Insider Intelligence

The House of Representatives approved legislation that increases penalties for disarming or attempting to disarm a police officer. Under the bill, the maximum sentence for attempting to disarm a police officer would increase from a five-year felony to a 10-year felony. It also increased the penalty for disarming a police officer from a 10-year felony […]

This week, a three-bill package was introduced in the Senate aimed at facilitating positive interactions between law enforcement officers and civilians during traffic stops. The bills direct the Secretary of State and the Michigan State Police to develop a program on how to interact with law enforcement during a traffic stop. The guidelines would be […]

This week, the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) released their report on how to foster public trust in law enforcement throughout the state.  In October 2016, Governor Rick Snyder signed an executive directive, tasking the commission with producing a public report addressing the topic.  The commission established three workgroups and sought public input […]

On Thursday, the Michigan State Police announced they are changing the criteria for issuing an AMBER Alert in Michigan.  Effective, January 1, 2017, AMBER Alerts will only be issued for cases of child abductions, involving victims under the age of 18, but all AMBER Alerts will receive a Wireless Emergency Alert.  A vehicle license plate […]

On Tuesday, Governor Rick Snyder signed Executive Directive 2016-2, seeking to improve the trust and cooperation between the public and members of law enforcement.  The directive tasks the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) to produce a public report addressing the topic of fostering public trust in law enforcement within one hundred and twenty […]