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Ann Arbor’s Pedestrian Safety Crisis

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jul 8, 2026

by Kathy Griswold This past holiday weekend was filled with disheartening social media disinformation. But equally concerning is the misleading data being promoted regarding our pedestrian crash rate—which continues to rise alarmingly…

Ann Arbor Government

DDA’s $899K Downtown Ambassador Program: Policing Visitors and Merchants

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 2, 2015 0

Criticism of the Downtown Ambassador proposal has been sharp. Comments from the public included in the FOIA response to The A2 Indy about the Ambassador program range from mild to spicy. by P.D. Lesko THE BOARD OF the Ann Arbor…

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Media to Blame for Ypsilanti’s Negative Image Says City’s Mayor Pro Tem Lois Richardson

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 25, 2015 0

The Ann Arbor Independent’s EMU intern Ryan Hunter sat down with Ypsilanti Mayor Pro Tempore Lois Richardson to talk about blight, crime, education and her city’s reputation in the media. by Ryan Hunter FOR MOST PUBLIC officials,…

Crime

Crimes Reported by AAPD Sept. 1-Sept. 8

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 10, 2014 0

OVER THE PREVIOUS week, there were 76 crimes reported by the AAPD. That’s up from 62 crimes reported the week of Aug. 18-25. Fraud and theft/larceny topped the list of crimes reported. Over the past six months, theft/larceny (527 crimes…

Ann Arbor Government

272 Assaults Reported by AAPD to Date in 2014— 11 Percent Involved Weapons, Including Guns

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jun 25, 2014 0

AN ANALYSIS OF data submitted by the AAPD reveals that an individual in Ann Arbor is most likely to be assaulted on Sunday and then Saturday. Monday has been, since January of this year, the day of the week on which the fewest assaults took…

Crime

In 2013 Ann Arbor Library Security Team Documented Over 1,000 Incidents Ranging From Weapon and Drug Crimes to “Flatulation”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Apr 9, 2014 0

In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, AADL officials turned over 1,307 pages of incident reports generated by library staff during 2013. A total of 160 of the incidents involved patrons sleeping on library premises. ON…

Crime

A2POLITICO: Trustees & Director Keep Mum On Library’s Drug Crime Problem

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 31, 2014 0

by P.D. Lesko THE DIRECTOR OF the Ann Arbor District Library (AADL) has a heroin problem. It’s not only her heroin problem, exactly, except that it is. On March 17, AADL Executive Director Josie Parker went before City Council to tell…