Crime & Safety
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Here’s where the Michigan AG’s sweeping Catholic clergy sex abuse investigation stands
The Michigan Attorney General’s office announced earlier this month that it wrapped up all active cases against clergy members.
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Parents of Michigan school shooter will have separate trials, judge says
The parents of a Michigan school shooter will have separate trials for their alleged roles in the deaths of four students.
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Program to protect the addresses of Michigan violence survivors has its first participants
Less than two months ago, Michigan’s Address Confidentiality Program launched and interest and support for it is strong, Program Coordinator Karen Hall told the Michigan Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention & Treatment Board at their meeting Friday.
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Investigation finds threat assessment should have been done before Oxford High shooting
Officials with Michigan’s Oxford High School should have conducted a threat assessment into Ethan Crumbley’s behavior prior to a shooting that left four students dead and others wounded, an independent investigation concluded.
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Amid reported increase in bias-related incidents, Nessel highlights role of AG Hate Crimes Unit
Following reported increases in hate crimes by both the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) amid violence in Israel and Gaza, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel encouraged the public, as well as other law enforcement agencies, to contact her office’s Hate Crimes Unit if they are a victim of, or have…
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Prosecutors: Supreme Court decision closes door on criminal prosecutions in Flint water scandal
The Michigan attorney general’s office said Tuesday that the state prosecution of former Gov. Rick Snyder and other officials for their roles in the Flint water scandal has ended.
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Michigan lawmakers pass bills to shield victims’ privacy in criminal cases
Michigan Attorney General Nessel has thrown her support behind legislation designed to protect victims from having their personal information released in court.
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Man stopped near Michigan governor’s home worked on research against Democrats
A man dressed in black who works for a group specializing in opposition research about Democrats was stopped while climbing a bluff near Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s summer residence in August, according to a police report obtained by The Associated Press.
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No evidence of hate crime, police say as slain Detroit synagogue president mourned as devoted leader
A Detroit synagogue president who was fatally stabbed at her home was remembered Sunday by family, friends and top Michigan officials as a generous, thoughtful leader who built bridges between communities.
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Michigan Republican charged in false elector plot agrees to cooperation deal
A Michigan Republican accused of participating in a fake elector plot had all criminal charges dropped Thursday after he and the state Attorney General’s office reached a cooperation deal.
