Sheriff’s Dept. Outreach Worker Shot and Killed: Man Stole Police Cruiser, Fled Across State Lines, Assaulted Officers
by P.D. Lesko
On April 4, 2025 30-year-old Deshawn Leeth was shot and killed in Beaver County Pennsylvania after what officials described a "wild" car chase that started in Ohio. Leeth was one of Sheriff Alichia Dyer's outreach workers,…
CDC and SAMHSA Rescinded Billions in Funding: Rep. Dingell Led 40 Members of Congress to Demand an Explanation from HHS Sec. RFK, Jr.
View the full text of the letter here.
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) led 40 of her House colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding answers about…
A2Politico: The Sheriff’s Poor Judgement Leads to a Legal Trainwreck
by P.D. Lesko
Former Sheriff's Office Dir. of Community Engagement Derrick Jackson had the money, the endorsements, the backing of the incumbent Sheriff and the fix was in: he was supposed to ease into former Sheriff Jerry L. Clayton's…
Sheriff Dyer Says It Is Her “Right” To Appoint Former Romantic Partner to HR Position
by P.D. Lesko
County Sheriff Alyshia Dyer illegally used discretionary appointments rather than a public, open hiring process to fill positions in her dept. Dyer appointed a Dir. of Innovation, a Dir. of Operations and a Dir. of HR and…
In Younger Menopausal Women, Hormone Therapy May Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
by Dr. Matthew Nudy
Menopause can have profound effects on heart health, yet many people are unaware of this important connection.
The hormonal shifts occurring during menopause mark the end of a woman’s reproductive years and…
New Saline Schools Safety Dir. is Former EMU Police Leader Sued in Title IX Campus Rape Scandal
by P.D. Lesko
In 2021, four former EMU students were accused of raping and touching women without consent. Three of the men, Dustyn Durbin, Thomas Hernandez, and D’Angelo McWilliams, a former Washtenaw County Sheriff’s deputy, faced…
County Has Paid Outside Law Firm Over $10K to Fight A2Indy’s FOIA Suit
by P.D. Lesko
On June 3, 2024, the Ann Arbor Independent filed a FOIA lawsuit in the Washtenaw County Trial Court against Washtenaw County. The suit was filed to compel the County to release the background check done on Sheriff’s…
Despite Gov. Whitmer’s Promises to “Fix the Damn Roads,” Michigan’s Roads Remain Among Worst in the Nation
by John LaPlane
Michigan's rural interstate highways are safer than those in all but two states, but its rural and urban interstates are in worse condition than those of most states. That is according to the Reason…
Explaining Trump’s Crazy Trade War
by Mel Gurtov
The Trump tariff shock is going to take a bit of time to sink in, though stock markets worldwide have already sunk. Altogether, 60 countries have been slapped with at least 10 percent tariffs; those with large trade…
Washtenaw County Sheriff Appoints Former Romantic Partner to Head HR and Training
4/8/25: Updated with a comment from Sheriff Alyshia Dyer.
by P.D. Lesko
Sheriff Alyshia Dyer appointed Jeremiah Richardson as her Dept.'s HR and training manager. Richardson and Dyer were romantic partners, as well as patrol…