Detroit, MI
Detroit Animal Welfare Group takes in dogs coming from Middle East
BRUCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – From the Middle East to Michigan, dogs rescued amid the Israel-Hamas war are now up for adoption in Bruce Township.
“For all the things they’ve seen, they just truly want to be loved,” one Detroit Animal Welfare Group (DAWG) volunteer told CBS News Detroit on Monday.
“Some of these dogs had their ears cut off, and they were full of maggots, and they were abused, and they were neglected and starved,” said Kelley LaBonty, director of DAWG.
She said they received 10 dogs from the animal protection organization SPCA International that came from the Middle East. She said each of the dogs received has been living through the Israel-Hamas war.
“They’re very, very resilient. They’re the Canaan breed that is from that area. From Jordan and Palestine area. Intelligent, they are protective but not aggressive. They’re a great family dog,” LaBonty said.
A few have already been adopted, and CBS News Detroit was lucky enough to capture the moment one family made the decision to change not only their lives but one of these dogs as well.
“I can’t wait to take her home,” said Stephanie Grunow, on the verge of tears. Grunow and her husband took Xena to her forever home.
“She needs a good home. She needs a good loving safe home. She wasn’t safe there,” Grunow said.
Grunow lost her 13-year-old family dog Peanut a month ago. She said she wasn’t planning on another dog so soon, but said when she saw Xena, she saw Peanut.
“We have a lot of love to give each other. For a lot of years,” said Grunow.
If you’re interested in learning more about adopting, check out the DAWG website.
Boats capsize on Belle Isle
Bystanders looked on as multiple boats appeared to have capsized in the Detroit River after heavy rains swept across the island around 7:45 p.m., Wednesday, June 10.
Detroit police, firefighters, and Michigan conservation officers rushed to the beach on Belle Isle on Wednesday, June 10, around 7:45 p.m., where bystanders watched helplessly as multiple boats appeared to have capsized after heavy rains swept across the island.
A representative for the Detroit Police Department said the department responded to four sailboats that capsized in the Detroit River, recovering nine people from the water. “At this time, we believe weather was the contributing factor to these boats capsizing. We are grateful for the quick actions of our officers in being able to rescue and save the nine individuals recovered,” read a statement provided by the department. Emergency workers stood onshore until around 8:45 p.m, awaiting an opportunity to help, while what appeared to be emergency boats cruised past each overturned vessel.
Coast Guard officers arrived around 8 p.m. and consulted with emergency workers on the scene.
(This is a developing story and will update.)
The Detroit-set detective series from creator and star Diarra Kilpatrick debuted in 2024.
Diarra is coming back to Detroit.
“Diarra From Detroit” will return for its second season on July 29 on Paramount+, the streaming network announced Wednesday.
The eight-episode season will debut with two episodes and will follow with new episodes every Wednesday through Sept. 9.
Diarra Kilpatrick, half-sister of former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, is the creator, writer, executive producer, and star of the series, which follows her adventures as Detroit detective Diarra Brickland.
From the official show description:
“Season two finds Diarra Brickland trying — unsuccessfully — to have a hot girl summer without getting wrapped up in yet another deeply unserious and extremely dangerous Detroit mystery. This time around, what starts as a seemingly harmless furniture recovery mission quickly spirals into a triple homicide investigation, a citywide treasure hunt and another trip deep into Detroit’s criminal underbelly. As Diarra attempts to sort out her messy relationship status, she instead finds herself going undercover with a secret society, starring in a Tubi movie, chasing urban legends, dodging gang warfare, and uncovering secrets buried beneath the city itself. Because of course she does.”
Alongside returning stars Kilpatrick, DomiNque Perry, Bryan Terrell Clark, Jon Chaffin, Shannon Wallace, Phylicia Rashad and Harry Lennix, the new season will feature guest stars Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Morris Chestnut, Glynn Turman, Bokeem Woodbine, Amber Riley, Lil Rel Howery, Skilla Baby, Icewear Vezzo, Chris “CP” Powell and more.
The show originally debuted on BET+ in March 2024. The show was filmed in New Jersey, which stood in for the Motor City.
At the time, Kilpatrick told The Detroit News she was inspired by the detective shows she watched growing up with her grandmother.
“I watched ‘Perry Mason’ and ‘Columbo’ with my granny, and I think that structure is in my bones,” she said. “Even though they’re White shows, because of my grandmother’s commentary on them, she made them Black shows.”
She said the show follows in the lineage of those shows she grew up loving.
“I have nostalgia for these highly entertaining procedural shows,” she said. “This one is edgier, it’s sexier, it’s raunchier — it’s definitely an adult show — but I want people to talk to their friends at brunch or call their friends and say, ‘I think she should go back with the husband!’ I love when people get involved in storytelling that way, and if I can reveal the humanity of Detroiters in the process? I feel like I’ve won.”
“Diarra From Detroit’s” first season is currently available to stream on Paramount+.
agraham@detroitnews.com
Police say one person is dead and another is in custody following a shooting Tuesday evening in Detroit.
At about 6 p.m., officers responded to the 19300 block of Strasburg Street, initially for a double fatal shooting. However, further investigation determined that only one person had died and the other suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Officer Jalon Nelson said the survivor is currently in police custody while recovering in the hospital. It is unclear what led up to the shooting, but Nelson says it was an isolated incident.
The names and ages of both individuals have not been released.
“Our condolences go out to the families of both involved parties. One life lost is one too many in our city,” Nelson said.
Nelson says the investigation is ongoing.
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