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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2011

Detroit Police Station Shooter Wanted Suicide by Cop

Lamar Deshea Moore, 38, had been implicated in the kidnapping and sexual assault of a runaway teenage girl, when he opened fire on officers inside Northwestern station.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 23, 2011

Four Detroit Officers Shot In Precinct Assault

Commander Brian Davis, Sgt. Ray Saati, Officer David Anderson and a female sergeant were struck by rounds from the gunman's pistol-grip shotgun. All are expected to recover.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 22, 2010

Detroit Officer Shoots Burglar During Scuffle In Beauty Store's Dark Basement

The officers responded to Amy's Wig & Beauty Supply in the 13500 block of West 6 Mile at about 5:30 this morning after getting a 911 call. While the officer was inside the basement, the suspect lunged at him and attempted to grab his gun.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 1, 2010

Angels Night Fires Increase 30% In Detroit

Also, officers arrested 126 young people for curfew violations. Traffic enforcement recorded 33 arrests and 536 citations.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2010

Detroit's Interim Chief Gets Full-Time Job

Mayor Dave Bing named Ralph Godbee interim chief in July after the mayor asked former Chief Warren Evans to resign.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2010

Interim Detroit Chief Backs Convicted Murderer For Police Commission

In a Q&A with the Detroit Free Press, Godbee says he'd like the city's officers to live in Detroit, expresses support for convicted murderer Raphael Johnson for the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, and urges greater community partnerships, because "we cannot arrest our way out of the crime problem."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2010

Detroit Officer Claims Harassment By Fired Chief's Lieutenant Girlfriend

Detroit police officer Shanda Starks has sued the department, claiming former Chief Warren Evans' girlfriend, a lieutenant, harassed her and forced her transfer out of the Executive Protection Unit where she guarded Mayor Dave Bing.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2010

Detroit Mayor Nominates Convicted Murderer for Police Commission

Raphael B. Johnson, now 35, served 12 years for second-degree murder and is now a motivational speaker. Johnson was convicted of shooting a man at a party in 1992 when he was 17.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 22, 2010

Detroit Mayor Forces Police Chief to Resign, Cites Poor Judgement

Mayor Dave Bing, who hired Chief Warren Evans one year ago, said he and Deputy Mayor Saul Green decided Tuesday night to ask the chief to resign based on decisions Evans made "that compromised his position as chief."

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 13, 2010

Detroit Police Choose Former Casino As New HQ

Detroit city officials will spend $53 million to purchase and renovate the former MGM Grand Detroit Casino as a headquarters for the city's police and fire departments, as well as a crime lab.

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