Blog tagged as Law Enforcement

MCOLES Investigates 32 Detroit Officers Possibly On Duty Without A License 

11/22/24 12:43 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MCOLES Investigates 32 Detroit Officers Possibly On Duty Without A License 
The Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) is looking into how at least 32 Detroit Police Department officers appear to have been working without active law enforcement officer licenses.

Wrongfully Convicted May Have Easier Path To Compensation

10/03/24 11:30 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Wrongfully Convicted May Have Easier Path To Compensation
An exoneree would face fewer hurdles to receiving state compensation for having been wrongfully convicted under a Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) bill that received a hearing Wednesday in the Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee.

Michigan GOP Fundraiser Heading To Trial On Felony Charges

09/24/24 03:44 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Michigan GOP Fundraiser Heading To Trial On Felony Charges
Bright Spark Strategies' co-founder will head to trial on charges related to a "dark money scheme" to fund the 2020 Unlock Michigan ballot committee created to repeal the law the Governor used for COVID-era executive orders.

Bills Give Restraining Order System To Seniors & Disabled Adults

09/19/24 09:46 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Bills Give Restraining Order System To Seniors & Disabled Adults
New Senate bills give Michigan seniors and "vulnerable adults," who are unable to live on their own, access to a restraining order system under which they could petition against people they fear won't leave their property, or who have exploited them financially or tampered with their care.

What One FBI Agent Described As 'Homicide In Slow Motion'

09/11/24 03:49 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
What One FBI Agent Described As 'Homicide In Slow Motion'
FBI Special Agent Brett Mason outlined “the pathway to violence” and key behaviors potentially signaling someone is about to engage in a violent attack at the MI Response To Hate conference put on by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and the Michigan Alliance Against Hate Crimes Tuesday.