Blog tagged as Public Safety

Senate Looking At $2,500, 4-Year Felony For Mackinac Bridge Trespassing 

02/21/25 12:51 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Senate Looking At $2,500, 4-Year Felony For Mackinac Bridge Trespassing 
The Mackinac Bridge will have a special "key facility" status under legislation by Sen. John Damoose (R-Harbor Springs), making it a $2,500, four-year felony to climb up its structures without permission.

State's Terrorism Threat Statute Ruled Unconstitutional 

02/18/25 12:43 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
State's Terrorism Threat Statute Ruled Unconstitutional 
An appeals panel held Michigan’s statute that makes false threats of terrorism a crime is unconstitutional.

AG Responds To Oxford Parents Criticism, Oakland Prosecutor's Memo 

11/19/24 12:50 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
AG Responds To Oxford Parents Criticism, Oakland Prosecutor's Memo 
In a rare move, Oakland County's prosecutor authored a legal opinion saying Attorney General Dana Nessel can investigate the Oxford school employees' response to a fatal 2021 mass shooting – without invitation from the prosecutor.

Amber Alert Expanded To Missing Special Needs Children Under Filler Bill 

08/30/24 11:51 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Amber Alert Expanded To Missing Special Needs Children Under Filler Bill 
Rep. Graham Filler (R-St. Johns) introduced a House bill that would add missing children with special needs to the reasons to be able to send out an America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response, or AMBER, Alert.

MDOT Work Zone Crash Investigations Lack Follow Through, Audit Finds 

08/09/24 01:26 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
MDOT Work Zone Crash Investigations Lack Follow Through, Audit Finds 
Michigan Department of Transportation reviews of crashes in work zones were found to be lacking in analysis and follow through, an Office of Auditor General report released on Thursday found.