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The Metro: Detroit community still seeking solutions to teen violence

John Filbrandt, The Metro, Nadia Ziyad July 23, 2025

The Detroit Police Department is asking city council to increase its enforcement of the city’s youth curfew. Fines for the...

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Ford Motor Company NAIAS Auto Show 1/22/2019
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Ford recalls more than 694,000 Bronco Sport, Escape vehicles due to fuel injector issue

Associated Press July 21, 2025

Ford is recalling more than 694,000 Bronco Sport and Escape vehicles because the fuel injector may crack and leak, which...

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The parents of four students killed in a shooting in Michigan more than two years ago are interviewed Monday, March 18, 2024 in Pontiac, Mich. From left, Steve St. Juliana, Buck Myre and Nicole Beausoleil called for a state investigation of all aspects of the 2021 mass shooting, saying a local criminal probe that netted three is not enough to close the book.
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Court of Appeals allows lawsuit by Oxford family against Michigan State Police

Rick Pluta July 19, 2025

The Michigan Court of Appeals is allowing a case filed by the family of a murdered Oxford High School student...

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Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison discusses the city's new Summer Teen Safety Violence Prevention Plan, July 7, 2025.
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The Metro: How Detroit plans to curb youth gun violence this summer

Nadia Ziyad, The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey July 15, 2025

Last week, Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison joined Mayor Mike Duggan and other officials in announcing the launch of a...

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Oakland County Sheriff Lt. Tim Willis reaches for the gun Ethan Crumbley used to kill four students and injured six others and a teacher in November 2021 at Oxford High School, in court, Thursday, July 27, 2023, in Pontiac, Mich. Oakland County judge Kwame Rowe is hearing evidence starting Thursday to help him decide whether the teen who killed four students and injured six others at Oxford High School should be sentenced to prison without the chance of parole.
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Store that sold gun used in Oxford shooting wants lawsuit dismissed

Rick Pluta July 15, 2025

The firearm store that sold the gun used in the Oxford High School shooting is asking the Michigan Court of...

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Detroit Public Schools students walk through a school hallway.
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit nonprofit newsrooms collaborate on new project exploring student safety

Sascha Raiyn July 11, 2025

A new reporting project from Chalkbeat Detroit, Planet Detroit and BridgeDetroit is exploring Detroit students’ perspectives on safety and violence.Subscribe...

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Chase Bank workshops helping metro Detroit seniors avoid fraud

Hernz Laguerre July 10, 2025

Chase Bank is teaming up with the Detroit Police Department this summer to help educate seniors on how to avoid...

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Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison speaks at the podium during a news conference about the city's crackdown on juvenile violence, July 7, 2025.
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Detroit Evening Report: Duggan, Detroit police announce ‘major crackdown’ on juvenile violence

Russ McNamara, Nargis Rahman July 7, 2025

Detroit officials announced the launch of a new teen violence prevention plan in response to recent shooting incidents involving children...

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Director of the Michigan State Police, Col. James Grady II, testifies before a joint state House panel.
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Michigan State Police director defends performance in hearing

Rick Pluta July 2, 2025

The director of the Michigan State Police spent an hour and a half Tuesday testifying and taking questions from lawmakers...

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Police walk by an idle vehicle near CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, Mich., Sunday, June 23, 2025.
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Parishioners, security staff prevent mass shooting at Michigan church, police say

Russ McNamara, Associated Press June 23, 2025

Police say the heroic actions of church members and staff at the CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne stopped a mass...

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An exterior view of the Rosa Parks Transit Center in Detroit.
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The Metro: Some residents express concerns over security changes at Detroit transit centers

The Metro, Jack Filbrandt June 23, 2025

The city of Detroit launched new safety measures at the Rosa Parks and Jason Hargrove transit centers last month, including...

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3D-printed replica firearms that were found by U.S. Transportation Security Administration officers in a carry-on bag at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on February 20, 2020.
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Michigan House Dems target ghost guns, gun sellers in new package

Colin Jackson June 5, 2025

So-called “ghost guns” could become illegal in Michigan under new bills in the state House. Those are firearms often 3D...

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