2018-04-06 02:27
Allan Farris, age 56, was on a crime spree this week. On Monday, Farris posted bond in Detroit for the criminal charges of Destruction of Property and Felonious Assault with a Dangerous Weap… Read More
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Detroit's resurgence is a false narrative. Several times a week, the truth of the continuing crime and corruption of Detroit is revealed on this blog.
2018-04-03 19:46
Easter weekend there were 15 people shot and 6 murdered at 11 different Detroit crime scenes. Some were shot in crossfire; one was in her own home, shot from outside; some bodies were discov… Read More
2018-03-31 19:46
How many machete attacks occur in your neighborhood? In Detroit, it is more often than you’d expect. Detroiter Grady Barrett just plead guilty to kidnapping his girlfriend’s daug… Read More
2018-03-30 17:04
Continuing corruption with Detroit’s City Council this week: Councilman Gabe Leland extorted $15,000 from a Detroit businessman, and it was all caught on audio/video by the FBI. Robert… Read More
2018-03-27 19:47
A man was shot in the back while walking through a Detroit motel parking lot; the Cranbrook House Motel near 8 Mile Road. Although he survived, while police were investigating rooms with bul… Read More
2018-03-26 23:08
The turnaround continues, BMW announced they will not attend the 2019 Detroit Auto Show. BMW will skip the event along with: Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Volvo, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda, and Mit… Read More
2018-03-25 22:12
Moped-jacked! A 23-year-old was pulling out of a Detroit gas station (with Mayor Duggan’s useless Green Light surveillance program that doesn’t intimidate criminals) on his 4-mon… Read More
2018-03-23 17:35
An 8-year-old girl was shot by a stray bullet in Detroit. Her mother was driving her to school today when a 21-year-old man at a gas station started shooting. He was repeatedly asking custom… Read More
2018-03-23 02:23
14-year-old Detroiter, Devontae Sanford, spent 9 years in prison for a quadruple murder. He was exonerated when a hit-man confessed and Sanford was awarded $408,000 for wrongful conviction… Read More
2018-03-21 17:22
The Detroit Police Department is losing 18 officers a month and is trying to hire faster. To make up for the shortfall, overtime pay has risen 136% over the last 5 years and 25% of officers… Read More
2018-03-19 19:17
In a Detroit courtroom, confessed hit man, Vincent Smothers, recounted 8 murders he committed, along with a 2007 quadruple murder that a 14-year-old was wrongfully convicted of committing. A… Read More
2018-03-18 17:18
Detroit’s Most Wanted is Timothy Colmenero, a convicted sex offender that cut his tether and fled. His family said he wants money and a gun to flee to Mexico. His motorcycle was found… Read More
2018-03-16 03:03
A Detroit Police cruiser was shot up while trying to respond to a 911 call for assault and battery. The car was caught in a shootout between 2 groups of men – and no arrests. You know… Read More
2018-03-14 19:26
The union boss of Engineers Local 324, who held the position for 9 years, was just sentenced to 30 years in prison and $250,000 in restitution. John Hamilton plead guilty to extortion and mo… Read More
2018-03-10 22:26
Tired of Detroit City Council insanity and criminality? Flint’s Eric Mays says, “Hold my beer.”
In 2013, Eric Mays was elected to the Flint City Council (by 9 votes) in spi… Read More
2018-03-10 05:27
The State of Michigan is about to approve marijuana licenses for: growers, dispensaries, etc. But Detroit might miss out because of all the demands by the Mayor and City Council. Consultants… Read More
2018-03-07 19:02
Mayor Duggan gave his State of the City address last night. 99% of which was about bigger government by vacuuming money from the state & federal government, along with private foundation… Read More
2018-03-06 18:44
There is a new interactive Detroit crime map. Let’s look at some, how about 1 year that only includes 4 of 30 varieties of crime: 1) murder 2) rape 3) kidnapping and 4) extortion. For… Read More
2018-03-06 06:53
In 2007, 17-year-old Ross Capicchioni survived 3 shots by a 20-guage sawed-off shotgun in Detroit. His 15-year-old friend (that he had known for 10 years) lured Capicchioni from his home in… Read More
2018-03-05 00:37
An elderly couple awoke at 1:00am to 2 armed home invaders from Detroit. Oakland County’s integrated communication system alerted neighboring towns and the pair were caught on Woodward… Read More
2018-03-03 05:27
Virgil Wilson is a 24-year-old Good Samaritan from Detroit. During the snow storm this week, a mother driving her daughter in a sedan lost control of the car on I-94 by Ypsilanti. They crash… Read More
2018-03-01 19:45
Witnesses saw a man dragging a woman’s dead body down Winthrop St. in Detroit, and then leaving it. She was 50-years-old and Detroit police have the man in custody now. Doesn’t t… Read More
2018-02-28 02:26
State Senator from Detroit, Bert Johnson, rejected a plea deal for charges of stealing $23,000 through a fake employee for a no-show job for Michigan; and other payroll kick-back scams. The… Read More
2018-02-26 19:49
A Detroit man murdered 4 people this morning. 27-year-old George Anthony Davis pulled into a gas station where his child’s mother was in another car with another young woman and Pastor… Read More
2018-02-26 02:20
A ride-share driver was carjacked in Detroit by a 17-year-old with a silver handgun. The thief ordered the ride and when the driver showed up, the thief pulled his gun and ordered him out of… Read More
2018-02-24 00:20
Guess who just got a $1.5 million check? Former Detroit City Councilwoman, Sheila Cockrel, received a grant to make Detroit, “The most civically active city.” Whatever that means… Read More
2018-02-23 03:39
Detroit police are shutting down I-75. Hmm, an accident? Nope – potholes are too large and prolific. Have you ever heard of a highway shut down for potholes, anywhere in the country, e… Read More
2018-02-19 21:45
Hopefully, you are aware that just about anything in Detroit may be totally counterfeit: designer clothes, new tires, to a glass of Coca-Cola at a restaurant. Scammers also pose as utility w… Read More
2018-02-18 04:19
Hey, let’s go to a Detroit strip club! Wait, what? A man was sitting in his car in a strip club parking lot when two men approached him and began shooting. The guy in the car was shot… Read More
2018-02-16 17:48
We all knew speeding and traffic tickets were a shake-down scam, but now it has been proven. Detailed records of traffic tickets in SE Michigan from 1982-2016 show that tickets being issued… Read More
2018-02-16 03:50
Today we begin with a horrific double murder. Two brothers were unloading groceries from their car to their Detroit home when 3 black males wearing hoodies and ski masks forced them into the… Read More
2018-02-14 20:30
You know when there are 45 warrants for your arrest? You better hope you’re not pulled over while driving. 39-year-old Detroiter Gerald Grand was pulled over for having a large crack i… Read More
2018-02-12 19:32
The Detroit Public School System is bickering over setting goals that are realistic or appropriate. For example, when only 9.6% of 3rd graders are proficient at reading, should you set a goa… Read More
2018-02-12 02:36
Mercedes is the most recent car brand to pull out of the Detroit Auto Show. They just made the announcement for next year’s show. Car brands that have already pulled out of Detroit&rsq&hell…Read More
2018-02-11 00:15
Convicted corrupt trash magnet, Chuck Rizzo, was instructed to have no contact with witnesses while he was on bond. Rizzo was caught trying to intimidate witnesses and had his bond revoked… Read More
2018-02-08 17:04
You know when you’re running for the political office gravy train – hoping that no one notices you don’t even live in that district in the first place? Too bad for Detroit… Read More
2018-02-07 21:01
A Detroit news team investigating probate court complaints has resulted in: a corrupt Macomb judge and court attorney were fired and the state of Michigan just signed 4 changes to the probat… Read More
2018-02-06 19:46
Michael Ford is the CEO of Detroit’s regional transit authority, making $200,000 a year. Since the 2016 tax millage failed, what has he been doing to earn that money? Who knows, but ap… Read More
2018-02-05 21:06
Not only are you highly likely to be a crime victim by going to Detroit, there is unlikely to be any justice. Every year, parents and family of murdered victims gather to console each other… Read More
2018-02-04 03:16
Vernest Griffin was charged with Assault with a Dangerous Weapon for threatening several employees at a company. The Romulus Magistrate set bond at $5,000, so Griffin was released for just $… Read More
2018-01-31 20:36
Rashon Brown is 25-years-old. He was arrested at 16 for home invasion and after juvenile detention, he spent nearly 7 years in prison. While there he played basketball as a distraction and h… Read More
2018-01-31 01:57
When you show up at an acquaintance’s home but can’t get it, what do you do?
A) Call them up
B) Ring the doorbell
C) Fire several shots into the house
Detroit police are looking… Read More
2018-01-30 04:12
A Detroit police officer, Glenn Doss, died this week from a gunshot in the line of duty. The Police Officers Union says it is an outrage that the city does not pay for the funeral of fallen… Read More
2018-01-28 05:26
Hey, let’s go to a Detroit Coney Island! Wait, What? A 30-year-old male was found with a gunshot wound by an eastside Coney Island in Detroit.
Grosse Pointe is trying to move its (alle… Read More
2018-01-27 01:59
A U.S. Customs Agent just plead guilty to bribery and fraud in relation to a pay-to-stay illegal immigration scam. Detroiter Clifton Divers said he conspired with Birmingham attorney, Charle… Read More
2018-01-26 02:54
Hurray! We have another unqualified candidate running for Conyer’s vacant seat at the U.S. Congress, his 27-year-old son, John Conyers III. Although his 29-year old cousin already file… Read More
2018-01-25 03:06
Billionaire developer Dan Gilbert released a letter detailing his view of why Amazon rejected Detroit as a candidate for expansion. Basically, Gilbert says that it was because of an outdated… Read More
2018-01-24 04:35
You know when you’re going to trade illegal drugs for sex with an underage teenage girl? Well, you might be dealing with undercover cops, like 23-year-old Eastpointer Daryl Johnson fou… Read More
2018-01-23 04:03
Hey, let’s go drive around Detroit, I heard it is safe since the resurgence. Wait, what? A man was shot in the head while driving his Cadillac through an intersection on the east side… Read More
2018-01-21 21:27
You know when you’re stealing cars, the one vehicle guaranteed to have a GPS locator? A police cruiser! That didn’t deter a 40-year-old Detroiter from stealing an unattended crui… Read More
2018-01-19 18:17
How do you get away with stealing over $700,000? Just do it in Detroit. In today’s case of double fraud: The Detroit Police and Fire Pensions gave $10 million to an investor that promi… Read More
2018-01-18 22:11
Poor Dr. Nassar, the former MSU gymnastics and US Olympic Team physician, is complaining to the judge about court proceedings. As part of his plea deal for sexually abusing the gymnasts, doz… Read More
2018-01-16 20:54
Thank goodness Michigan is still one of the few states with a full-time legislature. Why, what have they been up to? They’ve solved yet another huge crisis. It is now illegal for an un… Read More
2018-01-16 01:38
Finding an affordable place to live in the downtown area has been getting more difficult. That is only going to get worse as tax-incentives expire over the next 5-7 years. So Detroit is offe… Read More
2018-01-13 23:52
24-year-old Jerome Hamilton just plead guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Why, what did he do? He was the leader of the Detroit Rollin-60s Crips gang of 160 that was responsible… Read More
2018-01-11 21:33
A 2010 survey showed there were 100,000 abandoned homes in Detroit. Since President Obama started shoveling federal money at Detroit, 13,000 vacant structured have been torn down &ndas&hell…Read More
2018-01-10 20:01
The FBI is trying to revoke the bond and expedite prison for Chuck Rizzo, a corrupt trash hauling company owner, because he was recently caught trying to intimidate a government bribery witn… Read More
2018-01-09 17:18
Southwest of Detroit, Sumpter police were called to a trailer 18 months ago. A mother, Candice Diaz, said her boyfriend Brad Fields had punched her in the face several times, shot her dog, a… Read More
2018-01-07 20:03
When was that last time you had a shootout with your son? In two vehicles on the Southfield Freeway in Detroit, a father and 21-year-old son shot at each other. The father’s window was… Read More
2018-01-05 17:21
Was it a happy new year in Detroit’s “resurging” city?? Let’s review…
On New Year’s Eve, there were 6 shootings in Detroit. The first one occurred m… Read More
2018-01-02 16:06
Time for the annual YouTube videos of Detroit’s New Year’s gun fire celebration!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_WOPN-jtV8
Gunfire starts at 5:05 minutes in: https://www.youtub… Read More
2017-12-31 18:33
21-year old Destinee McEwen is a Detroiter with a terminal illness. She has a rare heart cancer and doctors don’t expect her to live past 6 months. She says, “Even if you don&rsq&hell…Read More
2017-12-30 04:15
Frigid temperatures means roads are turned into frozen creeks in Detroit (suspiciously, this never happens to any other community). Detroit’s very-common water main breaks flood street… Read More
2017-12-28 20:12
A college freshman at Western Michigan University was killed by a stray bullet while he was home for the holidays in Detroit. 18-year-old Damond Carpenter was studying mechanical engineering… Read More
2017-12-26 20:16
Hey, let’s go for a drive in Detroit – what’s the worst that could happen! Wait, what? A 30-year-old was driving in Detroit when the car in front of him stopped. The driver… Read More
2017-12-24 21:02
At 2pm in the afternoon, a 37-year-old man was in his car at a stoplight in Detroit. Two men approached him and demanded his money at gunpoint. The victim complied but as they fled, they too… Read More
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