Tag Archives: Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department

Obama demands that Washtenaw County return its armored vehicle to the Defense Department, leaving us vulnerable to invading armies

By Mark | December 8, 2015

Remember how, in the wake of the riots in Ferguson, Missouri, we discussed, among other things, the need to demilitarize our police forces? Well, earlier this year, President Obama took a step in that direction, signing Executive Order 13688, and thereby slowing the flow of surplus military equipment through the Department of Defense’s Excess Property […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Uncategorized | Also tagged 1033 program, 1994 crime bill, Alan Grayson, Department of Defense Excess Property Program, Executive Order 13688, Ferguson, Hank Johnson, Joe Biden, military surplus, Obama, police state, tanks, the militarization of the police, Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department | 12 Comments

Taking on the New York literary establishment with Michael Jackman, celebrating Fathers Day with Jim Roll, and making life better for our most vulnerable neighbors with Keta Cowan… on episode 20 of The Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | June 25, 2015

I enjoyed the hell out of last Saturday night’s episode, and I’d like to thank everyone who had a hand in it. If you missed the live broadcast, and you’d like to check it out, you can either download the podcast by way of iTunes or stream it on Soundcloud. Or, if you want, you […]

Posted in Awesome Foundation, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized | Also tagged Alan Almond, AM 1700, Ann Arbor Awesome Foundation, Back Porch Video, Beef Rag, Dave Eggers, Detroit Metro Times, Detroit River, Doug Holland, Factsheet Five, film school, Hamtramck, hipsters, inauthenticity, Inspector 18, Keta Cowan, Matt Siegfried, McSweeney's, Michael Jackman, New York City, Pathetic Life, Pete Larson, Pillow Talk, punk, Rick Moody, suicide, Synod Community Services, The Painted Lady, Underground Literary Alliance, undocumented resident, undocumented workers, Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners, Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department, Washtenaw ID Project, Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights, WICIR, Williamsburg, Zine World, zines | 7 Comments

Building bridges between the people of Ypsilanti and the police, vomiting cheese sticks, southern transplants, the music of Modern Lady Fitness and Blake Elliott, and ‘Two Gays and a Jew’ …on episode 17 of The Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | May 26, 2015

There was a lot to like about this last episode of the Saturday Six Pack, which began with an original composition by Modern Lady Fitness that included more obscure, inside references than Glass Onion. [They not only sang about Brigid’s fancy lady parts, which, for some reason, are often a topic of conversation on the […]

Posted in Art and Culture, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Atlanta, Barbarella, black lives matter, body cameras, Brigid Mooney, cheese sticks, Chris Stranad, Community Policing, Controversi-ALE, Daltrey’s Fringe, Derrick Jackson, ENPACT, excessive force, fancy vaginas, Fangs and Twang, Hangin' Frank, Jerry Clayton, Marietta Georgia, Mike Nix, Modern Lady Fitness, Newt Gingrich, Ozone House, police tactics, running, Six Pack Portrait Project, Three's Company, Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department, Ypsilanti Running Company | 5 Comments

Community policing post Ferguson, Modern Lady Fitness, and running for your life in Ypsilanti… on this weekend’s edition of The Saturday Six Pack

By Mark | May 14, 2015

As the owner of AM 1700 has apparently made a deal to rent out the entire station next weekend for a “Golden Age of Radio” themed bat mitzvah, this will be our last show for a while. So, if I were you, I’d be sure to tune in this Saturday evening, when I’ll be joined […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged AM 1700, bat mitzvah, Blake Elliott, Chris Stranad, Derrick Jackson, First Fridays, Mike Nix, Modern Lady Fitness, Six Pack Portrait Project, Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department, Ypsilanti Running Company | 12 Comments

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 […]