safety

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…

DURING THIS PERIOD, there were no sex crimes reported by the AAPD. This week, there were 8 assaults, down from 9 the previous week. None of the assaults was charged as felony assault and none involved any sort of weapon. There were 12 cases…

The Ann Arbor Police Department now has two surveys available online in order to gather community input on safety in the city and satisfaction during encounters with police personnel. A general survey, http://sgiz.mobi/s3/2ab5168d8594,…

SINCE 2006, MICHIGAN police have received $43 million worth of surplus military equipment, including 17 mine-resistant armored fighting vehicles and 1,795 M16 automatic rifles. One of those 17 mine-resistant vehicles is parked in Washtenaw…

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…

AT THE DECEMBER 16th Ann Arbor City Council meeting, Council members Eaton, Lumm and Kunselman introduced a resolution to allocate $125,000 to Police Chief John Seto’s department. The money will fund enhanced traffic enforcement in order to…

A2P Notes: This is filed under "Scoops & Scores," because you read it here first! The graph, above, is simple to read. As the number of firefighters in Ann Arbor has declined, the number and regularity of fire fatalities have…