Retired Airport Exec Accused of Pension Double Dipping: Patch PM

Here are some stories to talk about tonight on Michigan Patch:

Retired Airport Exec Accused of Pension Double-Dipping

Retired Wayne County Airport Authority executive collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal pension payments, county attorney alleges.

$2,500 Reward in High School Student’s Murder

Dearorn High School senior Wilon McCrae was gunned down in Detroit while fleeing from men who planned to rob him, police say.

As Trump Stirs Islamophobia, Michigan Muslims Worry

GOP frontrunner’s proposed Muslim ban not just political rhetoric, civil rights leader says, but a chilling example of “hatred and bigotry.”

Ongoing Drug Raid Aims to Dent Heroin Pipeline

Heroin overdose deaths have surged in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.

Police Agencies Team to Strengthen Busy U.S.-Canada Border

Coordinated law enforcement in the works since summer, but war on terror increases the urgency of collaboration.

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