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SafeHouse Center is a “Dangerous Dump” and Survivors Say, “Enough is Enough”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 15, 2021 21

UPDATE 1/22/22: Independent Investigation Confirms Allegations of SafeHouse Mismanagement: Executive Director Barbara Niess-May Resigns September 17, 2021: Updated with additional audio clips, video and photos. Update October 6,…

Crime

Domestic violence 911 Calls Increased During Lockdown, but Official Police Reports and Arrests Declined

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 12, 2021

by Jillian Carr COVID-19 stay-at-home orders surely saved many lives, but a growing number of studies document that lockdowns led to more reports of domestic violence. Even as 911 calls for police help increased, official…

Headlines

Staff and Clients Allege SafeHouse Center is Mismanaged and a “Racist, Toxic” Environment

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 31, 2021 49

UPDATE 1/22/22: Independent Investigation Confirms Allegations of SafeHouse Mismanagement: Executive Director Barbara Niess-May Resigns NOTE: SafeHouse Executive Director Barbara Niess-May has alleged that there are unspecified…

Health/Science

Domestic Violence Calls Have Exploded During the Pandemic

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 22, 2021 0

by Tara Richards and Justin Nix Domestic violence rose globally in 2020 – so much so that doctors have called it “a pandemic within a pandemic.” The National Commission on COVID-19 and Criminal Justice, a team of national…

A2Politico

On Using the LGBTQ Community & Desperation Politics: An Open Letter to Ward 3 Council Member Travis Radina

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 12, 2021 0

by Patricia Lesko When I ran for office against John Hieftje in 2010, a man named Phil Volk, then a leading member of Ann Arbor's gay community, published an opinion piece in which he said I was an "embarrassment to the gay community."…

A2Politico

Corruption On Display: The Ann Arbor City Attorney, the Washtenaw County Prosecutor, and the Irwin/Eyer DV Case

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 7, 2021 25

by Patricia Lesko The majority of domestic abusers are poorly-educated, white men. In the case of Mitchell Irwin, the abuser is a 1 Percenter Poster Boy, an educated, rich, 68-year-old white man, a former Michigan State Senator,…

Ann Arbor Government

City Asks $929.84 to Release Body/Dash Cam Video of AAPD 911 Call to Home of Mitchell Irwin and Ann Arbor Council member Jen Eyer Irwin

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 31, 2021 21

by P.D. Lesko The Ann Arbor Independent submitted a March 21, 2021 Freedom of Information Act request to the Ann Arbor Police Department for the body and dash cam footage from the January 13, 2021 911 call at the home of Ann Arbor…

Ann Arbor Government

Ann Arbor Council Member Allegedly Told Employees Complaining About Sexual Harassment to “Be Thankful for the Attention”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 24, 2021 17

{Editor's note: Chris Savage has written for A2Politico.] Updated: On March 24, Council member Jen Eyer (D-Ward 4) announced on Facebook and Twitter that she had resigned from Vanguard Public Affairs and was striking out "on her own."…

Ann Arbor Government

Mitchell Irwin Sentenced on Domestic Violence Charge

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 23, 2021 41

On March 23, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. Ann Arbor 15th District Court Judge Miriam A. Perry sentenced former Michigan state senator Mitchell L. Irwin on a single charge of domestic violence, a misdemeanor. Irwin is the father of Michigan state…

Ann Arbor Government

Husband of Ann Arbor City Council Member to Be Sentenced on Domestic Violence Charge

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 22, 2021 32

by P.D. Lesko Public records from Ann Arbor's 15th District Court show that on January 13, 2021 former Michigan State Senator Mitchell Irwin was arraigned before the Honorable Miriam A. Perry on a charge of domestic violence. Irwin is…

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