Articles tagged:Punk Week

Posted: Tue Dec 21 6 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Bob Weber is still troubled by a voicemail message he says he received days after witnessing Ann Arbor police arrest eight people during a Punk Week gathering in August at Bandemer Park. Weber, 62, saw a heated exchange on Aug. 15 between officers who ordered people out of the park ...

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Posted: Fri Oct 1 1:42 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

An internal investigation found Ann Arbor police officers acted appropriately when they made eight arrests in August during a Punk Week gathering at Bandemer Park, Police Chief Barnett Jones said today. Two people had filed complaints alleging excessive force, but Jones said officers handled themselves well considering people were screaming, ...

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Posted: Wed Aug 25 7:23 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Seven of the eight people arrested by Ann Arbor police during a Punk Week gathering at Bandemer Park on Aug. 15 were sentenced today to time served in jail after pleading no contest to disturbing the peace. Under sentencing agreements reached with 15th District Judge Elizabeth Hines, charges of resisting ...

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Posted: Thu Aug 19 5:01 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Internal investigation begins into Punk Week gathering arrests, Ann Arbor police say

Ann Arbor police are conducting an internal investigation into how they handled their response to a Punk Week gathering at Bandemer Park on Sunday that resulted in eight arrests for resisting police, authorities said. Someone filed a complaint with the police department Wednesday night, said spokeswoman Lt. Angella Abrams. She ...

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Posted: Wed Aug 18 12:37 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Eight charged with resisting officers during Punk Week gathering at Bandemer Park

A Punk Week gathering at Bandemer Park resulted in eight arrests for resisting police Sunday and claims by witnesses that Ann Arbor police officers cursed and were overly rough with people taken into custody. Police say those arrested refused to leave the park, prompting what witnesses described as a heated ...

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Posted: Tue Aug 17 6:02 a.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Ann Arbor City Council: Sewer backups, Punk Week, IT expenses, the Library Lot and a failing tree

City Administrator Roger Fraser says an investigation is under way after an intense rainstorm last Wednesday caused sanitary sewer backups in southeast Ann Arbor. Fraser said at Monday's Ann Arbor City Council meeting that the city will be testing "system performance" at four homes near Parkwood and Oakwood streets. Affected property owners ...

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Posted: Wed Aug 19 1:28 p.m. by Richard Retyi AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
The Shopping Cart Race: a punk circus menagerie

It's the final expletive in urban street racing. It's a collection of bold, hazardous and hair raising feats by daredevils and thrill-seekers who shake dice with death at dizzying speeds. Down harrowing inclines and treacherous turns, these heroes and fools race toward victory and certain doom. It's the Shopping Cart ...

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