Tag Archives: shooting

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence, but the man thought to be the I-96 shooter appears to identify as a Tea Party activist

By Mark | November 8, 2012

An arrest has been made in the case of the I-96 shootings. A man from Wixom by the name of Raulie Wayne Casteel has been taken into custody. According to the Daily Tribune, “Casteel was charged with six counts of a combination of felonious assault, carrying with unlawful intent, felony firearms, and discharge of a [...]

Posted in Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged angry white men, anti-government, gun violence, guns, I-96, Kerry Bentivolio, Libertarianism, mental illness, Obama is a Socialist, paranoia, patriot movement, Raulie Wayne Casteel, Ron Paul, tea party, violence on the extreme right, Wixom | 16 Comments

I was going to call this post “Welcome to the Ypsi Occupation,” but thought that might be a bit too inflamatory

By Mark | April 13, 2010

My post on this weekend’s shootings in Ypsilanti elicited the following response from a reader calling himself Edweird. This is what I was able to gather from a few different sources (a neighbor who lives near the house in question, the news reporter trying to give her report to the camera, and a cop on [...]

Posted in Ypsilanti | Also tagged citizen reporting, crime, Edweird, Hondurans, hostage situation, occupation, stabbing, SWAT, tanks, violence, Young Street | 26 Comments

Another shooting in Ypsilanti

By Mark | April 11, 2010

Fortunately no one was killed, but it looks like there was a shooting yesterday evening near the intersection of Cross Street and Ballard. Here’s a clip from the Ypsi Citizen: …The Eastern Michigan University Police Department sent an alert through its campus mailing system early this morning to notify the campus community of the shooting. [...]

Posted in Other, Ypsilanti | Also tagged attempted murder, Ballard, crime, Cross Street, drive by shooting, Eastern Michigan University Police Departmen, police, violence, Washtenaw County Sheriff, Ypsilanti police department | 36 Comments

Now that’s what I call Community Policing

By Mark | August 31, 2009

Yet one more piece of evidence that Ypsilanti is fast becoming a Libertarian utopia… Last night, during a police chase through the city, a 52 year old bystander, living on the 600 block of Martin Place, decided to help out by opening fire on the passing car. The following comes from AnnArbor.com: …Officers located a [...]

Posted in Ypsilanti | Also tagged AnnArbor.com, Bible and gun clutching, Community Policing, friend to the friendless, guns, Libertarianism, police chases, taking up a collection for bail | 19 Comments

Shooting behind the Golden Wall

By Mark | April 4, 2009

Last night, after putting Clementine to bed, I decided to walk up Cross Street to the Golden Wall, to get some food for Linette and me. As I approached their parking lot, I noticed that the entire property next door had been surrounded in yellow crime scene tape. I walked out into the street to [...]

Posted in Media, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Ann Arbor News, fake chicken, Golden Wall, guns, violence, Ypsilanti Citizen | 224 Comments

Tag Archives: shooting

I’m sure it’s just a coincidence, but the man thought to be the I-96 shooter appears to identify as a Tea Party activist

I was going to call this post “Welcome to the Ypsi Occupation,” but thought that might be a bit too inflamatory

Another shooting in Ypsilanti

Now that’s what I call Community Policing

Shooting behind the Golden Wall

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