Fatal Car Crash Claims Life of 46-year-old Linden Woman

Susan Porter-Tyson of Linden was involved in a single vehicle personal injury crash near the intersection of Bennett Lake Road and Clairmont Drive in Deerfield Township.

A 46-year-old Linden woman died after her vehicle struck a tree in Deerfield Township on Sunday night. Susan Porter-Tyson was found trapped and non-responsive in her car around 10 p.m., according to a press release from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. Rescue attempts were made, but police say they were unable to revive Porter-Tyson, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say the woman was alone in the car and driving at a high rate of speed before losing control of the vehicle. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the report. A preliminary investigation shows that alcohol and drugs do not appear to have been a factor, but a final determination will be made once toxicology reports are obtained. The single …

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Hartland Woman Reports Identity Theft, Break-In Reported at Wilson Marine

The following information was supplied by the Livingston County Sheriff's Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

On Jan. 21, a Hartland woman reported a case of identity theft after receiving a Sears Mastercard statement in the mail, according to a police report from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department.  Police say that on Dec. 11, an unknown suspect opened a Sears account at a store located in the Lakes Mall in Muskegon using the victim’s information and then used the account to purchase items from the store including apparel, cosmetics and jewelry. Break-in reported at Wilson Marine On the morning of Jan. 28, police responded to a breaking and entering complaint at the Wilson Marine in Howell, according to a police report from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. Police say employees noticed a broken plastic window on an overhead …

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Report: 14-Year-Old Boy Told Police that Novi Pediatrician Molested Him; 17 Year Old Charged with Larceny of a Firearm

A roundup of crime from around the Hartland area.

Area police departments provided the following reports. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. The Farmington Hills and West Bloomfield Police departments investigated possible incidents of molestation of a teenage boy by his pediatrician, a close friend of his family. A redacted police report issued to Patch under the Freedom of Information Act revealed some details of allegations against Jeffrey Lee Dembs, 61, a West Bloomfield resident and doctor at the My Kid's Doc office on 12 Mile Road near Meadowbrook Road in Novi. Dembs is being accused on a count of first degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct, all with a person younger …

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Hartland Man Dies After Hitting Tow Truck into Tree in Commerce Township

Hartland resident Kent Barlow, 48, was driving a tow truck in Commerce Township when he struck two trees and died.

Hartland Schools in 'Secure Mode' During Friday Morning Search for Suspects

Assistant Superintendent Scott VanEpps confirms that the secure mode in all the Hartland Schools has been lifted as of 9:30 a.m.

A two-county search for four suspects put Hartland schools in "secure mode" this morning, a school official confirmed. According to Assistant Superintendent Scott VanEpps, every Hartland school was secured in a way to protect the students, and the staff was “vigilant of any outside suspicious activity," but the buildings were not considered to be in “lock-down." The security measure was in response to an incident that took place early Friday morning, involving four suspects police were pursuing through Genesee and Livingston counties. “Our school district responded to an event that was unfolding in Livingston County to the north of us,” VanEpps said.  Based on information the school received from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department …

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Prosecutor seeking charges against teen who injured Hartland school guard

The Livingston County prosecutor’s office has authorized a juvenile court petition against a 16-year-old Hartland High School student who critically injured a school security officer.

Pine Way Dr. fire, Hartland

Photos from a house fire in Hartland.

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Seatbelts, Signals and Intersections

Sgt. Mark Thompson discusses three ways to stay safe while driving.

I have discovered, if your wife accidentally locks herself out of the house, and you are at work and your cellular telephone battery is dead, it will not only prove the house is very difficult to break into, but when you arrive at home, you will soon embark on a trip to an exotic restaurant.   A recent traffic crash involving the Executive for Oakland County and a retired Michigan State Trooper has been making quite the media splash. Most likely we could discuss numerous dynamics leading up to the crash and the actual crash, but I would like to talk about three. First, seatbelts really, really do work and have been proven to reduce injuries and fatalities. But they only work if you wear them.  If you travel a thousand miles or a quarter …

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