his wife left work early to check on their daughter, who was in their home on Regal Drive near Klein Road and 14 Mile when it struck, he said. "(My daughter's) car got hit pretty good by a tree branch," the 56-year-old toolmaker said Thursday morning.
After severe weather, Metro Detroit has a break - then heat

1 week ago | detroitnews.com | Charles E. Ramirez

MICHIGAN Charles E. RamirezThe Detroit NewsView Comments After storms swept through southeast Michigan on Wednesday and downed trees and power lines, more rain will close out the work week and lead up to nearly 100-degree heat. On Wednesday, a fast-moving storm system brought hard rain, high winds, and at least one tornado to the region. The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down at about 1:05 p.m. in the Macomb County community of Fraser.
Man who broke into Eminem's home a second time sentenced

1 week ago | bellinghamherald.com | Charles E. Ramirez

DETROIT - A man convicted of breaking into rap star Eminem's home a second time was sentenced to prison this week, according to court records. Matthew Hughes on Tuesday was given 15 to 30 years by a Macomb County Circuit judge, records said. The judge also ordered Hughes to have no contact with Eminem, whose legal name is Marshall Mathers III, or be within 500 feet of the rapper's home or him, they said.
Detroit police seek suspect wanted for standoff, 'heinous act'

1 week ago | detroitnews.com | Charles E. Ramirez

Detroit police are searching for a man who allegedly held authorities at bay for hours Tuesday on the city's east side and is suspected of two other crimes, officials said. Cmdr. Ian Severy with the Detroit Police Department's Metropolitan Division said officers arrived at a home on Sirron Street at about 10:45 a.m. to execute a search warrant. Sirron Street runs from Van Dyke Avenue to East Outer Drive.
Ex-Wayne juvenile detention worker convicted in sex assaults of teens

1 week ago | detroitnews.com | Charles E. Ramirez

WAYNE COUNTY Charles E. RamirezThe Detroit NewsA former Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility employee has been convicted of sexually assaulting two teen boys detained at the center last year, court records said. Svetlana Kuryanova, 34, of Farmington Hills, was found guilty by a Wayne County Circuit Court jury of two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct, according to the records. Kuryanova is scheduled to be sentenced on July 9. She faces up to 15 years in prison for each count.
Heat, humidity, thunderstorms in Metro Detroit forecast this week

1 week ago | theoaklandpress.com | Charles E. Ramirez

By Charles E. Ramirez, The Detroit NewsHot, humid weather with showers and thunderstorms is expected through the week, with more heat to follow over the weekend, the National Weather Service said. “A low-pressure system is going to be lifting through the region tomorrow, and that will bring a warm front and some early day chances of thunderstorms,” said David Kook, a meteorologist with the agency’s White Lake Township office.
Detroit woman who shot at 'repo man' charged

1 week ago | detroitnews.com | Charles E. Ramirez

DETROIT Charles E. RamirezThe Detroit NewsA Detroit woman accused of shooting at a man as he tried to repossess her vehicle last week has been charged, officials said. Shaquanda Danielle Tankersley was arraigned Monday in the 36th District Court in Detroit on multiple charges, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said. The 38-year-old is charged with assault with intent to murder and using a firearm during the commission of a felony, the office said.
Heat, humidity, thunderstorms in Metro Detroit forecast this week

1 week ago | detroitnews.com | Charles E. Ramirez

MICHIGAN Charles E. RamirezThe Detroit NewsView Comments Hot, humid weather with showers and thunderstorms is expected through the week, with more heat to follow over the weekend, the National Weather Service said. "A low-pressure system is going to be lifting through the region tomorrow, and that will bring a warm front and some early day chances of thunderstorms," said David Kook, a meteorologist with the agency's White Lake Township office.
Officials probe deaths of Monroe Co. teen, man found in home

1 week ago | detroitnews.com | Charles E. Ramirez

Police are investigating the deaths of a 17-year-old girl and a 33-year-old man found last weekend in a Monroe County home. The bodies of the two people were discovered Saturday inside a residence in the 1600 block of West Sterns Road near Jackman Road in Bedford Township, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said. They were identified as Gwendolyn Fay Smith and Ryne Jacob Leist, both of Temperance, according to the office. Smith is a Bedford Public Schools graduate, officials said.