Detroit police are using AI surveillance checkpoints to target gun possession this summer
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
Detroit’s Board of Police Commissioners will review a report detailing systemic corruption among Detroit’s top drug enforcement unit. That’s after...
Major Violators: Investigators find systemic corruption in Detroit’s top drug enforcement unit
This is the first installment of WDET's reporting on the investigation of the Major Violators Unit that occurred between 2019...
No officers charged in corruption probe 6 months after Detroit police end investigation
6:15 p.m. Thursday, May 26 Update: After this story was published at 4 p.m. today, the Detroit Police Department responded...
Defunding police is about investing in community, says Detroit Justice Center attorney
Last week, the Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability asked the U.S. Department of Justice to examine why use of...
Coalition seeks federal investigation of Detroit Police Department
The Coalition for Police Transparency and Accountability is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Detroit Police Department....
Who watches the watchmen? Detroit Police remain on the job despite policy violations, crimes
After years of corruption and excessive use of deadly force, federal oversight of the Detroit Police Department ended in 2016....
ACLU of Michigan seeks accountability from Detroit police after Rouge Park incident
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is calling on the Detroit Police Department to engage in restorative practices...
Bridge Detroit: Police complaints pile up
Detroit's Board of Police Commissioners gets a number of citizen complaints about law enforcement. The Detroit Police Department handles...
Wayne County authorities offering free gun locks to help prevent accidental shootings involving kids
Law enforcement authorities in Wayne County are urging gun owners to lock up their weapons. That’s after several kids in...
Indigenous ceremony in Rouge Park shut down by police
Update 3:55 p.m. Feb. 22: This story has been updated with comments from Detroit Deputy Fire Commissioner Dave Fornell. The...
What Are Those Flashing Green Lights Doing on Detroit Businesses? [MAP, CHART]
On a sunny, September evening, about two dozen people were holding signs and marching at a gas station on the...