law enforcement

Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton has announced that he will not seek re-election when his 4th term ends. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

Poll workers and election officials across the country are concerned about their safety during election season. One in six election workers have experienced threats, according to a Brennan Center for Justice survey. While there have been no specific threats reported to law enforcement in Washtenaw County, WEMU’s Josh Hakala found out the sheriff’s department is prepared.

Michigan law enforcement agencies can now apply for grants from the state to help with the costs of training recruits. Colin Jackson has more.

Ypsilanti Township residents are objecting to the proposed installation of license plate readers in the area. Members of a social justice group say it is a privacy issue and will be tough to regulate. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

Automatic license plate readers will not be installed along the streets of Ypsilanti. As WEMU's Josh Hakala reports, Ypsilanti City Council voted Tuesday night to ban the technology.

Two use-of-force cases reviewed by the Michigan attorney general's Public Integrity Unit reached two different results, Attorney General Dana Nessel said Wednesday. Colin Jackson has more.

The Ypsilanti Police Department has a shorthanded staff and a morale problem. This as they are tasked with replacing police chief Tony DeGiusti, who resigned on Monday. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

Policing in our community and across the nation remains under scrutiny, and reforms are being called for at every level of government. There are a good number of different approaches to re-imagining public safety. Dr. Lisa Jackson is working toward that end as chair of the Ann Arbor Independent Community Oversight Commission, a member of the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards, and co-founder of the Coalition for Re-Envisioning Our Safety. She joined WEMU's David Fair to share her perspective.

There are three candidates seeking to serve as the Mayor of Ypsilanti in a runoff to be decided in August. All three have experience as elected officials, and all agree they have a good working relationship and similar goals and aspirations for the city. That leads some to beg the question: Why run against one another? WEMU’s Josh Hakala went in search of the answer.

The final Black History Month edition of "Washtenaw United" for 2022 is a two-part conversation. In this first part, WEMU’s David Fair explores the genesis of law enforcement through the personal experiences of Ann Arbor Police Chief Michael Cox and Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton.