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Home»Posts tagged with»Security

CNN journalist: I was subjected to ‘vaginal pat down’ at Detroit airport

By Steve Neavling on December 20, 2016   Headline, Wayne County  

CNN journalist: I was subjected to ‘vaginal pat down’ at Detroit airport

“Startled, I jump and feel a lump in my throat trying to hold back tears.”

Street musician: Security at Detroit Opera House pepper-sprayed me

By Steve Neavling on January 5, 2015   Crime & Fire, Headline, Police  

Street musician: Security at Detroit Opera House pepper-sprayed me

Frank McCullers has been playing trumpet on the sidewalk outside of the Detroit Opera House for a decade, becoming a fixture on Broadway Street.

Attendees of men’s rights conference angry over changed location in Detroit

By Steve Neavling on June 16, 2014   Art & Entertainment, Culture, Featured Stories, posts  

Attendees of men’s rights conference angry over changed location in Detroit

Organizers are dismissive about complaints and told a would-be attendee, “Go fuck yourself.”

Heidelberg Project had surveillance cameras at time of arson, organizers say

By Steve Neavling on March 7, 2014   Crime & Fire, Featured Stories, Fire, posts  

Heidelberg Project had surveillance cameras at time of arson, organizers say

The Heidelberg Project raised more than $50,000 late last year for security.

New security at Packard Plant chases away long-time scrappers

By Steve Neavling on January 15, 2014   Buildings, Headline, posts  

New security at Packard Plant chases away long-time scrappers

Over the past two years, scrappers have grown bolder and more reckless, causing fires, tearing down buildings and trying to topple the enormous water tower.

No, Detroit’s EM didn’t shut off power to flex muscle

By Steve Neavling on September 17, 2013   City Government, Emergency Manager, Government, Headline, posts  

No, Detroit’s EM didn’t shut off power to flex muscle

Conspiracy theories about Detroit’s emergency manager continue to circulate, but they’re rarely true.

Demise of a Detroit high-rise: How out-of-state slumlord neglected low-income residents

By Steve Neavling on May 21, 2013   Headline, Investigations, posts  

Demise of a Detroit high-rise: How out-of-state slumlord neglected low-income residents

While residents are deprived of a safe, clean environment, the company is raking in federal tax subsidies for low-income residents and people with disabilities.

After Mayor Bing cuts police patrols amid spiking violence, he seeks to raise own security detail to 30 officers

By Steve Neavling on May 1, 2013   City Council, City Government, Crime & Fire, Emergency Manager, Featured Stories, Government, Mayor's Office, Police, posts  

On any given night, officers arrive to work with a backlog of cases that would be a priority in most cities. But police are overwhelmed with murders, rapes, aggravated assaults and armed robberies.

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.

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