QLine streetcar temporarily shut down after hit-and-run crash
A hit-and-run car being pursued by police struck a Qline power box.
4 shot during fireworks in downtown Detroit; 2 suspects in custody
Seven people have been shot in downtown Detroit since Sunday morning.
Gunman shoots 3 people outside of a party bus in downtown Detroit
An apparent stranger with a handgun shot a man and two women in their 20s near Greektown on Sunday morning.
Detroit dispensary patients unlawfully jailed at Area 51 raid
Police were “robbing people of their freedom” at a city-authorized dispensary in Detroit.
US attorney’s office leaks favorable grand jury information about Mayor Duggan
Any reporter who regularly covers federal courts will tell you it’s incredibly rare for the U.S. attorney’s office to reveal information about a grand jury investigation.
Grand jury investigation targets Detroit’s demolition program
Federal prosecutors probing Detroit’s demolition program have issued grand jury subpoenas to contractors for records they’ve received from Mayor Mike Duggan’s office and city and state agencies. The subpoenas, obtained first by Motor City Muckraker, seek documents from at least three demolition contractors as part of an FBI investigation that began in August 2015. A […]
Off-Duty Detroit officer critically shot during ‘gun battle’ with armed robber
The shootout occurred outside of a liquor store about a mile from downtown.
Skateboarders fight 90-day misdemeanor charges for being at Hart Plaza
In a city where violent crime is out of control, skateboarders are facing up to 90 days in jail for allegedly skating at Hart Plaza, a public park.
Detroit-based FBI translator married ISIS operative she was ordered to investigate
A Detroit-based FBI translator fell in love with a top ISIS operative that she was assigned to investigate and wound up marrying him in Syria.
Detroit police officer shot in head Sunday night; suspect killed
This is the fifth Detroit police officer to be shot so far this year.