Americans remember 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones on 5th anniversary of death
Aiyana was trending on Twitter this weekend, prompting planned protests in Philadelphia today and Harlem on Monday.
Detroit police search for suspects in fatal shooting downtown early Saturday
A verbal argument inside a cigar bar in downtown Detroit early Saturday morning ended in the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man.
Jan. 28, 1959: Detroit Police racially integrates patrol cars for the first time
Commissioner Hart argues: “Racial integration is here to stay. Anybody who doesn’t like it better resign right now.”
Will historic Detroit Police HQ find new life? Building evacuated, deemed unsanitary
Today, the historic building was evacuated – maybe for the last time – after water spewed from broken pipes for nearly a week, soaking most of the floors, causing ceilings to crash down and shutting down the elevator and toilets.
‘New driver, screwdriver, cracked steering column’
The safest place for my car also happens to be the site of a former chop shop. My car also was stolen from the same abandoned driveway.
Police to Muckraker: No more crime updates, Amber Alerts
It’s part of the Detroit police department’s pattern of punishing dogged reporters and rewarding sheepish journalists who act as mouthpieces for the government.
Department of Justice shuts down Amber Alert system
Gone are pictures and urgent information about missing children.
Detroit EM: Taxpayers shouldn’t foot bill to defend ex-Police Chief Godbee
Seven months after an internal affairs officer filed a lawsuit claiming Police Chief Ralph Godbee lured her into a sexual relationship with the promise of a promotion, Detroit’s new emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, is intervening in the case.
Detroiters attack, shoot mentally ill homeless man asking for cigarette
The suspects, who casually walked away after the attack, are on the loose.
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.