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>> WHAT WE DISCOVERED HERE
INSIDE THIS LOCAL CEMETERY IS
ONE OF THE MOST DISTURBING
THINGS I’VE EVER SEEN.
>> A CEMETERY CANNOT OPERATE
LIKE THIS AND SOMEBODY NEEDS TO
TELL ME WHAT THE HELL IS GOING
ON.
ON. >> FAMILY MEMBERS ARE DEVASTATED
AND TONIGHT I’M DEMANDING
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS. HELP ME HANK INVESTIGATES COMING
UP.
UP. >> A TOW TRUCK DRIVER IS TRUCK
JACKED.
JACKED. THOSE GUYS BACKING INTO THE
CHECK CASHING BISSON 0 DETROIT’S
WEST SIDE.
WEST SIDE. A SAFE IS CRACKED OPEN AND AN
ATM TORN OPEN, BUT DID THOSE
GUYS GET ANYTHING?
>> BREAKING NEWS ON TWO FRONTS.
A HEALTH SCARE FOR SUPREME COURT
JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG.
THOSE STORIES IN JUST A MOMENT.
>> DEVIN: WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS
FROM WESTLAND.
FROM WESTLAND. A DEATH INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY
IN HINES PARK.
LET’S GET TO MARA MCDONALD WITH
THE LATEST.
THE LATEST. WE’VE HAD DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
LAST HOUR.
LAST HOUR. >> DEVIN, WE DO.
TAKE A LOOK BEHIND ME, WORD
SOURCES SAY A BODY OF A WOMAN
WAS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED BEYOND
THE TREE LINE THERE.
LET ME TAKE YOU THROUGH IT.
WESTLAND POLICE GETS THE CALL
THE WOMAN’S BODY IS FOUND IN THE
WATER.
WATER. THEY GET OUT THERE AND CORDON
OFF THIS AREA AND THEY CALL OUT
THE DIVE TEAM.
AND MULTIPLE DIVERS GO IN THE
WATER WITH STRETCHERS AND
LADDERS LOOKING FOR ANYTHING
THAT MIGHT BE IN THE WATER.
THE OFFICIAL WORD FROM POLICE
RIGHT NOW IS THAT THERE IS NO
DANGER TO THE PUBLIC.
THEY WILL NOT GO SO FAR AS TO
SAY THIS IS ANYTHING, BUT A
DEATH INVESTIGATION, WHICH MEANS
THIS COULD BE ANYTHING FROM FOUL
PLAY TO A SUICIDE.
THEY ARE NOT COMMITTING TO
ANYTHING AT THIS POINT, MERELY
SAYING THEY ARE MAKING FAMILY
NOTIFICATIONS, WHICH MEANS THEY
HAVE AN I.D. ON WHOEVER WAS
FOUND BACK HERE AND THEY DO NOT
BELIEVE THERE IS ANY DANGER TO
THE PUBLIC AT THIS POINT.
WE’RE LIVE IN WESTLAND, I’M MARA
MCDONALD, BACK TO YOU ICHT WE’LL
GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS WE
KNOW MORE.
KNOW MORE. LET’S GET TO BREAKING NEWS IN
THE SEARCH FOR REMAINS FOR
HOMICIDE VICTIMS IN MACOMB
TOWNSHIP.
TOWNSHIP. >> KAREN: WARREN POLICE TELL US
THEY HAVE FOUND CLOTHING AT
THEIR SEARCH LOCATION.
THEY ARE INVESTIGATING TO SEE IF
THE CLOTHES ARE LINKED TO
POSSIBLE CONVICTS OF CONVICTED
KEELER ARTHUR REIM.
THEY PLAN TO CONTINUE THE
SEARCH.
SEARCH. TOUGH DAY ON THE MARKET.
THE DOW CLOSING DOWN 623 POINTS.
IT COMES AFTER CHINA ANNOUNCED
TARIFFS ON $75 BILLION WORTH OF
U.S. PRODUCTS AND A TWEET FROM
PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLING FOR U.S.
COMPANIES TO LOOK AT
ALTERNATIVES TO DOING BUSINESS
IN CHINA.
IN CHINA. >> KAREN: THE SUPREME COURT SAYS
JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG
COMPLETED TREATMENT FOR HER
PANCREAS.
PANCREAS. THERE’S RADIATION FOR THE TUMOR
AND THERE’S NO SIGN OF CANCER
ANYWHERE ELSE IN HER BODY.
GINSBURG IS DOING WELL AND WILL
CONTINUE WITH PERIODIC BLOOD
TESTS AS WELL AS SCANS.
A TOW TRUCK DRIVER HAS A GUN
POINTED TO HIS FACE AND THE MAN
TOLD HIM TO GIVE UP THE TRUCK
AND HE DOESN’T WANT TO DRY.
>> DEVIN: THE TRUCK JACKERS
DROVE THE TRUCK THROUGH A CASH
CHECKING AND WE’LL LOOK AT HOW
MUCH THEY COST.
>> I WANT TO GIVE YOU A LOOK THE
AT DAMAGE, IT’S STUNNING.
THEY BACKED A FLATBED INTO THE
BUSINESS.
BUSINESS. THEY’RE TRYING TO SHORE UP THE
BUILDING SO THEY CAN BOARD IT
UP.
UP. YOU SEE A CRACKED OPEN ATM AND A
SAFE.
SAFE. IT’S UNCLEAR THOUGH IF THESE
GUYS GOT AWAY WITH ANYTHING AT
ALL.
ALL. >> I WAS LIKE WHAT THE--
>> TINA MOHAMMAD COMES TO THIS
CHECK CASHING BUSINESS AND
RELIES ON IT.
I STOPPED TO SEE MY BUDDY, WHAT
HAPPENED HERE?
HAPPENED HERE? >> THE FLATBED TOW TRUCK BACKED
INTO IT.
INTO IT. THERE’S SERIOUS DAMAGE.
THE TWO MEN USED THE TOW TRUCK
FROM BOBBY’S TOWING, CALLING THE
TOW TRUCK DRIVER TO A SIDE TREAT
AND THEN AMBUSHING HIM WITH A
GUN.
GUN. >> ONE GUY PUT A GUN TO HIS HEAD
AND TOLD HIM, DON’T LOOK AT ME
OR I’M GOING 0 BLOW YOUR BRAINS
OUT.
OUT. THE MAN THEN DRIVING THE TRUCK
RIGHT TO THE CHECK CHARACTER
BUSINESS SLAMMING INTO IT,
THINKING THEY WERE IN STORE FOR
A MASSIVE PAY DAY.
>> UNFORTUNATELY THE DAMAGE THEY
DID WAS GREATER THAN WHAT THEY
TOOK.
TOOK. IF YOU’RE SO TALENTED, PUT IT TO
BETTER USE.
BETTER USE. THAT’S WHAT I WOULD SAY.
IF THEY’RE JUST A BUNCH OF
LOSERS AND IT’S A SHAME, AGAIN.
>> WE’RE LIVE TONIGHT, $50,000
WORTH OF DAMAGE DONE TO THE TOW
TRUCK.
TRUCK. 100,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE DONE TO
THAT BUSINESS.
THAT BUSINESS. WHY DIDN’T THESE GUYS GET
ANYTHING?
ANYTHING? EVERYTHING IS LOCKED UP THERE,
FIRST OF ALL.
SECOND OF ALL I’M TOLD THEY HAVE
THE SECURITY SYSTEM THAT LETS
THEM COME OVER A LOUD SPEAKER
AND SAY THE POLICE ARE COMING,
GET OUT.
GET OUT. AND THEY DID.
>> HOW IS THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER
DOING.
DOING. >> WE ASKED HIM ABOUT THROUGH
BOBBY’S TOWING.
BOBBY’S TOWING. HE WAS SHAKEN UP, HE HAD TO GO
DOOR-TO-DOOR LOOKING FOR HELP
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
WHICH WASN’T EASY.
>> DEVIN: WHICH IS GOOD NEWS,
THANKS, SHAWN.
THANKS, SHAWN. >> KAREN: THERE’S SO MANY
QUESTIONS FOLLOWING THE HORRIFIC
STORY THAT DOMINATED THE
HEADLINES.
HEADLINES. >> DEVIN: WE’RE TALKING ABOUT
IT, NINE-YEAR-OLD EMMA HERNANDEZ
LOST THEIR LIFE AFTER
PROSECUTORS SAY THE NEIGHBORS
THREE PIT BULLS BROKE THROUGH A
FENCE AND ATTACKED HER.
THE VISITATION IS UNDERWAY RIGHT
NOW FOR EMMA AS THE OWNER OF THE
DOGS SITS IN JAIL ON A CASH
BOND.
BOND. WE’VE BEEN WITH LARRY SPRUILL
LOOKING AT WHAT THEY’RE UP
AGAINST ON THE STREETS EVERY
DY, LARRY.
DY, LARRY. >> GOOD EVENING, DEVIN AND
KAREN.
KAREN. THIS MEMORIAL BEHIND ME
CONTINUES TO GROW.
YOU CAN SEE BALLOONS, FLOWERS,
TEDDY BEARS AND EVEN CANDLES
OVER THERE.
OVER THERE. NOW, LEADERS ARE FIGHTING TO
KEEP SOMETHING FROM THIS
HAPPENING, AGAIN.
HAPPENING, AGAIN. 4500, 4500.
4500, 4500. THAT’S THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS
ANIMAL CONTROL SAYS THEY
COLLECTED IN 2018.
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT DOGS, CATS,
REPTILES, AND BATS.
IT’S A NUMBER JEAN INGERSOLL
SAYS THEY’RE TRYING TO WORK ON.
>> IT’S REALLY NOW KIND OF
TAKING A STEP BACK IN OCTOBER,
GATHERING DATA.
GATHERING DATA. SEE HOW OFTEN WE’RE RESPONDING
OR SEE WHAT THE RESPONSES ARE
AND HOW MANY CALLS WE’RE GETTING
TO AND THEN ADJUSTING.
>> ANIMAL CONTROL SAYS THIS
ISSUE IS SOMETHING THAT’S BEEN A
TOPIC FOR YEARS NOW.
THIS WEEK IT’S BACK IN THE
FOREFRONT AFTER THREE PIT BULLS
ATTACKED AND KILLED
NINE-YEAR-OLD EMMA.
NINE-YEAR-OLD EMMA. FAMILY MEMBERS TELL EMMA WAS
PLAYING IN THIS ALLEY NEAR HER
HOME.
HOME. RIDING HER BIKE WITH HER
13-YEAR-OLD BROTHER.
13-YEAR-OLD BROTHER. THAT’S WHEN THE DOGS ATTACKED
HER.
HER. NOW, FLOWERS, BALLOONS AND TEDDY
BEARS SIT OUTSIDE HER HOME.
THE DOGS’ OWNER, 33-YEAR-OLD
PIERRE CLEVELAND FACED A JUDGE
THIS WEEK.
THIS WEEK. HE’S CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE
MURDER, DANGEROUS ANIMAL CAUSING
DEATH AND INVOLUNTARY
MANSLAUGHTER.
MANSLAUGHTER. NEIGHBORS SAY THEY COMPLAINED TO
HIM ABOUT THE DOGS BEFORE.
ANIMAL CONTROL WAS LOOKING INTO
THOSE CLAIMS.
THOSE CLAIMS. SO, IT’S REALLY NOW KIND OF
TAKING A STEP BACK IN OCTOBER,
STARTING TO GATHER DATA.
SEE HOW OFTEN WE’RE RESPONDING
OR SEE HOW THE RESPONSES ARE.
>> THAT’S NOT IT.
THEY RECENTLY BOOST UP THEIR
STAFF.
STAFF. THE DEPARTMENT HAS 19 TOTAL
OFFICERS WHICH NINE ARE BRAND
NEW AND HAVE TO BE TRAINED.
THEY ARE EXPECTED TO BE READY TO
GO IN OCTOBER.
>> AND AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS
INCIDENT HAS REALLY AFFECTED THE
NEIGHBORS AND FAMILY IN THIS
AREA.
AREA. AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY’RE OVER
THERE CONTINUING TO BRING MORE
THINGS TO THAT GROWING MEMORIAL.
NOW, AS FOR THE DOG OWNER, HE
WAS GRANTED A $2 MILLION BOND.
WE’RE LIVE IN SOUTHWEST DETROIT
TONIGHT, LARRY SPRUILL, LOCAL 4.
>> SUCH A HEARTBREAKING STORY,
THANK YOU, LARRY.
>> NOW TO A LOCAL 4 NEWS UPDATE.
THIS IS A GOOD ONE.
WE REPORTED A VAN BY THE MACOMB
COUNTY CHURCH TO HELP FIELD THE
HOMELESS WAS STOLEN.
>> NEIGHBORS WERE AN I BELIEVE
TO TRACK IT DOWN.
BY THE TIME THEY GOT TO IT, IT
WAS STOLEN.
WAS STOLEN. HOW A GENEROUS STRANGER IS
HELPING THEM GET BACK TO HELPING
THOSE IN NEED.
>> TAKE A LOOK.
THIS IS A MOMENT THE PASTOR IN
NEED HATS BEEN WAITING FOR.
>> WE WANT TO BLESS YOU.
IT’S NOT A COINCIDENCE.
>> AFTER THE VAN WAS STOLEN, THE
PASTOR DIDN’T NEED TO GO FAR.
>> HE SAYS I’VE GOT A SOLUTION
FOR YOU, I’VE GOT A VAN I WANT
TO DONATE TO CONTINUE THE FOOD
MIN ADMINISTER.
MIN ADMINISTER. >> THEY’RE JUST TWO MILES FROM
THE FELLOWSHIP.
THE FELLOWSHIP. LAD WEEKEND A MAN STOLE THE VAN
FOR THOSE IN NEED.
>> AND NEARLY KNOCKED ME OFF MY
SEAT.
SEAT. I DON’T WANT TO USE THE WORD
HATRED, BUT SADNESS THAT
SOMEBODY WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE
THAT TO A CHURCH WHO IS DOING
GOOD WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND HE SAW THE STORY ON CHANNEL
4 AND CONNECTED HIS HEART TO ME
AND HE REACHED OUT TO US AND
HERE WE ARE.
>> THE AUTO REPAIR HAD A 2004
GMC PERFECT FOR PICKING UP
PALLETS OF FOOD.
>> IT’S OVERWHELMING.
YOU KNOW, AS DEVASTATING AS WHAT
HAPPENED TO US IS--
IT WAS JUST OVERWHELMING THAT
SOMEBODY FROM THE COMMUNITY
STEPS UP AND JUST SAYS, HERE IS
THE TITLE.
THE TITLE. WE WANT TO BLESS YOU.
WE WANT TO BLESS WHAT YOU’RE
DOING.
DOING. WE WANT TO HELP YOU, AND NO
STRINGS ATTACHED.
STRINGS ATTACHED. IT WAS JUST LIKE CRAZY GOOD.
>> THE ORIGINAL VAN WAS DONATED
TO THE CHURCH BYPASS PORT PIZZA,
ANOTHER FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS IN
WARREN.
WARREN. THE THIEF CRASHED THAT VAN AND
TOTALLED IT.
TOTALLED IT. WITNESSES DIDN’T LET THE GUY RUN
AWAY AND HE WAS ARRESTED.
THE PASTOR SAYS HE FORGIVES THE
THIEF AND IS GRATEFUL TO THESE
MEN FOR LETTING HIM CONTINUE TO
DO THE RECORD’S WORK.
>> WHAT WE DO ISN’T POSSIBLE
WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION.
WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. >> THE PASTOR NEVER LOST HIS
FAITH.
FAITH. >> GOD IS GOOD.
>> THAT’S GREAT.
THE PASTOR GOT ANOTHER DONATION,
A 2000 DODGE CARAVAN FROM
STERLING HEIGHTS AND THAT WILL
HELP THEM PICK UP SMALLER
DELIVERIES.
DELIVERIES. PEOPLE COME THROUGH.
>> KAREN: SHARING STORIES LIKE
THAT.
THAT. WELL, THEY ARE CAUSING MAYHEM ON
THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN DETROIT.
>> DEVIN: WE ARE GOING TO LOOK
CLOSELY AT THE VIDEO THAT’S
MAKING THE ROUNDS ONLINE AND
HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT DETROIT
POLICE ARE DOING RIGHT NOW TO
TRY TO GET THESE GUYS BEHIND
BARS.
BARS. >> KAREN: AND A DOWN RIVER MAN
IS SUING HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND
BECAUSE SHE DIDN’T TAKE BIRTH
CONTROL.
CONTROL. THIS IS NOT A JOKE AND IT COULD
HAVE VERY REAL RAMIFICATIONS.
BEN.
BEN. >> BEN: KAREN, THE BIG GAME JUST
DOWN THE STREET IN A COUPLE OF
HOURS AND IT’S GOING TO BE
PLEASANT WALKING IN.
A LITTLE COOL COMING OUT.
WE’LL SHOW YOU WHAT THAT MEANS
FOR THE WEEKEND IN JUST A FEW
MINUTES.
MINUTES. >> IT’S ONE OF DETROIT’S MOST
HISTORIC CEMETERIES, BUT WHAT
WE’VE FOUND INSIDE IS DOWNRIGHT
HORRIFYING.
HORRIFYING. >> SHOULD THESE CREMATED REMAINS
JUST BE THERE?
IF THAT’S MY MOTHER AND FATHER
AND I HAVE TO SEE THEM AND LOOK
AT THE RETAINS OF 20 OTHER
PEOPLE, WHAT THE HECK ARE THEY
DOING THERE?
DOING THERE? THAT’S OUTRAGEOUS.