Detroit, MI
Detroit City Council approves contract to expand ShotSpotter surveillance technology
DETROIT – Detroit Metropolis Council voted 5-4 to approve a brand new contract to broaden a expertise that supposedly makes use of a community of sensors to detect gunshots and direct regulation enforcement to a capturing scene.
ShotSpotter has drawn a bevy of skepticism from Detroit residents and organizations, just like the ACLU of Michigan, who say the expertise is a privateness challenge and invasive. Opponents, who spoke on the Council’s listening to on Tuesday, stated the expertise could lead on police to the unsuitable location, placing harmless folks at risk. Some residents did present up in help of the expertise.
The pilot program was used on the eighth and ninth precincts in Detroit, and knowledge did present 27% drop in gun violence within the space, in line with knowledge launched by the town, in comparison with no distinction exterior these districts. This system was initially being funded by pandemic reduction cash the town acquired from the federal authorities, however the revised contract moved the funding to common.
Town says that lower than 10% of pictures fired incidents detected by ShotSpotter within the pilot resulted in a 911 name to Detroit police, which they are saying means residents should not calling to report pictures fired.
Racial justice advocates say the expertise doesn’t repair the foundation trigger of accelerating violence and can solely lead to extra Black folks in jail. In addition they say pandemic funds may very well be put to higher use in a metropolis with loads of wants for residents.
Detroit Police Chief James White has been a supporter of the expertise, calling it “race-neutral,” saying it might’t detect the ethnicity of the gun shot, solely that there have been pictures fired. However the expertise is being applied in a metropolis was a majority Black inhabitants, and in Latino neighborhoods. Detroit mayor Mike Duggan has been an avid supporter of the growth.
Different cities that attempted a pilot for the expertise, together with San Antonio, Trenton, and Troy, New York, canceled their contracts with the ShotSpotter firm. Detroit voted to increase the prevailing pilot program by means of 2024 final week.
Native 4′s Shawn Ley may have extra on what this all means on Native 4 Information at 5 and 6 tonight.
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Detroit, MI
Detroit Lions fan still making trip to Super Bowl following team’s early playoff exit
(CBS DETROIT) – The Detroit Lions’ disappointing end to the season isn’t just leaving fans with a bad taste in their mouth.
For some who are planning trips to attend the Super Bowl in New Orleans, the early exit means they might have to reconsider how to spend that weekend. However, one fan who still plans on making the trip will be proudly wearing her Honolulu Blue.
Samantha Stonecipher received an invite from the Lions to attend the 2024 Thanksgiving game after they noticed her unique style of philanthropy. Just before kickoff on Thanksgiving Day, the Lions surprised her with two tickets to the Super Bowl LIX.
“I decided I would donate for every interception the jersey number dollar amount to the Lions’ Foundation. They figured it out and said, ‘This is really cool. We should do something really nice for her.’” said Stonecipher.
She says her spot in New Orleans is still secure even though the Lions are out of the playoffs. Despite the heartbreaking ending for their season, Stonecipher is calling the experience a win-win.
“I will have my blue hair, and I have a whole bunch of jerseys I plan to wear, so I’m absolutely going to be representing the Lions the moment I get on the plane to the moment I get back home,” she said. “Obviously disappointed that the season ended abruptly, but they did such great work, and it’s such a memorable season. I don’t think myself or any other Lions fan is going to forget.”
Detroit, MI
Senior apartment complex residents say they've had no heat on Detroit's east side
DETROIT (FOX 2) – The winter blast rocking Metro Detroit is wreaking havoc on seniors in one apartment complex on Detroit’s east side.
Elonda Gist is one of a number of residents living with no heat at the Sheridan Apartments on Jefferson across from Belle Isle.
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FOX 2: “How long has it been with no heat?”
“Since Friday,” she said. “I use the oven, I turn my oven on, I had to do it this morning.”
And this morning, Elonda got out of cold bed with extra blankets, felt the cold air, and got hot water by boiling it on the stove.
Keith “Twin” Blanks is another resident who says he doesn’t have any heat either.
“I called emergency services last night and they still haven’t showed up,” said Blanks.
Blanks, who wants to be president of the complex, called maintenance again.
FOX 2: “This is management?”
“Yeah this is a voicemail and it’s gonna play out and then go – boop,” Blanks said.
But while FOX 2 was there, a message was heard over the loudspeaker.
“We do have heat and we do have hot water thank you,” a man said overhead.
FOX 2: “Do you believe that?”
“No, come on,” Blanks said.
FOX 2: “Why do you think you made that announcement?”
“Because y’all are here,” said Blanks.
We need to get to the bottom of this. FOX 2 caught up with the maintenance supervisor.
“The heat was never off,” he said. “We have four boilers and we had three running, and we turned on the extra boiler for the colder weather.”
FOX 2: “But they said they had no heat and no hot water?”
“Absolutely not,” he said.
FOX 2: “Twin, come back. He said the heat is back on.”
“It’s not back on. It wasn’t on. He know that,” Blanks said.
“He hasn’t been here all night like you said,” Gist said.
Well, even if the heat wasn’t on – the heat should be on now – especially with the extra boiler.
But not everyone was convinced.
“I’m freezing,” said another resident.
The Source: This story was gathered from information gathered by multiple residents and the maintenance department of the Sheridan Apartments in Detroit.
Detroit, MI
NBA Rumors: Detroit Pistons Aren’t Expected to Target Brandon Ingram
Throughout the first half of the 2024-2025 NBA season, the Detroit Pistons have looked much more improved. They are currently on their best run of the Cade Cunningham era.
While the Pistons are in the NBA Playoff picture, they could clearly use some upgrades to give them a better shot at cracking a position in postseason play.
In recent years, the Pistons entered the NBA trade deadline playing the role of a seller. They would be a team that’s willing to take on half-season rentals to get compensated with future picks, helping them with their rebuild.
This year, the Pistons are reportedly considering a switch with their stance.
It seems there is a real chance the Pistons have more of a buyers mindset this time around. However, a recent report suggests the Pistons aren’t believed to be in the market for a big swing.
“The Pistons are considering the concept of becoming trade deadline buyers, according to league sources. Yet these appear to be more preliminary and evaluative conversations — how any methodical and pragmatic front office would look at all the avenues that the market presents,” Jake Fischer of The Stein Line writes.
”The Pistons have also left rival teams with the impression they aren’t weighing any truly massive moves, such as a swing for New Orleans’ Brandon Ingram, who would need some of Cunningham’s touches.”
When you think of the big names of the trade market this year, Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram and Heat All-Star Jimmy Butler are the names that immediately come to mind.
Both players could end up being a rental for the remainder of the season. Acquiring them without an extension in place would be a massive gamble.
The Pistons should consider buying, but they don’t have to go for another All-Star-caliber player at this time. With Cade Cunningham improving his stance as a desirable guard to work with and plenty of cap space to spend in the future, the Pistons could make a smaller move this year and look for bigger swings in the free agency market over the summer.
Detroit and the rest of the NBA have until February 6 to figure out their trade plans before the cap goes on.
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