If you are convicted of a low-level offense in Ingham County, you may be serving your sentence in a very interesting manner. Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth is developing a program called “DART”, or the Dead Animal Recovery Team, made up of low level offenders with the sole task of cleaning the Ingham County roadways of dead animals. [Read more…]
Gov. Snyder Unveils Public Safety Plan
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder unveiled an extensive public safety plan this week, which would focus spending on adding state troopers and bolstering various programs targeting crime and poverty in the state’s most populous cities. [Read more…]
Lawmakers Propose Toy Gun Ban
Legislators in Michigan have proposed laws that would criminalize the alteration of toy weapons and the use of toy weapons in a crime. While their proposal could reduce the likelihood of a cop mistaking a toy for a real weapon, it could also push would-be toy users to purchase the real thing. [Read more…]
Detroit Crime Gets International Attention
The plight of Detroit was covered in a scathing article in the Daily Mail Online, a British Publication. They called the city a “Wild West Motown,” and focused on the high crime rate and inability of police to stay ahead of the curve. But the article doesn’t include anything the people of Detroit weren’t already witnessing firsthand. [Read more…]
Detroit Homicides Up; Police Blame Probationers
Crime figures were released last week by the Detroit Police Department and the news wasn’t good when it came to homicides. The city has seen 23 more homicides compared to the same third-quarter period in 2010, marking a 31% increase. Overall, 2011 murders have jumped 19% and the department says it’s largely the fault of offenders already on probation. [Read more…]
Free Press Uncovers Abandoned Police Evidence
In 2008 the Detroit crime lab located in Brush Park was ordered to be closed due to “sloppy investigations.” But apparently the sloppiness didn’t end when the unit stopped handling investigations. The Detroit Free Press found last week that the lab, housed in a former elementary school, still contained criminal evidence and files. [Read more…]