🌱 How a February Warren shooting and arson case just escalated
Warren, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Warren! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a February Warren shooting and arson case just escalated
- What bodycam video reveals about a Warren judge’s alleged drunk driving
- How crypto scammers are steering desperate victims into kiosks in Warren
Also on today's calendar: Grosse Pointe Theatre presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella June 5-21, at the Schaap Center and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 67. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Defendants allegedly connected to Warren shooting and arson bound over (legalnews.com) — Several young Warren residents are being sent to Macomb County Circuit Court on serious attempted murder, arson, and weapons charges after a February shooting and fire at a Warren home. A Warren district judge bound most defendants over, dismissed one case without prejudice, and set the stage for upcoming arraignments and a future trial that residents may want to follow closely. 
• Bodycam video shows Warren Judge John Chmura's arrest after an alleged drunk driving crash with SMART bus (clickondetroit.com) — A Warren-based district court judge is facing a high blood-alcohol drunk driving charge after police say he rear-ended a SMART bus in Macomb County and failed sobriety tests caught on bodycam. The case has been reassigned to an outside prosecutor, and the judge is due back in court in August, raising questions about accountability in Warren’s local judiciary.
• Sterling Heights, other cities taking steps to minimize crypto kiosk fraud (clickondetroit.com) — New safeguards on crypto kiosks in Sterling Heights are cutting scam losses, but one victim still lost $70,000 after driving to a kiosk in nearby Warren. Officials warn that without statewide rules, fraudsters will simply steer victims across city borders, including into Warren, and urge residents to be cautious with any request to use crypto machines.
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★ Featured events ★
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Grosse Pointe Theatre presents Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella June 5-21, at the Schaap Center →
15001 E Jefferson Ave, Grosse Pointe Park
7:30 pm -
Royal Oak Garden Club's First Yard Sale →
Unity of Royal Oak, 2500 Crooks Rd, Royal Oak
9:00 pm -
Preplanning Seminar with Resurrection Cemetery →
Fern Hill Golf Club,
9:30 am
Friday June 5
Saturday June 6
Tuesday June 16
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Other local events
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Board of Education Meeting
Warren Consolidated Schools WCS Administration Building - 31300 Anita Dr., Warren
7:30 pm -
Westview Field Day →
Fitzgerald Public Schools North Playground,Cafeteria,Baseball Diamond,South Playground
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Mound Park Field Day
Fitzgerald Public Schools Gym
8:00 am -
Arts Academy in the Woods →
Fitzgerald Public Schools Auditorium Lobby,Auditorium Porch,Auditorium
5:00 pm -
Inner Engineering In-Person →
Ananda Mancho, 11701 12 Mile Rd, Warren
6:00 pm -
Inner Engineering -- Technologies for Wellbeing →
Ananda Mancho, 11701 12 Mile Rd, Warren
6:00 pm -
LAST Open Swim (adults only @ 8:00pm)
Center Line High School , 26300 Arsenal St, Center Line, MI 4801
6:45 pm -
Board of Education Meeting
Center Line High School Board Room
7:00 pm -
Curriculum Work →
Fitzgerald Public Schools Community Engagement Center (Gym)
8:00 am
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
Monday June 8
Tuesday June 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Recalled lots of Motor City Pizza Co.
5 Cheese Bread 29 May 2026 by FDA Products were distributed and sold nationwide to numerous retailers including Costco, Walmart, Giant Landover,… (Nextdoor Schoenherr-Hayes) - Does anyone know a reliable service or professional who can help regrade a backyard to slope away from the house?
Also, the sidewalk next to the house has sunk and is sloping toward the house—any recommendations for fixing that would be appreciated. (Nextdoor Warren)
- VASCOR, Ltd. posted a job opening for Rail Loader in Warren. Apply here.
- Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Warren. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Warren here.
🗞 Nearby News
Center Line
- Rising and shining stars in Center Line (macombdaily.com)
- Macomb County Library events week of May 30 and beyond (macombdaily.com)
- These Pistons players could be headed toward free agency in 2026 (macombdaily.com)
Eastpointe
- Man to serve three years for fleeing Eastpointe police (macombdaily.com)
- Eastpointe mother thankful daughter alerted to house fire (macombdaily.com)
Detroit
- Summer Heat Builds Before Storms Later This Week (patch.com)
- Downtown Detroit Restaurant Closing After 12 Years (patch.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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