Video: Man brutally beats, stabs senior while bystanders look on, do nothing
“No one attempted to assist the victim,” police said today.
Detroit police officer risks life to talk down would-be jumper from I-94 overpass
A 64-year-old Detroiter was clinging dangerously to the outside of a fence on an I-94 overpass at Connor as traffic below whirred by late Saturday afternoon.
Decayed body of young woman found on east-side block decimated by abandonment, crime
Few streets are as decimated by abandonment as Louisiana, a short, crumbling road on Detroit east-side.
Mayor Bing delivers bonuses to high-level police after rank-and-file cops get pay cuts
It’s the second time in less than two months that Bing’s administration has handed out bonuses to nonunion employees.
Lawlessness ensues as Detroit paramedics come under increasing attack
Detroit EMS paramedics have come under attack at least five times over the past three days, leading to fears that some neighborhoods are becoming too dangerous even for emergency workers.
New Midtown grocer burglarized four times in first two months of business
The crime was almost too easy because police took more than 20 minutes to respond each time.
Investigation: Scrapyard near abandoned Packard Plant dishes out cash for stolen metal
The money is quick and easy – and the metal market is booming, producing record profits for shady scrapyards and a modest living for scrappers.
Investigation: Thieves tear apart Packard Plant for scrap metal in broad daylight; neighbors at risk
Scrapping thieves have become alarmingly more daring and audacious as police have virtually ignored an organized scrapping operation that has sprung up at the abandoned Packard Plant in Detroit.
Detroit cops accused of providing security, limo service at upscale sex club
Police not only knew about the club; they may have provided security and limos for the upscale clientele who attended the swingers club while still on-duty, local authorities told the Motor City Muckraker this morning.
Witnesses: Detroit police fatally shoot three harmless dogs during pot bust
He screamed; he pleaded. “Please don’t harm my dogs,” he begged police, who moments earlier had barged into his east-side home looking for marijuana.