The Free Press this week is working on uncovering just how where you are arrested can affect your sentence in an OWI...
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Judges Forbid Medical Marijuana for Probationers on Case-By-Case Basis
You don’t need a prescription to obtain medical marijuana in the state of Michigan—merely a doctor’s note. But that...
Flint: From “Vehicle City” to Murder Capital
Over thirty years ago, Flint was booming. Now, it’s imploding. One in five residents is unemployed and the city leads...
Detroit Dealers Selling OxyContin Cross-Country
Law enforcement officials in the South are casting a steely glare North as they continue to find their citizens in...
Free Press Uncovers Abandoned Police Evidence
In 2008 the Detroit crime lab located in Brush Park was ordered to be closed due to “sloppy investigations.” But...
Michigan Judge Says Stun Gun Ban Illegal
A Bay City judge this week ruled the statewide ban on stun guns is unconstitutional. But because this is a trial...
Heroin Use Up Among Detroit Suburbanites
Wide availability and a high cheaper and more intense than “gateway” prescription drugs, heroin is back and stronger...
Michigan Sobriety Courts a Win-Win
The Farmington Patch this week ran a story on the 47th District Sobriety Court and some of the successes this...
Animal Cruelty Criminal Charges Sometimes Don’t Make Sense
There are times where a crime could be charged, where the law would allow it, but where common sense just tells you...