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CBS News
2 days ago
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- CBS News
Deputies seeking information on gunshot incident in Monroe County
Steel tariffs jump up; Santa Ono loses bid for University of Florida job; and more top stories Steel tariffs jump up; Santa Ono loses bid for University of Florida job; and more top stories Steel tariffs jump up; Santa Ono loses bid for University of Florida job; and more top stories Deputies in Monroe County, Michigan, are seeking information on the circumstances of shots fired from a vehicle in Berlin Township. A 911 call reporting the incident was placed to Monroe County Central Dispatch about 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, relating a description of the vehicle and a direction of travel after a firearm was discharged in the 4000 block of South Huron River Drive. A total of eight gunshots were heard, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office report. As deputies searched the area for the vehicle involved, they found a vehicle matching the description in the 14000 block of Chamberlin Road. Officers found evidence inside the vehicle that was "consistent with involvement in the incident." The vehicle's owner was questioned and released. The motive for the shooting is not known by officers. No property damage was reported as a result of the incident. The sheriff's office is still investigating and asks that anyone with information regarding the gunshots contact Deputy Austin Graham at 734-240-7758. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP or online.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Truck jackknifes on I-75. Monroe County officials urge caution on wet roads
Officials in Monroe County are urging caution as rain has caused unsafe driving conditions, and a tractor-trailer jackknifed on Interstate 75 Tuesday evening. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office announced the incident at around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday. No injuries were reported in the incident, but the right two lanes of I-75 near mile marker 180 were blocked off. 'We urge everyone to please use caution while driving and if you do not need to be on the roads please stay at home,' the sheriff's office said in a news release. Photos of the incident showed a truck cab hauling an Amazon tractor-trailer ran off the road and was facing the wrong direction in a ditch.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Memorial Day ceremony at Vietnam Veterans Memorial
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 20 hosts a ceremony on Memorial Day, to honor the 280 veterans from our area killed in the Vietnam War. Their names are emblazoned on bollards on a winding path in Highland Park and are read aloud during the ceremony. Nine more names of veterans were read aloud; they had no home record when they were killed in the war, and were adopted by the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 20. Veterans in our area killed during the US War on Terror were also honored. WATCH: Rochester communities hold Memorial Day parades and ceremonies Hundreds of veterans and their family members paid their respects to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. 'This is real,' said Monroe County Sheriff Todd Baxter, who is an Army veteran. 'These hundreds and hundreds of names behind us, of these Vietnam heroes… They missed beautiful holidays like this and more… They missed being parents, grandparents, a good career, retirement, they missed a lot. And the only way we can thank them is to live like true free Americans, and honor their sacrifice what they gave to us.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
11-05-2025
- CBS News
2 injured in Monroe County drive-by shooting, sheriff's office says; teen in custody
Siblings charged in deadly Foot Locker shooting, road closures in Metro Detroit and more top stories Siblings charged in deadly Foot Locker shooting, road closures in Metro Detroit and more top stories Siblings charged in deadly Foot Locker shooting, road closures in Metro Detroit and more top stories Two people are in the hospital, and a 15-year-old boy is in custody after a drive-by shooting in Monroe, Michigan, Saturday night. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, the shooting happened outside the Charring Square apartments on the 6200 block of Greenwycke Lane around 8:45 p.m. Sheriff's deputies responding to the area found two people with gunshot wounds. They were taken to the hospital with injuries that officials say don't appear to be life-threatening. Investigators used video evidence and witness statements to determine that a tan Honda Civic occupied by several people was the vehicle involved in the shooting. The sheriff's office says the suspected shooter, later identified as a 15-year-old boy, got out of the Honda before it left the area. Law enforcement stopped the Honda after a deputy at the scene saw it turning from Greenwycke Lane onto South Dixie Highway. Investigators learned the boy lives on the 6100 block of Greenwycke Lane, close to where the shooting happened, according to the sheriff's office. Detectives obtained a search warrant for his residence and took him into custody. The boy is being held at the Monroe County Youth Center pending charges. Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Detective Bureau at 734-240-7530, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-773-2587 or submit a tip here.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
Broward man arrested, accused of threatening, attacking woman at Florida Keys motel
A Broward man attacked a woman and threatened her life at a Florida Keys motel early Friday morning, authorities said. Around 1 a.m., Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputies rushed to the Big Pine Motel regarding a woman scared of being shot, authorities said. Deputies talked to the woman, who said she was in a car with John Fitzpatrick, a 41-year-old Hallandale Beach man, in the parking lot of the motel when he became hostile. He pulled out a gun, told her he was dangerous, grabbed her chest and tore her dress, deputies said. As she ran out of the car, he tried to grab her wrist — she was able to pull away. Deputies said Fitzpatrick ran from them but was caught. Deputies said they found a loaded gun when he was searched. He was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm by a felon, battery, committing an unnatural or lascivious act, criminal mischief and resisting arrest.
