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Dakarai Larriett says body-worn camera footage shows police trying to frame him for drugs during a stop in Benton Harbor

Tags: Michigan, Civil Rights, Police, Michigan State Police, Dakarai Larriett, Benton Harbor, DUI, arrest, racial profiling, lawsuit

Metro Times and the Invisible Institute sued Michigan State Police for officer records to track “wandering cops” who engage in misconduct

Tags: Michigan, Civil Rights, Media, News, National Police Index, police misconduct, police, Michigan State Police, Invisible Institute, Freedom of Information Act, wandering cops, Lawsuit

The state agency refused to disclose public records to Metro Times and the Invisible Institute

Tags: Michigan, News, Government, Michigan State Police, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Metro Times, Invisible Institute, Freedom of Information Act, public records, Golden Padlock Award

Taking a contrary position from her office in the case, Attorney General Dana Nessel urges Michigan State Police to release the names of all certified cops

Tags: Michigan, Government, News, wandering cops in Michigan, Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General, police misconduct in Michigan, Michigan State Police

‘You literally fucked with the wrong person. I don’t take threats well,’ Councilman Ash-Shafii says

Tags: Metro Detroit, News, Crime, Government, Khursheed Ash-Shafii, Glenda McDonald, threat, Highland Park, Great Lakes Water authority, water deal, michigan, Michigan State Police

A staffing crisis has forced police departments into the uncomfortable position of contemplating lowering their standards, a scenario that worries activists and law enforcement experts

Tags: Michigan, Crime, Labor, News, Government, Longform, Detroit Police Department, Michigan State Police, wandering cops, Cover Story

The request is part of a project to create a national database tracking “wandering cops” who engage in misconduct

Tags: Investigations, Media, News, Government, Michigan State Police, Detroit Police Department, Invisible Institute, wandering cops

Metro Times obtained messages from top MSP leaders about a deleted social media meme that some officers found controversial

Tags: Michigan News, News, Media, Politics & Government, Barbie, Michigan, Michigan State Police, movie, women, texts, Freedom of Information Act, social media, Twitter, Facebook

Chief James White said the officer ‘did not adequately de-escalate’ the situation

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Crime, Detroit Police Department, Detroit, Midtown, assault, James White, suspension, Michigan State Police

Keeping the identities of police officers secret makes it impossible for the public to monitor cops accused of alleged misconduct

Tags: Investigations, Crime, News, Government, Michigan State Police, wandering cops in Michigan, Invisible Institute

Barbie can be anything — except a Michigan State Police Officer, apparently

Tags: Michigan News, LOL, Barbie movie, Michigan State Police, Barbie memes, Slideshow

Illegal grows are still thriving and contributing to plummeting profits at dispensaries

Tags: Cannabis News, Weed, Marijuana, black market, Michigan State Police, Ogemaw County, Richmond Township, Northern Michigan, police

Anthony McRae planned to target additional locations, including a church and another school, police said

Tags: Michigan News, News, Michigan State University, Anthony McRae, mass shootings in Michigan, Michigan State Police, gun violence in Michigan, Rene Gonzalez, Teresa Woodruff

Black residents are killed at a disproportionately high rate, and cops are rarely charged

Tags: Michigan News, News, Police, Detroit Police Department, Michigan State Police, michigan, fatal shootings, guns

‘There are still shots being fired by the suspect,’ Michigan State Police tweeted shortly after 2 p.m.

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Active shooting, guns, shooting, Dearborn, Michigan State Police

The drug tests failed to distinguish between THC and CBD

Tags: Marijuana News, Weed, THC, CBD, Marijuana, driving under the influence, Michigan, Michigan State police, drug testing

The toxicology tests failed to distinguish between THC and CBD

Tags: Marijuana News, Weed, Marijuana, drug testings, Michigan State Police, county prosecutors, Michigan

Two Michigan men created fictitious documents to falsely suggest they tested and repaired breathalyzers to ensure they were accurate

Tags: Michigan News, Michigan State Police, breathalyzer, Andrew Clark, Dana Nessel, Michigan attorney general, court, sentencing

Tags: Michigan News, Boy Scouts of America, Michigan State police, sexual abuse, criminal sexual conduct, Dana Nessel, Michigan, Michigan Attorney General, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Tags: Politics & Elections, Lee Chatfield, Lansing, politics, Sexual assault, Fundraising, Michigan, Michigan State Police, state House, Rob Minard, Anne Minard