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Up to 10 People Shot at Rochester Hills Splash Pad; Gunman 'Contained'
Detroit News - Sun Jun 16, 2024
ROCHESTER HILLS, Michigan - As many as ten people were shot at a splash pad in Rochester Hills around 5 pm Saturday after a "random" gunman got out of a vehicle and unloaded 28 gunshots from a handgun at the streetside park, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said. More»

Michigan Sheriff Wants Charges Filed Against Woman Who Criticized Anti-Maskers
Detroit Metro Times - Thu Dec 16, 2021
A Trump-adoring sheriff in Michigan is pursuing criminal charges against a Howell woman who called out anti-maskers on Twitter, drawing sharp criticism from legal experts. More»

Parents of Michigan School Shooter Face Charges in Rampage that Killed Four and Injured Seven
Daily Mail - Thu Dec 2, 2021
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Michigan — The mother of accused school shooter Ethan Crumbley wrote a rambling open letter to Donald Trump in 2016 praising his support for gun rights, and now both she and her husband are facing criminal charges in the shooting. More»

Student Kills 3, Wounds 6 at Michigan School Shooting
Associated Press - Tue Nov 30, 2021
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Michigan — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students and wounding six other people, including a teacher, authorities said. More»

'Giving the finger is not a crime': Judge rules that US woman was wrongly stopped and given a ticket by police after she gave officer the bird
Daily Mail - Thu Mar 14, 2019
A judge ruled that a US woman was wrongly stopped and given a ticket after she gave a police officer the bird. More»

University issues hockey pucks to defend against active shooters
WSB-TV - Tue Nov 27, 2018
ROCHESTER, Michigan - A Michigan university is training students and faculty to defend themselves against an active shooter - by using hockey pucks. More»

Detroit shutting off drinking water in all schools because of lead, copper contamination
USA Today - Wed Aug 29, 2018
DETROIT - Detroit's city school district is shutting off drinking water to all of its schools after test results found elevated levels of lead or copper in 16 of 24 schools recently tested. More»

Michigan mayor caught on tape calling black people 'chimps" and women 'dried up c*nts"
Raw Story - Mon Jan 16, 2017
Mayor Jim Fouts of Warren, Michigan came under fire on Monday after audio surfaced of him allegedly using disparaging remarks against African-Americans and women. More»

Deputies Do Nothing as Young Mother Dies in Jail Begging for Help
Free Thought Project - Mon Nov 14, 2016
Macomb County, MI - A local news company's investigation into a young mother's tragic in-custody death has uncovered disturbing details and exposes, at best, criminal negligence, and, at worst, deliberate torture. More»

Detroit officer on trial in death of 7 year old girl
Associated Press - Wed May 29, 2013
DETROIT - Police accompanied by a reality TV crew fired a stun grenade through a window as they raided a Detroit home in search of a murder suspect. More»

Passenger: Was cuffed, searched over "appearance"
Associated Press - Tue Sep 13, 2011
DETROIT - A US woman said Tuesday that she endured nearly four hours in police custody that included being forced off an airplane in handcuffs, strip-searched and interrogated at Detroit's airport on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks - all, she believes, because of her Middle Eastern appearance. More»

Atty: Video shows police fired into Detroit home
Associated Press - Sun May 16, 2010
DETROIT - Police who carried out a raid on a family home that left a 7-year-old girl dead over the weekend were accompanied by a camera crew for a reality television show, and an attorney says video of the siege contradicts the police account of what happened. More»

'No excuse' for teen's Taser death, mother says
CNN - Wed May 27, 2009
DETROIT, Michigan - Renea Mitchell said her son Robert wanted "nothing to do" with police, a feeling she said is "nothing new" among teenagers in Detroit. More»

Motor City's woes extend beyond auto industry
Associated Press - Fri Dec 19, 2008
DETROIT - One measure of how tough times are in the Motor City: Some of the offenders in jail don't want to be released; some who do get out promptly re-offend to head back where there's heat, health care and three meals a day. More»

Ford asks for $9 billion Bail-out
Associated Press - Mon Dec 1, 2008
WASHINGTON - Ford Motor Company is asking Congress for a $9 billion "stand-by line of credit" to stabilize its business, but says it doesn't expect to tap it. More»

Feds acknowledge Mich. arsonist was FBI informant
Associated Press - Sun Oct 12, 2008
DETROIT - Federal prosecutors are seeking a major sentencing break for an activist who committed arson at Michigan State University, publicly acknowledging for the first time his wide-ranging undercover role in investigations of eco-terrorism. More»

Diabetic man mistaken for drunken driver and brutally beaten by cops
Freep - Mon Sep 22, 2008
A diabetic Detroit man was mistaken for a drunken driver by Allen Park and Dearborn police, and brutally beaten to the point that he had to have part of his brain surgically removed, the man's wife and their attorney allege. More»

Man hit with stun gun dies, Shelby Township cops say
Detroit Free Press - Sun Aug 5, 2007
A man lost consciousness and later died after police used a Taser gun to subdue him Saturday, the Shelby Township Police Department said in a statement. More»

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