Lincoln Park

A 34-year-old Lincoln Park resident faces life in prison if convicted of the April shooting death of Adrian Deshaun Bell in a parking lot on Fort Street. At a May 25 arraignment before 25th District Court Judge David Bajorek, Shannon Maurice Henderson was charged with first-degree murder, a felony carrying mandatory life imprisonment. Henderson faces additional charges of felony use of a firearm and felon in possession of a firearm, both two-year penalties. Henderson is also charged as a four-time habitual offender. A … [Read more...] about Murder charges filed in April shooting

LINCOLN PARK — A 32-year-old southwest Detroit man died early last Sunday after being shot near White Castle, 2115 Fort St. Adrian Deshaun Bell entered the restaurant about 12:46 a.m. and asked for help, saying he had been shot. When police and a U.S. Border Patrol agent arrived, a man directed them to the victim and said the shooting did not take place on the site. Bell was lying unconscious on the floor in front of the cash register, and police secured the restaurant allowing firefighters to begin administering … [Read more...] about Fatal shooting victim collapses in restaurant

LINCOLN PARK — Police here arrested a 19-year-old resident on suspicion of multiple larcenies from motor vehicles. Most occurred over the past two weeks in the area near Meijer, 3710 Dix. The thefts were from vehicles in the middle section of the city on streets including Progress, Farnham, New York, Myron, Moran and Kings Highway, as well as some in the store parking lot. The arrest came Tuesday after a tip from the store’s night manager, who noticed a young man making repeated trips to its coin roll exchange machines and … [Read more...] about String of thefts from vehicles ends with arrest

LINCOLN PARK — Two men apparently were scared off Monday after allegedly trying to enter a house in the 1800 block of Champaign while posing as repairmen. The 95-year-old resident said she answered her front door shortly before noon and was greeted by a man who said he was there to fix her water heater. He then allegedly pushed past her into the house and was joined by the other man. The first man then allegedly grabbed her arm and tried to force her into the basement, and she began to scream. He then let go and ran out with … [Read more...] about Alleged robbery attempt ended after elderly woman’s scream

LINCOLN PARK — Two men were arrested Monday after confronting a 32-year-old resident in the street over money he allegedly owed to his girlfriend. The couple had been traveling north on Fort Street near Gregory when they got into an argument over $100 she said he owed her for a telephone bill. The argument escalated and he demanded to be let out of the car. He walked south on the sidewalk east of Fort and she then parked her car on Liberty because she wanted to get the money from him, police said. She got out of her car and … [Read more...] about Man with gun intervenes in couple’s street argument

LINCOLN PARK — It took a couple of tries, but police finally caught one of two men who allegedly tried Tuesday to break into a house in the 1100 block of Fort Park. The resident called about 1 a.m. to say he had been watching television in his living room when he heard glass breaking. He said he also heard someone trying to get inside his house through the door on its north side. Police found fresh footprints in the snow leading from the side door to the porch, but found no one. The resident called again 15 minutes later … [Read more...] about Would-be burglar nabbed on third police visit

LINCOLN PARK — Police caught up with a 19-year-old Romulus man just after 5 p.m. Monday after he tried to elude them in connection with a domestic issue. An officer first contacted the man in the 1300 block of Applewood near Cicotte in reference to an outstanding arrest warrant. The man then fled on foot. Backup officers arrived and found fresh footprints in the snow in a backyard in that same block leading to the service door of a garage. The door was closed but not locked, and police entered and announced their … [Read more...] about Man pulled from rafters after foot chase