The Detroit News Detroit's violent crime rate led the nation among big cities in 2019, despite the city's numbers dropping.Last year, 13,040 violent crimes were reported to police — murder, rape, assault and robbery — in Detroit compared with 13,478 in 2018, a 3% drop, according to the released Monday morning. It occurred as violent crime nationwide dropped 0.5% last year.But Detroit's rate of 1,965 violent crimes per 100,000 people placed it highest among cities with more than 100,000 residents, followed by St. Louis, Missouri; Memphis, Tennessee; and Baltimore,...…The Detroit News Detroit's violent crime rate led the nation among big cities in 2019, despite the city's numbers dropping.Last year, 13,040 violent crimes were reported to police — murder, rape, assault and robbery — in Detroit compared with 13,478 in 2018, a 3% drop, according to the released Monday morning. It occurred as violent crime nationwide dropped 0.5% last year.But Detroit's rate of 1,965 violent crimes per 100,000 people placed it highest among cities with more than 100,000 residents, followed by St. Louis, Missouri; Memphis, Tennessee; and Baltimore,...WW…

The Detroit News Shelby Township — A protest is planned Wednesday at township offices after a trustee last week allegedly shared what is being called a racist post mocking the recent removal of Aunt Jemima by the Quaker Oats brand. The post that appeared on Trustee John Vermeulen's Facebook page came less than two days after he and four other Shelby Township Police Chief Robert Shelide for 30 days and ordered cultural awareness training — rather than firing him — for posts disparaging Black Lives Matter protesters.Vermeulen's Facebook page...…The Detroit News Shelby Township — A protest is planned Wednesday at township offices after a trustee last week allegedly shared what is being called a racist post mocking the recent removal of Aunt Jemima by the Quaker Oats brand. The post that appeared on Trustee John Vermeulen's Facebook page came less than two days after he and four other Shelby Township Police Chief Robert Shelide for 30 days and ordered cultural awareness training — rather than firing him — for posts disparaging Black Lives Matter protesters.Vermeulen's Facebook page...WW…

The Detroit News Michigan won't have any evictions until May 15, under a Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued late Friday.Whitmer first suspended evictions on March 20 amid the growing coronavirus outbreak, allowing tenants and mobile home owners to remain in their homes even if they can't pay rent. That order was set to expire Friday. “Right now the most effective tool we have to fight this virus is to stay home and slow the spread through person to person contact," Whitmer said in a press release. "That is why it is important to extend my executive order to...…The Detroit News Michigan won't have any evictions until May 15, under a Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued late Friday.Whitmer first suspended evictions on March 20 amid the growing coronavirus outbreak, allowing tenants and mobile home owners to remain in their homes even if they can't pay rent. That order was set to expire Friday. “Right now the most effective tool we have to fight this virus is to stay home and slow the spread through person to person contact," Whitmer said in a press release. "That is why it is important to extend my executive order to...WW…

The Detroit News Housing advocates said Thursday they want Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to extend and expand the statewide eviction ban set to expire Friday.Whitmer signed suspending evictions until April 17, allowing tenants and mobile home owners to remain in their homes even if they can't pay rent.  "There is a fear of what is going to happen," said Mary Carmen Munoz, the director of LA SED, a southwest Detroit nonprofit. "People are still not going to be in any better position tomorrow."On Thursday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sent a cease-and-desist...…The Detroit News Housing advocates said Thursday they want Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to extend and expand the statewide eviction ban set to expire Friday.Whitmer signed suspending evictions until April 17, allowing tenants and mobile home owners to remain in their homes even if they can't pay rent.  "There is a fear of what is going to happen," said Mary Carmen Munoz, the director of LA SED, a southwest Detroit nonprofit. "People are still not going to be in any better position tomorrow."On Thursday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel sent a cease-and-desist...WW…