https://theworldwatch.com/tags/michigan/ Fri 05 Jun 2026 15:16:10 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1616288/suspect-throws-lit-molotov-cocktail-on-cruiser-before-fatal-ois/
Grand Rapids PD officers responded to the scene after the man threatened to kill his family; he tried to set a cruiser ablaze, carjacked a woman and attacked a K-9 before the shooting. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In a backyard, six Grand Rapids police officers surrounded an armed man who had threatened to kill his family. Officers commanded 46-year-old Eddie Deans Jr. to put his “hands up” as police tried to apprehend the fleeing man in a backyard on the city’s southeast side. The encounter ended with one officer firing four to five shots at Deans as he allegedly lunged toward police. Deans was pronounced dead at the scene. Interim Grand Rapids Police Chief Joe Trigg released video clips on Wednesday, June 3, from body-worn and in-car cameras of the violent encounter that led to the fatal shooting. Trigg said the department has not made any conclusions on whether the officer involved acted consistently with the law, department policies and training. Michigan State Police is currently investigating the shooting. About seven minutes of video was released Wednesday, showing various angles of what police encountered that day. The incident started around 1:15 p.m. Saturday, May 30, when Deans’ mother called 911 to have police respond to her home on Alpine Avenue NW. She told a dispatcher Deans threatened her grandson with a knife, she told MLive/The Grand Rapids Press. When an officer arrived, dashcam footage shows Deans throwing a lit Molotov cocktail at the police cruiser, while spraying the windshield with lighter fluid. Deans, still armed with a knife, then fled on foot through the neighborhood and tried to carjack a motorist. A woman screamed loudly as she fled from the vehicle, footage shows. Police tracked Deans down in a backyard at Widdicomb Avenue NW near 12th Street. A police K-9, Digo, was released to subdue the man. Deans stabbed the dog in the head, as well as in its protective vest. Officers deployed less-lethal weapons, but they were not effective. As Deans crept around a staircase, officers commanded him to put his hands up. Video shows Deans lunge toward police with one officer firing, killing Deans. Deans struggled with mental health issues for years. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, anti-social personality disorder and borderline personality disorder while in prison, Kent County Probate Court records said. Deans also had a troubled past. He was 16 when he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 1996 and was sentenced to 12 to 50 years in prison. He and two others were convicted in the December 1995 killing of Badri Denise Mullen, who was kicked in the head by the three after refusing to settle a crack cocaine debt. Deans was paroled from prison in February 2025. Digo, the police dog, has been released from an animal emergency hospital and is recovering at home with his handler. ]]> Thu 04 Jun 2026 13:55:04 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1616288/suspect-throws-lit-molotov-cocktail-on-cruiser-before-fatal-ois/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1616186/michigan-house-democrat-candidate-shelby-campbell-s-grassroots-campaign-to-engage-you/
Michigan House Democrat candidate Shelby Campbell's grassroots campaign to engage younger voters continues to get more extreme ]]> Mon 01 Jun 2026 22:31:04 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1616186/michigan-house-democrat-candidate-shelby-campbell-s-grassroots-campaign-to-engage-you/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1615906/michigan-landlord-seen-having-sex-on-tenant-s-security-camera/
Bonnet down, leg up in the air has me weak ]]> Thu 21 May 2026 09:31:04 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1615906/michigan-landlord-seen-having-sex-on-tenant-s-security-camera/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1615888/19-year-old-michigan-woman-speaks-out-after-surviving-a-deadly-crash-in-which-her-car/
19-year-old Michigan woman speaks out after surviving a deadly crash in which her car split in half, caused by a drunk driver ]]> Wed 20 May 2026 22:02:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1615888/19-year-old-michigan-woman-speaks-out-after-surviving-a-deadly-crash-in-which-her-car/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1615777/a-woman-shared-her-experience-at-a-private-pool-in-shelby-township-michigan/
A woman in a full burqa entered the water, violating the club’s swimwear rules. After reporting it, she learned lifeguards had received multiple similar complaints. The situation worsened when her 9-year-old son was insulted by a 13-year-old girl (daughter of a non-burqa-wearing Arabic woman). She confronted the girl and called out the double standard: religious freedom shouldn’t override sanitary policies. Frustrated, she plans to cancel her membership unless the club enforces the rules fairly for everyone. ]]> Mon 18 May 2026 21:55:04 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1615777/a-woman-shared-her-experience-at-a-private-pool-in-shelby-township-michigan/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1615731/democratic-congressional-candidate-in-michigan-is-going-viral/
Not for policy. For twerking on her kitchen counter on TikTok while running for office. Shelby Campbell. 32. Law student. Single mom. 4 mugshots on her campaign website. Her words: "I've been to jail. I've been judged. I got back up." She's running against an incumbent in Detroit. The internet is roasting her. She's loving every second of it. ]]> Mon 18 May 2026 05:41:04 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1615731/democratic-congressional-candidate-in-michigan-is-going-viral/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1615723/michigan-house-democrat-candidate-shelby-campbell-s-campaign-strategy/
Twerking for votes. ]]> Sun 17 May 2026 23:37:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1615723/michigan-house-democrat-candidate-shelby-campbell-s-campaign-strategy/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1615533/man-set-himself-on-fire-during-an-arson-attack-at-a-cannabis-dispensary-in-michigan/
MONROE TWP. MI — Two men set a Monroe dispensary on fire hotfooted it away from the scene — in more ways than one. Surveillance footage shared by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office captured two men around 1 a.m. Sunday, May 10, crashing a vehicle into Pure Cannabis at 15311 S. Dixie Highway in Monroe Township. The men then pour a liquid from a gasoline canister around the store before one of the men retrieved a product from the back of the store, footage shows. The men then lit the liquid on fire before running out of the store. As the fire began to spread, the shoes of one of the men started burning. Footage shows the shoes still on fire as the pair run away from the store. One of the men did take some prepackaged cannabis flower, but made off with only $50 to $100 worth of product, Bahoura said. He suspects the fire was linked to a competitor, although that is his “best guess.” ]]> Wed 13 May 2026 21:08:06 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1615533/man-set-himself-on-fire-during-an-arson-attack-at-a-cannabis-dispensary-in-michigan/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1615488/jake-lang-burned-a-copy-of-the-holy-quran-in-front-of-the-islamic-center-of-america-i/
MI ]]> Tue 12 May 2026 23:38:06 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1615488/jake-lang-burned-a-copy-of-the-holy-quran-in-front-of-the-islamic-center-of-america-i/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1615436/fight-occurred-at-the-9-mile-plaza-in-warren-mi/
them again ]]> Mon 11 May 2026 11:52:03 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1615436/fight-occurred-at-the-9-mile-plaza-in-warren-mi/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1614766/insane-brawl-breaks-out-at-a-gas-station-in-michigan/
A brawl broke out around 3 AM at a Shell gas station in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The altercation appeared to involve two men at first, but then several people seemed to jump in and attack those two men. ]]> Tue 28 Apr 2026 09:35:04 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1614766/insane-brawl-breaks-out-at-a-gas-station-in-michigan/ https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1613684/man-appears-to-get-knocked-out-when-hitting-the-ground-after-being-tased-by-police/
Police were in pursuit when the suspect crashed his vehicle into a street sign. A female passenger was found unconscious inside the vehicle. ]]> Fri 03 Apr 2026 22:20:04 +0200 https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1613684/man-appears-to-get-knocked-out-when-hitting-the-ground-after-being-tased-by-police/