police and community

It is legal to speak your mind, advocate for yourself or record police activity in most circumstances. Still, attorneys and a former law enforcement officer say there’s no guarantee your rights will be respected in the moment — or that it’s always safe to exercise them.

In a 2023 Gallup poll, 43% of respondents said they have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the police - an all-time low. Down from 51% in 2021 and 64% in 2004.

Ypsilanti is facing a hiring crunch, which law enforcement leaders say reflects a broader trend in national and statewide policing.

The city commissioners voted to pause a proposal establishing a three-year contract with the surveillance company, Fusus.

Mental health advocate Kevin Fischer describes two very different encounters between his son, Dominique, and the police.

Following the police killing of a young man with schizophrenia several months ago, Michigan Radio collected resources to find support for people in mental health crisis.

The state's allocated $20 million for law enforcement to develop and enforce new training measures.

The city of Grand Rapids launches a series of public meetings today on police- community relations.The meetings come after a study showed Grand Rapids…