I am an investigative reporter and editor for the Detroit Free Press. Got a tip? [email protected]
Detroit, Michigan
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Christine MacDonald retweeted
Last week we reported on the glut of unlawful immigrant detentions in Michigan. We now go deeper into the cases of 100 detainees who sought release. 1/2 lived in the US for 10+ yrs. 1/4 are parents. Few had criminal recs. w/ @Dave_Boucher1 @BekiSanMartin1: freep.com/story/news/local/m…
Christine MacDonald retweeted
A hand in a pocket. A red solo cup. A teen out 7 mins past curfew.
Detroit cops jumped out on these males for minor reasons. Major violence followed. See what drives 20% of dept shootings in my latest investigation & how 1 caused a family to flee the city freep.com/story/news/investi…
Christine MacDonald retweeted
We've been without a contract, a newsroom, or even an all-staff meeting for 3 years.
No raises in at least 5.
Our editors never come to the bargaining table — our hedge fund owners only send their lawyers.
So last night we went looking for Exec. Ed. Andrew Julien on the UWS.
Christine MacDonald retweeted
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a Washington Democrat, weighs in on our story about a local woman detained by ICE after going to police to report an alleged assault freep.com/story/news/local/m…
What kind of country responds to a woman who’s been assaulted and is asking the police for help by deporting her?
Donald Trump's America. Absolutely despicable. freep.com/story/news/local/m…
Christine MacDonald retweeted
Four years after journalists from three North Jersey newspapers voted to unionize, @gannett has agreed to a contract with @therecordguild.
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Police: Tamela ran when they asked 4 her cell/had her laptop wiped after a boy burned alive inside a hyperbaric chamber.
Still, they found msgs: Pics of his body &“If my leg was on fire,I would at least try to…put it out. He just laid there &did nothing” freep.com/story/news/local/2…
Christine MacDonald retweeted
Lawsuits: A deputy at 1 point refused to search for a mom,kids who froze to death in a field, complaining it was a “dumbass welfare check,” “homeless ppl being homeless.”
“The kids will still be there in a f—ing hour… people in Pontiac just don’t die.”
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Pontiac housing inspectors visited rental when kids were living alone freep.com/story/news/local/m… via @violetikon
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Christine MacDonald retweeted
Brother of mom accused in Northfield Twp. killings says he knows why she may have snapped freep.com/story/news/local/m… via @freep
Christine MacDonald retweeted
Authorities investigate how foster home was found before Northfield Twp. tragedy freep.com/story/news/local/m…
Christine MacDonald retweeted
extra extra, from the Detroit revolving door chronicles:
Detroit planning director leaving for firm involved in RenCen revamp🚨🗞️
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Christine MacDonald retweeted
What happens when families have extra cash on hand each month, no strings attached?
We go to two different cities across the country — Flint, MI and Jackson, MS — to find out.
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Dan Campbell lookalike contest draws 22 competitors, won by a machinist from Manchester freep.com/story/sports/nfl/l… via @freep
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Christine MacDonald retweeted
According to her atty, the woman who drove her car into a Monroe Co boat club, killing 2 young siblings, was told she could drive despite a medical condition by a doctor who now faces his own criminal case — 35 felonies in an alleged “pill mill operation” freep.com/story/news/local/m…
Christine MacDonald retweeted
Sometimes I get to write happy stories ❤️
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Christine MacDonald retweeted
GM now floating a full, self-funded RenCen tower demo
if it can't get pub $.
"The idea of ‘if you don’t go with this, then we’ll just tear it all down’ seems like extortion to me," said a UM prof.
New by me:
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Christine MacDonald retweeted
A Yemeni mother from Detroit said she doesn't know why a man slit her daughter's throat at a park full of children, in broad daylight.
But she does have questions- her daughter, 7, who survived the knife attack is Arab & Muslim.
"Why did he aim for her?"
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Christine MacDonald retweeted
As I watch the resilience of those who haven’t been killed try to survive Israel’s brutal decimation of Gaza, it’s a reminder that we need to work even harder to tell their stories – and the world needs to listen.
My column for the @freep
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