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George Hunter

Detroit

Crime Reporter at Detroit News

Covering crime since 1998.

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  • 1 week ago | detroitnews.com | George Hunter

    WAYNE COUNTY George HunterThe Detroit NewsView Comments Hamtramck — City Manager Max Garbarino said Tuesday he expects to be pressured by the City Council to reinstate the police chief he suspended last week amid multiple allegations of wrongdoing and a visit by the FBI. Garbarino said if he doesn't succumb to calls by Hamtramck's sizeable Yemini community to reinstate Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri, he expects to be suspended during the scheduled 7 p.m. City Council meeting.

  • 2 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | George Hunter

    Detroit — After years of dealing with safety problems, the Detroit Department of Transportation this week implemented metal detectors and increased the presence of Detroit Police officers at two terminals. The new safety measures began Thursday at the Rosa Parks Transit Center downtown, and at the Jason Hargrove Transit Center at Woodward and 8 Mile. The metal detectors are at designated entry points of both centers.

  • 2 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | George Hunter

    OAKLAND COUNTY George HunterThe Detroit NewsA 38-year-old man who is accused in the 2016 killing of a Farmington Hills woman whose body was never recovered is scheduled to face a jury in February after being granted a new trial date. Floyd Galloway is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the disappearance and presumed killing of Danielle Stislicki, who was last seen Dec.

  • 2 weeks ago | thenewsherald.com | George Hunter

    By George Hunter, The Detroit NewsA man suspected of shooting his ex-girlfriend and another man last weekend was arrested hours after he allegedly opened fire inside the woman’s home with a rifle before fleeing the scene in a truck, police said Monday. Ashante Linelli-Ramon Mcafee was arrested in Detroit on Sunday, after Dearborn Heights police released his name and details about his truck, a white Ford F-150 with a license plate PKF 3883.

  • 2 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | George Hunter

    Warren — A 26-year-old man is scheduled to be sentenced in July after pleading no contest to charges related to fatally shooting his roommate in their Warren apartment two years ago and dumping the body in northern Michigan, Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido announced Monday. Donald Renfroe entered the plea Monday after being charged with second-degree murder, tampering with evidence, concealing the death of an individual and felony firearm.

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