detroit violence

Feds vow to crack down on Detroit crime

Sarah Cwiek — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 02:46:36 +0000

Detroit Police and federal law enforcement agencies say they’re strengthening their collaboration to fight violence.

And they’ve set their sights on Detroit’s most dangerous neighborhoods.

Law enforcement brass gathered at the crime wave’s ground zero—the city’s east side—to outline their joint plans Wednesday.

More children claimed by Detroit violence

Sarah Cwiek — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:19:18 +0000

Mayor Dave Bing is pleading with Detroiters to “stop the madness” after another violent weekend in the city.

Bing’s plea comes after a shooting on the city’s east side left a six-year-old boy critically injured.

Detroit leaders promise to take on crime

Sarah Cwiek — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:37:56 +0000

Federal, state, and local officials say they’re banding together to fight rising gun violence in Detroit.

FBI Special Agent Andy Arena, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing are among those calling for a “holistic”

approach to curbing crime.

Arena says the FBI is pitching in by helping analyze Detroit’s crime data for trends and hotspots.

Detroit Police credit citizen group, anonymous hotlines with arrest

Sarah Cwiek — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:22:49 +0000

Detroit Police say they’ve made an arrest in a murder case that sparked what the police chief calls an “unusual level of outrage” in the community.

3-year-old Aarie Berry died after someone shot at her house last month. Police have arrested a neighbor they say was part of an ongoing dispute in the neighborhood.