Police determine Washtenaw County man was shot in Detroit
Updated 1:37 PM;
PITTSFIELD TWP., MI – Police investigating a shooting originally believed to have occurred at a Pittsfield Township apartment complex discovered the victim was actually shot in Detroit.
Police were called at about 8 p.m. Thursday, May 13, to St. Joseph Mercy Hospital for a reported gunshot victim being treated at the hospital, according to the Pittsfield Township Police Department.
The victim, a 25-year-old Pittsfield Township man, suffered a gunshot wound to the arm that was not considered life threatening, police said.
The shooting was originally believed to have occurred in the 2100 block of Glencoe Hills Drive, police said.
Construction truck snags power lines, crashes into pole closing intersection overnight
Updated 9:16 AM;
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – A Pittsfield Township intersection remains closed Thursday morning after a Wednesday afternoon crash caused extensive damage to power lines and a utility pole.
At about 2:10 p.m. May 12, a construction truck with a boom and bucket entered the intersection of Textile Road and State Street where it snagged a power line and then struck a utility pole, according to the Pittsfield Township Police Department.
There were no injuries reported and no other vehicles involved in the crash, police said.
The crash resulted in a power outage in the area and the closing of the intersection. Power has since been restored, but the roadway is still closed as of 9 a.m. May 13.
Success in solving violent crime varies for Washtenaw County police forces, FBI data shows
Today 12:00 PM
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – Nobody wants to be the victim of a violent crime, but if it does happen, one hopes the local police has the power to solve the case and bring the perpetrator to justice.
FBI violent crime data for Washtenaw County in 2019, the most recent data pool available, shows some departments have been more successful than others in solving violent crimes.
Washtenaw County has a population of roughly 367,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, with 10 police forces in operation.
While some of the county’s smaller police departments have the highest clearance rates, the rate does not necessarily reflect the quality of police work, as each department provides police services for its various jurisdictions which vary greatly in population when compared to the number of sworn officers on staff and resources available.
Teen accused of robbing Meijer shoppers with fake gun arrested, police say
Updated Apr 26, 2021;
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with two armed robberies reported at a Washtenaw County Meijer recently.
Police were called on two separate occasions to the Pittsfield Township Meijer, 3825 Carpenter Road, on Friday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24, for two reports of customers being robbed by a man with a gun, according to the Pittsfield Township Police Department.
In both incidents the victims reported being approached inside the store by an unknown male who demanded their cellphones after showing them he had a gun, police said.
The airsoft pistol designed to look like a real handgun that was used during the incident. (WDIV-TV)
PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A 14-year-old boy allegedly robbed customers inside a Pittsfield Township Meijer store with a fake gun, police say.
The robberies happened Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24 at 3825 Carpenter Road in Pittsfield Township.
In both separate robberies on those days the victims reported being approached by the teen inside the store. The victims say he demanded their phones and was armed with a gun.
During the second incident the victim refused to give the teen his phone and called police with a description of him.