In the Crime Free Utopia of Detroit

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Thursday, June 11, 2015

MI: Armed Woman Drives off 5 Invaders, is Wounded



The woman is recovering at a local hospital in temporary serious condition as police seek five men, two of whom are believed to be armed with handguns, said Detroit Police Officer Dan Donakowski.

At about 3 a.m., the men entered the home on the 12000 block of Whitehill through a front window and a rear door. They confronted the woman and one shot her. She returned fire, and they fled on foot, Donakowski said.

It's the second time in as many days in Detroit that a woman has fired back at criminals; on Monday, a 27-year-old woman shot an attempted carjacker in the arm, police said.
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Fight Over Detroit Parking Space: 2 Women Stabbed As Crowd Cheers, Records With Phones…


Detroit doesn’t need police reform.
Via The Detroit News:

Detroit police are poring over Facebook videos that show dozens of people cheering, laughing and videotaping a brawl between women that ended in a double stabbing.
The fight, which reportedly started over a parking space, happened Sunday evening at Rouge Park on the city’s northwest side, 6th Precinct Cmdr. Aric Tosqui said.
“It’s unfortunate that we as a society find entertainment in these kind of things,” Tosqui said. “In this case, people got hurt while everyone else stood around and filmed it instead of doing something.
“The case is under investigation, but one of the victims is uncooperative,” Tosqui said. “There were several videos posted to Facebook. We’ll be working with Facebook to gather all the videos so we can determine exactly what happened, and who was involved.”
Monday, police arrested two women, ages 21 and 22, in connection with the stabbings, Sgt. Adam Madera said.
One of the victims, a 30-year-old woman, was listed in stable condition in an area hospital. Police are working to identify the other victim, who reportedly drove away from the scene in a black Buick.
The police report was logged at 9 p.m. Sunday, although it’s unclear when the fight started.
One of the Facebook videos reviewed by The Detroit News begins with two women trading blows, as a crowd closes in on them; most of the onlookers filmed the fight amid the sound of cheers. Some stood on vehicles in an apparent attempt to get a better view of the fight.
The stabbings were not captured in the video reviewed by The News.
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Half Of Detroit’s 8 Mayoral Candidates Are Felons


Of course. Detroit.

Detroit — Half of the eight mayoral hopefuls on Detroit’s primary ballot next week have been convicted of felony crimes involving drugs, assault or weapons, a Detroit News analysis shows.
Three were charged with gun crimes and two for assault with intent to commit murder. Some of the offenses date back decades, the earliest to 1977. The most recent was in 2008.
Political consultant Greg Bowens said there are candidates with past hardships in every election cycle. It’s not something unique to Detroit or the political arena in general, he said.
“Black marks on your record show you have lived a little and have overcome some challenges,” said Bowens, a former press secretary to Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer and NAACP activist. “They (candidates) deserve the opportunity to be heard, but they also deserve to have the kind of scrutiny that comes along with trying to get an important elected position.”
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