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George Hunter

Detroit

Crime Reporter at Detroit News

Covering crime since 1998.

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  • 3 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | George Hunter

    WAYNE COUNTY George HunterThe Detroit NewsView Comments Hamtramck — A suspended Hamtramck police officer said Tuesday he reported multiple accusations against the city's police chief to the FBI, telling federal authorities he was present during a March meeting in which the chief allegedly discussed bribing President Donald Trump by setting up a multimillion-dollar trust fund in exchange for pardoning a federal inmate.

  • 3 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | George Hunter

    WAYNE COUNTY George HunterThe Detroit NewsView Comments Hamtramck — Attorneys representing City Manager Max Garbarino and Hamtramck Police Officer David Adamczyk filed a lawsuit Monday alleging city officials and the police chief retaliated against them for exposing alleged corruption, and because of racial bias by the Arab American defendants against the two White plaintiffs.

  • 4 weeks ago | detroitnews.com | George Hunter

    OAKLAND COUNTY George HunterThe Detroit NewsView Comments Pontiac — Oakland County and Wayne County officials pushed back Friday after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security included the two Metro Detroit counties on its list of sanctuary communities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.

  • 1 month ago | detroitnews.com | George Hunter

    WAYNE COUNTY George HunterThe Detroit NewsView Comments Hamtramck — City Manager Max Garbarino said Tuesday he expects to be pressured by the City Council to reinstate the police chief he suspended last week amid multiple allegations of wrongdoing and a visit by the FBI. Garbarino said if he doesn't succumb to calls by Hamtramck's sizeable Yemini community to reinstate Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri, he expects to be suspended during the scheduled 7 p.m. City Council meeting.

  • 1 month ago | detroitnews.com | George Hunter

    Detroit — After years of dealing with safety problems, the Detroit Department of Transportation this week implemented metal detectors and increased the presence of Detroit Police officers at two terminals. The new safety measures began Thursday at the Rosa Parks Transit Center downtown, and at the Jason Hargrove Transit Center at Woodward and 8 Mile. The metal detectors are at designated entry points of both centers.

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30 May 25

RT @nannburke: Oakland County pushes back on DHS sanctuary designation: “We are not a sanctuary jurisdiction. We are confident that the c…

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RT @ChadLivengood: Ex-Detroit cop alleges the department's Firearms Inventory Unit has "critical flaws in equipment tracking" and that offi…