detroit

Bomb Spends Three Weeks in Lost-and-Found

Max Read · 03/24/11 12:43AM

Did anyone lose a bomb in Detroit? Because there's one in the lost-and-found of a federal office building there. Or there was, for three weeks, until security guards decided to scan it and realized what they had.

There Are 50,000 Stray Dogs in Detroit

Matt Cherette · 02/01/11 09:46PM

This video was not shot in a Third World country. It's the city of Detroit, where there are currently 70,000 abandoned buildings and 50,000 stray dogs (with only 23 Animal Control officers). I'd say that's a problem.

Three Holiday Cheers for Breakdancing Santa

Brian Moylan · 12/16/10 11:42AM

We don't know much about this poppin'-and-lockin' Santa seen boogieing on the side of the road in Detroit, but we do know that he's pretty freakin' awesome. Screw warbling carolers. We'd rather have this guy come to our door.

Cleveland: It Could Be Worse, At Least We're Not Detroit!

Morgan Barry · 09/29/10 05:00PM

In an attempt to promote local tourism a native Clevelander took his camera to the streets to present an indigenous, somewhat optimistic, view of his city. Hum along to this lovely, not depressing at all, little ditty.

This Is the Worst First Day of School Since Last Year

Hamilton Nolan · 09/08/10 03:15PM

Happy first day of school! What do we have to complain about? All types of things! The schedule is stupid. The prices of school supplies are out of control. The bus is late. And hey, stop shooting us!

Juror Kicked Off Case, Punished Over Facebook Post

Brian Moylan · 09/02/10 12:55PM

A Detroit-area woman was kicked off a jury for commenting on Facebook that it's "gonna be fun to tell the defendant they're GUILTY" before the trial was over or the defense even presented its case. Guess what her punishment was?

When You See Police, Run

Hamilton Nolan · 05/19/10 12:53PM

What sorts of outrages against humanity have been perpetrated by the sworn protectors of society, police, in the last few days? We'll tell you in this week's Cop Watch—where we watch cops closer than ever, thanks to Sean Bell.

Detroit Cops Shoot and Kill Seven-Year-Old Girl in Raid

Max Read · 05/16/10 11:38PM

Seven-year-old Aiyana Jones was killed early Sunday morning when Detroit police conducted a raid while searching for a murder suspect. Apparently, the officer's gun accidentally discharged during a confrontation. According to Jones' family, the suspect wasn't in their apartment.