Detroit Week In Review

DETROIT — In case you missed it, here are Detroit's top stories from Patch this week.

Detroit Man Admits To Stealing $1.6 Million Unemployment Funds

A Detroit man admitted Wednesday to stealing over $1.6 million in unemployment benefits from nine different states, Acting United States Attorney Saima Mohsin said.

Detroit Man Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run

A Detroit man was charged Monday in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a 31-year-old Detroit man in October, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said.

Grosse Pointe Board Member Proposes Ignoring County Mask Mandate

A resolution was introduced at a school broad meeting Monday night that would make masks optional in Grosse Pointe Public Schools, despite Wayne County's mask mandate.

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Mariners' Church To Remember The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald

The Mariners' Church in downtown Detroit's annual observance of the Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck will be held in-person and live-streamed Sunday at 3:00 p.m.

State Rep. Shri Thanedar Plans Run For U.S. House Seat

State Rep. Shri Thanedar, Democrat from Detroit announced Monday he is planning to run for Congress, he said in a news release.