Detroiters charged in severe beating of Grosse Pointe man, but not with hate crime
For nearly 20 minutes, the assailants punched and kicked the new father while allegedly using racial slurs.
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.
Grosse Pointe man severely beaten after going wrong way on Detroit road
The new father is undergoing surgery today after he said three men severely beat him while shouting racial epithets following a car crash on Detroit’s east side.
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.
Graffiti vandals target Detroit’s first dog park after recent opening
The Detroit Dog Park was the culmination of three years of painstaking work to find an ideal location and to clear bureaucratic hurdles.
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.
Detroit police not ‘trained’ to ticket graffiti vandals
There’s one problem with Detroit’s plan to crack down on the proliferation of graffiti: Most of its police officers aren’t trained to issue tickets to vandals.
Police seek warrant for sexual assault charges against Tigers pitcher
Tigers relief pitcher Evan Reed, 28, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the Motor City Casino Hotel last month, just before the baseball season began.
Surveillance: Detroit police let go graffiti vandal who spray-painted occupied building
Building owner Scott Kraz is angry and says cops should remove the graffiti from his wall.
DPS combats proliferation of graffiti at vacant schools
Dozens of vacant Detroit schools are riddled with graffiti, driving down adjacent property values and making it difficult for the cash-strapped district to find a new buyer for the buildings.