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Home»Posts tagged with»West side (Page 4)

One man stabbed, another shot outside of Detroit police precinct

By Steve Neavling on July 22, 2014   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police  

One man stabbed, another shot outside of Detroit police precinct

The incident happened after a man stabbed his friend in front of Detroit police.

Hatchet-wielding man shot by police outside of church in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on July 14, 2014   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police  

Hatchet-wielding man shot by police outside of church in Detroit

There’s no telling what would have happened if an off-duty police officer wasn’t attending church on Detroit’s west side Sunday morning.

Wayward firework strikes Detroit man in chest, kills him on July 4

By Steve Neavling on July 5, 2014   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police  

Wayward firework strikes Detroit man in chest, kills him on July 4

A Detroit man was killed Friday evening when a wayward firework struck him in the chest and exploded.

Meijer to break ground on second Detroit store at former school site

By Steve Neavling on June 24, 2014   Development, Headline, posts, Urban Renewal  

Meijer to break ground on second Detroit store at former school site

Meijer plans to open its second store in Detroit by next summer after announcing today that it will break ground on its newest site on the northwest side Monday.

Scrapper seriously injured after he’s crushed beneath porch in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on June 16, 2014   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police  

Scrapper seriously injured after he’s crushed beneath porch in Detroit

His leg was jutting in the wrong direction, and his neck and back may have been broken.

Prosecutor: Cinco de Mayo shooter acted in self-defense, won’t be charged

By Steve Neavling on June 11, 2014   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Police  

Prosecutor: Cinco de Mayo shooter acted in self-defense, won’t be charged

The 24-year-old man who shot and killed a teenager at the Cinco de Mayo Parade in Detroit last month won’t be charged because he was acting in self-defense, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office announced today.

Child, 7, mauled by dog, then accidentally shot on Detroit’s west side

By Steve Neavling on June 9, 2014   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Police  

Child, 7, mauled by dog, then accidentally shot on Detroit’s west side

The boy was rushed to the hospital after being mauled and then shot accidentally by a neighbor.

Arsonist torches 3 vacant houses in 4-block area of Detroit; firefighter injured

By Steve Neavling on June 8, 2014   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Fire, posts  

Arsonist torches 3 vacant houses in 4-block area of Detroit; firefighter injured

Detroit firefighters responding to a vacant house fire this morning quickly found out they were up against yet another brazen arsonist.

Detroit police baffled after thieves break into cop cars outside of precinct

By Steve Neavling on May 29, 2014   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police  

Detroit police baffled after thieves break into cop cars outside of precinct

Police believe the perpetrators were looking for guns outside of the precinct on the west side.

Columnist: Surreal silence falls over fire scene on Detroit’s west side

By Tracey Morris on May 29, 2014   Featured Stories, Fire, Life in Detroit, posts  

Columnist: Surreal silence falls over fire scene on Detroit’s west side

Then came a sound that cut through the relative silence of a scene that should’ve been more chaotic than it actually was.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

Tracey Morris

Tracey Morris is the author of, "You Said You Wanted to See Me Naked: An Autobiographical Poem Cycle." Her work has recently been published by Rust Belt Chic Press, and she was a finalist in the 2013 Springfed Arts Writing Contest.

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