Felony charge sought after dog attack
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit police want a felony charge from prosecutors after a pack of pit bulls severely mauled a Detroit man.
The Detroit Free Press reports police want a charge of harboring a vicious animal causing serious injury against the owner, who previously received misdemeanor citations.
The Wayne County prosecutor’s office says a decision is pending.
The 61-year-old owner was arrested on an unrelated warrant after the October 2 attack, but was released a few days later. Police initially said they didn’t expect criminal charges, saying it appeared there was no malicious intent on behalf of the dogs’ owner.
The 50-year-old who was attacked reportedly lost most of one arm and had his head and other limbs bitten. Police killed one dog at the scene and rounded up at least 11 others.
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Man dressed as zombie injured in hit-and-run
NUNICA (AP) — Police say a man trying to scare motorists while dressed as a zombie was the victim of a hit-and-run accident in western Michigan.
The Grand Rapids Press reports that Jeff Stiles’ injuries were not considered life-threatening Saturday, but he was admitted to a hospital.
The 45-year-old man was hit by a car in Nunica in Ottawa County.
County sheriff’s Sgt. Matt Wilfong says Stiles was attending a Halloween party as a zombie when he stepped outside to smoke a cigarette.
Anyone with information on the driver can call investigators at 616.738.4000.
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Rules on banks’ risk in mortgage bonds eased
WASHINGTON (AP) — New U.S. rules aimed at getting banks to take on more of the risk when they package and sell mortgage securities are being relaxed with an eye to spurring broader home lending.
Federal regulators have dropped a key requirement: a 20 percent down payment from the borrower if a bank didn’t hold at least 5 percent of the mortgage securities tied to those loans on its books.
The long-delayed final rules unveiled Tuesday by six federal agencies include the less stringent condition that borrowers not carry excessive debt relative to their income.
The board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. voted 4-1 recently to adopt the rules.
The rules, proposed in stricter form in 2011, were mandated by the overhaul law enacted in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.
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Top court to hear case over sledder’s death
GRAND HAVEN (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court is stepping into a dispute between a western Michigan park commission and the family of an 11-year-old boy who died in a sledding accident.
The issue is whether the Duncan Park Commission is an arm of local government in Grand Haven.
The Michigan appeals court said no and said the commission is not immune to a lawsuit.
Chance Nash of Nunica hit an obstruction at Duncan Park and died in 2009.
The appeals court says the park actually is private land, and the city of Grand Haven doesn’t make rules for it or maintain it.
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