Detroit, MI
25-year-old arrested in Detroit kitten neglect case, facing charges
DETROIT (FOX 2) – The man police say left behind two kittens at a Detroit gas station, leaving one dead, has been arrested.
What they’re saying:
25-year-old Brandon Littke is facing three felonies for allegedly tossing two kittens out of his SUV, hitting and killing one of them.
With cameras all over the gas station, it was license plate readers in two cities that led investigators to exactly who they were looking for.
Littke was arrested on Friday and released Monday on a $25,000 personal bond.
He claims it was an accident.
The backstory:
The incident happened last week at the BP gas station at Grand River and 7 Mile. Littke allegedly hit one of the kittens, who is seen flailing as his littermate looks on. A few hours later, the surviving kitten, now named “Diesel,” was rescued at the gas station.
He was in perfect shape and is now in the hands of Michigan Humane until the investigation wraps up.
As for tracking Littke, DPD partnered with Redford Township and together used license plate readers to find him at a home in Redford.
It’s unclear who the cat’s owner is, but Littke lives with them.
FOX 2 was told they too were horrified to learn what had happened.
What’s next:
He’s charged with killing an animal, abandoning two animals, and being a habitual offender.
Littke does have a criminal record; he was charged a few years back with robbery but nothing animal-related.
After decades of decline, Detroit is officially on the rise. New census data just released shows a historic surge in the city’s population and for the first time in generations, Detroit is outpacing not just Michigan but the nation.
DETROIT (WXYZ) — New court filings reveal disgraced former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith plans to appeal his 19-year prison sentence, one of the longest ever handed down in a fraud case in the city.
Smith admitted to stealing more than $40 million from 2012 to 2024 to fund a lavish lifestyle.
Watch our report when William Smith was sentenced below:
William Smith, former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO, sentenced to 19 years in prison
Now, despite waiving his right to appeal in a plea deal, he’s challenging the judgment.
The 52-year-old has also been ordered to repay over $48 million.
It’s still unclear exactly what part of the sentence he’s contesting.
DETROIT (FOX 2) – A large fire at a scrapyard in Southwest Detroit on Wednesday morning prompted crews from the fire department to respond.
The Detroit Fire Department had the blaze under control, however there are concerns of air quality in the surrounding area and it would take several hours to get the fire under wraps.
What we know:
A scrapyard located near Lonyo and Dix caught fire Wednesday morning, sending flames into the sky and smoke billowing over Southwest Detroit.
The pile consists of various appliances like washers, dryers, and bicycles, as well as miscellaneous scrap metal. Batteries are also part of the pile and could be linked to the cause of the blaze.
The scrapyard is part of the Ferrous Processing & Trading Co., a local scrap processor with locations around the country.
What we don’t know:
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The Detroit Fire Department also said it could take hours to stamp out the blaze, but that was a rough estimate.
Dig deeper:
An acting chief with DFD told FOX 2 it could take four to five hours to get rid of the fire.
According to Adolf Lane, they had to swap out vehicles and dealt with technical difficulties before making progress on the fire.
“It’s a very tall pile of debris and it’s very much embedded,” he said.
The Source: Information for this story came from an interview with a Detroit Fire Department chief.
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