Detroit, MI
License plate readers are coming soon to all metro Detroit freeways
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DETROIT (WXYZ) — This week, Michigan State Police started putting in license plate readers alongside metro Detroit freeways, which is a part of a pilot program earlier than increasing the cameras throughout the state.
MSP hopes the cameras will deter criminals and produce down the variety of shootings on Michigan freeways.
“It is fashionable policing,” Lt. Michael Shaw with the Michigan State Police stated. “Expertise is the wave of the long run for all the pieces.”
First put in on Monday alongside the Southfield Freeway and I-96, the cameras seize the license plate of each automotive on the street then shops them in a database for 30 days. MSP says they are going to solely be used whereas investigating violent or critical crimes.
“They do not detect velocity, there’s no facial recognition, it would not take an image of anyone within the automotive. It takes an image of the again of the automotive and the license plate,” Shaw defined.
Shaw estimates the cameras may quadruple their probabilities of making an arrest within the case of freeway shootings, which happen dozens of instances a 12 months in metro Detroit. Earlier this week on Jan. 30, the identical day the cameras started being put in, police responded to a capturing on M-10 close to Grand Boulevard.
“If we’d’ve had a license plate reader in that space at the moment, we’d in all probability have already got somebody in custody,” Shaw stated. “That’s how efficient of a device they’re.”
However some metro Detroit drivers have considerations. Some felt that cash might be spent elsewhere, and others feared the know-how might be abused sooner or later.
“I do not prefer it,” driver Keyon Jones stated. “I really feel like that’s a violation of privateness and I believe they should not do this.”
“I believe it’s horrible. I believe they need to create extra packages to assist extra folks with psychological points and issues and assault the principle drawback with this violence locally,” driver Marcus Brown stated. “I believe simply attempting to arrest folks is not the best way to go, I believe they need to get to the core of the issue.
“It would assist in sure conditions, on the lookout for somebody at massive, on the lookout for the actual criminals, hopefully,” driver Michael Buzzitta stated. “However I hope it would not get used for petty stuff. I really feel like it is going to be abused and used to pester folks.”
However Shaw famous the readers are already being utilized by a variety of different companies and companies throughout metro Detroit and are an essential device in conserving roads protected.
“License plate readers are already there. Personal companies personal them. They’re in casinos, we have had neighborhood watch teams which have purchased them and put them of their neighborhoods,” Shaw stated. “When you’re upset about what’s occurring in your neighborhood or in your freeway, you’ll be able to’t actually complain when any person is citing a device to try to make that go away.”
It’s unclear how lengthy this pilot program will final and state police wouldn’t disclose the precise variety of cameras in operation proper now, however extra will probably be put in by means of the top of the week.
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Detroit, MI
Detroit is replacing thousands of lead pipes — but there may be an unexpected problem
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DETROIT – Detroit is replacing thousands of lead pipes, which is great news! But that might come with a problem that you don’t expect.
The city of Detroit just received a $90 million grant that will allow it to replace 8,000 lead pipes per year. There are 80,000 total that need to be replaced, and that’s expected to be done by 2035.
So far, 9,727 have been replaced since 2018.
I know a lot about lead. A lot. When the Flint water crisis was exposed, I spent months in the Vehicle City covering the impact, the cause, and the ultimate solution. I saw the impact of lead and the serious danger in the people who were suffering.
Since then, many cities, including Detroit, have made it a focus to get the lead out.
Unfortunately, all the construction can cause some issues.
Recently, at my Help Me Hank lunch in Eastern Market, I met some seniors who call the west side home. They were thrilled that the lead service lines were removed in March, but they’re upset with the mess crews left behind.
There are exposed shut-off valves, and the pavement is torn up. Those are new dangers left behind because the fill work hasn’t been completed.
They worry children or seniors could fall. So now I’m working with the city to cover that part of the story, and to show you what you can do if you need this work done in your community.
Stay with me throughout the day as we update you on this important story. I’ll see you on Local 4 News starting at 5 p.m.
If you need repairs or have to report a problem, you can call DWSD at 313-267-8000, use the Improve Detroit app, or click here to visit the Improve Detroit website.
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Detroit, MI
Detroit woman still seeking justice in daughter’s murder 10 years later: “It will always hurt”
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(CBS DETROIT) – Tiané Brown was the mother of three and a full-time law student at Wayne State University. Her mother says she had dreams of being a patent lawyer, but that all changed on Oct. 28, 2013.
That was the night Brown went missing after she took a test at Wayne State. Two days later, she was found dead inside of her vehicle with a single gunshot wound to her head.
“It was like a nightmare that you don’t wake up from,” said her mother, Sheryl Jones.
Jones has fought diligently to keep her daughter’s memory alive. She keeps photos of her daughter around her West Bloomfield home and keeps up with the Detroit Police Department’s investigation.
But lately, Jones says it’s been difficult for her to get through when she tries to call the detective. She shared a video that she took of her trying to contact him earlier this month, showing the detective’s mailbox being full. Now, she feels as if her daughter’s cold case is getting the cold shoulder.
“It’s hard because that was my child; she was my only daughter, and it will always hurt,” Jones told CBS News Detroit. “And all I want to do is seek justice for her because she was a human being. She was important to me.”
DPD Capt. Donna Mccord with the homicide unit says a new plan was created this year for cases older than 10 years. The plan aims to update victims’ families on the status of the case every six months.
“We’re not going to call them every week unless there is new information,” said Mccord. “We don’t want to pull that bandaid off every week to say sorry we don’t know and don’t have any new information.”
But Jones told CBS News Detroit that the wounds have never healed, and being ignored makes her feel even worse.
“I feel like in my heart it hurts. It’s terrible,” she said. “Sometimes I feel like they aren’t as interested as I think they should be.”
Detroit, MI
Detroit-area woman accused of hoarding gets help with clean up
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CENTERLINE, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – A Centerline woman who received dozens of complaints about trash piling up on her property is getting help from one company and volunteers.
“Obviously, it didn’t get this way overnight, and it’s not going to get fixed overnight,” said Elizabeth Alexander, the owner of the property that has been at the center of the complaints.
Alexander said she understands why her neighbors aren’t happy and is committed to cleaning up the mess.
“I was out here until two in the morning I was so exhausted, I had to sit down for a while,” Alexander said.
Social media is abuzz about Alexander’s home on Sterling St. in Centerline. There are hundreds of complaints there and the city of Centerline posted they are aware of the concerns and have taken action.
“We have taken the appropriate steps for due process and issued tickets to the homeowner for the collection of the garbage and debris in the yard,” said Dennis Champine, Centerline’s City Manager.
In a tearful apology to her neighbors, Alexander said she was very embarrassed her property got to this point.
“I am so sorry to my neighbors, to my friends and family. I am so sorry; it might not mean much, but it is genuine,” Alexander said.
Alexander said she is determined to get the yard cleaned up but she is in need of some help.
Motor City Dumpster contacted CBS Detroit after hearing about Alexander’s story and decided to donate a 20-yard dumpster to help her clean up the mess.
Moments after Motor City delivered the dumpster, Champine happened to be checking on the property to speak to Alexander and was pleased to hear the company had stepped up to help out.
“Anytime we see companies stepping up to help people out, especially those in these sort of situations, it certainly warms my heart; this is an exceptional donation,” Champine said.
Champine said there is a hearing on Sept. 4 to address the ongoing violations at Alexander’s property, and he remains hopeful the property can be cleaned up before that date.
Alexander was also thankful for Motor City Dumpsters’ generosity. She said volunteers from her church, Harvest Time Outreach Ministries, are also helping with the cleanup.
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