Police seminar featuring controversial ‘Killology’ speaker Dave Grossman canceled in Novi
A police seminar scheduled to take place in Novi next month has been canceled after people learned about one of the keynote speakers.
Retired Col. Dave Grossman has talked about taking a human life in several clips circulating the internet. But the executive director of the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police said the clips are taken out of context.
“He’s teaching the psychology of how to kill,” said Walter Crider, who has been retired for more than three years from the Michigan State Police. “When we talk about creating situations of killing, that’s just not appropriate. There’s other avenues in terms of being able to accomplish the objective, and the objective is public safety, protecting our public.”
‘It was a hate crime’: Walled Lake family fears for safety after violent home invasion
Police are investigating a Walled Lake home invasion that took place early in the morning on Monday.
Police said they have two white men and one white woman in custody. The victim in the case believes their family was targeted because they’re Black.
A mother and two children were home at the time of the home invasion. The children are 9 and 13 years old.
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Inside the fight to change drunk driving laws in honor of the Abbas family
In January 2019, the Abbas family, from Northville with ties to Dearborn, was traveling on I-75 in Lexington, Kentucky, returning to Michigan from a trip to Florida when they were struck by a wrong-way driver. All five people in the vehicle, Issam Abbas, 42, Rima Abbas, 38, Ali Abbas, 14, Isabella Abbas, 13, and Giselle Abbas, 7, died because of the crash.
Rima Abbas’ sister, Rana Abbas Taylor, is working with Congress to get new legislation passed to help prevent drunk driving.
Auto group backs guidelines for partially automated vehicles
The trade association representing most major automakers is offering guidelines for manufacturers to advertise partially automated driving systems and to make sure drivers are paying attention while using them.
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation says its members support the voluntary principles, which come as two federal agencies increase scrutiny of Tesla’s Autopilot diver-assist system after two men were killed in a fiery crash near Houston. Such systems can keep vehicles centered in their lane and a safe distance behind traffic in front of them.
But Teslas on Autopilot have been involved in multiple crashes, including several fatalities, when neither the system nor the driver intervened. The Teslas have had trouble handling stopped emergency vehicles or tractor-trailers crossing in front of the cars. Critics, including some legislators, have said the name Autopilot is deceptive and implies that the cars can drive themselves.
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Coronavirus in Michigan 💉
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 825,844 as of Monday, including 17,324 deaths, state officials report.
Monday’s update includes a total of 6,524 new cases and 35 additional deaths. These totals are for the last two days.
Testing has been steady around 35,000 diagnostic tests reported per day on average, with the 7-day positive rate now below 12% as of Monday, lower than one week ago. Hospitalizations have plateaued over the last week but remain high.
Overall, new cases have slowed over the last 10 days. The state’s 7-day moving average for daily cases was 4,566 on Monday -- lower than one week ago. The 7-day death average was 57 on Monday, slightly higher than the last two weeks. The state’s fatality rate is 2.1%. The state also reports “active cases,” which were listed at 182,300 on Monday.
More than 626,000 have recovered from the virus in Michigan.
Michigan has reported more than 6.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered as of Friday, with more than 48% of residents having received at least one dose.
Here’s a look at more of the data: