The all-electric vehicles are new to the market, and the city does not expect to receive the vehicles until the fall, according to a city memo. The AWD models will address winter weather concerns, and the vehicle is rated at 210 miles per charge.
The city cites four protests that occurred in the city this year, and alleges that injuries to police officers included "cracked vertebrae, lacerations, and concussions."
"As they (Special Response Team) moved in, they could see he was holding an AR-15 and officers asked to see his hands," Chief Craig said. "The man shook his head, 'negative' and there was an exchange of gunfire between this suspect and the SRT officers."
In November 2008, Darnell was seriously injured during a shootout. He spent a month in the hospital recovering after he was shot in the face by a man who had driven from Florida to a DeWitt apartment complex to kill his estranged wife.
A preliminary investigation By Detroit police indicated that at about 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, two suspects – a 21-year-old man and 26-year-old woman – confronted a 23-year-old woman at a home on Margareta Street. Police said they allegedly got into an argument with the woman’s 31-year-old boyfriend.
A sniper on the Detroit Police Department Special Response Team fired a single shot as the gunman became increasingly violent and posed a serious threat to the hostage’s life, Chief James Craig said.
Police officers with the Battle Creek (MI) Police Department were forced to open fire on a passenger of a vehicle at a traffic stop who displayed at least one firearm in a threatening manner.
Officers with the Bay City (MI) Police Department are happy to welcome a new partner—K-9 Loki—to the ranks.
William "Bill" Null, the man on stage with Sheriff Dar Leaf at an open carry militia rally in May, was arrested in early October in connection with an alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
"We're cautious. We're absolutely more careful," said First Lt. Mike Shaw of the Michigan State Police. "This is one of the tactics these anti-government, domestic terrorism groups use. Law enforcement is the face of the government. If you're mad at the government, you're mad at the police."