HB 6144, 6145, and 6146 deals with any gun buyback programs, ordering the Michigan State Police to destroy all firearms that was purchased during one of those sessions. The Associated Press reports that MSP acknowledged its previous disposal method only destroyed parts of the firearm.
Over the past 24 hours, troopers from the Grand Rapids post handled 83 crashes in Ottawa, Muskegon and Kent counties.
The overhaul of safety at Michigan schools takes effect this spring after state lawmakers last year sought to intensify emergency response requirements and prevent threats of violence. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed off on a slew of safety-related measures Wednesday,
Gov. Whitmer added her signature to bills to require gun buyback programs to completely destroy firearms and that create new school safety policies.
The Michigan State Police (MSP) has acquired its first electric patrol vehicle, joining a growing number of police departments utilizing electric vehicles.
Then Michigan State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Branch County. Sheriff Fred Blankenship said the incident occurred following a pursuit in Algansee Township Monday when the driver failed to stop for a deputy at about 5 p.m. on Central Road near Ferguson Road.
A Michigan Court of Appeals ruling, around the time of the MSP raid of Hongrui, interpreted the state’s Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act to eliminate felony charges on grower operations, legal or illegal, of any size.
While announcing the new chair of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Twp.) preemptively quashed conversations on several criminal justice reform bills,
Michigan has just taken a huge step into the future with the deployment of its first-ever all electric police vehicle.
KENT COUNTY, MI – A pair of Michigan State Police patrol vehicles were struck in West Michigan caused by slick road conditions. The two cruisers were hit before noon on Monday, Jan. 20, while troopers assisted motorists on the snow-covered highways.
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan's Speaker of the House announced a series of steps to cut down on violent crime across the state. Rep. Matt Hall was joined by sheriffs, police chiefs and prosecutors from around the state during a news conference Wednesday.
State police in Michigan will be required to destroy guns collected during community buybacks or other efforts. It's part of a new law signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.