Category Archives: Crime Beat

  By Ben Schmitt FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER Not only did Orlewicz stab Sorensen 12 times and decapitate him, he used the severed head like a macabre puppet, Wayne County Assistant Prosecutor Robert Moran told jurors in his opening statement. … Continue reading →

  Police seeking tips on strange threats Canton township police are asking area residents for information regarding a bizarre scheme that involves threatening letters and balloons. Detective Rick Pomorski said four or five township residents received computer-generated letters, string and … Continue reading →

Woman charged in assault with a log A woman has been charged with hitting her live in boyfriend in the head with a fireplace log and a can of pork and beans. Cheri A. Hill, 42, was arraigned by Clare … Continue reading →

  Police: Man attacks mom, reads Bible to her as she dies   HOUTZDALE, Pa. — A Clearfield County man beat and slashed his mother because he feared she would have him arrested for taking her computer, then read the … Continue reading →

I’d like to meet the Sherlock who can piece together these clues! Police probe death of woman in dry ice NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – A man who was found with a woman’s body packed in dry ice in his hotel … Continue reading →

Guest attacked with a chopstick An Ann Arbor man attending a small party Saturday told police he was attacked by his intoxicated host who wielded a plastic chopstick. The 20-year-old man told Ann Arbor Police he was at a party … Continue reading →

Police: Pregnant woman, denied drink, attacks bartender A woman who is seven months pregnant is accused of smashing a beer bottle against a bartender’s head after she was refused another drink. Police say 30-year-old Keisharra Abercrombie of Rochester assaulted the … Continue reading →

  Police investigate fight over toilet  Ann Arbor police said they are investigating an assault between roommates that stemmed from a clogged toilet. Officers were called to the emergency room at the University of Michigan Medical Center Tuesday afternoon and … Continue reading →

My Favorite Violations from RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS 1/16/08 (All information taken from public records) The soap dispenser at the rear hand sink was ripped off the wall, so soap was not available at the sink. The owner’s children were in the … Continue reading →

  Shoplifter stabbed by hidden knives   GRAND RAPIDS – A man who hid hunting knives in his pants to try to steal them from a western Michigan store tripped while fleeing and stabbed himself in the abdomen, police say. … Continue reading →