Detroit Police

Roy Blackmon was released from a state correctional facility in Ionia on Tuesday, after a judge agreed to vacate his convictions from a 1998 murder.

Former Detroit Police Sergeant Benjamin Wagner allegedly committed the crimes between 1999 and 2003, when he was employed as an officer. He retired from the police department in 2017.

The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office is dissecting a wrongful conviction bit by bit, in an effort to understand what went wrong and apply lessons to future prosecutions.

Detroit police and federal partners are installing permanent drop off boxes at every precinct so residents can safely and anonymously dispose unused medications. The initiative aims to reduce prescription drug misuse and prevent environmental harm.

First-time curfew violators will face a $250 penalty, and $500 for a second offense. Police Chief Todd Bettison said stepping up curfew enforcement is just one tool — but a necessary one —that police need to help deal with a spate of juvenile gun crimes this summer.

Detroit Police officers have responded to over 16,000 mental health calls this year. That’s more than 40 a day on average.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy says the evidence showed the bailiff acted in “lawful self-defense and defense of others,” but that the shooting shows the need for crisis intervention teams.

The dashboard has data going back to 2012. It shows the number of civilian complaints, the nature of those complaints, and demographic data.

Detroit Police Department Chief James White will be the new president and CEO of the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network.

It is legal to speak your mind, advocate for yourself or record police activity in most circumstances. Still, attorneys and a former law enforcement officer say there’s no guarantee your rights will be respected in the moment — or that it’s always safe to exercise them.