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Crime Roundup

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Man Arrested for Injuring Woman with Machete; Harland Identity Fraud Stems from Online Job Scam

A roundup of crime from around the White Lake-Highland area.

Area Patch sites provided the following reports. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. Brighton Patch Howell resident Ben Cameron, 30, was arrested and arraigned on charges of aggravated assault, possession of a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent and driving on a suspended license after cutting a woman's hand with a machete early Friday morning. Livingston County Sheriff Bob Bezotte said that Cameron had been in an altercation with another man at Burrough's Tavern in Brighton and was told to leave by owner Joe Agius. Bezotte said Cameron left, but then returned about 15 to 20 minutes later carrying a machete.  The woman, another patron, was injured when she grabbed Cameron…

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Novi Pediatrician Accused of Criminal Sexual Conduct; Donations Stolen from Local Veterinary Hospital

A roundup of crime from around the White Lake-Highland area.

A Novi pediatrician is facing arraignment Monday on three charges of criminal sexual conduct. Jeffrey Lee Dembs, 61, a West Bloomfield resident and doctor at the My Kid's Doc office on 12 Mile Road in Novi, is being accused on a count of first degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of second degree criminal sexual conduct, all with a person younger than 13. The incidents are believed to have occurred on or about spring 2009 to summer 2010. According to Troy-based criminal defense attorney Gerry Gleeson, Dembs went on a voluntary leave of absence after the arrest was made in late November. "That decision should not reflect on (Dembs) personally," Gleeson said Friday. "We categorically deny these charges and I personally look forward …

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