by Hasan Almasi Six bills under consideration in the Michigan’s House Criminal Justice Committee would reform state law to limit judges from requiring bail as a condition of release for some accused criminals awaiting trial. Among…

by P.D. Lesko It was dark at 6 a.m. Oct. 8, 2024, when an Ypsilanti Twp. employee arrived for work at the Township’s maintenance building. Spencer Alexander-McCoy Allen, a felon on lifetime parole, ambushed that employee, pointed a…

By P.D. Lesko Campaign workers are expected to stay 100 feet from the entrance to the polling place. Candidates may not hand out their campaign literature within a polling place. However, there is no Michigan election law that precludes…

by P.D. Lesko An Ann Arbor man was arraigned on charges of organized retail crime for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of dollars of products from Target, TJ Maxx, and Nordstrom Rack in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor. Richard Larsh, 55,…

by P.D. Lesko The cajoling, race-baiting, and threatening public comments started at 5:30 p.m. and went for more than three hours during the Aug. 15 meeting of the Ypsilanti Twp. Trustees. On the agenda was a resolution to demand the…

This weekly Crime Report includes Trial Court prosecutions of Capital Felonies charged by the County Prosecutor, such as murders, weapons crimes, sex crimes, domestic violence and felony assault. Crimes Reported in Saline between Feb.…

Ypsi Police Chief Kirk L. Moore, in a secret memo to his staff provided to The Ann Arbor Independent, says the YPD is undermanned and can't investigate capital crimes such as murder and attempted murder. In the memo, he announces he has…

The Ann Arbor Independent Crime Reports for Washtenaw County includes cities and townships. The weekly Crime Report also includes Trial Court prosecutions of Capital Felonies charged by the County Prosecutor, such as murders, weapons…

by P.D. Lesko According to Washtenaw County Trial Court records, between June 19, 2020 and July 19, 2021, five people in Washtenaw County were arrested and charged with murder, including Open Murder, Felony Murder and 2nd Degree Murder.…

Editor: With this column, The Ann Arbor Independent launches Crime Reports for Washtenaw County cities and townships. The weekly Crime Report will also include Trial Court prosecutions of Capital Felonies charged by the County Prosecutor,…