Once or twice a week the phone rang in the wee hours of the morning. “Hello,” I answered as I pull myself out of the covers and took the cordless phone out of the bedroom so as not to disturb my wife. I wake quickly, have good night vision and ...
Police work is not as easy as one might think. After college and the police academy, I was pretty brain damaged and thought that things were black or white. They were right or wrong, either against the law or lawful. WRONG! The best police officers operate in the gray shades ...
The 5- or 6-year-old little boy crying must have been a sad sight for the cop down the road. He had probably seen the kid before in the neighborhood, but obviously something was wrong with the little guy that day. Clearly he was lost or scared of something. The off-duty ...
Sorry to hear the weather and keg laws dampened the spirits of revelers on Ann Arbor's Greenwood Avenue this past weekend. I’m betting my brothers and sisters in blue were not as bummed out. In fact, if they had a chance to stop for a piping hot cup o’ joe ...
One day, I was in the locker room of the Ann Arbor Police Department getting ready for an afternoon shift. I was in a really good mood because it was one of those perfect spring days. The sun was out, it was getting really warm out and I had gotten ...
A thief forced open the front door of an apartment and stole numerous electronic items, Ypsilanti police said.
A 24-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly pulled a large hunting knife during fight inside a downtown Ypsilanti restaurant, police said.
Spring is upon us and the school year is dwindling down. In many households with high school students, there will be parties and celebrations for proms and graduations. Parents of high school students I am going to ask you a favor that could potentially save a life — do not ...
Badges really do open a lot of doors that otherwise would not be opened. Some doors open to unspeakable horror, but other doors open to magic.
Last week's column centered on the events on South University during "March Madness" in years gone by when the University of Michigan Men's Basketball team made it into the Final Four in 1992 and won the National Championship in 1989. Alcohol-fueled crowds of revelers took to the streets to celebrate, ...
As the weather gets warmer and residents have reveled in unseasonably warm temperatures for March, Ann Arbor police are reminding residents to still shut and lock their windows to avoid break-ins.
Three people were reported shot on the eastern edge of the Eastern Michigan University campus on Friday night. All three victims were transported to a local hospital with what were believed to be non life-threatening injuries, EMU spokesman Geoff Larcom said. Ypsilanti police have identified the suspected shooter, but he ...
Eastern Michigan University issued an alert shortly before 8 p.m. Friday about a reported shooting on Jarvis and Lowell streets, near campus. The alert urged people to avoid the area while police investigate.
A 44-year-old state licensed limousine driver allegedly sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman after he drove her and her friends around Ann Arbor to dinner and a local bar.
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