Detroit Seeks to Halt Child Deaths
Alarmed by the slayings of 12 children so far this year, Detroit officials announced a plan Tuesday to raze thousands of abandoned homes and put more police on the streets.
At least two of the children slain this year had been caught in the cross-fire of drug-related shootings, and drug dealers routinely operate out of some of Detroit’s 10,000 or so abandoned homes.
Police Chief Jerry Oliver said the department will also reorganize itself to put more officers on the street. And the Wayne County prosecutor’s office will more closely monitor people on probation who have committed gun crimes.
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