Michigan State Police troopers more likely to patrol urban areas to fill activity logs, report finds. Police say there is no quota but a ‘generalized expectation’ of productivity.
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Michigan Capitol to enforce gun ban with artificial intelligence
Michigan’s Capitol is the first in the nation to deploy an artificial intelligence system to detect brandished or otherwise drawn guns, according to the ZeroEyes company that is leasing its technology to the state.
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Arrest made in connection with murder of Detroit synagogue leader
Samantha Woll was found fatally stabbed outside her Lafayette Park home on Oct. 21.
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Detroit police say ShotSpotter is worth the cost, despite few arrests
Shootings are down this year, but Detroit City Council members say they need more data to determine whether gunshot surveillance is helping to drive the decline.
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Detroit pays neighborhood groups $10M to curb violence. Will it work?
Buoyed by an influx of federal pandemic relief funding, the city is investing $10 million in small organizations — some of which labored for years to protect neighborhoods on shoestring budgets — on the new “ShotStoppers” crime reduction strategy.
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New Era Detroit launches public safety app funded with ‘ShotStoppers’ grant
New Era Community Connections is asking Detroiters in its service area to report public safety issues through a new phone application.
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Eastside Community Network regroups after center rammed by pickup truck
Benjamin Noah Weinstein, a 42-year-old white Detroiter, is charged with six felonies in connection with the Aug. 19 incident that damaged the longtime community center with a predominately Black membership
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False arrest of Detroit mother reignites criticism of facial recognition tech
Detroit Police Chief James White says bad police work led to the mistaken arrest, defends the city’s use of controversial crime software.
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Detroit adds mental health responders, neighborhood police with state funding
An infusion of $3.1 million will make more than two dozen new positions possible
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‘ShotSpotter’ says mistakes are rare, but Detroiters want more transparency
BridgeDetroit obtained an accuracy scorecard created by SoundThinking – formerly known as ShotSpotter – suggesting its gunshot alerts are rarely inaccurate. Detroit activists opposed to the technology say an independent review is needed to verify the findings.