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Newsby Staff WriterApril 26, 2016

Michigan Man Loses Legs Diving Under Train to Escape Police

A 20-year-old Saginaw man lost both his legs after being dragged by a train Monday, April 25, after leading police on a short foot chase.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 4, 2016

Federal Oversight of Detroit PD Ends

After 13 years of being watched by the federal government, scrutinized over how it handles arrests and lockups, the Detroit Police Department is officially free from Big Brother oversight.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2016

Michigan Troopers, Deputy Named March 2016 NLEOMF Officers of the Month

For saving a child from a house fire, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund has selected Trooper Jim Leonard and Trooper Rick Carlson, of the Michigan State Police, and Deputy Justin Holzschu, of the Otsego County (MI) Sheriff's Department, as the recipients of its Officer of the Month Award for March 2016.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 22, 2016

Michigan Murder Spree Suspect Was Uber Driver Who Picked Up Fares Between Shootings

The man suspected of a Kalamazoo, MI, area, murder spree, was an Uber driver who was apparently taking fares in between opening fire at various locations, police say.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 16, 2016

Michigan Department Exonerates Two Individuals Using Fixed LPR Cameras

The Grosse Ile Police Department in Michigan used Vigilant Solutions fixed license plate reader (LPR) cameras to exonerate two individuals from wrongdoing.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2016

Detroit Police Sergeant Under Investigation After Comparing Beyonce’s Black Panthers Tribute Performance To KKK

A Detroit police sergeant who allegedly criticized Beyonce’s Super Bowl halftime show by posting a reference to the Ku Klux Klan is being investigated.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2016

Fired Michigan Officer Sentenced in Beating of Motorist

A Wayne County (MI) Circuit Court Judge Vonda Evans sentenced Inkster police officer William Melendez to 13 months to 10 years behind bars.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2016

Michigan Police Chief Dies During Surgery

The Memphis, MI, chief of police died Friday while in surgery, according to a post on the department's Facebook page.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2015

Let Police Keep Military Surplus, Say Michigan Officials

Six Republican members of Michigan's congressional delegation wrote President Barack Obama on Monday asking him to reconsider a decision made earlier this year to have law enforcement agencies return surplus military equipment out of concern it could undermine confidence in police.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 3, 2015

Michigan Sheriff Says "Cowards" Beat, Robbed Disabled Man and Posted Video on Facebook

Authorities in Oakland County, Mich., say Nikey Dashone Walker and Shadeed Dontae Bey robbed and beat the man and filmed the attack “using the victim’s cell phone” Sunday morning in Pontiac, about 30 miles from Detroit.

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