Crime & Safety

Wyandotte Police I.D. Man at Bottom of Detroit River as Missing Person from 2003

Plus more police and crime news from around Metro Detroit this week.

Wyandotte police confirmed suspicions Wednesday that aΒ body recovered from the Detroit River on Aug. 15Β is that of former Wyandotte residentΒ Thomas Daniel Lange, who had been missing since 2003. The body was headless and badly decomposed, andΒ investigations into the cause of deathΒ have been inconclusive.Β 

Ferndale

Two Men Arrested for Indecent ExposureΒ During Woodward Dream Cruise
On Saturday,Β a Ferndale man on a bikeΒ yelled racial slurs, pulled down his shorts and held his penis in his hand after he was hit from behind by another bicyclist, according to Ferndale police. The man faces charges of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct.

On Sunday,Β anΒ Oakland Township manΒ was arrested after witnesses reported that he was masturbating in his carΒ near the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Lewiston.

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Rochester Hills

ManΒ Arrested After Holding Knife to Brother's Throat
According to the police report, theΒ two brothers were arguing over a vehicle being moved.

Lake Orion

Man Claims Starbucks Served Him Cleaning Fluid
John Canine saidΒ he's suffered health issues since he drank nearly an entire cup of what police sayΒ was commercial cleaning solution from a store in Bloomfield Hills.

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Trenton

Police Discover Marijuana Grow Operation, Seize 180 Plants
Police also foundΒ 3.4 kilograms of harvested marijuana, grow equipment and various records pertaining to the growth and selling of marijuana.


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