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.
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Oversight board wants footage from police-involved shootings to be public
Residents are asked to weigh in on new policy changes that would require footage from officer-involved shootings to be released within five days.
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Sex worker scandal adds to frustration with Detroit police oversight body
Bryan Ferguson, former chairman of the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, resigns after allegedly being caught with a sex worker. But the board’s problems run much deeper.
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Traffic, theft, drug crimes top Michigan automatic expungements
State police automatic expungement records obtained by Bridge Michigan show traffic offenses, theft, drug use or possession and weapons charges dominated the list of initial convictions dropped from criminal records in April.
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Detroiters honor the life of Wynter Cole-Smith
The family of slain Wynter Cole-Smith and residents, pastors, activists and city leaders held vigils for two nights in her honor on Detroit’s east side.
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Feds charge Detroit man in apparent strangulation death of Wynter Cole-Smith
Rashad Maleek Trice was charged Friday in a criminal complaint in the abduction and death of the 2-year-old whose body was found July 5 in an alley on Detroit’s east side.
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East side ‘heartbroken’ over death of missing toddler
Authorities located the body of two-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith on July 5 in a field near Irwin Avenue days after her mother was allegedly stabbed by Rashad Maleek Trice. Police say the Detroit man took off with the child, sparking an Amber Alert.
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Detroit selects ‘ShotStoppers’ to reduce violence in neighborhoods
Six organizations were selected for a new $10 million grant program aimed at funding community violence intervention strategies.