>> LIVE FROM DOWNTOWN DETROIT, LOCAL 4 NEWS AT 11:00 STARTS
NOW.
NOW. >> Kimberly: MURDERED AND HER
BODY TOSSED IN A DUMPSTER.
THERE IS A MANHUNT UNDER WAY
TONIGHT TO FIND A KILLER.
>> Devin: WARMER WEATHER IS
MOVING IN, PLUS THE LOCAL
FORECASTERS TRACKING A WEEKEND
TOMORROW THREAT.
TOMORROW THREAT. >> Reporter: SPIRIT AND HIS
OWNER WERE OUT FOR A WALK
WHEN --
WHEN -- >> I STARTED HEARING THIS
SCREAMING.
SCREAMING. NIMP HEARD ANYTHING LIKE IT IN
MY ENTIRE LIFE.
>> Kimberly: HIS LEG CAUGHT IN
A TRAP.
A TRAP. AND THAT WASN’T THE ONLY ONE
FOUND IN ONE OFRY TO’S MOST
POPULAR PARKS.
POPULAR PARKS. THOSE TRAPS WERE FOUND IN THE
SAME PARK WHERE CHILDREN WERE
PLAYING BASEBALL AND SOCCER.
>> Devin: TONIGHT IT’S PITTING
NEIGHBOR AGAINST NEIGHBOR AFTER
FAMILY DOG HAD ITS LEG CRUSHED.
THESE TRAPS WERE SPREAD AROUND
THE PERIMETER OF BEACH ROAD
PARK.
PARK. MARA MacDONALD IS LIVE.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF AGENCIES
INVESTIGATING THIS.
INVESTIGATING THIS. >> Mara: WE’VE HAD THE DNR,
TROY P.D. AS WELL AS OAKLAND
COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL, ALL
GETTING DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF
WHY ANYONE WOULD LAY MULTIPLE
TRAPS IN AN AREA TRAVELED BY
PETS AND KIDS.
THIS IS A POPULAR SPOT FOR
PARENTS, KIDS, AND PETS.
JAMIE AND SHANNON ARE ANIMAL
LOVERS.
LOVERS. YOU CAN SEE BY THEIR BROOD.
THE WHOLE SQUAD WAS OUT FOR A
WALK YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN
SPIRIT, THE BIGGEST OF THEM ALL,
OFF THE LEAD, WENT TO
INVESTIGATE SOME SOUNDS.
>> I STARTED HEARING THIS
SCREAMING I HAVE NEVER HEARD
ANYTHING LIKE IN MY WHOLE LIFE.
>> Mara: JAMIE RAN TOWARD
SPIRIT A FEW FEET AWAY FROM
THEIR HOME.
THEIR HOME. HIS LEG WAS SMASHED IN A TRAP.
>> THEN I HEARD JAMIE SCREAM,
GET IT OFF HIM, GET IT OFF HIM.
>> EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH I HAVE,
WITH FULL ADRENALINE RUSH.
IT TOOK EVERY BIT I HAD JUST TO
GET HIS LEG FREE.
>> Mara: THAT’S WHEN HE LOOK
AROUND AND SAW THE REST.
>> I TOOK A STICK AND SNAPPED
ONE AND THAT’S WHEN I REALIZED
THE OUR OF THESE THINGS.
>> Mara: TURNS OUT A NEIGHBOR
WHO FEELS FOXES IN THE AREA ARE
A TRENT HIRED A SERVICE TO SET
THOSE TRAPS AND SEE KNOWS
PROBLEM WITH SETTING THEM BEYOND
HIS FENCE.
HIS FENCE. HE DECLINED AN ON-CAMERA
INTERVIEW.
INTERVIEW. THE OTHER ISSUE, SOME OF THOSE
CAGED TRAPS WERE BAITED WITH
DUCKLINGS, SOME STILL ALIVE
ACCORDING TO HARMON.
>> THERE ARE SO MANY OF THEM,
YOU WERE JUST KILL, KILL.
YOU JUST WANTED TO KILL.
>> Mara: BACK HERE LIVE, AS OF
RIGHT NOW, ALL OF THOSE TRAPS
HAVE BEEN REMOVED AFTER DNR,
TROY P.D., AND OAKLAND COUNTY
ANIMAL CONTROL WERE OUT HERE,
BUT I DID SPEAK TO THE NEIGHBOR
WHO PAID TO HAVE THEM SET.
HE SAYS HE WAS WELL WITHIN HIS
RIGHT TO SET THEM.
HE SAYS THE EASEMENT IN THAT
AREA IS STILL HIS PROPERTY.
RIGHT NOW STILL UNDER
INVESTIGATION BY TROY P.D.
WE’RE LIVE IN TROY TONIGHT, I’M
MARA MacDONALD.
MARA MacDONALD. >> Devin: ALL RIGHT, MARA,
WE’LL STAY ON IT.
KIM?
KIM? >> Kimberly: WELL, WE COULD
GET OUR FIRST 80s OF THE YEAR.
ANDREW IS IN FOR BEN AND TRACK,
SOME WET WEATHER HEADED THIS
WAY.
WAY. >> Andrew: THAT’S RIGHT.
THE START OF THE WEEKEND, THE
END OF THE WEEKEND, BUT IN
BETWEEN, SOME SUNSHINE AND
WARMER WEATHER, AS WELL.
>> Kimberly: THAT’S WHEN I’LL
PUT THE FLOWERS IN.
>> Andrew: AND ESPECIALLY
TOMORROW AND ESPECIALLY ON
SUNDAY.
SUNDAY. THERE’S A GOOD CHANCE OF A LOT
OF SUNSHINE FOR FLOWER DAY, BUT
TOWARD THE END OF THE DAY,
THAT’S WHEN IT BECOMES STORMY.
LET’S TALKING ABOUT THE HERE AND
NOW.
NOW. COOLER WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
40s AND HE 50s.
TEMPERATURES GO DOWN A FEW MORE
NOTCHES BEFORE DAWN.
54 AT THE AIRPORT.
CHILLIER.
CHILLIER. 46 IN PORT HURON.
DOWN HERE IN LENAWEE COUNTY, A
COUPLE OF SHOWERS AND SPRINKLES
RIGHT NOW, JUST SOUTH OF ADRIAN.
OUTSIDE OF ANN ARBOR, WE’RE
LOOKING AT 54 CURRENTLY AT METRO
AIRPORT.
AIRPORT. YOU’RE LOOKING LIVE AT ANN ARBOR
WITH MOSTLY CALM SKIES.
MORE SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE
SHOWERS OUT TO OUR WEST.
THIS IS AHEAD OF A WARM FRONT.
THESE FITTER IN HERE █OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT AND BY DAWN TOMORROW.
WE END UP BY SUNNIER SKIES BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. FOLLOW ME HERE.
ON SUNDAY, A BETTER CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AFTER AROUND 4:00,
5:00 P.M.
5:00 P.M. THAT MEANS MARGINAL TO SLIGHT
RISK OF STRONG-TO-SEVERE STORMS.
I’LL EXPLAIN THAT IN DETAIL
COMING RIGHT UP.
>> Alaina:>> Kimberly: AS POLICE
FOR HER KILLER, WE’RE LEARNING
THE IDENTITY OF A WOMAN FOUND
DEAD.
DEAD. 26-YEAR-OLD ELIZABETH LAIRD WENT
MISSING AFTER SHE WAS LAST SEEN
WITH JAMES COCKERHAM.
THE 50-YEAR-OLD IS NOW A SUSPECT
IN HER MURDER.
THE TWO WERE LAST SEEN TOGETHER
INSIDE AN ELEVATOR AT THE PARK
VIEW TOWER APARTMENT COMPLEX.
ANYONE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT
COCKERHAM SHOULD CALL POLICE.
>> Devin: AN UPDATE TO A STORY
WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU LAST NIGHT
AT 11:00.
AT 11:00. IT’S A GOOD UPDATE.
WE HAVE LEARNED THE OWNER OF
LONG’S MOBILE HOME PARK IN
REDFORD TOWNSHIP HAS PAID THE
$29,000 WATER BILL THAT.
WILL PREVENT DOZENS OF FAMILIES
FROM HAVING THEIR WATER SHUT
OFF.
OFF. LAST NIGHT THE TOWNSHIP TOLD US
THE OWNER PURCHASED THE MOBILE
HOME PARK LAST YEAR AND STOPPED
PAYING THE WATER BILL FOR THE
ENTIRE 51-UNIT COMPLEX.
THE TOWNSHIP RECEIVED A CHECK
FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OWNED THIS
MORNING.
MORNING. >> Kimberly: FIAT CHRYSLER IS
RECALLING MORE THAN 400,000 RAM
PICK-UP TRUCKS OVER THE CONCERN
OF THE POWER TAILGATE
UNEXPECTEDLY IMPACTED.
UNEXPECTEDLY IMPACTED. THE TRUCKS IMPACTED ARE THE RAM
1500, 250 AND 3500 MADE FROM
2015 TO 2018.
OWNERS ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE
AN E-MAIL BY THE END OF THE
MONTH.
MONTH. IN THE MEANTIME, THE F.T.A. IS
TELLING PEOPLE TO KEEP THEIR
CARGO TIED DOWN.
>> Devin: A WEEK AGO MAN HAD
HIS MOTORIZED BICYCLE STOLEN.
>> Kimberly: IT WAS HIS ONLY
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND
SOMETHING HE SPENT MONTHS SAVING
UP TO BUY.
JERMONT TERRY IS LIVE IN EAST
POINTE WITH A VERY SPECIAL
SURPRISE.
SURPRISE. >> Jermont: THE SURPRISE WAS
RIGHT ON TIME AND A SURPRISE THE
VETERAN COULDN’T AFFORD TO
REPLACE HIMSELF, AND TONIGHT HE
HAS A HUGE UPIMRAID.
WHEN YOU’RE IN THE POSITION TO
HELP, WHY NOT DO IT?
>> YOU GOT TO GIVE BACK?
>> Jermont: THIS MAN CONVINCED
HIS COWORKERS TO SAY NOT JUST
BRICKS FOR HOMES BUT SOMETHING
MORE HEARTFELT.
MORE HEARTFELT. >> WE GOT HIM AN ELECTRIC BIKE.
I MIGHT GET ONE MYSELF.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS COOL.
>> Jermont: IT’S A GIFT FOR
VETERANS.
VETERANS. THEY PREPARE TO PAY IT FORWARD.
THEY PULL UP.
THEY SHOW AN AIR FORCE VETERAN
LOVE.
LOVE. >> HOW YOU DOING?
>> Jermont: SCOTT IS UNAWARE
WHAT’S HIDDEN IN THE TRUCK BED.
>> I WAS WATCHING TV.
I SEE HOW SOMEONE TOOK YOUR
BIKE.
BIKE. IT UPSET ME AND I HEAR YOUR
OTHER ONE USED A LOT OF GAS, SO
I GOT YOU AN ELECTRIC BIKE.
>> I SURE APPRECIATE IT.
THAT’S NICE.
THAT’S NICE. THAT’S REALLY NICE.
THAT’S ONE I DON’T HAVE TO
BUILD.
BUILD. >> Jermont: THIEVES STOLE THE
MOTORIZED BIKE SCOTT SPENT
MONTHS SAVING FOR.
>> I BORROWED A BICYCLE FROM THE
NEIGHBOR A FEW DAYS AGO AND I’VE
BEEN PEDDLING AROUND, BUT NOT
VERY MUCH.
VERY MUCH. >> Jermont: NO WORRIES.
HIS NEW ELECTRIC BIKE WILL SAVE
HIS ENERGY.
HIS ENERGY. >> PROBABLY THE NIGHTSEST
BICYCLE I’VE EVER HAD.
>> Jermont: SCOTT IS GRATEFUL
TO BE ABLE TO RIDE AGAIN.
>> SOMETHING LIKE THIS, TO GET
SOMETHING REPLACED THAT WAS
TAKEN FOR ME, I’VE NEVER HAD
THAT HAPPEN.
THAT HAPPEN. >> Jermont: THESE TWO WHEELS
GIVE SCOTT AN IMPORTANT STORY TO
SHARE WITH HIS GRANDSON.
>> THERE’S STILL GOOD PEOPLE
LEFT IN THIS WORLD.
NOT EVERYONE’S A THIEF.
>> Jermont: GOOD PEOPLE FOR
SURE.
SURE. NOW, SCOTT SAID HE’S GOING TO DO
ONE THING.
ONE THING. HE’S GOING TO MAKE SURE HE LOCKS
UP THIS BIKE WITH THE NEW BIKE
LOCK THAT THEY ALSO PROVIDED
WITH THEM.
WITH THEM. HE ALSO SAYS HE MIGHT KEEP IT
STORED INSIDE THE HOUSE, BECAUSE
HE LOVES THAT BIKE SO MUCH.
REPORTING LIVE IN EAST POINTE,
JERMONT TERRY, LOCAL 4.
>> Kimberly: NOT A BAD IDEA TO
KEEP IT INSIDE.
>> Devin: WE SEE PEOPLE COME
THROUGH TIME AND AGAIN LIKE
THAT.
THAT. ALL RIGHT, JERMONT.
AN EMOTIONAL SENDOFF FOR TWO
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHOSE
FATHERS WERE POLICE OFFICERS.
>> Kimberly: PATRICK HILL WAS
KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN
2019.
2019. AND WALDIS JOHNSON WAS SHOT IN
THE HEAD, LEFT UNABLE TO WALK OR
SPEAK NEW YORK 2017.
TODAY THEIR CHILDREN RECEIVED
POLICE ESCORTS TO THE PROM.
>> IT’S RAIN, BUT I FEEL LIKE
IT’S GOING TO BE A GOOD TURNOUT.
>> THE POLICE ALWAYS SUPPORT ME.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT,
EVERYBODY THAT CAME OUT AND
SUPPORTED ME.
SUPPORTED ME. >> Kimberly: BOTH LAUREN AND
JAYDEN ATTEND BELLEVILLE HIGH
SCHOOL AND WILL GRADUATE AT THE
END OF THE MONTH.
>>> STILL TO COME, AN
ALTERNATIVE TO SUGARY DRINKS,
BUT IS IT HEALTHIER?
>> Devin: WHAT DOCTORS ARE NOW
SAYING ABOUT DRINKING FRUIT
JUICE COMING UP.
>> Kimberly: AND A FAMILY’S
HOME ENGULFED IN FLAMES.
NEW VIDEO SHOWS A POLICE OFFICER
RUNNING INSIDE WHEN HE LEARNS
TWO LITTLE KIDS ARE TRAPPED.
>> Devin: AND IT’S USED TO
TRAVEL THROUGH TIME, AND
SUDDENLY IT JUST POPPED UP IN A
DETROIT NEIGHBORHOOD.
DETROIT NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THIS IS JUST US PUTTING OUR
LITTLE TOUCH ON THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, TOO.
NEIGHBORHOOD, TOO. >> Devin: YEAH, IT’S A TARDIS.
YOU’LL MEET THE FAMILY BEHIND
THIS BLUE BOX AND HOW THEY’RE