Detroit, MI
Detroit police, federal agencies announce third annual
(CBS DETROIT) – As temperatures rise, so do crime rates, according to Detroit police.
For the third year in a row, local and federal law enforcement are rolling out a program called the Summer Surge in preparation for summer.
“Too many incidents are happening in our city parks. Children in Detroit, like in cities elsewhere, should be able to go to their parks and feel safe and protected,” said U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison.
The inclusion of parks in the Summer Surge is new this year. Law enforcement agencies will focus attention on hot spots in the city. This year, two of those spots are Detroit’s eighth and ninth precincts.
“Under the strategy violent felons, arrested for illegally possessing weapons, possessing fully automatic weapons, those with fully automatic weapons in addition to those with obliterated serial numbers in the eighth and ninth precinct or in Detroit parks will be subjected to federal prosecution,” she said.
Ison said carjackings and robberies in those precincts will also be prosecuted federally. She says that crime rates in Detroit are down across the board.
“Citywide homicides are down more than 24%, non-fatal shootings, almost 23%, carjackings over 56% and robbery nearly 29%. And although there are still numbers on the board, let me be clear: we are not done,” she said.
The Summer Surge will run from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Detroit, MI
Water main break forces lane closures on Detroit’s east side
A water main break in Detroit Saturday night has forced lane closures on a road on the city’s east side, according to city officials.
The incident on East Jefferson Avenue near Burns Avenue was reported around 9 p.m. Officials said a 42-inch water main in the area ruptured.
“Crews responded immediately early Sunday morning to shut off the main and to begin preparing for repairs,” Detroit officials said in a news release.
All residents in the area should have service “due to redundancy in the water system,” according to officials. Anyone who doesn’t is asked to call the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department at 313-267-8000.
As of Sunday afternoon, the city has not issued a boil water advisory and says there are no issues with street flooding.
Repairs are expected to begin on Monday and officials estimate they will be completed “around the middle of the week.”
One lane in each direction of East Jefferson Avenue will remain open at and around the area of the break until repairs are done, and bike lanes at the repair location will be closed.
Officials are asking motorists who drive through the area to budget additional time for their commute or seek an alternate route until all lanes reopen.
Detroit, MI
Missing Detroit 14-year-old last seen walking a dog several days ago
Dajanae Frazier, 14 (Photo: Detroit Police Department)
DETROIT, Mich. (FOX 2) – Detroit Police say 14-year-old Dajanae Frazier has been missing since Tuesday, March 3.
What we know:
She was last seen leaving her residence to walk a dog in the 19400 block of Biltmore St. She was wearing a pink shirt, black pants and black boots.
Frazier has black hair with red braids and brown eyes. She is between 5 feet 2 inches and 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighs approximately 100 to 125 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Detroit Police Department’s 8th Precinct at 313-596-5840 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAKUP.
The Source: Information from the Detroit Police Department was cited for this story.
Detroit, MI
Handgun, credit cards stolen from truck on Detroit’s west side, police say
Police in Detroit are asking for the public’s help after they say an individual stole a handgun and credit cards from a truck on the city’s west side last month.
According to investigators, the suspect, identified as a male of undisclosed age, broke into a GMC Sierra between 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. on the 1400 block of Holden Street on Feb. 15. He stole the gun and a black bag, which contained medications, eyeglasses and the credit cards, officials said.
Police said the male then left the scene in a white Chevrolet Tahoe.
Anyone who recognizes the male, the Chevrolet or has any information about the incident is asked to call the agency’s 3rd Precinct at 313-596-1340 or Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1-800-773-2587, or submit a tip here.
This is a developing story.
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