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Man fatally shot by police on Detroit’s Southwest side 

Russ McNamara August 3, 2022

Detroit Police on patrol Tuesday night in the city’s far Southwest side shot a man they say is a gang...

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Gun used in fatal shooting of Detroit officer purchased within the last 2 weeks, police say 

Russ McNamara July 7, 2022

A 19-year-old Detroit man shot and killed Officer Loren Courts before being fatally shot by other officers, police say. Officers...

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Detroit Police officer, suspected shooter killed by gunfire

Russ McNamara July 7, 2022

A shootout on Detroit’s west side Wednesday evening left a Detroit Police officer and an alleged gunman dead. Detroit Police...

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Detroit police are using AI surveillance checkpoints to target gun possession this summer 

Eli Newman June 7, 2022

The Detroit Police Department is introducing new artificial intelligence technology to identify people with firearms, with a plan to place security...

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Detroit’s police oversight board to review report detailing systemic corruption among narcotics officers 

Eli Newman June 6, 2022

Detroit’s Board of Police Commissioners will review a report detailing systemic corruption among Detroit’s top drug enforcement unit. That’s after...

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Major Violators: Investigators find systemic corruption in Detroit’s top drug enforcement unit

Eli Newman June 1, 2022

This is the first installment of WDET's reporting on the investigation of the Major Violators Unit that occurred between 2019...

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No officers charged in corruption probe 6 months after Detroit police end investigation

Eli Newman May 26, 2022

6:15 p.m. Thursday, May 26 Update: After this story was published at 4 p.m. today, the Detroit Police Department responded...

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Defunding police is about investing in community, says Detroit Justice Center attorney

Russ McNamara May 23, 2022

Last week, the Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability asked the U.S. Department of Justice to examine why use of...

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Coalition seeks federal investigation of Detroit Police Department 

Russ McNamara May 19, 2022

The Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Detroit Police Department....

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Who watches the watchmen? Detroit Police remain on the job despite policy violations, crimes

Russ McNamara May 17, 2022

After years of corruption and excessive use of deadly force, federal oversight of the Detroit Police Department ended in 2016....

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ACLU of Michigan seeks accountability from Detroit police after Rouge Park incident

Russ McNamara April 12, 2022

  The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is calling on the Detroit Police Department to engage in restorative practices...

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Bridge Detroit: Police complaints pile up

Pat Batcheller April 6, 2022

  Detroit's Board of Police Commissioners gets a number of citizen complaints about law enforcement. The Detroit Police Department handles...

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