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Inside the Badge by William HarveyAugust 14, 2013

The End of Professional Policing?

Elected officials seeking reforms seem to lack the respect for the men and women of emergency services. As one said recently to me, "There is no difference between a police officer and ditch digger, you are all my servants."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 14, 2013

Detroit Officer Bra Sizes Mistakenly Released

A Detroit Police executive in charge of dispersing body armor to officers accidentally forwarded an email to subordinates that contained personal information including height, weight—and cup sizes.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2013

Detroit Pension Fight Heads To Court

The Ingham County (Mich.) judge who said Detroit's bankruptcy petition violates the state constitution set a hearing for July 29 to consider the state's attempt to tamper with pension benefits for public employees including police officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2013

Detroit Declares Bankruptcy, Police Union Sues

Detroit filed for bankruptcy today, setting up an historic municipal bankruptcy process in which the city's police union has vowed to fight for retirement and health care benefits for current and retired officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2013

Video: Detroit Police Arrest News Photographer

The Detroit Police Department has opened an investigation into the arrest of a Detroit Free-Press photographer by a plainclothes officer during an arrest on a public street.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2013

Mistrial Declared In Detroit Cop's OIS Case

Detroit Police Officer Joseph Weekley will stand trial a second time for the shooting death of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley Jones after a judge on Tuesday declared a mistrial.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 13, 2013

Video: Detroit Cop Says Fatal Raid Shooting Not Negligent

The Detroit Police tactical operator accused of negligently causing a 7-year-old's death testified Thursday that he constantly thinks about a shooting he said was accidental.

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Videosby Staff WriterJune 5, 2013

Fatal Detroit Tactical Raid

A raid by the Detroit Police Department's tactical team led to the accidential shooting of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones in 2010. Special Response Team operator Joseph Weekely faces manslaughter charges in the death. Read the full story here.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 5, 2013

Video: Fatal Detroit Raid Shown In Officer's Trial

Jurors watched dash-cam footage from a fatal Detroit Police raid Wednesday during the trial of tactical operator Joseph Weekely for the shooting of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 1, 2013

Detroit Police Union: New Chief a 'Cop's Cop'

The Detroit Police Department's patrol union president welcomed the new chief as a "cop's cop" and told POLICE Magazine he's looking forward to working with him.

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