Redford

A 19-year-old Detroit man, Mario Carl Melvin Neal, has been charged with first-degree murder and felony firearm in the June 7 shooting death of 23-year-old Kemajai Darden in a Detroit home. Police found Darden unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds, and Neal was arrested on July 17, 2026, after being identified as the suspect.

A 23-year-old Redford man was sentenced to 29 months to 10 years in prison after a police chase crash injured a 73-year-old Warren man. The driver, Zaylin Faulkner, fled a traffic stop at high speeds, crashed into another vehicle, and pleaded no contest to charges of fleeing and eluding police and causing injury while driving with a suspended license.

A West Texas organization has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to halt the construction of a border wall in Big Bend. A protest in Redford on June 5, 2026, featured a canoe as a symbol of opposition to the wall.

Two mothers were arrested in Redford for allegedly leaving three children unattended in a car during a period of excessive heat. A bystander noticed the children and called 911, preventing a potential tragedy.

Three children were rescued from a hot car in Redford after a passerby called 911. Police found them around 5 p.m. with no parents present and the car's engine off.

Children were left inside a hot car in Redford while their mothers were shopping. The children were transported to Garden City Hospital for heat exposure treatment.