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DETROIT, MI – Here are some stories to talk about tonight on Michigan Patch:

Police Work Can Be Smelly; Luckily, It Wasn’t This Time

• Police were called to a potentially stinky situation in Royal Oak Township, but in the end there was no harm and, fortunately, no foul.

Ex-Wayne County Treasurer Mail Clerk Faces Criminal Sex Charges

• The former worker inappropriately touched female co-workers on three occasions, the prosecutor’s office said.

Man with 12 Drunken Driving Convictions Charged in Girl’s Death

• Charles James Cahill, who hasn’t legally driven since 1989, could go to jail for life. Some say he should already have been behind bars.

Transit on Ballot, But Patterson, Hackel Unlikely to Cheerlead

• The Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan approved compromises to get measure before voters in four counties on Nov. 8. Now, the really hard work begins.

Ford Recalls 830,000 Vehicles for Doors That Could Kill You

• Regionally focused recall comes after dozens of complaints to federal safety regulators.

Ex-Jewish Camp Counselor in Child Porn Case Pleads Guilty

• The most serious charges of producing and possessing child pornography were dismissed in plea agreement.

Also Worth a Read

• Overnight Police Standoff in Dearborn Heights Ends
• Trump to Speak to Detroit Economic Club Monday
• Beaumont Considers Hotel for Northwood Shopping Center Property
• Ex-Deputy Accused of Fondling Macomb County Jail Inmate
• Last-Minute Deal Salvages $4.65B Mass Transit Plan
• President Obama Shortens 3 Michiganders’ Sentences in Sweeping Order
• Farmington Hills Bank Robbery Suspect Shot, Killed
• Prosecutor Who Paid for Sex Hundreds of Times Pleads to Felony
• 'Kiss and Tell 5' Encourages Residents to Kiss, Then Challenge 5 to Do the Same

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