10-year-old boy shoots father after fight between parents in Detroit home
The father, in his mid-30s, was in critical condition after being shot in the back.
Tourist: Armed robbery attempt at Packard Plant shrugged off by police
An Australian photographer got a quick, bitter dose of Detroit and its police force.
Police Chief Craig reverses decision to stop releasing violent crime reports
In May, Detroit Police Chief James Craig inexplicably stopped releasing public information on daily shootings, murders and other violent crimes, making it appear as if the city was safer than it is.
Detroit police officer struck by drunken driver
Police said the car barreled through a barricade and hit the officer, who was rushed to the hospital.
Firefighters find body in trunk of burned car outside Detroit school
The victim was the sixth murder victim discovered by firefighters in two months.
Police unveil sketch of man of interest in murder of Armada teen
The FBI also joined the search and was knocking on doors looking for information.
Vandals smash urns, spray graffiti at historic cemetery in Detroit
It’s the third serious act of vandalism in as many years at Woodmere Cemetery, one of Detroit’s oldest, most historically significant cemeteries.
Prison & probation: Starkly different sentences for Utash attackers
“All I can say is the people who beat me tried to kill me,” Steve Utash wrote in a letter.
Up close: More than 100 fires break out over weekend, rivaling Devil’s Night
The fires posed a significant challenge to a city dangerously short on firefighters and equipment.
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.