Election tampering and an alleged prank call from Trump: The top 10 Metro Times headlines

Here’s what our readers were interested in this week

Sep 30, 2022 at 10:27 am

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Former President Donald Trump.

This week, the hot topic in Detroit was ShotSpotter, and our readers were interested in what's happening with the city with the surveillance technology.

Congresswoman Debbie Dingell also claimed that former President Donald Trump prank called her in a new book by reporter Maggie Haberman that chronicles Trump's presidency, set for release on Oct. 4.

All of that and a little more. Here are the top stories of the week:

10. "Opinion: ShotSpotter profits off fears of gun violence"

9. " Michigan election worker charged with tampering with primary election equipment"

8. "Detroit councilman slams colleagues for postponing vote on ShotSpotter technology"

7. "Secret concert series Sofar Sounds is still going strong in Detroit"

6. "Debbie Dingell claims Trump prank called her in new book"

5. "Fried chicken fave Chick-fil-A opens Southfield location"

4. "Underground cocktail bar opens in Detroit’s Milwaukee Junction neighborhood"

3. "‘For the heads’: An oral history of EXAT, Detroit’s legendary ’90s experimental and ambient techno night at Zoot’s Coffeehouse"

2. "Michigan body builder pleads guilty to assaulting officers during Jan. 6 insurrection"

1. "It doesn’t take a prophet to see where white Christian nationalism is leading the Republican Party"

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