New City Council President + Feds Want Stiff Sentence For Spivey

Happy Thursday, Detroit! Let's get this day started. Here's everything worth knowing today in Detroit.

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First, today's weather:

Cloudy with snow showers. High: 26 Low: 13.

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Here are the top stories in Detroit today:

1. Feds Want Ex-Detroit Councilman Andre Spivey to Serve 3-plus Years For Bribery. (Deadline Detroit)
2. Man charged for robbing mail carrier at gunpoint with 3-year-old daughter in getaway car. (FOX 2 Detroit)
3. Former Detroit Red Wing Darren McCarty drops new line of cannabis gummies. (Detroit Metro Times)
4. Detroit City Council names political progressive Mary Sheffield president. (Deadline Detroit)
5. Where to get a COVID test in metro Detroit. (Crain's Detroit Business)

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Today in Detroit:

• No Non-Keyholder Bookings/ Public Events (12:00 AM)
• RHS Girl's Basketball: Varsity Renaissance vs. Cody @ Renaissance (4:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Detroit Police Department: "Congratulations to Ofc. Morris Joseph who officially retired from the Detroit Police Department on Dec. 31 after more than 36 years of dedicated service. Ofc. Joseph, who served at DPD 4th Precinct, will be missed by his brothers and sis..." (Facebook)
• Detroit Institute of Arts: "Join us next Wednesday, January 12 at 6 p.m. for a livestream event with Kwame Samori Brathwaite Jr, son of photographer Kwame Brathwaite and Director of the Kwame Brathwaite Archive, and Dr. Kenneth Montague, Toronto-based photo collect..." (Instagram)
• Detroit Police Department: "Date/Time: 12/21/2021 9:00AM Location: 9963 Gratiot Crime: Assault and Battery The suspects below are wanted for an assault that took place at Prince Liquor Store. If you have any information on this crime, please call DPD 7th Precinct d..." (Facebook)
• Detroit Public Schools Community District: "📣Eligible students needing a loaner laptop or hot spot must pick up their devices at their home schools on Thurs, 1/6: 12 PM – 4 PM Fri, 1/7: 9 AM – 4 PM Mon, 1/10: 9 AM – 4 PM Tues, 1/11: 9 AM – 4 PM For more info and Loaner Agreement ..." (Facebook)
• Detroit Police Department: "REBLAST: Detectives with DPD 5th Precinct are still looking for a suspect who assaulted a DDOT bus driver on Dec. 12, 2021. The incident happened at Moross & Frankfort. Investigators are looking to identify a suspect who kicked a DDOT bu..." (Facebook)

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— Dylan Siwicki

About me: I was born and raised on Detroit's Westside, in the hard working blue-collar Polish neighborhood of Warrendale. I'm a Detroit Public School graduate who fought hard to earn my education. My aspiration into journalism came as a young kid, when I began following the corruption scandal of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. My first break in to the journalism world began with the opportunity to work at the Michigan Journal, where I primarily reported on campus and local news throughout Dearborn community. I eventually worked my way to news editor. In correlation to work in journalism, I had an amazing opportunity to study and write about many different cultures and backgrounds at the Piast Institute, which also helped me prepare for this role. So with first-hand experience growing up in a tight-knit neighborhood, I know the importance of delivering news and telling stories that impact local communities. And as a breaking news editor at Patch for Metro Detroit, it's my job to deliver that news. So feel free to contact me about news tips or your own unique experiences at dylan.siwicki@patch.com