Motor City Muckraker » Police

How fast do police come when you call? That depends on where you live. And if you live in Detroit's poorest, most crime-ridden neighborhoods, you're likely going to wait for a long time.

https://motorcitymuckraker.com/2019/01/25/part-4-police-response-times-are-slowest-in-detroits-poorest-neighborhoods/

It was a gory scene. The driver of a van had a fatal gunshot wound to the head. His seat belt was unfastened. A woman covered in blood was hysterical. The passenger door was open. Police were now...

https://motorcitymuckraker.com/2019/01/24/anatomy-of-a-murder-scene-what-really-happened-in-detroit-that-night/

Myra Lanton and her family are the flesh and blood people behind Detroit’s crime statistics.

https://motorcitymuckraker.com/2019/01/23/part-2-numbers-are-boring-but-in-detroit-theyre-a-matter-of-life-and-death/

Motor City Muckraker and Deadline Detroit collaborated on a series about Detroit's declining police services. This is part 1.

https://motorcitymuckraker.com/2019/01/22/part-1-detroit-dupes-public-with-false-police-response-times-as-911-calls-spike/

Detroit DJ Moodymann, a prominent figure in the Motor City’s techno and house music scene since the 1990s, posted video on his Instagram that shows Highland Park Police pointing rifles at him.�...

https://motorcitymuckraker.com/2019/01/17/detroit-dj-moodymann-captures-video-of-horrifying-encounter-with-highland-park-cops/

The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday rejected a request by Detroit police to file criminal charges against firefighter union president Mike Nevin for disseminating “sensitive inf...

https://motorcitymuckraker.com/2018/12/19/prosecutor-denies-police-request-to-charge-whistleblowing-fire-union-chief-for-now/

It would have been national news in any other city: 911 callers reported shots fired at Mumford High School on Detroit’s on the west side.

https://motorcitymuckraker.com/2018/12/19/shooting-reported-at-mumford-high-school-in-detroit/