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		<title>Former Detroit Mayor Faces Probation Violations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A warrant was issued and later recalled in the probation violation of former Detroit mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick. He faces allegations of failing to pay restitution and disclosing important financial records as agreed upon in his plea agreement.
Kilpatrick pled guilty to charges of perjury last year. In his plea agreement, he was ordered to serve 5 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mymichigandefenselawyer.com/2010/03/former-detroit-mayor-faces-probation-violations/</link>
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		<title>Saginaw, MI Tops Violent Crime Rankings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to new data from the FBI, Saginaw is once again considered highest for violent crime in the nation. The statistics look at crime data from the latest full year, 2008 in this instance. This marks the fifth year Saginaw has ranked in the top spot.
This is one #1 position no city wants to have. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mymichigandefenselawyer.com/2010/01/saginaw-mi-tops-violent-crime-rankings/</link>
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		<title>Detroit Driver Leaves Behind His Pot Stash</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Detroit News reported a large marijuana bust this week, one that ended in the confiscation of about 20 pounds of pot and at least one arrest.
According to the report, the marijuana was already packaged for sale when the officers located it in the back seat of a vehicle.
Although the reasons are unknown, officers stopped [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mymichigandefenselawyer.com/2009/12/detroit-driver-leaves-behind-his-pot-stash/</link>
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		<title>Detroit Vacant Homes Possible Arson Targets on Detroit’s Devil’s Night</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Participator’s in the annual Devil’s Night have additional targets this year with more vacant buildings and homes available to vandalize. Detroit officials are preparing for the notorious evening by calling volunteers up to assist.
The entire month of October and the evening before Halloween, known as Devil’s Night, are notorious for record breaking incidences of vandalism [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mymichigandefenselawyer.com/2009/10/detroit-vacant-homes-arson-targets/</link>
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		<title>Detroit Police Cameras Ineffective and Unreliable</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The camera in that squad car that pulled you over the other night for suspicion of OWI may not have recorded the right date on your field sobriety test. As a matter of fact, it may have recorded nothing at all according to this article from The Detroit News.

 photo credit: karpov the wrecked train
Cameras [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mymichigandefenselawyer.com/2009/10/detroit-police-cameras-ineffective-and-unreliable/</link>
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		<title>Detroit Duo Faces Malicious Destruction After “Taking Back Neighborhood”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Neighbors having grown tired of a troublesome rental on the block “took matters into their own hands” and evicted the tenants illegally. Both are now facing misdemeanor charges.
According to the Detroit News, Timothy Smith and Monica Kaufman each face up to 93 days in jail for two misdemeanor charges each. Both face malicious destruction of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mymichigandefenselawyer.com/2009/09/detroit-malicious-destruction/</link>
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		<title>Michigan &#8220;Texting and Driving&#8221; Dangers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many states are struggling with writing new laws to ban texting while driving. And with studies showing that texting is significantly more dangerous than drunk driving, getting the law right is  a public safety and law enforcement challenge.And the dangers are all too real, as is demonstrated in this article from the Central Michigan [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mymichigandefenselawyer.com/2009/09/michigan-texting-driving/</link>
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		<title>Michigan Academy Keeps Kids Out of Crime But May Shut Down</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No one can put their finger on the exact cause of criminal behavior. There are many factors that can lead a person down the road into a life of crime. Although the reason can’t be pinpointed, risk factors can.
Programs like the Michigan Youth ChalleNGe Academy, ran by the National Guard, is one program that seeks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mymichigandefenselawyer.com/2009/08/michigan-academy-keeps-kids-out-of-crime-but-may-shut-down/</link>
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		<title>Michigan Fraud Victims Often the Elderly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s definitely summertime and while many people are enjoying the warm weather, others are using this time of year as an opportunity to run scams on the elderly and vulnerable. Articles like this one from the Grand Rapids Press warn people about scams commonly run on people and give them a resource for help.
Home improvement [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mymichigandefenselawyer.com/2009/06/michigan-fraud/</link>
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		<title>Michigan Parolees: Equipped for Life on the Outside?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nearly every inmate currently incarcerated in the Michigan state prison system will eventually be released. Whether they are released at their maximum sentence date or paroled, they will be on the streets again. Preparing inmates for their release attempts to reduce recidivism and also quell the fears of the public.
Probation and parole are both considered [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mymichigandefenselawyer.com/2009/05/michigan-parolees-equipped-for-life-on-the-outside/</link>
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