LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX STARTS NOW. WE ARE NOT IN THE CLEAR JUST YET, AS
SCATTERED STORMS AND RAIN
CONTINUE TO POP UP ON STORM
TRACKER 4 AND WE START THINGS
OFF HERE AT SIX. WHETHER WE’RE
WEATHER STORMS HAVE BEEN
ISOLATED, BUT IN SOME AREAS THEY
HAVE PACKED SOME DOWNPOURS AND
SOME HIGH WINDS, TOO. SO LET’S
START THINGS OFF HERE AT SIX
WITH PAUL. THANKS A BUNCH DEVIN
GUSTY WINDS IN TERMS OF 40 50
MILE PER HOUR GUSTS. WE’VE EVEN
HAD SOME REPORTS OF HAIL IN THE
AREA AS WELL. BUT RIGHT NOW, A
LOT OF THE STUFF HAS SETTLED
DOWN OR MOVED OUT. WE HAVE ONE
MOST NOTABLE CLUSTER OF STUFF
BACK TO THE WEST, BUT NOTICE
VERY LITTLE LIKE THERE’S ONE
LIGHTNING STRIKE RIGHT THERE,
BUT THIS IS ALL MOVING TO THE
SOUTHEAST, AND IT’S REALLY NOT
GOING TO AFFECT REALLY VERY MANY
OF YOU IN RUNAWAY COUNTY SO
OTHERWISE BACK TO THE NORTH
HERE, THIS LITTLE CELL HERE
COMING OUT OF THE BIRMINGHAM
AREA IS COMING, RIGHT, ACTUALLY
RIGHT DOWN. WOODWARD. SO
FERNDALE PLEASANT RIDGE. YOU’RE
GOING TO GET IT NEXT. NO NOTHING
VIOLENT HERE. THERE’S NOT EVEN
ANY LIGHTNING AND THEN FARTHER
TO THE NORTH. SCATTERED SHOWERS
HERE SAYING, LIKE COUNTY,
NORTHERN ST CLAIR COUNTY, SO
TEMPS RIGHT NOW ARE BASICALLY IN
THE LOW SEVENTIES, SO A LOT OF
US ARE DRY, SO THAT MEANS A LOT
OF US ARE GOING TO GET TO ENJOY
THE EARLY PART OF THIS EVENING
WITH TEMPS IN THE LOW TO MID
SEVENTIES, DROPPING INTO THE
SIXTIES BY MIDNIGHT, DON’T
FORGET THE LOCAL FORECASTERS.
APP HAS REAL TIME RADAR ON A DAY
LIKE THIS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
YOU CAN PAN AND ZOOM WITH YOUR
FINGERS AND SEE ANYWHERE YOU
WANT. EVEN IN EUROPE. I WAS
WATCHING IT DURING WIMBLEDON
DURING THE TOURNAMENT. ANYHOW GO
TO THE APP STORE SEARCH UNDER
WDIV’S. I’M SERIOUS. IT WORKS IN
EUROPE TO GO TO THE APP STORE
SEARCH UNDER WDIV’S, IT’S FREE
GUYS. OKAY PAUL. THANK YOU FOR
THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT WE’RE
HEARING FROM THE FAMILY OF A
PREGNANT WOMAN HIT AND KILLED.
BUY A VEHICLE DRIVEN BY ONE OF
HER BEST FRIENDS, JONES WAS
TRYING TO DIFFUSE A TENSE
SITUATION OUTSIDE OF SOUTHFIELD
APARTMENT WHEN SHE WAS KILLED.
THE BABY SURVIVED. SHAWN LEY
LIVE WITH AN UPDATE ON HOW THE
FAMILY IS NOW COPING AND CARING
FOR THE CHILD, SEAN THE BABY
BORN UNDER GREAT STRESS. HIS
NAME DAVON FAMILY TELLS US HE’S
STILL IN THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE OF
THE STRESS AND BECAUSE HE WAS
BORN TWO MONTHS PREMATURE, BUT
HE IS DOING JUST FINE. BUT IN
THE MEANTIME, HIS FAMILY NOT
DOING FINE WITH THIS WHOLE
TRAGEDY. SHE WAS SO HAPPY,
LITERALLY LIKE THIS IS HER FIRST
CHILD. MY SISTER WAS REALLY,
REALLY HAPPY LIKE AND YOU AND
YOU TOOK THAT NOW? MY NEPHEW
HOSPITAL WITHOUT A MOM. HER NAME
IS TIA PECKING IN AN INSTANT,
HER DEAR OLDER SISTER TIERRA WAS
RIPPED FROM HER AND AT THE SAME
TIME TIA IS NOW TAKING OVER THE
ROLE AS MOTHER TO TIERRAS
NEWBORN BABY BOY. IT WAS TIERRA
, WHO WAS SEVEN MONTHS PREGNANT
, SO EXCITED FOR HER FIRST BABY
PLANNING THE BABY SHOWER. THIS
WAS HER FIRST. CHILD AND SHE WAS
JUST SO HAPPY JUNE 25TH PICK,
SISTER, SISTER 27 YEAR OLD
TIERRA JONES WAS TRYING TO DE
ESCALATE AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN ONE
OF HER BEST FRIENDS AND HIS
GIRLFRIEND. THINGS GOT HEATED.
SOUTHFIELD POLICE SAY THIS MAN,
DAVON LOGAN STEPPED IN WITH THE
GUN TO GET AWAY. POLICE SAY THAT
FRIEND DROVE OFF AND RAN OVER TO
EUROPE, CRUSHING HER. DOCTORS
SAVED TIERRAS BABY TIARA COULD
NOT BE SAVED. THAT DRIVER WAS
NOT CHARGED THE OAKLAND COUNTY
PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE SAYING THERE
WERE NO FINDINGS OF INTENT.
TIERRAS SISTER SAYS THAT
DECISION IS CONFUSING AND HURTS
HER DEEPLY. THIS IS THE WORST
LIKE I NEVER, EVER THOUGHT TO
MILLIONAIRES. I LOSE MY BIG
SISTER LIKE THAT HURT MORE THAN
ANYTHING, NOT HER SON IS IN THE
HOSPITAL WITHOUT A MOM LIKE
THAT’S HORRIBLE NOW YOU GOTTA
GROW UP WITHOUT A MAMA HURTS.
INCREDIBLY SAD SITUATION HERE.
WE DID CHECK WITH SOUTHFIELD
POLICE AGAIN TODAY, THEY SAID
THE PROSECUTOR HAD THE FINAL
WORD ON THE DRIVER OF THAT CAR,
DECLINING TO PRESS CHARGES
THERE. IN THE MEANTIME, CHARGES
HAVE BEEN ISSUED AGAINST THE MAN
WITH THE GUN DAVON LOGAN. HE’S
CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF
FELONY FIREARM, ONE COUNT OF
ASSAULT TO DO GREAT BODILY HARM
AND ONE COUNT OF FELONIOUS
ASSAULT. TEAR HIS SISTER YOU SAW
RIGHT THERE. CLEARLY HEARTBROKEN
. SHE SAYS SHE WILL CONTINUE TO
ASK QUESTIONS. HOWEVER ABOUT
THIS CASE. WE’RE LIVE TONIGHT.
SHAWN LEY LOCAL BOARD BACK TO
YOU. ALL RIGHT, SEAN. THE NEW
INFLATION NUMBERS RELEASED TODAY
STUNNED MANY WERE UP 9.1% IN
JUNE, WHICH IS A 40 YEAR HIGH
AND OUR EXCLUSIVE LOCAL 4
DETROIT NEWS POLL. PEOPLE PLACE
THE BLAME ON MANY FACTORS, 31%
SAID. IT’S MULTIPLE REASONS, BUT
NEARLY 26, A HALF PERCENT SAID
THEY BELIEVE IT’S BECAUSE OF
GOVERNMENT SPENDING. THAT CAME
IN AHEAD OF RUSSIA’S WAR IN
UKRAINE SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES AND
TOO MUCH DEMAND FOR PRODUCTS
AFTER THE PANDEMIC. REGARDLESS
OF THE REASON THE HIGH COST OF
ITEMS IS NOW CHANGING THE WAY
MANY PEOPLE SHOP CONSUMER
INVESTIGATOR HANK WINCHESTER IS
LIVE IN LIVONIA. THANK PEOPLE
ARE MAKING BIG CHANGES. AND
KIMBERLY. THEY REALLY HAVE TO. I
MEAN, AT THE END OF THE DAY FOR
A LOT OF PEOPLE, JUST FACTORING
IN THE ADDITIONAL PRICE FOR
GASOLINE WAS A NEW BUDGET ITEM
FOR MANY PEOPLE. SO WE WERE
TALKING WITH SHOPPERS TODAY.
HERE IN LIVONIA. WHAT CHANGES
ARE THEY MAKING RIGHT NOW? IN
ORDER TO DEAL WITH THIS NEW
REALITY. WALK THROUGH ALMOST ANY
STORE AND YOU’LL GET HIT WITH IT
. STICKER SHOCK. WE’RE PAYING SO
MUCH MORE FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING
, AND TODAY’S INFLATION REPORT.
THE NUMBERS DON’T LIE. WE’RE
PAYING A LOT MORE. AND IT’S
AFFECTING WHAT PEOPLE ARE BUYING
. NOW THE PRICE OF EVERYTHING IS
JUST GOING UP SO MUCH. IS THERE
ANYTHING THAT YOU’RE NOT FINE
RIGHT NOW OR CUTTING BACK ON
BACK ON ANOTHER SEAFOOD IN A LOT
OF JUNK FOOD, ACTUALLY MAKING
SOME MAJOR CHANGES IN THE FOOD
THEY BUY. THINGS THAT LAST YEAR
WERE CONSIDERED STAPLES. ARE
THERE THINGS THAT YOU’RE NOT
BUYING NOW THAT YOU WOULD BEFORE
BECAUSE THEY’RE SO EXPENSIVE?
YES THERE’S A LOT OF THINGS. UM
FOR INSTANCE, THE LUNCH MEAT.
UM, IT WENT UP. A LOT VERY
LIVELY. YEAH DOLLARS IN EUROPE
POUND FOR LUNCH. MEAT HAS EVEN
HAD TO CUT OUT POP FROM THE
BUDGET THE OTHER DAY, I WAS
GONNA BUY US INDIVIDUAL SIZED
POP. YEAH LIKE ABOUT A DOLLAR 54
. I PUT IT BACK REAL QUICKLY
LOOKS FOR DEALS IN THE PAPER AND
ONLINE. IT’S CHANGED WHAT SHE
BUYS AND ALSO WHEN SHE BUYS IT
TO SHOP UNLESS I HAVE IT. REALLY
DO YOU END UP SAVING A LOT, SO I
REALLY DON’T BUY THAT MUCH. BUT
I FIND OUT YES, I DO. YOU KNOW
IN THOSE LITTLE THINGS OVER TIME
CAN REALLY ADD UP. I MEAN, FOR
EXAMPLE, I USED TO BUY A LOT OF
THE ITEMS FROM MY DAUGHTER LIKE
THE COLORING BOOKS, CRAYONS. I
WOULD BUY THOSE ONLINE JUST
BECAUSE IT WAS EASY AND QUICK.
BUT NOW I MAKE MY WAY TO THE
LOCAL DOLLAR STORE. IT IS ABOUT
75% CHEAPER THAN IT IS BUYING
SOME OF THESE ITEMS ONLINE AGAIN
. SOME PEOPLE ARE MAKING BIG
CHANGES. OTHERS MAKING SOME
SMALLER CHANGES THAT CAN REALLY
ADD UP OVER TIME. WE’RE LIVE
HERE TONIGHT IN LIVONIA. HANK
WINCHESTER. HELP ME HANK. BACK
TO YOU. I JUST WENT THROUGH AND
CANCELED A BUNCH OF
SUBSCRIPTIONS THAT I WASN’T
USING FOR A WHILE. SO LIKE HULU
AND SOME OF THE OTHER ONES, AND
EVERY LITTLE BIT, I THINK MAKES
A DIFFERENCE. HANK, WE
APPRECIATE IT. WE KNOW RIGHT
NOW, THOUGH, THE POWER OF A GOOD
DEAL. IS EVEN GREATER. SO WHAT
ARE YOU SEEING OUT THERE IN
TERMS OF INCENTIVES TO GET
PEOPLE TO SPEND ANYTHING? WHAT
YEAH, RIGHT NOW THOSE DEALS ARE
REALLY CONTINUING, AND THAT’S
REALLY BECAUSE OF THE DEALS THAT
WERE BEING OFFERED DURING AMAZON
PRIME DAY, THE 12TH AND THE 13TH
OF JULY. THESE DEALS LIKE SOME
HERE WE SAW TODAY INSIDE WALMART
. THEY’RE GOING TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH. SO
IF YOU NEED TO MAKE SOME BIGGER
PURCHASES TVS, FOR EXAMPLE. BIG
SAVINGS RIGHT NOW. OKAY HANK.
THANKS, HULU ON LINE THREE FOR
YOU. THERE HAS BEEN A PUSH TO
REBUILD THE CITY OF PONTIAC. FOR
YEARS. THEY’RE MAKING SOME GOOD
ECONOMIC STRIDES. BUT THERE HAVE
BEEN 10 HOMICIDES IN THE CITY IN
THE FIRST HALF OF 2022. AND
THOSE LIVING THERE. WANT TO SEE
THAT NUMBER OBVIOUSLY GO DOWN A
JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN OAKLAND
COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND
COMMUNITY LEADERS HAS HELPED
SOLVE MOST OF THESE CRIMES. BUT
AS MEGAN WOODS IS LIVE NOW TO
TELL US THERE IS A PUSH TO STOP
THEM BEFORE THEY HAPPEN. WHICH,
OF COURSE, IS THE KEY, MEGAN YES
, DEVIN KIMBERLY. WE SPOKE TO A
PONTIAC ORGANIZATION THAT SAYS
THEY’RE TIRED OF THE SHOOTINGS.
THEY’RE TIRED OF POSTING BALLOON
RELEASES. THEY’RE TIRED OF
POSTING FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS,
AND AS A COMMUNITY, THEY’RE ALL
COMING TOGETHER TO FIGURE OUT.
WHAT IS THE PROBLEM BEHIND THIS,
AND WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS TO
FIX IT? IT DOES MAKES US MAKE US
ANGRY. MAKES US FRUSTRATED EVEN
TO HEAR THAT PONTIAC IS EVEN ON
THE MAP. IN THAT CASE, KEVIN
SANDERS IS WITH PONTIAC
UNIVERSAL CRIMES, AN
ORGANIZATION THAT BRINGS
AWARENESS TO LOCAL CRIME AS WELL
AS SOLUTIONS THAT HEAVINESS
SHOULD BRING AWARENESS THAT
PEOPLE SHOULD GET SO TIRED OF
HEARING THESE STORIES WATCHING
THESE REPORTS OF MURDERS THAT IT
WAS STIR UP ENOUGH ASTRAY SHIN
THAT PEOPLE GET OUT AND SAY,
WHAT CAN WE DO TO BRING A
CHANGE? COUNTY SHERIFF MICHAEL
BOUCHARD SAYS THEY’VE TAKEN A
CLOSER LOOK AT THE HOMICIDES IN
PONTIAC. IT’S VERY TARGETED.
IT’S NOT THE AVERAGE PERSON IN
PONTIAC THAT IS, IS BEING
TARGETED, JUST COMING AND GOING
TO WORK OR SCHOOL OR A BUSINESS
. IT’S VERY SPECIFIC, BAD DRUG
DEAL OR SOMEBODY THAT HAS
ANIMOSITY, SO THOSE ARE HARDER
TO GET IN FRONT OF BECAUSE THEIR
PERSONAL, HE SAYS, EIGHT OUT OF
10 OF PONTIAC’S HOMICIDES IN
2022 WERE SOLVED AND HOPES
THAT’S A DETERRENT FOR THE
SECOND HALF OF THE YEAR. WE’RE
GONNA CATCH YOU IF YOU DO IT,
AND WE’RE GOING TO HOLD YOU
ACCOUNTABLE DOESN’T BRING OUR
VICTIM’S BACK. BUT IT DOES SEND
A MESSAGE THIS YEAR, A NEW TASK
FORCE WAS CREATED THAT LEADERS
FROM PONTIAC UNIVERSAL CRIME IN
THE SHERIFF ARE PART OF CHURCHES
AND BUSINESSES ARE ALSO INVOLVED
AS THE NUMBERS ARE RISING, THEIR
AWARENESS IS RISING. LATER THIS
MONTH ON SATURDAY, JULY 30TH
KAYAK UNIVERSAL CRIMES IS
HOSTING THE A LOVE AND PEACE
EVENT WHERE THERE WILL BE
SPEAKERS, MENTAL HEALTH AND
FINANCIAL RESOURCES, AND EVEN
SOME ENTERTAINMENT WILL HAVE
INFORMATION ON THAT EVENT ON
CLICKONDETROIT’S DOT COM BACK TO
YOU. YOU MENTIONED MOST OF THE
HOMICIDES IN PONTIAC FROM THIS
YEAR WERE SOLVED. WHAT ABOUT THE
TWO THAT HAVE NOT BEEN? WELL,
YOU MAY REMEMBER THE ARSON THE
CASE OF ARSON AT A HOME IN
PONTIAC EARLY IN JANUARY. WELL
NOW DEPUTIES ARE SAYING THEY
STILL HAVEN’T FOUND THE PERSON
RESPONSIBLE. SO IF ANYONE
WATCHING HAS INFORMATION TWO
PEOPLE WERE KILLED, SO PLEASE
CONTACT OAKLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S
OFFICE. THAT’S THE KEY TO
CLEARING THESE FILES OFF THE
RECORDS EXACTLY RIGHT. ALRIGHT,
MEGAN. A TAILOR MAN IS CONVICTED
OF EXPLOITING MORE THAN 100
MINERS FOR CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.
PROSECUTORS SAY 53 YEAR OLD
KENNETH HARTLEY ADMITTED IN
2010, HE PRETENDED TO BE A
TEENAGE GIRL ON SKYPE AND
TRICKED A BOY BORN IN 1995 AND
TWO PROVIDING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT
IMAGES OF HIMSELF. THEY SAY
HARTLEY VICTIMIZED MORE THAN 100
MINERS OVER THE COURSE OF A
DECADE. IT ENDED WHEN POLICE
EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT HIS
HOME IN DECEMBER OF 2020. THEY
FOUND MORE THAN 46,000 IMAGES OF
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY. HARTLEY WAS
SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON
. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
OFFICIALLY SELECTED ITS NEW
PRESIDENT. THE UNIVERSITY’S
BOARD OF REGENTS UNANIMOUSLY
VOTING TODAY TO MAKE DR SANTA
ONO THE NEW PRESIDENT, DURING A
SPECIAL MEETING. OH, NO
CURRENTLY SERVES AS PRESIDENT OF
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH
COLUMBIA. FROM 2012 TO 2016. HE
SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI. HE
BECOMES THE 15TH PRESIDENT IN U
OF M HISTORY. THIS PLACE
MICHIGAN. THAT I’VE BEEN ABLE TO
VISIT MANY TIMES. IS A VERY
SPECIAL PLACE. IT FEELS VERY
RIGHT TO ME. IT HAS A UNIQUE
ENERGY. THAT CONVEYS A SENSE OF
PURPOSE TO EVERYONE FROM A FIRST
YEAR STUDENT. THE PRESIDENT OF
THE INSTITUTION. DR OH, NO
STARTS HIS NEW JOB. OCTOBER 13TH
, REPLACING MARY SUE COLEMAN,
WHO STEPPED IN, OF COURSE WHEN