Grosse Pointe calls for state police to investigate racist videos
Dozens of protesters are expected to converge in Grosse Pointe Park at noon today to demand an outside investigation and immediate disciplinary action.
Protesters to gather in Grosse Pointe over cops taking racist videos
“If we don’t show up in force and demand that this type of behavior should not be tolerated, we might as well rewind the clock to the 1950s,” Daryl Brown said.
Demolishing historic University Club for a new McDonald’s (photos)
From a collegiate gothic building to the golden arches.
Strong winds left Detroit without adequate fire protection
We monitored all 116 fire calls from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., finding lagging response times and overwhelmed fire crews.
Grosse Pointe cops demean mentally ill man on camera (video)
The videos are now the subject of an internal police investigation.
Highland Park mayor shot at Detroit nightclub early this morning
Police said a dispute broke out inside the club when shots were fired shortly before 2 a.m.
Grosse Pointe opens internal investigation into cops’ racially charged videos
Most of the racist videos are shot from squad cars while African American men were told to sing or dance. One of the subjects was even in the back of police cars.
Packard Plant bid canceled after Chicago-area investor can’t pay up
Next up to buy the Packard Plant is the third bidder – Peru-based developer Fernando Palazuelo.
Bidder must pay $1.8 million today to buy Packard Plant
Bill Hults already paid $200,000 in nonrefundable deposits for the 40-acre ruins.
Homeowner who fatally shot Renisha McBride faces up to life in prison
Theodore Hall Wafer told police his 12-gauge shotgun accidentally discharged when he mistook McBride for an intruder.