It comes as city officials ramp up efforts to stem summer violence, offer teens safe evening activities, and keep youths from swarming downtown as they did earlier in the year, startling business owners and running into police.
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Mayor Sheffield announces Occupy the Summer programming
The new program will run for 10 weeks during the summer months and feature extended hours at nine recreation centers, neighborhood activations every Friday and the return of the popular Midnight Basketball program.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Police & Public Safety
Detroit’s EMS support contracts remain on hold
Several council members and the fire union are advocating for shorter, one-year agreements with the hopes of a quick ramp-up on staffing and equipment.
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‘Teen takeovers’ show need for safe youth spaces. Here’s what Detroit’s doing
The city is gearing up for the rollout of new programs and resources to better connect with young people and is working to engage with City Council, business leaders and other stakeholders in and around the downtown with the hopes of carving out even more opportunities.
Posted inMichigan Government, Police & Public Safety
Michigan Supreme Court moves to curb courthouse immigration arrests
A new Michigan Supreme Court rule aims to bar civil arrests — including immigration arrests of suspected noncitizens — at state and local courthouses.
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Detroiter rescues 2 neighbors from fire, doing ‘what God told me’
White was honored with a Spirit of Detroit award by District 7 City Council Member Denzel McCampbell for his heroic actions.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Health and Welfare, Police & Public Safety
Emergency ambulance contracts in limbo, risking Detroit response time delay
DFD Deputy Chief Derek Hillman said that an impact would be felt “across the board” for delays on the city’s most urgent emergency calls.
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Detroit’s use of facial recognition for violent crime probes is down. Here’s why
Only one of the nine facial recognition searches Detroit police conducted last year produced an investigative lead, a BOPC report shows.
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DPD steps up drifting, drag racing enforcement; considers drones
DPD began efforts in late March to step up enforcement of illegal drifting and drag racing in several city hot spots.
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Detroit to pay $4M in wrongful conviction settlement
LaVone Hill filed a federal lawsuit in 2025 against the city and several of its officers, arguing that they coerced false testimony from witnesses and that they hid and fabricated evidence in his case.