Tag Archives: perception of crime

Ypsilanti Police Department, Washtenaw County Sheriff Department and Eastern Michigan University Department of Public Safety to increase and coordinate police patrols in the Leforge Road area

By Mark | October 25, 2013

In response to the recent surge in violent criminal activity north of the City, and the subsequent public outcry, the Ypsilanti Police Department, the Washtenaw County Sheriff Department and the Eastern Michigan University Department of Public Safety have come together to announce a coordinated offensive that would put more officers on the ground around the […]

Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged crime, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, Leforge, Peninsular Place Apartments, public safety, tough on crime, University Green Apartments, Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department, Ypsilanti police department | 27 Comments

This weekend’s many violent crimes, what they mean about our community, and how we should respond

By Mark | October 21, 2013

While I was away this past weekend, it would seem all hell broke loose in Ypsilanti. An Eastern Michigan University student athlete by the name of Demarius Reed was shot to death in an apparent robbery on Friday morning, after leaving a party at the University Green Apartments, at the 700 block of West Clark […]

Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Abe's Coney Island, armed robbery, city income tax, Demarius Reed, dice, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, EMU Police Department, full moon, gun violence, hunter's moon, Laura Dickinson, Leforge, local income tax, Orange Taylor, Peninsular Place Apartments, Pete Murdock, police investigations, public safety, Putnam Residence Hall, rape, robbery, Steve Pierce, Stop City Income Tax, street lights, Susan Martin, Tony DiGiusti, University Green Apartments, vans, violence, Walton Residence Hall, Ypsilanti police department | 68 Comments

Ypsilanti Immigration Interview: Scott Straley

By Mark | July 14, 2013

Feeling as though I needed to post an awesome Ypsi Immigration Interview to counterbalance last week’s depressing Exit Interview with my friend Melissa, I started going through my email archive, looking for letters from people who had written to me over the past year, telling me that they were thinking of moving to Ypsilanti, hoping […]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Special Projects, Ypsilanti | Also tagged adoption, California, Christine Schultz, Color Run, dollar store, EMU, Family Dollar, Fashion Institute of Technology, foster children, gay adoption, gay bars, gay marriage, gay rights, Growing Hope, Huron River, internet business, Melissa Dettloff, Morristown, New Jersey, Parkridge Community Center, Proposition 8, Rutherford Pool, San Bernardino, Scott Straley, seed bombing, squirrels, Water Street, Water Street Commons, Water Street Redevelopment Project, web development, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsilanti City Council, Ypsilanti real estate | 17 Comments

In Defense of Ypsi… An idea for a new AnnArbor.com related project

By Mark | March 27, 2012

[I have no idea if something like this is even possible, but I thought that I’d throw the idea out there, just in case someone wanted to take it on. We can debate the content of the message, but I like the idea of having some kind of automated response on behalf of our community, […]

Posted in Ideas, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AnnArbor.com, AnnArbor.com bot, bots, comparing Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, crazy ideas that just might work, the shameful state of the American press, Ypsilanti | 70 Comments

Wanted poster issued for suspect in Downtown Ypsi burglary spree

By Mark | November 29, 2011

Remember a few days ago, in that post about the late-night break-in at Beezy’s, I mentioned how the police had a suspect? Well, they released a name and photo today. The man’s name is Daniel Thomas Bewernitz. From what I understand, he’s 30, and just recently moved to Ypsi from Detroit. As of right now, […]