Police say this year's River Days among safest in recent memory

Detroit Police worked with Volunteer Angels to help keep event safe

DETROIT – Detroit Police say the 2015 River Days, along with the Fireworks Celebration, was among the safest in recent memory.

On Tuesday Detroit Police released the arrest statistics from the event. Police said that during the River Days there were zero juveniles detained and zero arrests, though there were 62 vehicles towed. The Fireworks event saw four juveniles detained, four parental responsibility tickets issued, one arrest, and 28 vehicles towed

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The police worked with the volunteer organization Volunteer Angels, an initiative launched last week to engage citizens in the community and help make the event safer.  Many of the volunteers included members from the Detroit 300, Live in Peace, Marcus Garvey Movement, Citizens Police Academy Alumni and New Era, Police Chaplain Corps, Police Reserves and Citizen Radio patrol, DTE, Strategic Staffing Solutions, and the Downtown Detroit Partnership.