Monday, March 25 2013 6:26 PM EDT2013-03-25 22:26:47 GMT
(03/25/13) - A man the Oakland County Sheriff suspects broke into homes while the families were at funerals is in custody. Todd Griffin was arrested Monday, which is his birthday, at a pawn shop in Colorado.
A man the Oakland County Sheriff suspects broke into homes while the families were at funerals is in custody.
TYRONE TOWNSHIP (WJRT) -
(02/18/13) - It sounds almost too ridiculous to be real. Unfortunately, a
Fenton-area family says it is real for them.
They believe thieves used obituary information to rob their homes.
Two of their homes, in Livingston County and some 15 miles apart, were hit
Valentine's Day. They say they were robbed, while they were away, during the
first visitation day for their loved one.
Elaine Kinsman and her Daughter Marissa West spoke to ABC12 Monday.
"He'd been battling cancer for seven years," said Elaine, of her late husband
Doug Kinsman.
He passed away last week. Doug was 65.
"He developed pneumonia and just couldn't make it through," Elaine said.
When she returned to their Tyrone Township home after his first day of
visitation?
"The door was open. The cold air was blowing in," Elaine said.
She says dresser drawers were also open, her jewelry box empty and the bathroom
counter cleared.
The wedding ring her husband had been unable to wear?
"That was gone too. His college graduation ring was gone."
Elaine says both silver boxes, her wedding flatware included, were missing too,
as well as a small safe.
If that wasn't bad enough?
Some 15 miles away in Hartland, her daughter Marissa West was experiencing the
same thing. Her home had been robbed, too.
"I thought this can't be happening," West said.
Their family could only come to one conclusion - Doug's obituary with all the
obligatory information outlining when and where they would be away from their
homes.
"Thirty years ago, when my father died, my mother would not let us put an
obituary in the paper for this very reason," Elaine said. "In hindsight, that
(Doug's) obituary would have been written very differently."
The Kinsman family urges you to just think about what you're providing and to
maybe not share as much information if possible.
Both incidents have been reported to the Livingston County Sheriff's Department.
ABC12 was not able to reach investigators for comment.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:33 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:33:14 GMT
(05/22/13) - A busy Mid-Michigan intersection is closed right now after a head-on collision. Emergency crew have been on scene at the corner of Vienna Road and Jennings Road since just before 9 Wednesday
A busy Mid-Michigan intersection is closed right now after a head-on collision.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 6:39 PM EDT2013-05-21 22:39:23 GMT
(05/21/13) - Weather in Mid-Michigan, Tuesday, will most likely be similar to Monday, with but maybe not quite so much heavy rain, thunder and lightning. Beaverton in Gladwin County seems to have taken
Mother Nature left her mark on Gladwin County. Strong winds knocked down power lines, toppled trees and blew bricks off the top of a building.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:33 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:33:27 GMT
(05/22/13) - Growing consumer demand for cars and trucks has automakers changing their usual summer plans - and it will have a Mid-Michigan impact. The Detroit Big Three say they expect to shorten or
Growing consumer demand for cars and trucks has automakers changing their usual summer plans - and it will have a Mid-Michigan impact.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:32 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:32:54 GMT
(05/22/13) - In Isabella County, a 37-year-old man was killed after he was hit by a pickup truck. It happened last night on M-20 near Sherman Road in Bloomfield Township. Police say Jeremy Stiles from
In Isabella County, a 37-year-old man was killed after he was hit by a pickup truck.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:29 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:29:08 GMT
(05/22/13) - In Saginaw, police are still looking for a suspect in the city's latest murder. Just before 2 Wednesday morning, police were called to the 700 block of N. Woodbridge where one person had
In Saginaw, police are still looking for a suspect in the city's latest murder.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:56 AM EDT2013-05-22 15:56:25 GMT
(05/21/13)-Dozens of American Red Cross volunteers in mid-Michigan are on standby to help with the aftermath of Oklahoma's tornado. The images show just how much devastation Oklahoma has suffered. In
Dozens of American Red Cross volunteers in Mid-Michigan are on standby to help with the aftermath of Oklahoma's tornado.
