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Home»Posts tagged with»Crash

Fire department cover-up? Suspicious crash, protocols bypassed

By Steve Neavling on December 15, 2017   Fire, Headline  

Fire department cover-up? Suspicious crash, protocols bypassed

Is the Detroit Fire Department covering up for Deputy Chief Robert Shinske, who previously was suspended for driving his city-issued SUV to a bar?

Tanker explosion reveals dangerous deficiency in Detroit Fire Department

By Steve Neavling on May 26, 2015   Crime & Fire, Fire, Headline, posts  

Tanker explosion reveals dangerous deficiency in Detroit Fire Department

When Detroit firefighters arrived to a massive fire from a tanker explosion near downtown on I-75 this weekend, there was little they could do but wait. And wait. And wait.

Car accident, collapsed building left untouched by city of Detroit for days

By Steve Neavling on August 12, 2014   City Government, Government, Investigations, Mayor's Office  

Car accident, collapsed building left untouched by city of Detroit for days

On Detroit’s west side, just six blocks from where the 1967 riot broke out, a battered car is wedged into the corner of a partially collapsed two-story commercial building on Linwood, buried by piles of bricks and concrete.

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.

Two Detroit firefighters, civilian injured in crash on east side

By Steve Neavling on May 27, 2014   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Fire, posts  

Two Detroit firefighters, civilian injured in crash on east side

The accident occurred at the intersection of E. Robinwood and Joseph Campau at 1:28 p.m.

Faulty traffic light may have caused fatal motorcycle crash on Detroit’s west side

By Steve Neavling on May 16, 2013   Crime & Fire, Investigations, Police, posts  

Faulty traffic light may have caused fatal motorcycle crash on Detroit’s west side

As police cordoned off the scene of a fatal motorcycle-car collision Wednesday evening, something unusual started happening at the intersection.

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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