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CBS News
26-06-2025
- CBS News
Video shows Michigan State Police helicopter track pharmacy break-in suspects
A Michigan State Police helicopter crew assigned to the Trooper 2 unit assisted police officers on the ground with spotting and pursuing suspects in a pharmacy break-in. State police provided a video clip of the surveillance and arrest that happened late Wednesday in response to a break-in near 10 Mile Road and Haggerty Road. The aviation unit had been requested to assist a multi-jurisdictional task force that was investigating multiple pharmacy break-ins across Metro Detroit, the report said. While in the air, Trooper 2's crew saw a break-in taking place and reported what was going on. As police arrived in the area, three suspects who were inside the pharmacy were quickly arrested. But a fourth person ran into the nearby car and sped off. Trooper 2's crew continued to follow that vehicle and tracked its location while local and state police attempted to stop the suspect. At one point, the video shows, the suspect stopped the vehicle and ran off through a neighborhood. The Trooper 2 crew was able to track the suspect on the ground until Michigan State Police troopers, Michigan State Police K-9 units and Detroit Police Department took the person into custody. "Our aviation unit continues to assist our partners across the state in getting dangerous suspects out of our communities," F/Lt. Mike Shaw said. "While pursuits may be necessary at times, it is safer to use all the technology available to take these dangerous criminals off the street as safely as possible."
CBS News
12-06-2025
- CBS News
Michigan State Police helicopter tracks suspects who fled after attempted traffic stop
A Michigan State Police patrol helicopter crew helped officers track a fleeing motorist Wednesday night on Interstate 96 in Metro Detroit. A road patrol officer attempted a traffic stop about 10 p.m. on westbound I-96 near Outer Drive, but the driver sped off. The state police helicopter named Trooper 2 happened to be in the area and its air crew followed the fleeing vehicle, noticing it stop on Stout Street just south of Acacia in the city of Detroit. The air crew then reported three people running out of the stopped car, all were headed eastbound. The driver, identified as a 30-year-old Detroit man, was later arrested in an apartment complex near where the vehicle was abandoned. He was lodged at the Detroit Detention Center, pending review. "We are fortunate this suspect did not hurt anyone in his attempt to run from troopers," Michigan State Police F/Lt. Mike Shaw said. While this incident happened in the city of Detroit, the prosecutor for nearby Macomb County announced just this week a stricter prosecution policy on fleeing and eluding charges. Prosecutor Peter J. Lucido said there has been a noticeable increase in such incidents in his community during the past several years, including ones that resulted in serious injury or fatal crashes.
CBS News
08-06-2025
- CBS News
Motorcyclist dead in high speed crash on Interstate 96 in Detroit, police say
A 30-year-old man is dead after a motorcycle crash on Interstate 96 in Detroit Friday night. Michigan State police say multiple people called 911 around 9:25 p.m. to report a motorcycle that was down on the westbound side of I-96 near Evergreen Road, and that the driver, later identified as the man, was missing. A helicopter crew operating Trooper 2 in the area saw that the man was motionless on the eastbound side of the highway. Responding troopers on the ground located the motorcycle and the man, who died at the scene, officials say. According to investigators, the man was driving westbound on the highway near Evergreen Road at a high speed when he lost control of the motorcycle and hit a concrete wall. The man was then ejected from the bike and landed in the eastbound lanes of I-96. No one else was involved in the crash, police say.
CBS News
06-04-2025
- CBS News
Heat-seeking camera used by Michigan State Police to find missing 2-year-old
A 2-year-old toddler is safe after a helicopter equipped with a heat-seeking camera located them following their disappearance on Saturday, according to Michigan State Police. The state law enforcement agency was asked on Saturday to help Blackman Township police find the toddler, who was wearing only a diaper when they went missing. Police said in a post on X that the toddler had been missing for over an hour when the request for help was received. Using a heat-seeking camera, a helicopter crew operating Trooper 2 found the toddler in a ditch near Interstate 94 and Airport Road around 15 minutes after arriving at the scene. Officials say the toddler was conscious and alert, and didn't appear to be injured when found. They were still taken to the hospital for evaluation.
