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Detroit drug initiative to combat violence, overdoses coming to Muskegon

Dee Morrison December 27, 2024

A federal program called Operation Overdrive used to combat drug-related violence and overdoses in Detroit is now coming to Muskegon.The...

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Created Equal: New report raises questions about nonfatal police shootings in Detroit

Created Equal April 24, 2024

It's always significant when police decide to use lethal force against the citizens they've sworn to protect. But a new...

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Jamiel Altaheri, deputy inspector and the commanding officer of diversity and inclusion at the New York Police Department, is set to become Hamtramck’s first Yemeni and Muslim police chief.
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DER Weekends: Hamtramck gets new Muslim, Arab police chief

Sascha Raiyn April 20, 2024

On the latest episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, WDET’s Nargis Rahman spoke with Jamiel Altaheri who becomes Hamtramck's new...

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Residents protest the fatal police shooting of 26-year-old Grand Rapids resident Patrick Lyoya, April 16, 2022, in Grand Rapids.
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Created Equal: Why Grand Rapids police will no longer conduct no-knock warrants

Created Equal March 14, 2024

Four years after the death of Grand Rapids native Breonna Taylor — who was killed by Louisville Metro Police during...

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Feds partnering with Detroit, Wayne County to fight violent crime

Quinn Klinefelter April 21, 2023

The U.S. Justice Department is partnering with Detroit and Wayne County to fight violent crime in the city. Officials say...

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How police departments can improve community relations and reduce crime

Detroit Today January 17, 2023

It’s been two and a half years since George Floyd was murdered by a police officer, prompting millions to flood...

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21st Century Policing

Station Programming March 9, 2015

President Obama’s task force on 21st Century Policing has announced its recommendations. How can Michigan succeed in strengthening relationships between...

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