Video Shows Pontiac Middle School Arson Suspect (video) (Oakland County Sheriff Dept, June 8, 2017) Pontiac – The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office and the Sheriff’s Office Fire Investigations Unit are requesting information on identifying an individual who is suspected on setting a fire outside of Pontiac High School. On May 27, 2017, the Sheriff’s Office…
Fire at Colasanti’s in Highland Not Stopping the Business or the Birds (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 5, 2017) Highland Twp, MI – An early morning fire Monday is not stopping the folks at Colasanti’s Market in Highland from selling their food and flowers to the many customers who have been coming through the day. The…
Fire at Colasanti’s in Highland Not Stopping the Business or the Birds (Crystal A. Proxmire, June 5, 2017) Highland Twp, MI – An early morning fire Monday is not stopping the folks at Colasanti’s Market in Highland from selling their food and flowers to the many customers who have been coming through the day. The…
Arsonist Destroys Materials Meant for Pontiac Middle School Repairs (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 27, 2017) Pontiac, MI- Piles of construction materials meant for renovations on Pontiac Middle School were set ablaze at around 3:30am Saturday. The damage destroyed about 25 percent of the much-needed supplies. Pontiac School Superintendent Kelley Williams gave a statement about the…
Fernando Gonzales’ Killer Sentenced for Second Degree Murder, Arson and Auto Theft (C. Proxmire, July 9, 2016) Madison Heights, MI – 19-year-old Christopher King was recently sentenced to 30-60 years in prison for the strangulation death, arson and theft of vehicle in the Oct. 31, 2015 murder of 59-year-old Ferndano Gonzales, according to The Oakland…
Two Vacant Building Fires under Investigation in Pontiac FROM DAY SHIFT: 1-2-2016, 07:00 hrs. THROUGH MIDNIGHT SHIFT: 1-3-2016, 07:00 hrs. INCIDENT: 15:39 hrs. – City of Pontiac – Structure Fire / OCSO Fire Investigations Unit Call-out – #16-798 SUMMARY: Deputies were dispatched to the 200 block of Cesar Chavez assist the Waterford Regional Fire Department…
Man Charged with Setting Fires in Farmington Hills Theater During Movie (Farmington Hills Police, Dec. 23, 2015) Farmington Hills, MI – On Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 1:51 a.m. Farmington Hills Police and Fire Departments responded to the Riviera Cinema located at 30170 Grand River Avenue on a report of smoke in the building. Police…
Car Fires Continue in Royal Oak (Royal Oak Police, Dec. 15, 2015) Royal Oak, MI – On Saturday, December 12, 2015, at 4:53 a.m., the Royal Oak Police and Fire Department responded to two (2) suspicious car fires in the 1000 and 1100 block of Bauman. When first responders arrived on the scene both vehicles…
Madison Heights Murder a Hook-up Crime, Police Say (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 30 2015) Madison Heights, MI – More details are emerging in the murder of Ferndando Gonzales of Madison Heights. The Daily Tribune reports that the suspect, 19-year-old Christopher Charles-Ruben King, arrived at Gonzales’s home at about 7:30pm on Oct. 31 after answering…
Madison Heights Police Searching for Person Spotted at Murder Scene (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 19, 2015) Madison Heights police are still searching for this unknown man seen at a house fire November 1 in the 3000 block of Groveland that killed 59 year old Fernando Gonzales of Madison Heights. A sketch was released by the…
Madison Heights Man Found Dead in Suspicious Fire (Crystal A. Proxmire, Nov. 1, 2015) Madison Heights Police are investigating a suspicious house fire that occurred at about 1am on Nov. 1 in the 30000 block of Groveland. A man was found dead inside the home. Deputy Police Chief Corey Haines released a statement saying…
Police Say Man Lit Fire in Occupied Group Home (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, March 30, 2015) INCIDENT: 11:07 hrs. – March 17 – City of Pontiac – Arson of an Occupied Dwelling / OCSO Fire Investigations Unit Assist. #15-44841 SUMMARY: Deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of N. Tasmania Ave. on the report of…
Earlier this week, Fire Marshal Brian Batten presented Ferndale resident Terry Bowlus an award of $2,000 from the Michigan Arson Prevention Committee for his testimony that led to the conviction of an arsonist.
An angry girlfriend arsonist was convicted Tuesday in Oakland County Circuit Court of setting her boyfriend’s home on fire on July 8, 2009.