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• Detroit man faces first-degree murder charges in brutal hammer and knife triple homicide

  Published: Mar 31, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Lance Alan Clowney, 27, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder following the discovery of three elderly victims in a Southwest Detroit basement. The new charges...

• Former Detroit Police Sergeant Remanded To Jail Following Arraignment On Serial Sexual Assault Charges Dating To 1999

  Published: Mar 27, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Benjamin Wagner, a sixty eight year old retired police sergeant, was ordered held without bond on Thursday after being extradited from North Carolina to face multiple counts of sex...

• Detroit Man Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter After Fatal Gas Station Punch

  Published: Mar 5, 2026

  Section: Crime

  Javonte Rayshawn Barber, 27, has entered a guilty plea to manslaughter following a 2025 confrontation at a Detroit gas station that resulted in a man's death. Barber admitted to pu...