FIVE DOWNTOWN DETROIT LOCAL 4
NEWS AT 11 STARTS NOW. A STOLEN CAR INVOLVED IN A POLICE CHASE IN MACOMB COUNTY TONIGHT WITH
SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CATCHING THE
MOMENT THAT CAR CRASHES IN ST
CLAIR SHORE’S LATE WORD FROM
POLICE TONIGHT IS THE DRIVER OF
THE VAN, WHO WAS HIT IS AT THE
HOSPITAL BUT IS EXPECTED TO BE
OKAY. AND WE KNOW THE TWO MEN IN
THE STOLEN CAR ARE IN CUSTODY
TONIGHT. MARA MACDONALD LIVE
WHERE IT ALL HAPPENED. THIS IS
NEAR. 11 MILE AND LITTLE MAC AND
MARA. THIS WAS A WILD SCENE. IT
SURE WAS. AND I’LL TELL YOU WHAT
THIS WHOLE CHASE LASTED FOR JUST
MINUTES. THE DURATION OF THIS
ALL OF THREE MILES. LET ME SHOW
YOU. SPIRULINA SMITH JUST HAD TO
RUN INTO THE PARTY STORE, 13 AND
HARPER WITH HER SON FOR A SECOND
. I WAS LOOKING. I KNOW I PARKED
RIGHT BY THE DOOR. SO WHEN WE
CAME OUT, IT’S LIKE AS WELL. IT
SURE WAS. WITNESSES TELL POLICE
THEY SAW TWO MEN JUMP INTO
SIERRA LENA’S BUICK AND TAKE OFF
BY THE TIME SHE CALLED 911 CAN
REPORT IT TO THE POLICE. THEY
SAID. OH, WE’RE ALREADY CHASING
IT DOWN. AND HE WON’T STOP. WHAT
HAPPENED NEXT WAS CAUGHT ON GAS
STATION SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS.
YOU SEE A SAINT CLAIR SHORES
CRUISER PULLED INTO THE
INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THAT
CAR TO COME BY. THE DRIVER OF
THE WHITE VAN HAS THE RIGHT OF
WAY. BUT IT DIDN’T MATTER. THE
THIEVES IN THE BUICK PLOW RIGHT
INTO HIM. THEY SURE DIDN’T GET
VERY FAR THE WHOLE THING FROM
START TO FINISH WITH THREE MILES
. BOTH OF THE MEN WERE TAKEN
INTO CUSTODY JUST OUT THERE. I’M
TOTALLY OUT THERE. I’M SHAKING.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT ONE OR. BACK
HERE LIVE WHEN YOU SEE THAT
VIDEO, IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT
THE DRIVER OF THAT VAN HAS MINOR
INJURIES. BUT THAT IS WHAT THE
POLICE ARE SAYING TONIGHT BOTH
MEN WHO ARE IN THAT STOLEN CAR
ARE IN CUSTODY AS WE SPEAK.
WE’RE LIVE IN ST CLAIR SHORES
TONIGHT. I’M MARA MACDONALD.
WELL BEFORE. ALL RIGHT, THANK
YOU, MARA. ARE THERE BIG STORY
TONIGHT? PARENTS OUTRAGED AFTER
A KINDERGARTNER BRINGS A BOTTLE
OF BOOZE TO CLASS, AND NOT ONLY
THAT THE STUDENTS SHARED THE
ALCOHOLIC DRINK WITH FOUR OTHER
STUDENTS. LET’S GET TO MEGAN
WOODS, WHO’S TALKING WITH
PARENTS TONIGHT. MAKING.
OBVIOUSLY THEY WANT SOME
ANSWERS. YES THEY’RE UPSET.
PARENTS WERE TOLD THAT THIS
HAPPENED DURING SNACK TIME, AND
THEY ARE JUST BAFFLED THAT
SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN
WITH THEIR CHILDREN. THEY TELL
ME THAT IT WAS A BOTTLE SIMILAR
TO THIS ONE. AND THIS BOTTLE,
THE LABEL SAYS IT HAS ABOUT 10%
ALCOHOL, AND THE SCHOOL IS
SAYING IMMEDIATELY. THEY CALLED
THE PARENTS INVOLVED OR THE
APPEARANCE OF THOSE FIVE
CHILDREN INVOLVED TO LET THEM
KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. WITH SO MANY
THOUGHTS RUNNING THROUGH MY MIND
, LIKE, OH, MY GOD. WHAT IF YOU
KNOW WHAT IF IT WAS OPEN BEFORE
THE GIRL BRING IT TO SCHOOL? HOW
MUCH WAS IT LIKE ALEXIS SMITH
SAYS THURSDAY MORNING, SHE GOT A
CALL FROM HER DAUGHTER’S SCHOOL
GRAND RIVER ACADEMY. THEY TOLD
HER A KINDERGARTNER BROUGHT A
PREMIXED BOTTLE OF JOSE CUERVO
CLASS AND SHARED IT WITH FOUR
CLASSMATES. ONE OF THEM WAS
SMITH’S FIVE YEAR OLD. I ASKED
HER LIKE IT’S MY DAUGHTER, OKAY?
UM AND SHE SAID SHE’S RIGHT
HERE, AND SHE LOOKS OKAY. AND
THEN I SAID, OKAY, WELL, HOW
MUCH DOES SHE DRINK? THE SCHOOL
COULDN’T GET HER A DEFINITE
ANSWER. MY DAUGHTER TAKE
MEDICINE IN FIRST OF NO CASE TO
BE DRINKING, AND YOU KNOW THAT.
YOU KNOW, JUST THE SHOP ITSELF.
IT BURNED LIKE HOW DO YOU FEEL
LIKE ANYTHING COULD HAVE
HAPPENED. SHE PICKED HER
DAUGHTER UP FROM SCHOOL EARLY
AND LATER THAT DAY, THE
PRINCIPAL SENT OUT THIS LETTER
ADDRESSED TO KINDERGARTEN
PARENTS, SAYING IN PART QUOTE,
DISCIPLINARY MEASURES WILL BE
TAKEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT AND
WHILE SCHOOL WAS CLOSED FRIDAY.
SMITH SAYS HER DAUGHTER WILL NOT
BE BACK ON MONDAY. IT’S SO
HEARTBREAKING. I FEEL LIKE HER
FIRST YEAR KINDERGARTEN WITH
ALREADY CUT SHORT BECAUSE OF
COVID AND SITUATIONS LIKE THIS.
JUST MAKE IT WORSE. SHE SAID.
WHEN SHE SPOKE TO HER DAUGHTER
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED, IT SEEMED
AS THOUGH THIS STUDENT WHO
BROUGHT A BOTTLE OF ALCOHOL THAT
THEY KNEW THAT THIS WAS AN ADULT
DRINK. AND SO THE SCHOOL IS
LOOKING INTO IT. THEY SAY THEY
ARE INVESTIGATING FOR A LOOK AT
THEIR STATEMENT WILL HAVE THAT
ON CLICKONDETROIT’S .COM IN
LIVONIA. MEGAN WOODS LOCAL 4.
YEAH THAT’S SCARY SITUATION,
THOUGH. FOR SURE. MEGAN, THANKS.
WE’VE SEEN IT ALL THIS WEEK AND
WELL, HERE WE ARE FINISHING UP
WITH A RAINY, WINDY, COLD LITTLE
BIT OF EVERYTHING OUT THERE
TODAY. LET’S GO AHEAD AND CHECK
IN WITH ANDREW AND FIND OUT IF
THESE SHOWERS ARE GOING TO STICK
AROUND ALL NIGHT TONIGHT, ANDREW
WELL, SANDRA AND JASON THEY
CERTAINLY WILL FOR THE NEXT FEW
HOURS, BUT THOUGH THEY WILL
GRADUALLY LEAVE BY DAWN TOMORROW
, WHICH IS SOME GOOD NEWS, BUT
THEY’RE STILL FALLING RIGHT HERE
IN DETROIT AND THROUGHOUT MUCH
OF WAYNE COUNTY, ALBEIT
FOLLOWING RATHER GENTLY, WHICH
IS SOME GOOD NEWS THAT IS HEAVY
AS EARLIER TODAY, AND THE WINDS
HAVE DIED DOWN, BUT FROM
HAMTRAMCK RIGHT HERE IN DOWNTOWN
DETROIT OVER TO DEARBORN,
DEARBORN HEIGHTS. WE STILL AT
LEAST HAVE SOME LIGHT RAIN
THAT’S STILL HITTING THE
PAVEMENT. SO BE CAREFUL OUT
THERE ON THOSE WET ROADS. IT’S
BEEN RAINING FOR A WHILE NOW IN
MANY AREAS, SO WATCH OUT FOR
PONDING ON ROADWAYS. WATCH YOUR
SPEEDS. IT’S TOUGH TO SEE SOME
OF THAT HIGH STANDING WATER, BUT
MAKE SURE YOU WATCH YOUR SPEEDS
ALLOW PLENTY OF STOPPING
DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER
VEHICLES. AND WE DON’T WANT ANY
HYDRO PLANNING. WE’RE LOOKING AT
45 DEGREES CURRENTLY AND LOOK AT
HOW MUCH THE WINDS HAVE GONE
DOWN. DOWN TO 15 MPH, WHICH IS
GOOD AND BARELY ANY GUSTS THAT
ARE OUT THERE. THE WIND
ADVISORIES FROM EARLIER TODAY.
THEY’VE BEEN LONG SINCE EXPIRED
. SO THAT’S SOME GOOD NEWS AS
WELL. NO CONCERNS ABOUT WINS FOR
TONIGHT. SHOWERS LEAVE, BUT
THERE IS SLOWLY AFTER MIDNIGHT
AFTERWARDS IT BECOMES CHILLIER
TOMORROW. WE’LL SEE SOME
SUNSHINE IN THE MORNING. BUT YES
, A FEW SNOWFLAKES ARE POSSIBLE
NORTH AND EAST OF THE CITY.
WE’LL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT IN A
FEW MOMENTS AND EASTER SUNDAY,
LOOKING GOOD, BUT FEELING COLD.
DON’T FORGET YOUR WINTER COATS
FOR SUNRISE SERVICES AND OTHER
ACTIVITIES. MORE ON YOUR SEVEN
DAY FORECAST AS WELL IN MINUTES
, ALRIGHT ANDREW POLICE AND
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP ASKING FOR
HELP TONIGHT TO FIND A MISSING
11 YEAR OLD BOY. DAKARI DAVIS
WAS LAST SEEN AROUND SIX P.M. AT
THE WALMART NEAR HAUL ROAD AND I
94 HE WAS WITH HIS PARENTS
SHOPPING AND THEN LAST SPOTTED
RUNNING ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO
THROUGH THE PARKING LOT. POLICE
DON’T SUSPECT FOUL PLAY IN THIS
DISAPPEARANCE, HE WAS WEARING A
BLACK JACKET WITH A YELLOW HOOD
AND YELLOW VERTICAL STRIPES WHEN
HE WENT MISSING. ANYONE WITH
INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL THE
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP POLICE
DEPARTMENT. RIGHT NOW, WARREN
POLICE SEARCHING FOR A COUPLE
THEY SAY SHOT A WOMAN WHO WAS
PUMPING GAS OVERNIGHT. IT
HAPPENED AROUND THREE IN THE
MORNING. IT HAPPENED AT THE SNOW
CO. GAS STATION, RIGHT ON EIGHT
MILE NEAR. WE’RE TOLD THE WOMAN
WAS SHOT THREE TIMES, BUT SHE IS
EXPECTED TO BE OKAY AND NISSAN
ULTIMA TAKEN FROM THAT GAS
STATION WAS LATER FOUND IT WAS
FOUND AT THE CORNER OF MAC AND
VAN DYKE. IT’S NOW IMPOUNDED,
AND IT’S BEING PROCESSED FOR ANY
EVIDENCE, POLICE DO SAY. THIS
SHOOTING IS A REMINDER. BE
MINDFUL OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS,
THE SUSPECT VEHICLE THAT PULLED
UP TO HER WHILE SHE WAS PUMPING
GAS BACKED UP, NEARLY STRUCK HER
VEHICLE AND PULLED HIM BEHIND
HER AND JUST THE WAY THAT THEY
APPROACHED, HER SHOULD HAVE SET
OFF A LOT OF ALARM BELLS. IF YOU
WERE IN THAT AREA, AND YOU SAW
ANYTHING, OR IF YOU HAVE ANY
INFORMATION THAT MIGHT BE
HELPFUL CALL POLICE STUDENTS AT
SALEM HIGH SCHOOL IN THE
PLYMOUTH CANTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
, STAGING A WALKOUT THIS
AFTERNOON OVER A RACIST VIDEO
THAT WAS POSTED ONLINE. THE
VIDEO WAS MADE BY A FELLOW
STUDENT OFF CAMPUS AND FEATURES
RACIAL SLURS. A COUPLE 100
STUDENTS WALKED OUT OF CLASS AND
PROTESTS OF THE VIDEO, THEN
RALLIED OUTSIDE. I’VE BEEN HERE
FOR FOUR YEARS. I’M A SENIOR,
AND I’VE SEEN A LOT OF YOU KNOW,
I DON’T KNOW NEGATIVE THINGS
THAT HAPPENED IN THE SCHOOL, YOU
KNOW, AND TO SEE THIS HAPPEN TO
SEE SO MANY PEOPLE COME OUT FOR
IT. AND I KNOW THIS IS AMAZING,
UM, BECAUSE IT JUST SHOWS THAT
LIKE LIKE PEOPLE HAVE SAID THE
DISTRICT HASN’T YET SAID WHETHER
THE STUDENT WHO MADE THE VIDEO
IS GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO
RETURN. AN UPDATE FOR YOU NOW TO
A STORY WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT
THE LAST NIGHT AT 11 21 YEAR OLD
MAN HAS DIED AFTER BEING HIT BY
A CAR. THIS IS VIDEO RIGHT HERE.
WE’RE GOING TO SHOW YOU THE DARK
COLORED MINIVAN, POLICE SAY. HIT
THE BICYCLIST LAST NIGHT. THIS
HAPPENED NEAR WEST MCNICHOLS AND
GILCHRIST STREET, WHICH IS ON
DETROIT’S WEST SIDE. THE
BICYCLIST WAS CROSSING THE
STREET WHEN HE WAS HITTING THE
DRIVER TOOK OFF IF YOU HAVE ANY
INFORMATION, OR YOU RECOGNIZE
THAT MINIVAN CALLED POLICE THE
FAIRLANE TOWN CENTER IS SET TO
GET A NEW OWNER NEXT MONTH,
ACCORDING TO CRAIN’S DETROIT, A
DALLAS REAL ESTATE COMPANY
BUYING THE 1.4 MILLION SQUARE
FOOT MALL ON MICHIGAN AVENUE IN
DEARBORN. CENTENNIAL REAL ESTATE
SPECIALIZES IN MALL AND OPEN AIR
SHOPPING REDEVELOPMENT AND OWNS
SEVERAL MALLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY