Wednesday, September 5 2012 10:44 PM EDT2012-09-06 02:44:16 GMT
Wisam Zeineh is one of the most committed paramedics and vocal critics of the Detroit ambulance system. He joins at least two dozen other medics who have quit in recent weeks.
Wisam Zeineh is one of the most committed paramedics and vocal critics of the Detroit ambulance system. He joins at least two dozen other medics who have quit in recent weeks on a city government that seems to have quit on you, Detroit.
Tuesday, September 4 2012 6:18 PM EDT2012-09-04 22:18:53 GMT
When you call the police, you expect the police to come, but ever since the drastic cutbacks to Detroit Police two months ago, citizens are seeing that the police never come at all.
When you call the police, you expect the police to come, but ever since the drastic cutbacks to Detroit Police two months ago, citizens are seeing that the police never come at all.
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Friday, September 28 2012 5:01 PM EDT2012-09-28 21:01:23 GMT
"You don't get rid of a negative image by making movies. You get rid of a negative image by fixing the problems." Read LeDuff's Off the Chain
"You don't get rid of a negative image by making movies. You get rid of a negative image by fixing the problems." Read LeDuff's Off the Chain
DETROIT (WJBK) -
Are you a firefighter from a sleepy corner of this planet? Don't feel much like a man because you don't get much action? Don't worry because you can now pay to become a Detroit firefighter for a day. Seriously.
Now don't get all hot and bothered. It's just in the planning stages.
Let me explain. Since Mayor Bing gutted the fire service, the department has been forced to close down rigs and layoff men. What to do? Here's a firecracker of an idea. Because Detroit for years has been a magnet for firefighter tourists riding along on the rigs, Commissioner Don Austin, according to his "ride-along training program" memo, is thinking, hey, why not put them to work and charge them for the privilege.
Think about it, you don't even have to pay their benefits, and what a great experience it will be for that guy from podunk. You can fight fires. It's really busy. You can help pull hose. You get to save babies. You might even get to have breakfast with a confessed murderer waiting at the fire house for the cops to come and arrest him.
Of course, no tour would be complete without coming to the fire truck graveyard.
Sound great, but some people aren't so sure.
"What about when the roof falls on the guy that's out helping. Who's going to take care of his liability part?" one firefighter said.
"That's not the answer, no. We need firefighters, our laid off guys back. That's what we need," said Darnell McLaurin with DFAA Local 344.
How does one of the laid off guys feel about being replaced by tourists?
"Tourists? Wow. Do they know what to do?" said Sam Shack.
We caught up with Fire Commissioner Don Austin at the fire truck repair shop. He told us he would call us back.
Well, the commissioner never did get back with us, but Mayor Bing's people did by text message saying that was just an internal memo and there's nothing to discuss publicly. Nothing.
But I can't blame the fire commissioner because after all those cutbacks, the only thing he does have in abundance is fire, and why not profit off it.
Friday, June 7 2013 5:49 PM EDT2013-06-07 21:49:09 GMT
Secret surveillance allegations. Fudged murder statistics. Overworked, demoralized, ill-equipped, underpaid and disrespected officers forced to play purse snatcher. Can the new chief succeed in the face of such dysfunction?
Allegations of secret surveillance of the civilian police commissioner. Fudged murder statistics. Overworked, demoralized, ill-equipped, underpaid and disrespected police officers forced to play purse snatcher. Can the new chief, James Craig, succeed in the face of such dysfunction?
Thursday, June 6 2013 11:39 PM EDT2013-06-07 03:39:12 GMT
A stunt designed to test Detroiters' attention to detail went real bad, real quick. The experiment had an officer posing as a purse snatcher. Not factored into the scenario was an FBI agent who wasn't in on the plan.
A stunt designed to test Detroiters' attention to detail went real bad, real quick. The experiment had a Detroit police officer posing as a purse snatcher. Not factored into the scenario was an FBI agent who wasn't in on the plan.
Monday, June 3 2013 9:49 PM EDT2013-06-04 01:49:36 GMT
The new, half-finished Wayne County Jail may never be completed. Fox 2's Charlie LeDuff says the project is way over budget, and cost overruns could doom the nearly $200 million project.
The new, half-finished Wayne County Jail may never be completed. Fox 2's Charlie LeDuff says the project is way over budget, and cost overruns could doom the nearly $200 million project.
Monday, June 3 2013 6:24 AM EDT2013-06-03 10:24:23 GMT
I'd love to have a gorilla. Then I could have people over and say "Hey, check out my gorilla." A story about three Detroit jewels: The DIA, The Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle.
I'd love to have a gorilla. Then I could have people over and say "Hey, check out my gorilla." A story about three Detroit jewels: The DIA, The Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle.
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Monday, June 3 2013 6:24 AM EDT2013-06-03 10:24:23 GMT
I'd love to have a gorilla. Then I could have people over and say "Hey, check out my gorilla." A story about three Detroit jewels: The DIA, The Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle.
I'd love to have a gorilla. Then I could have people over and say "Hey, check out my gorilla." A story about three Detroit jewels: The DIA, The Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle.
Friday, May 3 2013 6:10 PM EDT2013-05-03 22:10:10 GMT
LeDuff: Let me offer a short list of things acting Bob Mayor Warfield can accomplish in his few remaining days in office. Things that could cement his legacy as one of Detroit's greats.
LeDuff: Let me offer a short list of things acting Bob Mayor Warfield can accomplish in his few remaining days in office. Things that could cement his legacy as one of Detroit's greats.
Sunday, April 21 2013 9:33 AM EDT2013-04-21 13:33:35 GMT
Coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings has been equally breathless and embarrassing. Spot reports from media outlets who once prided themselves on accuracy and reliability have been little better than Twitter feeds.
Coverage of the Boston Marathon bombings has been equally breathless and embarrassing. Spot reports from media outlets who once prided themselves on accuracy and reliability have been little better than Twitter feeds.
Monday, April 15 2013 7:21 AM EDT2013-04-15 11:21:31 GMT
I went to the dentist Friday morning and got my tooth drilled. My head was numb from the Novocain. I needed a place to hide where nobody would notice. I found it: Detroit city hall!
I went to the dentist Friday morning and got my tooth drilled. My head was numb from the Novocain. I needed a place to hide where nobody would notice. I found it: Detroit city hall!
Friday, April 5 2013 8:43 PM EDT2013-04-06 00:43:42 GMT
Unknown to the citizens, the police officers and even the emergency manager himself, Interim Detroit Police Chief Chester Logan was quietly conferred full chieftain status.
Unknown to the citizens, the police officers and even the emergency manager himself, Interim Detroit Police Chief Chester Logan -- as he has been called for the past five months since Chief Ralph Godbee was bounced from office -- was quietly conferred full chieftain status.
Monday, April 1 2013 9:07 AM EDT2013-04-01 13:07:47 GMT
Emmett Moten owns the Hotel Fort Shelby in Detroit. He owes $170,000 in back property taxes. He has until Monday at 5 p.m. to pay a portion of the back taxes or face foreclosure.
Emmett Moten owns the Hotel Fort Shelby in Detroit. He owes $170,000 in back property taxes. He has until Monday at 5 p.m. to pay a portion of the back taxes or face foreclosure.
Monday, March 25 2013 9:52 AM EDT2013-03-25 13:52:46 GMT
Imagine Captain Edward Smith of the Titanic summoning his pursers to the wheelhouse after his ill-fated ship struck the iceberg. "Quickly gentlemen!" he shouts. "Rearrange the deck chairs. Perhaps no one will notice!"
Imagine Captain Edward Smith of the Titanic summoning his pursers to the wheelhouse after his ill-fated ship struck the iceberg. "Quickly gentlemen!" he shouts. "Rearrange the deck chairs. Perhaps no one will notice!"
Monday, March 18 2013 10:12 AM EDT2013-03-18 14:12:24 GMT
Many people are concerned about Belle Isle's future. The EFM is promising not to make any hasty decisions and to review the numbers first, but that could be a problem. There is no Belle Isle budget.
Now that Detroit has an emergency financial manager, a lot of people are concerned about the future of Belle Isle. Kevyn Orr is promising not to make any hasty decisions and to look over the numbers first, but that could be a problem. There is no Belle Isle budget.
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