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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police commissioners board is still paying two former staffers

Sascha Raiyn, Eli Newman August 4, 2023

Members of Detroit’s police oversight board want to remove two staffers who are no longer working but are still getting...

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Former DPD chief urges Michigan lawmakers to pass police reform bills

Quinn Klinefelter June 20, 2023

Former Detroit police chief Ike McKinnon wants the Michigan Legislature to require law enforcement officers to intervene whenever they see...

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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police commissioners board members demand release of unedited footage of officers fatally shooting Porter Burks

Sascha Raiyn May 30, 2023

Members of Detroit’s police oversight board want the department to release un-edited video from the fatal shooting of Porter Burks.Listen...

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Detroit Police Chief James White speaks at a press conference discussing summer policing strategies for the city.
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Detroit police, feds announce summer crime reduction program containing familiar elements

Russ McNamara May 26, 2023

The One Detroit Partnership — a coalition consisting of the Detroit Police Department, U.S. Attorney's Office, the FBI, DEA, ATF...

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Detroit gas station where fatal shooting occurred lacked business license

Eli Newman May 15, 2023

The Detroit gas station where three people were shot earlier this month — resulting in one death — was participating...

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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police commissioners board faces scrutiny during meeting after allegations revelation

Nargis Rahman March 31, 2023

The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners held its first meeting Thursday since announcing it was under multiple investigations.Listen and Subscribe...

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Detroit Police Department asking for $22 million budget increase

Eli Newman March 20, 2023

The Detroit Police Department is outlining its budget requests for the next fiscal year, which includes a $22 million increase...

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  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

The history of violent policing in Detroit — and what’s changed in 60 years

Detroit Today, Sam Corey February 9, 2023

Since the very public police murder of George Floyd almost three years ago, there have been a lot of talks...

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Detroit Evening Report: Medical report finds Detroit police shot Porter Burks 19 times, family suing for $50 million

Nargis Rahman November 2, 2022

The family of Porter Burks, a Black man fatally shot during an early morning confrontation with Detroit police, is suing...

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Detroit police hold a press conference showing footage of the shooting of Porter Burks.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police release footage of Porter Burks fatal shooting

Nargis Rahman October 5, 2022

Detroit police have released body camera video of the fatal shooting of Porter Burks, a Detroit man who charged at...

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Detroit Police hold press conference describing the arrest of suspected gunman in random shootings.
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Detroit Evening Report, Aug. 29, 2022: Detroit police arrest suspect in multiple shootings

Nargis Rahman August 29, 2022

Detroit police arrested a man on Sunday suspected of shooting four people who appear to be random victims, resulting in...

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Friends and family of Michael Adams hold up signs
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Family of Michael Adams demands justice one year after 19-year-old’s fatal shooting by Detroit police

Eli Newman August 9, 2022

On the one-year anniversary of his death, the family of Michael Adams gathered Monday to demand justice for the 19-year-old...

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