Crime & Safety
37-Year-Old Man Charged with Sex Crimes After Running Away with Plymouth Township Teen
Plus more police and crime news from around southeast Michigan this week.

37-Year-Old Man Charged with Sex Crimes After Running Away with Plymouth Township Teen:Β RobertΒ Messer of NorthvilleΒ was charged in connection with the disappearance ofΒ 15-year-old Plymouth Township teen, Emily Lalinsky. The pair ran away together on Oct. 24,Β leaving behindΒ notes expressing their love for one another, according to police.Β
Body ofΒ Wayne State Student, Mother Found at Packard Plant:Β Tiane Brown was reported missing MondayΒ after she failed to pick up her children at her parents' West Bloomfield home. Her body was found Wednesday with a gunshot wound in the head.
Canton Woman Arraigned in Rochester Hills Shooting: Sheryl AnnΒ Lamothe, 57,Β is believed to have shot a 54-year-oldΒ man with a handgun in the stomach and groin TuesdayΒ before fleeing the scene.
Woman, 57, Loses Control of Vehicle; Crashes into Parked Car:Β A vehicle, driven by a 57-year-old Royal OakΒ woman, crashed into aΒ vehicle parked at a house in the 4100 block of Coolidge Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Troy Police Seek Help in Identifying Suspicious Person:Β The suspicious person is believed to have accosted people in several incidents in Troy and Rochester Hills earlier this month.
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