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Tag: Detroit PD
Patrol
Detroit Officers Face Gunfire From Fleeing Suspects
Police say someone inside the car fired shots at the patrol car striking it several times during the pursuit. The rear-seat passenger, shown hanging out of the car in dashcam images, was armed with a 9mm handgun, according to police..
May 23, 2022
Patrol
Detroit Police Fire Officer for "Zoo Animals" Social Media Post
An officer with the Detroit Police Department has reportedly been fired over a post he made on social media saying, "Another night to Rangel up [sic] these zoo animals."
September 24, 2018
Patrol
Major City Homicide Detectives Overwhelmed by Murder Rate
Over a five-year period, each detective in Detroit has been tasked with solving an average of about eight new slayings annually — a caseload exceeding what policing experts say should be no more than five homicides per detective, per year.
September 14, 2018
Patrol
Murder Charge Dropped in Hit-and-Run Death of Detroit Officer
Jonathan Cole, 19, is still facing charges of reckless driving causing death and failing to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in death, which are both felonies.
September 5, 2018
Patrol
Detroit Police Say Doorbell Camera Video on Social Media May Hinder Investigations
The Detroit Police Department is asking citizens who have doorbell cameras and other security systems—which have rapidly become popular with home owners—to resist the urge to post video of a suspected burglar on social media, at least until the department can begin its own investigation.
August 23, 2018
Patrol
Detroit Officer Dies 10 Days After On-Duty Hit-and-Run
Shukur was struck by a car while walking to his patrol vehicle after responding to a crowd control call. The driver of the SUV that hit him, which was estimated to be traveling at 60 or 70 miles an hour, was 19-year-old Jonathan David Cole of Belleville.
August 15, 2018
Patrol
Detroit Officer Suspended for Allegedly Striking Combative Woman
According to Detroit Police Chief James Craig, officers had transported the woman — who was reportedly naked — to an area hospital, where she suddenly became very agitated, reportedly threatening hospital staff, spitting on various people, biting a security officer, and trying to bite a police officer.
August 2, 2018
Patrol
Off-Duty Detroit Officer, Girlfriend Killed in Single Vehicle Collision
Officer James Hearn was driving home with his girlfriend after volunteering with the Detroit Police Department's Team-Up program — aimed at mentoring young people — when his vehicle veered off the road and crashed into a light standard or pole.
July 26, 2018
Training
POA President: Detroit Losing Police Officers
Detroit Police Officers Association President Mark Diaz says that the department is losing officers faster than it can hire new ones.
July 5, 2018
Patrol
Officers in Major Cities Coping with Paintball Wars
“He started the movement in an effort to stop the shootings in the inner cities,” she said. “It’s kind of morphed into something other than what he anticipated, I think. Now these kids have been shooting unsuspecting citizens as opposed to their friends during these paintball wars.”
May 2, 2018
Patrol
Death of Detroit Officer Shot in 1972 Now Ruled a homicide
The shooting left Detroit Police Officer Donald Kimbrough paralyzed from the waist down and he died December 7, 2017, from medical complications that resulted from the decades old shooting.
April 20, 2018
Patrol
Man Charged With Carjacking Detroit Police Officer
A Detroit man is being arraigned in Wayne County, MI, on Tuesday on charges that he assaulted a police officer and stole the cruiser before crashing it a few blocks away.
April 3, 2018
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