Eastpointe
Hearing set in death of baby found at recycling
EASTPOINTE, Mich. (AP) - A Detroit-area woman charged with murder after her newborn baby's body was discovered at a recycling center has been scheduled for a key court hearing.
A brief hearing took place Wednesday in Eastpointe's District Court for Angela Alexie, who is jailed on $1 million bond. A Feb. 20 preliminary examination was scheduled to determine if the case goes to trial.
The 24-year-old is charged with child abuse and murder committed during a felony.
Defense lawyer attorney Steve Kaplan has said she's "very remorseful" about the boy's death.
Police say Alexie gave birth in a garage in Eastpointe on Dec. 22 and left the baby. It died two days later, likely from exposure to cold weather. The body was found at a recycling center in nearby Roseville on Jan. 14.
Traverse City
Authorities: $11K in $2 bills helps crack case
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Authorities say the discovery of about $11,000 in $2 bills in a man's van helped them crack a stolen collectibles case.
The Traverse City Record-Eagle reports a September traffic stop prompted a Grand Traverse County sheriff's investigation after authorities found 40-year-old Justin Alan Napier with boxes of $2 bills, coins, watches and jewelry.
Sheriff's Capt. Randy Fewless says detectives determined the collection was taken from a storage unit. Napier, who is from Kalkaska, appeared Monday in 86th District Court for arraignment on a charge of receiving and concealing stolen property.
Napier's lawyer Patrick Fragel tells The Associated Press in an email Wednesday that he can't discuss the case.
Fewless says about $14,000 in cash was seize during the investigation.
Published: Thu, Feb 05, 2015
