Paramedics frantically try to rescue a man from his burning car in Detroit
The car erupted in flames just before paramedics arrived.
Ambulance thief busted quickly because of Detroit’s new technology
The suspect didn’t get far because dispatchers knew exactly where he was going.
Bed bugs found in Detroit ambulance
Bed buds were reported on DDOT buses a few weeks ago. In Warren, a library was closed after an infestation. And now the blood-sucking insects were found on a Detroit ambulance.
One man stabbed, another shot outside of Detroit police precinct
The incident happened after a man stabbed his friend in front of Detroit police.
Child dies after paramedics too slow to Detroit accident scene
After waiting 17 minutes for an ambulance that never showed up, firefighters placed the seizing boy in a fire truck and rushed to Children’s Hospital.
Soccer referee dies after he’s attacked during game in Livonia
An adult soccer game in suburban Detroit turned deadly after one of the players fatally attacked the referee.
Scrapper seriously injured after he’s crushed beneath porch in Detroit
His leg was jutting in the wrong direction, and his neck and back may have been broken.
Dispatch system fails, disrupting emergency calls in Detroit
A similar crash in July prompted Police Chief Craig to pledge the problem would never happen again
Police, ambulances unable to respond to weekend emergencies
The public will never learn about most failures to respond.
One child dead, another clings to life after EMS no-show at Detroit house fire
As two children lay unconscious from breathing heavy smoke when their west-side house caught fire this morninbg, paramedics never arrived.