>> Karen: DRIVERS DOWNRIVER ARE ON GUARD AFTER A MAN TRYING TO
PRETEND HE WAS POLICE TRIED TO
PULL THEM OVER.
>> Devin: AND THEY’RE HOPING YOU
CAN HELP SOLVE A MYSTERY OF A
HEADSTONE.
HEADSTONE. LET’S START WITH AN UPDATE ON
THE BREAKING NEWS WE’VE BEEN
FOLLOWING FROM PARIS WHERE THE
FAMED NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL HAS
BEEN ON FIRE NOW FOR SEVERAL
HOURS.
HOURS. ON THE LEFT SIDE, YOU SEE THE
IMAGES FROM EARLIER THIS
AFTERNOON, INCLUDING THE SPIRE
OF NOTRE DAME COLLAPSING.
ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THESE ARE THE
LIVE IMAGES FROM PARIS WHERE
IT’S AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THE SKY
IS STILL AGLOW.
>> Karen: THE FIRE IS DYING DOWN
AFTER BURNING FOR HOURS.
THEY FEAR THE WHOLE CATHEDRAL
COULD BE LOST AND SAY THE MAIN
STRUCTURE, INCLUDING THE TWO
LARGE TOWERS IS SAFE.
ONE FIREFIGHTER IS SERIOUSLY
INJURED.
INJURED. THEIR CONDITION YONT BEYOND THAT
IS UNKNOWN.
IS UNKNOWN. MUCH MORE COMING UP ON "NBC
NIGHTLY NEWS" AT 6:30.
>> Devin: POLICE IN SOUTHFIELD
TRYING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AN
ABANDONED HEADSTONE AND NEED
YOUR HELP.
YOUR HELP. >> Karen: THE DISCOVERY WAS MADE
A FEW FEET FROM THE POLICE
STATION OVER THE WEEKEND.
JASON COLTHORP IS HERE AND
TALKED TO THE WOMAN WHO FOUND
IT.
IT. >> Jason: SURE DID.
AND WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A GRAVE
WORKER ENTIRELY IN SPANISH OF AN
18-MONTH-OLD GIRL WHO DIED 105
YEARS AGO.
YEARS AGO. >> I’M THE GRAVE KEEPER.
[LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] THAT’S ME.
THAT’S ME. >> Jason: SHE’S BEEN IN THE
SOUTHFIELD PARKS & REC
DEPARTMENT FOR YEARS.
>> THIS IS A NEW ONE, I’VE NEVER
SEEN THIS ONE YET.
[LAUGHTER]
[LAUGHTER] >> Jason: WHAT SHE HADN’T SEEN
IS WHAT WAS LEFT NEAR THE
DUMPSTER AT THE POLICE STATION.
>> I SAID, THAT’S A HEADSTONE
AND LOOKED AT IT AND SAW IT WAS
SPANISH, AND IT WAS KIND OF
SHOCKED THAT IT WOULD B BY THE
DUMPSTER.
DUMPSTER. >> Jason: AND SHE WASN’T ABOUT
TO THROW IT OUT.
>> BAD KARMA.
>> Jason: GOOD KARMA WOULD BE
FINDING THE FAMILY.
>> IT COULD HAVE BEEN IN A HOUSE
BEING CLEANED OUT OR A CEMETERY.
>> Jason: IT DIDN’T COME FROM
THE SOUTHFIELD CEMETERY BECAUSE
SHE WOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED THE
NAME.
NAME. >> TO ME, THAT’S SOMEBODY’S
LOVED ONE AND I’M NOT GONNA
THROW IT OUT IF WE CAN FIND OUT
WHO IT BELONGS TO.
>> Jason: THIS IS WHERE SHE
FOUND IT EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
AND THINKS IT WAS DUMPED A
LITTLE BEFORE THAT OR FRIDAY
NIGHT.
NIGHT. POLICE SHOULD HAVE A GOOD CHANCE
AT FINDING OUT WHO DID IT
BECAUSE THERE ARE SURVEILLANCE
CAMERAS DIRECTLY ABOVE.
>> I’LL PUT WITNESS MY OTHER
ONES AND HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL
CLAIM IT.
CLAIM IT. >> I’LL GIVE IT A HOME NEXT TO
THE OTHER ONES AND KEEP IT SAFE.
>> Jason: SHE HAS OTHER ONES
THAT PEOPLE HAVE LEFT IN THE
CEMETERY AND KEEPS AN EYE ON
THOSE.
THOSE. I DID MORE DIGGING ON
ANCESTRY.COM.
ANCESTRY.COM. SHE WAS BURIED AT THE NOWDEFUNCT
CEMETERY IN SAN DIEGO.
OTHERWISE, CAME UP EMPTY.
IT’S STRANGE IT WOULD SHOW UP.
>> Karen: WHAT ABOUT THE
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS?
SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS? >> Jason: POLICE DIDN’T EXPECT
TO GET TO THE VIDEO TODAY, BUT
IF THIS NAME RINGS A BELL OR
ANYBODY KNOWS ANYTHING, CALL THE
CITY OF SOUTHFIELD SO WE CAN GET
IT BACK.
IT BACK. >> Devin: A SAD STORY BECAUSE
SHE WAS SO YOUNG.
>>> ARETHA FRANKLIN IS GETTING A
LOT OF R-E-S-P-E-C-T, EARNING A
SPECIAL CITATION PRIZE SINCE
AWARDED IN 1930, SO ANOTHER
GROUNDBREAKING MOMENT FOR ARETHA
FRANKLIN.
FRANKLIN. THEY SAID IT WAS GIVEN TO HER
FOR HER INDELIBLE CONTRIBUTION
TO AMERICAN MUSIC AND CULTURE
FOR FIVE DECADES.
SHE PASSED AWAY AT AUGUST 16, AT
THE AGE OF 76.
>> Karen: AN INCIDENT DOWNRIVER
HAS EVERYONE WANTING TO KNOW
WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
AND THE WOMAN HE TARGETED FOR
WAS TOO SMART FOR IT.
>> Larry: IT HAPPENED HERE AT
SIBLEY ROAD AND INKSTER ROAD AND
TARGETED HER HERE AT THIS
INTERSECTION ATTEMPTING TO PULL
HER OVER.
HER OVER. I SPOKE WITH WOMEN HERE IN THIS
AREA AND THEY’RE IN AND OUT
TAKING SAFETY IN THEIR OWN
HANDS.
HANDS. >> I SAT THERE AND KEPT TELLING
MY GRANDMOTHER THAT IT DIDN’T
LOOK LIKE A COP.
>> Larry: HE WAS NOT A COP.
THAT’S WHY BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP
POLICE ARE WARNING PEOPLE IN
THEIR AREA ABOUT A MAN GOING
AROUND ACTING LIKE AN OFFICER.
A MAN WAS RIDING AROUND IN A
DARK-COLORED SUV OVER THE
WEEKEND WITH RED AND BLUE LIGHTS
ON THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND A
SPOTLIGHT ON THE DRIVER’S SIDE.
>> HE DIDN’T MOVE, DIDN’T GO
NOWHERE.
NOWHERE. WHEN I CAME HOME, HE WAS GONE.
>> Larry: BUT HE DID ATTEMPT TO
PULL OVER ONE WOMAN NEAR INKSTER
ROAD AND SIBLEY ROAD BUT DROVE
OFF WHEN SHE CALLED 911.
HE COULD HAVE PULLED YOU OVER.
>> EASILY.
>> EASILY. >> Larry: AND THAT’S WHY SHE’S
TAKING SAFETY INTO HER OWN
HANDS.
HANDS. >> I MADE SURE I WAS STAYING
PRECAUTION AND KEPT A GUN
NEARBY.
NEARBY. >> Larry: HERE ARE TIPS.
IF YOU’RE NOT SURE ABOUT SOMEONE
PULLING YOU OVER, PULL INTO A
LIGHTED AREA AND CALL 911 TO
VERIFY THE OFFICER.
ALSO REMEMBER A GENUINE OFFICER
WILL BE IN FULL UNIFORM WHEN
CONDUCTING A TRAFFIC STOP.
AND POLICE DID RELEASE SOME
DESCRIPTION OF THE SUSPECT AND
SAY HE’S A WHITE MALE IN HIS
EARLY 30s AND HAS HAIR ON HIS
CHIN AND BLUE JACKET AND HAT
WITH "POLICE" ON IT.
LARRY SPRUILL, LOCAL 4.
>> Karen: HOPEFULLY THEY’LL
TRACK HIM DOWN.
>> Devin: MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
GATHERED TODAY TO SHOW SUPPORT
FOR THEIR PRINCIPAL ON PAID
LEAVE.
LEAVE. ALLEN PARK MIDDLE-SCHOOLERS WERE
IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL THIS
MORNING STAGING A PROTEST FOR
PRINCIPAL MARK LOWE.
HE’S BEEN ON PAID LEAVE SINCE
FEBRUARY.
FEBRUARY. THIS WAS AFTER HE RETURNED TO
WORK FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT IN
WHICH HE SENT A PICTURE INTENDED
AS A JOKE TO THE SCHOOL STAFF BY
MISTAKE.
MISTAKE. THE ALLEN PARK SUPERINTENDENT
HAS SAID LOW IS UNDER AN
INTERNAL INVESTIGATION UNRELATED
TO THAT PHOTO.
MEANWHILE, STUDENTS AND THEIR
PARENTS HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
>> THEY SUSPENDED HIM ABOUT 7
WEEKS AGO, HAVEN’T TOLD US
PARENTS WHAT’S GOING ON OR TOLD
THE KIDS WHAT’S GOING ON.
JUST A BIG MYSTERY.
>> Devin: TONIGHT, THERE’S A
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING AT ALLEN
PARK HIGH SCHOOL AND EXPECTED IT
WILL COME UP.
>> Karen: THE SEARCH IS ON FOR
AN IDENTITY THIEF IN BLOOMFIELD
TOWNSHIP.
TOWNSHIP. SHE OPENED UP SEVERAL CREDIT
CARD ACCOUNTS AT VARIOUS
DEPARTMENT STORES USING ANOTHER
WOMAN’S IDENTITY.
WOMAN’S IDENTITY. THE VICTIM CALLED POLICE AFTER
RECEIVING A LETTER IN THE MAIL
REGARDING A FRAUDULENT
APPLICATION.
APPLICATION. IF YOU KNOW WHO THIS WOMAN IS,
CALL POLICE.
CALL POLICE. >> Devin: PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS
IN CENTER LINE ARE GETTING A NEW
PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND ARE
REQUIRED TO WEAR BODY CAMERAS,
APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL LAST
FALL.
FALL. THE CITY HOPES THE DEVICES WILL
PROTECT THE PUBLIC BY POSSIBLE
ABUSE BY OFFICERS AND ALSO
PROTECT THE CITY WHEN FALSE
CLAIMS ARE MADE AGAINST
OFFICERS.
OFFICERS. >> Karen: ONE OF THE BIGGEST
GOALS FOR ANY CITY OR STATE IS
TO KEEP THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST
FROM MOVING AWAY.
AND THE TREND IN MICHIGAN HAS
NOT BEEN THAT GREAT.
>> Devin: BUT ONE LOCAL CITY
ATTRACTS THE STATE IN ATTRACTING
COLLEGE GRADUATES BACK TO
MICHIGAN.
MICHIGAN. MORE ON HOW PORT HURON IS
BECOMING THE HOT DESTINATION NO
ONE SAW COMING.
>> Rod: WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT
PORT HURON, YOU THINK ABOUT THE
BLUEWATER BRIDGE, THE BLUE SKY
AND THE BLUE WATER.
SO MUCH GOING ON THAT THE NEXT
GENERATION OF GRADUATING COLLEGE
STUDENTS DECIDED THIS IS A
BETTER ALTERNATIVE THAN, SAY,
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. MATH THROUGH GREW UP IN STERLING
HEIGHTS, GRADUATED IN 2010 FROM
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY AND
PROMPTLY MOVED.
PROMPTLY MOVED. >> I ENDED UP IN LAS VEGAS AT
FIRST.
FIRST. AND THEN SAN DIEGO.
FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS.
>> Rod: HE BECAME A FINANCIAL
ADVISOR IN PORT HURON AND IS
HERE TO STAY.
>> IT’S BEAUTIFUL, RIGHT ON THE
WATER.
WATER. IT’S AFFORDABLE TO BE HERE FOR A
YOUNG PERSON TO GET STARTED AND
START A FAMILY AND EVERYTHING.
I LIKE THE SMALLER COMMUNITY
FEEL.
FEEL. >> Rod: SHE GREW UP HERE AND
WENT TO NURSING SCHOOL.
>> I MOVED TO BILOXI.
>> Rod: NOW SHE’S BACK AND FOUND
ONE FEATURE HERE SURPRISINGLY
BETTER THAN DOWN SOUTH.
>> I ACTUALLY PREFER THE LAKE
BEACHES HERE RATHER THAN THE
GULF BEACHES THERE.
THIS IS -- IT’S JUST MORE COZY.
>> Rod: THESE TWO AND OTHERS WE
MET WITH TODAY ARE PART OF THE
MICHIGAN’S BRAIN REGAIN.
AND PORT HURON CITY MANAGER SAYS
IT’S ALL ABOUT...
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF JOBS AND A
LOT OF OPPORTUNITY, AND YOU’RE
SEEING THE NATURAL FLOW OF
PEOPLE COMING HOME, THE WAY THEY
ALWAYS WANTED TO BUT NOW HAVE
THE ABILITY TO.
>> Rod: PORT HURON IS GROWING
HIGH-TECH AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR AND
OTHER JOB OPPORTUNITIES LEADS
THE STATE IN BRINGING GRADUATES
BACK.
BACK. >> THE BEST THING I’VE EVER
DONE.
DONE. THEY’RE EXPERIENCING A BIT OF A
HOUSING BOOM IN PORT HURON, AS
YOU WOULD EXPECT.
AND IN FACT, ONE OF THE YOUNG
MEN WE SPOKE TO, MICHAEL YOU SAW
IN THE PIECE THERE, THAT WE
DIDN’T HEAR FROM, TOLD ME HE
GREW UP IN MAINE, AND MOVED TO
PENNSYLVANIA AND THEN TO PORT
HURON FOR AN ENGINEERING JOB,
AND HE SAID IT REMINDS HIM OF
MAINE AND HAS NO REASON TO
LEAVE.
LEAVE. HE WANTS TO STAY.
>> Devin: A LOT OF SMALL CITIES
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE
COCKTAIL THEY HAVE GOING THERE.
>>> LET’S SEE WHAT LESTER HOLT
AND HIS TEAM ARE WORKING ON.
>> Karen: HE JOINS US LIVE FROM
NEW YORK WITH A PREVIEW.
HI, LESTER.
HI, LESTER. >> IF YOU’RE PULLING YOUR TAXES
TOGETHER LAST MINUTE, WE’LL TELL
YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
AND YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THAT VIDEO
OF A DARING NORTH KOREAN SOLDIER
ESCAPING TO FREEDOM YEARS AGO.
WE HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
WITH HIM.
WITH HIM. >> Devin: I REMEMBER THAT VIDEO
SO WELL.
SO WELL. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TRIED TO
FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM
AND WHERE HE IS NOW.
>> HE’S FULLY RECOVERED AND
LIVING IN SOUTH KOREA AND NOW
THANKING THE AMERICAN MEDICS WHO
RUSHED HIM TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER
HIS ESCAPE.
HIS ESCAPE. MORE IN A FEW MINUTES.
THE LATEST FROM PARIS ON THE
FIRE AT NOTRE DAME AS WELL.
>> Karen: SEE NEW 20 MINUTES.
>> Karen: PEOPLE WHO GET THEIR
EXERCISE FROM RUNNING TEND TO
LIVE LONGER.
LIVE LONGER. THAT SEEMS OBVIOUS.
BUT YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED AT
THE AMOUNT OF RUNNING NEEDED TO
GET THE BENEFIT.
>> Devin: AND HERE’S BEN.
>> Ben: A GORGEOUS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING, BUT ARE WE USING IT ALL
UP FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK?
WE’LL SEE IF THIS CAN GET
REPEATED BEFORE EASTER SUNDAY.
>> Jamie: THANKS TO PEOPLE HERE
AT THE DETROIT ZOO, A RARE WILD