Detroit police request more vehicle surveillance with 100 automated license plate readers

Detroit could install 100 automated license plate readers under a proposal being considered by the city's citizen-led police oversight panel....

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit City Council, police sued over ShotSpotter expansion

Two social justice groups are suing the city of Detroit, its police department and city officials over the expansion of...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit City Council approves $7 million expansion of ShotSpotter program

Detroit City Council voted to expand the controversial ShotSpotter system after listening to more testimonial on Tuesday. The council voted...

Should Detroit spend ARPA funds to expand ShotSpotter in the city?

This week, Detroit City Council approved $1.5 million to renew ShotSpotter, while delaying a vote on whether to spend $7...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit City Council delays vote on expanding controversial ShotSpotter gunfire detection system

Detroit City Council approved $1.5 million to renew a system designed to detect gunfire, but they’re delaying a vote on...

Tracked and Traced: Reporting on surveillance in Detroit

 Detroit Police are likely to increase the amount of surveillance technology they use this year. Existing technologies like Project...

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...

Tracked and Traced: Does ShotSpotter prevent violent crime in Detroit?

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