Wayne County gets $1 million for rape kit investigations

The initiative also helps improve investigation and prosecution of rape cases through the collection of evidence through testing. September 28, 2019The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has received a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Wayne...

Ex-Detroit homicide cop found with locker of evidence

The former detective, who retired from the police force in 2012 but left the Homicide Section in 2009, was being evicted from his home Thursday when court bailiffs and moving company employees stumbled on the evidence, February 8, 2019Detroit — Police officials have...

Water leak in evidence room at Ingham County Sheriff’s Office

This is not the first leak in the evidence room. A sewage leak in 2012 wasn’t reported to the prosecutor’s office for 4 years. Hundreds of pieces of evidence were destroyed October 11, 2018Mason, Mich. – A water leak was discovered in the evidence...

Untested Rape Kits Hid 817 Serial Predators In Detroit, Tens Of Thousands More Concealed In Backlog Across U.S.

In Detroit alone, 11,000 rape kits that were slowly tested over the last few years revealed 817 serial rapists—meaning there are likely close to 29,000 repeat rapists, whose identities are hiding in those crime-scene kits gathering dust around the U.S. Enter...

Former Harper Woods officer sentenced to probation

Michael Lynch, 37, had been charged with six counts of larceny in a building, misconduct in office and possession of heroin after being accused of stealing items from the department’s property room in February 2017. March 1, 2018HARPER WOODS — A former Harper...

Marijuana plants outgrow evidence room

The evidence room at the sheriff’s department is overflowing with more than 60 marijuana plants. Enter Article DATE HERECHARLEVOIX COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) — Medical marijuana cases are creating a problem for the Charlevoix County Sheriff’s...