See Big Hometown Turnout for Slain Dallas Officer: Patch PM

DETROIT, MI – Here are some stories to talk about tonight on Michigan Patch:

Hundreds Show Up for Slain Dallas Officer’s Michigan Funeral: Photos

• "He died doing what he loved to do and what was in his heart, which was to help and protect others,” area police officer says.

• Detroit has highest unemployment, poverty and violent crime rates in study ranking the nation’s 150 largest cities.

• Julie Williamson had been beaten and run over. Her boyfriend is a person of interest. Fundraisers are planned for her children.

• Windows were broken out of at least seven vehicles, many of them parked in a church parking lot.

• A call for unity comes at just the right time as the nation recovers from bloodshed in Dallas and Baton Rouge

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• Arsonists Deliberately Set Grass on Fire: Police
• Macomb County Teen Drowns in Handy Lake in Hartland Twp.
• Phony FBI Agent Again Impersonating a Dirty Cop: Feds
• A-F Grading for Michigan Schools: 6 Things to Know
• Police On High Alert After Baton Rouge Shootings
• Fiat Chrysler Subject of Criminal Probe by Feds
• Roadside Saliva Testing for Drugged Driving to Begin
• 2 Lacrosse Players Accused of Brutally Killing Guinea Pig
• Michigan Tops Best State in the Union List
• Delta Aquarids, Perseids Meteor Showers Tuning Up: Peak Viewing Dates

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