Pokémon Go Player Stumbles Into an Arrest Warrant: Patch PM

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

Cops ‘Catch’ Criminal Playing Pokémon Go

• A Milford man trying to catch Pokémon got caught instead when the wildly popular app took him to the cop shop, where a warrant was waiting.

Driver Ejected in Fatal Crash Wasn’t Wearing Seatbelt: Police

• A 26-year-old Commerce Township man was killed in two-vehicle crash. A 27-year-old St. Clair Shores man walked away without injuries

Canton Wrestler Looks for Gold at World Junior Championship

• Alec Pantaleo comes from a family of wrestlers. His dad is a two-time All-American, and his uncle was a two-time NCAA finalist.

Gym Worker With Bacterial Meningitis on Life Support: Update

• About 200 area kids attended day camp at Life Time Fitness, where an employee has died of bacterial meningitis.

Kmart in Clinton Township to Close: Liquidation Sale Dates

• Store closings part of Sears Holdings’ strategy to overcome declining revenues and billions of dollars in losses.

Not Much Can Be Done About KKK Fliers, Police Say

• Supporters of the Ku Klux Klan, America’s oldest hate group, left calling cards around a Trenton neighborhood.

Weekend Weather

Cool Relief Before Wilting Heat Returns to Metro Detroit

• A pleasant weekend is ahead, followed by light rain throughout the week, then ttemperatures rising to mid-90s on Friday.

Features

Pokémon Go Players Save Home from Fire, Family Dog

• Royal Oak city officials said they worried about some of the unintended consequences of the wildly popular app, but a pair of players who stopped by Royal Oak are credited with saving a family’s home and dog.

Slave Descendant, Plantation Owner Rise Above Racial Discord

• Michigan man’s quest for answers — why was his great-grandfather white when the rest of his family was black? — takes a surprise turn.

Long Thought Dead, Vietnam Vet Finally Gets Purple Heart

• For 47 years, Fred Rivera believed Herman Johnson died in his arms in Vietnam. The truth came out after he recalled the moment in his book.

Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower Happening Now

• When are the peak dates for the 2016 Delta Aquarids and Perseids meteor showers, and will that pesky moon wash out the show?

Also Worth a Read

• Attack in Nice, France: Local Student Studying Abroad OK
• Pair Take 1-Year-Old to Credit Union Robbery: Police
• Man Who Test Drove Car, Never Returned It Tied to Similar Thefts
• Zip It, Feds Say: Not All Speech is Free
• Prosecutor Who Quit Over Inflammatory Facebook Post Back at Work
• Cabela's Confirms Plans to Open Metro Detroit Store in 2017

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