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Flint pair arrested after allegedly stealing nearly $1,500 from Walmart
By Dominic Adams | dadams5@mlive.com
on December 14, 2012 at 8:30 PM
Dominic Adams | Mlive.com
FENTON, MI – Fenton police arrested a pair from Flint who allegedly stole nearly $1,500 from Walmart Wednesday.
A 36-year-old Flint man walked into the store, at 3700 Owen Road, and purchased about $671 in toys about 10:30 a.m. Dec. 12, Lt. Jason Slater said.
The man then took the merchandise out to the parking lot and unloaded the toys. He then came back in and got every item he'd already purchased, put it in his cart and bought one item.
Slater said the man walked out of the store with all the toys and said he already paid for the items and showed the receipt from his earlier transaction.
The man returned to the store later in the day and did the same thing with $684 in toys, Slater said. He had a 27-year-old Flint woman try to return the stolen merchandise, but Walmart officials called police.
Police found a hand gun in the woman's purse and arrested her and the man on a suspicion of a felony charge of retail fraud.
Dominic Adams is a police reporter for The Flint Journal. Contact him at dadams5@mlive.com or 810-241-8803. Follow him on Twitter or Facebook |
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Fri Dec 14, 2012 8:41 pm |
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This occurred on lapeer Rd close to Belsay Rd. in the Bentley School District. A School bus was said to have come close to a collision as the men escaped. This first came across the scanner as Flint. The Genesee County Sheriff dept. was the first to respond. There were reports of a man shot in the face and later 2 men with gun shot wounds went to Hurley. police were looking for a silver blazer.
No serious injuries in Burton after house next to daycare shot up during attempted robbery
By Dominic Adams | dadams5@mlive.com
on December 14, 2012 at 5:00 PM, updated December 14, 2012 at 5:05 PM
A man suffered minor injuries after he was assaulted outside a home in the 5200 block of Lapeer Road in Burton Friday. Two suspects then fired at least two shots into the home in an attempted robbery, police said. The home is two doors down from a daycare. Dominic Adams | Mlive.com
BURTON, MI – No one was seriously injured in Burton after an assault and attempted robbery resulted in shots being fired into a home adjacent to a daycare Friday, Dec. 14.
Two unknown assailants assaulted a man outside a home in the 5200 block of Lapeer Road and then tried to rob the home just before 3:30 p.m., Burton police Sgt. Marty Coe said. The suspects fired at least two gunshots into the home, shattering the window on the door.
After shooting into the home, the suspects fled in an unknown direction, armed with handguns, Coe said.
The man who was assaulted outside the home suffered minor injuries.
Police would not say what the suspects were trying to take from the home.
Brandon Forcier was doing yard work outside his mother's childcare facility and said he heard what he thought were fireworks.
"I heard a lady yell, 'Call 911,' and then I saw all the cops," Forcier said.
Nancy's Day Care, which is two doors down from where the shooting occurred, had between 12 and 15 children there who ranged in age from infant to 5 years old at the time, Forcier said.
"It ticks me off," he said. "Who shoots in broad daylight next to a daycare?"
Forcier said there are people in and out of the home at all hours of the day.
Dominic Adams is a police reporter for The Flint Journal. Contact him at dadams5@mlive.com or 810-241-8803. Follow him on Twitter or Facebook |
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Fri Dec 14, 2012 8:47 pm |
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The area between Flushing and Welch, Winona to Mason filled with "shots fired" Friday night. Sadly, many residents don't bother to call 011 any more as they say it doesn't do any good.
Another thing was the odd timing of the shooting almost on the hour, every hour.
2 am- 1500 block Lavender
3 am - 3100 block Mallery
4 m - 2800 bl Begole and 2900 block Mackin
other areas also had shots fired.
Clio & Cooper
2600 Fenton
and early in the evening 7000 Cecil |
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Sun Dec 16, 2012 2:06 am |
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Bullets strike Flint home; father and son uninjured
By Roberto Acosta | racosta1@mlive.com
on December 16, 2012 at 12:21 PM, updated December 16, 2012 at 12:22 PM
FLINT, MI -- A 37-year-old man and his 6-year-old son were not injured when multiple bullets ripped through a home Saturday morning on Begole Street.
Police were told by the man the pair were inside around 1:30 a.m. when he heard 10 to 15 shots fired outside the home, according to a police report.
An officer and the homeowner found several bullet holes in two walls of the home.
Evidence was gathered by police for the ongoing investigation, in which police have made no arrests and have no suspect information. |
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Sun Dec 16, 2012 1:42 pm |
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Man in Flint in serious condition following stabbing; suspect arrested at scene
12/16/2012
FLINT, MI -- A 30-year-old man is in serious condition after he was stabbed Saturday morning on Fenton Road, according to a police report.
Police were called in reference to a fight around 3:30 a.m. and noticed the man with an apparent stab wound to the abdomen.
He was listed in serious condition at a local hospital.
A 20-year-old man was arrested at the scene for felonious assault, while a 19-year-old man and 20-year-old man were also taken into custody for fighting in public.
All three suspects have been lodged in the Genesee Count Jail. |
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Sun Dec 16, 2012 1:44 pm |
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This BP gas station has been the subject of numerous criminal acts and problems in the last month.
Flint police investigating three critical shootings from overnight
By David Harris | dharris5@mlive.com
on December 21, 2012 at 6:25 AM
Two men were in critical condition in a shooting around 5 a.m. in the area of Saginaw and Holbrook.David Harris | mlive.com
FLINT, MI -- Three men are in critical condition in two separate shootings early Friday morning, according to Flint police.
The latest happened around 5 a.m. where two men were critically shot in the area of Saginaw and Holbrook. It is not clear if they were shot inside or outside, police say. Detectives are on scene investigating.
The first shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m. at a BP gas station on Clio and Myrtle, police said. It happened during an apparent robbery and the station clerk was shot. He was taken to the hospital where he went into surgery.
There is no suspect information in either of the shootings.
Anyone with information is asked to call Flint police at 810-237-6801 or CRIMESTOPPERS. |
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Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:03 am |
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In the 90's the King Party store was one of a number of related stores owned by Chaldean ownerswho were raided on similar charges as well as charges they were funding terrorists groups. This article does not idicate if the illegal proceeds were used in the illicit drug trade or other illegal activity.
For such a light sentence the suspect must ave given up someone.
Flint man sentenced to federal prison for food stamp fraud, gun charges
By Gary Ridley | gridley@mlive.com
on December 21, 2012 at 10:45 PM, updated December 21, 2012 at 11:04 PM
FLINT, MI -- A Flint man convicted in federal court of food stamp fraud and illegal gun charges was sentenced to spend five years in federal prison and repay more than $600,000, according to court records.
Flint Federal District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith entered his judgement Friday, Dec. 21, against Akhir McFarland. McFarland, 43, pleaded guilty to unauthorized use of food stamps and unlawful transport of a firearm
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Authorities say McFarland and Noha T. Fofana illegally illegally redeemed hundreds-of-thousands of dollars of food stamps benefits at Fofana's west Flint Mandingo African Market between February 2009 and July 2011.
The United States Attorney Office of the Eastern District of Michigan claimed that McFarland and Fofana, who was previously convicted by a jury and is awaiting sentencing in federal court, conspired to manually enter Bridge Card numbers, a debit card-like device that electronically tracks benefits, and PINs order to transfer the benefits to the market’s bank account.
The two agreed to pay customers, including undercover law enforcement agents, roughly 50 cents for each $1 charged against their cards.
Between June 2010 and June 2011, 95 percent of all food stamp transactions were manually entered into the system.
Witnesses testified that Fofana would not only manually enter Bridge Card transactions when there were no customers present, but would call a clerk at the store and have him manually enter transactions.
An analysis conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture showed that the market’s average food stamp redemption amount was $26,798 per month – compared to an average of $5,479 monthly redemption for other convenience stores within a .8 mile radius.
Goldsmith ordered McFarland to serve one year, four months in prison and pay nearly $613,000 in restitution on the food stamp charge.
McFarland, a previously convicted felon, was charged with unlawful transport of a firearm after authorities discovered a .38-caliber pistol in his home while executing a search warrant, according to court records.
He was previously convicted of two counts of bank robbery in December 2002 and of two drug charges in 2010.
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Sat Dec 22, 2012 7:43 am |
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Woman in Flint told to strip off clothes by armed men; purse and vehicle taken
By Roberto Acosta | racosta1@mlive.com
on December 23, 2012 at 11:12 AM, updated December 23, 2012 at 11:19 AM
FLINT, MI -- A woman approached by three men Friday morning --one with a handgun and one with a shotgun -- was told to strip Friday morning, while they took her purse and vehicle on North Saginaw Street.
The woman told police she was confronted by the men around 4:30 a.m. in the 4000 block of North Saginaw and told to get out of her four-door, gray 2008 Dodge Avenger by the group, according to a police report, and take off her clothing.
Her purse and vehicle was taken by the men, described as 18- to 22-years-old, who then left in an unknown direction. |
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Sun Dec 23, 2012 4:16 pm |
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$2,000 in cash taken during armed robbery at Flint business
By Roberto Acosta | racosta1@mlive.com
on December 23, 2012 at 12:28 PM, updated December 23, 2012 at 12:33 pm
FLINT, MI -- A store employee in Flint was struck with a handgun and robbed Friday morning at a South Dort Highway business, according to a police report
The employee told police while he was counting petty cash around 7:40 a.m. in an office at the business in the 3000 block of South Dort, when two men dressed in black clothing and wearing face masks walked into the office.
One of the men pointed a gun at the employee, while the second man took $1,600 from the petty cash safe and removed two cash drawers containing a total of $400.
The man holding the gun then struck the employee in the head before the pair fled in an unknown direction from the business.
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How did the robbers gain entry? Sounds like a fast food restaurant. The economy being as bad as it is brings out more desperate people doing illegal things they would have never believed. Something is amiss because two masked gunmen just do not end up at your office door when you are counting money. I would not discount an inside job. Be thankful nobody was injured. |
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Sun Dec 23, 2012 4:21 pm |
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Man in Flint arrested after firing gun in resident's front yard
By Roberto Acosta | racosta1@mlive.com
on December 23, 2012 at 2:40 PM, updated December 23, 2012 at 2:52 PM
FLINT, MI -- A man in Flint was arrested after police received a call early Saturday morning of shots being fired in the front yard of a Klein Street home.
Police were called around 1:30 a.m. to the 3000 block of Klein for a man shooting a gun in the front yard of a residence, according to a police report.
An officer heard several shots prior to their arrival, and police took a 28-year-old man into custody without incident.
The suspect was taken and lodged in the Flint City Jail. |
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Sun Dec 23, 2012 4:24 pm |
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Man has vehicle stolen in Flint after driving armed robbers to store
By Roberto Acosta | racosta1@mlive.com
on December 23, 2012 at 8:30 PM
FLINT, MI -- A man drove two men robbing him to a store Wednesday evening where an employee called police after they pointed guns at him in the parking lot of a Flint club.
The man told police he was getting out of his car at The Gentlemen's Club on South Dort Highway around 7:30 p.m. when he was approached by two men with guns that ordered him back into the vehicle.
He then drove the men to another location where they made him empty his pockets, and then forced to drive them to a nearby ATM inside a store, according to a police report.
After going inside the store and being told there was no ATM, the victim stayed inside the store and asked the clerk to call police.
Both suspects fled in his red 2011 Ford Focus. The victim was not injured, and police have no witnesses at this point in the ongoing investigation. |
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Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:33 pm |
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Flint man pleads guilty to federal racketeering conspiracy charge in Howard Boys gang case
By Gary Ridley | gridley@mlive.com
on December 27, 2012 at 5:30 PM
FLINT, MI -- A Flint man has pleaded guilty to involvement with a racketeering conspiracy after a federal indictment accused him of being a member of a violent south Flint gang called the Howard Boys.
Malcolm J. Evans pleaded guilty Dec. 20 in front of U.S. District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith.
Authorities say Evans, along with 11 others charged in a federal indictment in May, controlled a drug distribution enterprise on the city's south side and used violence, threats and intimidation to maintain their hold on the area's drug trade from 2002 to May 2012.
Evans admitted to distributing more than 500 grams of crack cocaine during his time in the gang.
Prosecutors agreed to dismiss a crack cocaine distribution charge against Evans. He is scheduled to be sentenced April 16.
A number of additional individuals named in the initial indictment now also face multiple new charges of attempted murder in aid of racketeering and use of a firearm while committing a crime:
• Leon Gills is accused of assaulting with intent to murder a victim, identified only as CO, July 22, 2009 in Flint.
MLive-Flint Journal records show the victim was critically injured after he was shot multiple times about 8:20 p.m. at 2200 Trout Drive on the city's south side.
Gills also faces charges of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of racketeering and use of a firearm during a crime.
Authorities say Gills was with a second man named in the indictment when he attempted to kill four people by shooting into their vehicle March 17, 2009, on the 3200 block of Lippincott in Burton.
• Johnathan E. Walker is now charged with assault with intent to murder a victim, identified only as AG, Feb. 7, 2010, in Flint.
Mlive-Flint Journal records show the victim was critically injured when he was shot multiple times. He was was found at a gas station at Lapeer Road and Dort Highway on the city's south side.
Walker also faces charges of racketeering and murder in aid of racketeering for the 2006 death of 19-year-old Marion Hardy.
• Johnathan Oldham is now charged with attempted murder and use of a gun during a crime for a Feb. 13, 2010, attack on a victim identified only as EA.
Oldham is also charged with racketeering, multiple drug charges, selling a defaced firearm, receiving an unregistered firearm, importing/manufacturing a firearm, use of a weapon during a crime and murder in the June 15, 2009, killing of Malachi Wilson.
• Sean V. Cunningham is now charged with attempted murder and use of a gun during a crime for shooting a victim identified only as TK.
Authorities say Cunningham was with another man named in the federal indictment July 5, 2010, when Cunningham shot the victim near 12th Street and Lapeer Road.
Cunningham is also charged with racketeering, using a gun during a crime and attempted murder in aid of racketeering when he shot a victim identified only as BM in the 1900 block of Howard Avenue April 6, 2008. |
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Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:31 pm |
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Flint's police were busy last night!
Police apprehended at least one suspect in an attempted home invasion in the 500 block of E Stewart.
A chase that started on Flint Park also had narcotics and a gun thrown from the car and recovered. The driver and passenger bailed from the car and were chased and apprehended. The car struck a tree on E Bishop. Poloice had a triple plat.
There needs to be something done with the Evergreen Regency housing complex. Too many police calls there! A large fight earlier in the evening in the 25oo block of Trout later had shots fired into an apt. in 2600 Trout. HUD needs to consider financing proper security if they want to continue building large complexes in which to warehouse people.
They also responded to numerous calls of shots fired.
A young man was shot in leg in the 400 block of E. Bishop early in the evening.
Bobby Daytonave Person told FPO his house was shot up on Robin Street. He might want to consider changing his moniker! |
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Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:52 am |
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| This warehousing of people has the distinct advantage of keeping the druggies and bangers somewhat confined in one area. Maybe LBJ wasnt as dumb as suspected. |
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"If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!!
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Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:58 pm |
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Flint police report man shot in the leg by mugger
By Shaun Byron | sbyron@mlive.com
on December 29, 2012 at 2:30 PM, updated December 29, 2012 at 2:31 PM
FLINT, MI -- Police are investigating a reported mugging that left a man hospitalized with a gunshot wound to his leg.
The shooting happened about 6:15 p.m. Friday in the 300 block of Bishop Avenue, between Martin Luther King Avenue and Saginaw Street, according to Flint police reports.
The man told officers he was walking down the street when he was approached by an unknown individual who robbed him before shooting him in the leg, according to the report.
The man was taken to an area hospital and is reported to be in good condition, police said. |
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Sat Dec 29, 2012 8:12 pm |
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