Detroit police seize several weapons from home where intoxicated man fired gun
Police seized several weapons and more than 200 rounds of ammunition on March 19, 2021. DETROIT โ Police made a large weapons bust on Detroitโs east side Friday afternoon. One of the men, 26, was issued a ticket for discharging a firearm inside city limits and possessing a weapon while intoxicated. His weapon was recovered, his CPL license was seized and the man was released. AdThe 51-year-old man was currently out on bail after being arrested in February for possession of a stolen firearm.
Detroit Police Department makes pitch to continue ShotSpotter program
DETROIT โ When crime statistics for 2019 were released earlier this year, Detroit found itself leading the country in violent crime. In 2014, it was used in a 2.18 square mile area of the ninth precinct. In the two-year period of the pilot program, ShotSpotter produced 18 search warrants, 30 weapons recovered, 571 rounds of ammunition collected and nine felony arrests, according to Detroit police. โThose are not eye-popping statistics, but we got some dangerous criminals off the streets,โ says Detroit City Councilman Scott Benson. That works out to about $371,000 per year, or $62,500 per square mile, according to Benson.