Detective accused of theft from police property room, heroin possession

Michael Lynch, 37, is suspected of stealing “various items” from the property room August 9, 2017HARPER WOODS, MI — A former Harper Woods police officer is accused of stealing from his own department’s property room over a week-long period in...

Trial underway in 1994 Pontiac murder-rape ‘cold case’ – DNA

DNA evidence was linked to a Pontiac native currently serving time for his involvement in a similar crime. June 6, 2017Testimony began Thursday in a 1994 homicide-criminal sexual conduct case, brought to trial in Oakland County Circuit Court after DNA evidence was...

Ingham evidence room investigation turned over to prosecutor

An audit by Ingham County found 1,758 cases were improperly tracked over the years. April 26, 2017The Michigan State Police have completed their investigation into the mishandling of evidence by the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office and they’ve turned the...

Second Untested Rape Kit Backlog Found In Detroit

Prosecutors say another 555 rape kits languished in police storage after the 2009 discovery of 11,341 abandoned sexual assault kits. March 27, 2017DETROIT, MI — Problems with forgotten rape kits persisted in Detroit after public outcry over more than 11,000 — some of...

UPDATE: Sex assault kits part of missing evidence

An audit revealed that nearly 1,800 cases had missing evidence April 3, 2017The Ingham County Sheriff’s Office is now saying it’s lost track of seven sexual-assault kits. The department announced Monday those seven kits are part of the 1,756 cases in which...

77 cases dismissed due to missing evidence at Ingham sheriff’s office

Enter Headline here Enter Article DATE HERELANSING — A total of 77 cases were dismissed following an investigation into missing evidence at the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office, according to a March 24 report from Ingham County Prosecutor’s...