Firm hired to find new Detroit Police chief has ties to Board of Police Commissioners
Board of Police Commissioner Jessica Taylor is the director of training at TJA Staffing Services, which received the no-bid contract on Oct. 25.
Voters decriminalize marijuana in Detroit, three other Michigan cities, in landslide win
So can you celebrate by sparking up a joint in any of these cities? Not yet, advocates cautioned.
Video: Violence nearly breaks out at Detroit voting precinct over photo
“You aren’t leaving until you delete that damn picture,” a male campaign volunteer hollered as he poked his finger at my chest.
Photo Gallery: Inside the sprawling ruins of Northville Psychiatric Hospital
Left behind in the more than two dozens buildings are wheelchairs, beds, gowns, books, pool tables, nursing logs, picture frames, stuffed animals.
Lawsuit: Overzealous sheriff’s helicopter injures children, violates aviation laws
The Vietnam-style helicopter flew so low that the wind from the rotor tossed Terry McIninch’s children like “rag dolls” and damaged his motor home and 1971 Chevy El Camino, according to a recent lawsuit.
Arrests nearly triple at abandoned Northville Psychiatric Hospital this year
Police cited about 550 people so far this year – an average of nearly two a day – for trespassing at the mental hospital complex. That’s compared to 213 last year.
Timeline: Houses, cars, garages catch on fire during relatively mild Devil’s Night
Devil’s Night will be a big test for the city, which recently laid off firefighters, as strong winds continue to wreak havoc on power lines and trees.
Detroit, DTE failed to protect residents from downed power lines, fires
Many live lines snaked unattended across streets, fields and sidewalks for more than an hour because neither the fire department nor DTE had sufficient resources to handle the hazards.
Close call with gunman exposes more dysfunction in Detroit Police Department
As a gunman chased me out of one of Detroit’s most neglected streets Thursday morning, I was reminded of something more outrageous than a single resident losing his mind over the presence of a reporter.
Detroit fire truck breaks down on way to two-story blaze
A ladder truck broke down on the way to a two-story blaze