Articles tagged:Ann Arbor Police Department

Posted: Wed May 23 5:59 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Daughter of store owner robbed at gunpoint: 'Our family has been robbed over and over again'

Esther Choi says there have been countless times when members of her family had their lives threatened while simply trying to run their Ann Arbor business. Choi, whose family owns the Broadway Party Store at 1027 Broadway St., said an April 9 incident in which her father was robbed at ...

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Posted: Sun May 20 5:57 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Records show Ann Arbor city employees making tens of thousands of dollars in extra pay

Dozens of other city employees - including many firefighters and police officers - are making significantly more money than their published base salaries would suggest, according to an analysis of city records obtained by AnnArbor.com under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Posted: Tue Mar 20 3:43 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor City Council OKs $278K expense for 4 new police vehicles and street sweeper

The Ann Arbor Police Department is getting four new patrol vehicles following the City Council's approval of the purchases at Monday night's meeting. That includes two patrol vehicles from Gorno Ford for $49,420, one from Signature Ford for $27,067 and one from Shaheen Chevrolet for $26,081.

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Posted: Sun Mar 18 9:12 a.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
Ann Arbor police close South University bars early as St. Pat's revelers converge on street

Up to 1,000 people gathered for St. Patrick's Day partying on South University near midnight, prompting Ann Arbor Police to close the bars by 1 a.m.

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Posted: Thu Mar 8 5:59 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Washtenaw County getting $177K state grant for police dispatch merger with Ann Arbor

Washtenaw County will receive $177,500 in incentive funding from the state of Michigan for merging police dispatch operations with the city of Ann Arbor. The county board voted unanimously Wednesday night to ratify the grant award from the state's Economic Vitality Incentive Program, an initiative championed by Gov. Rick Snyder ...

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Posted: Wed Feb 29 3:28 p.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
Washtenaw County: 5 police chief jobs vacant as role sees 'unprecedented turnover'

The retirement of Barnett Jones as chief of Ann Arbor's police department brings the total number of open chief positions in Washtenaw County to five.

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Posted: Tue Feb 14 5:59 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor city budget forecast: Future looks brighter

The city of Ann Arbor may have seen the worst of the 2008 economic downturn, CFO Tom Crawford told the Ann Arbor City Council Monday night.

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Posted: Tue Feb 14 5:58 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
New statistics show crime in Ann Arbor may be at lowest levels in a decade

Ann Arbor may have experienced its lowest level of crime in a decade in 2011, according to new statistics released by Police Chief Barnett Jones. "As you can see, we live in a great community," Jones told members of the Ann Arbor City Council during a special working session Monday ...

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Posted: Sun Dec 18 5:58 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Mayor says goal is to add police officers in the spring

Related story: Ann Arbor Police Department losing 205 collective years of experience with retirements this month The retirement of nine senior members of the Ann Arbor Police Department — each with 23 years of experience on average — leaves city officials looking to hire. Mayor John Hieftje said the city ...

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Posted: Tue Dec 6 5:59 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County to merge police dispatch operations

The Ann Arbor Police Department and Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office are officially merging police dispatch operations starting in March. The Ann Arbor City Council voted unanimously early Tuesday morning to approve a contract to have the county provide dispatch services for the next five years.

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Posted: Tue Oct 25 4:09 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
DDA to help pay for graffiti removal on downtown Ann Arbor buildings again this year

The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority will make grant funds available to downtown businesses for graffiti removal again this year. DDA officials announced the news Tuesday, saying allocating funds to subsidize the cost of graffiti removal supports the DDA's mission to improve downtown and attract new investment.

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Posted: Tue Oct 18 5:59 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor to pay $66K to clean up moldy police property in city hall after February flooding

Work to clean up mold in the basement of Ann Arbor's city hall and on police property items will begin following action taken by the City Council Monday night. Council members voted 11-0 to approve a $66,400 contract with Protech Environmental Services for the cleaning and decontamination of the Ann ...

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Posted: Wed Sep 21 1:30 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
8 tickets written so far under Ann Arbor's new pedestrian safety ordinance, police say

Ann Arbor police have written 8 tickets since they started enforcing a law requiring motorists to stop for pedestrians approaching crosswalks.

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Posted: Tue Sep 20 5:58 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Concessions from Ann Arbor police officers could save city up to $450K in first year

The new labor agreement between the city of Ann Arbor and its police officers union could save the city somewhere between $400,000 and $450,000 in its first year.

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Posted: Mon Sep 19 2:55 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor police begin ticketing motorists who don't stop for pedestrians

AnnArbor.com was along for the ride this morning as police officers began enforcing an ordinance that requires motorists in Ann Arbor to stop for pedestrians waiting at crosswalks.

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