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The Metro: The inner workings of ICE and the origins of immigration policing

Robyn Vincent, The Metro January 28, 2026

The killing of two American citizens in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers has forced the country to look more closely...

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  • Immigration
  • The Metro

The Metro: A reporter’s view from Minneapolis with lessons for Detroit

Robyn Vincent, The Metro January 27, 2026

What does it feel like when a city has its breath taken away—not just by frigid weather, but by sudden...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: Fewer killings in Detroit and what made it possible

Robyn Vincent, The Metro January 15, 2026

Detroit ended 2026 with fewer people killed than it’s seen in decades: 165 homicides. That number carries an enormous amount...

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  • The Metro

The Metro: Santiago-Romero presses Detroit to define limits on ICE activity

Robyn Vincent, The Metro January 14, 2026

During President Trump’s second term, immigration enforcement has become more dangerous and more visible.  Detention has expanded rapidly. Last year...

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The Metro: Are Detroit police responsible for preventing violent crime?

The Metro, Sam Corey October 16, 2025

Even though violent crime has been falling fast in Detroit over the last decade, the city still has a crime...

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Brick houses in the Bagley neighborhood.
  • Detroit Documenters
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The Metro: Detroit community still seeking solutions to teen violence

The Metro, John Filbrandt, 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 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

Robyn Vincent, The Metro, Sam Corey, Nadia Ziyad 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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  • Public Safety

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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