Wayne County’s jail population is down by more than half from 2020. A marked decline being attributed mainly to alternatives, like house arrest, GPS tethers and treatment facilities.
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Detroit giving out $10M for community-based gun violence intervention
“ShotStopper” was unveiled Tuesday and aims to award multiple city organizations $700,000 per year for at least two years to employ strategies to curb shootings.
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Detroit police board selects candidates for secretary, chief investigator
BOPC picked Victoria Shah, who formerly ran for a seat on the commission, and Jerome Warfield Sr., a west side pastor and an ex-chair of the board.
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Detroit police buying ‘non-lethal’ tools, updating crisis response plan
A strategy for the department’s Crisis Intervention Team – involving new policies and non-lethal tools – will be presented to the City Council in 90 days amid a rise in mental health calls.
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Auto theft victims could see towing fees disappear under new reforms
Detroiters who have their cars stolen can apply for a “hardship waiver” to remove storage and towing fees.
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$50M lawsuit filed over police-involved death of mentally ill Detroit woman
The family of Ki’Azia Miller is seeking damages in her Nov. 10 death, arguing she was unarmed when Detroit police officers stormed her home, assaulted and fatally shot her.
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Federal jury sides with Black Detroit officer in excessive force case
Johnny Strickland was awarded $150,000 in a 2018 lawsuit against Detroit Police Department alleging race discrimination during an off-duty encounter with police colleagues.
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Lawsuit seeks to void ShotSpotter contracts, alleging illegal approval
A lawsuit filed this week seeks to nullify contracts between the city of Detroit and a controversial gunshot detection company.
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Prosecutor won’t charge Detroit officers in Porter Burks’ shooting death
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy rules Detroit officers acted in self-defense in the 20-year-old Detroit resident’s Oct. 2 shooting death.
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Citizen complaint backlog against Detroit police could drag into 2023
The Office of the Chief Investigator is adding eight investigators, but can’t project when the case backlog will be cleared since the interim department chief might be out next month.