… information related to civil asset forfeiture. Police and prosecutors … property forfeited occurred in Wayne County. This is likely because the county has a system set up to seize … county takes ownership. Wayne County is the largest county in … data varies greatly from Wayne County’s. The Oakland County sheriff’s …
Nearly 400 people in Wayne County who were never charged with … procedure called civil asset forfeiture, according to responses … who were never charged, Wayne County exceeded the rest of the counties combined. Altogether, there … this happened 380 times in Wayne County. A state law passed in …
… individuals, Michigan’s largest county appears to be ramping up the … In an ongoing crackdown, Wayne County has seized more than 2,600 … revenue from civil asset forfeiture over the past two years. … lost their vehicles to Wayne County without being charged, … communications for the Wayne County prosecutor. The county …
… according to court documents, Wayne County never filed the paperwork … to challenge the property forfeiture, Wayne County held the car for more than … court decision upheld Wayne County’s actions. Police officers … filed a lawsuit against the county for failing to provide him …
… liberties nonprofit, are suing Wayne County in federal court, saying … process called civil asset forfeiture. Under civil asset forfeiture, … According to the lawsuit, the county regularly takes ownership … forfeiture practices of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department and … According to the lawsuit, Wayne County Sheriff’s deputies seized …
In 2017, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office set up a program … Push-Off. In 2017 and 2018, Wayne County seized more than 2,600 … practice called civil asset forfeiture, through which police and … effect on Aug. 7. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office didn’t …
Wayne County, which includes the city of Detroit, has long run … precedent may soon be set. Wayne County law enforcement officers … having it forfeited to the county government. The county can … People can challenge a forfeiture in court, but it is expensive … studying to become a nurse at Wayne County Community College. She …
… charged with a crime, but Wayne County says nothing has been acted … crime. Under civil asset forfeiture laws, police can legally … reform Michigan’s civil asset forfeiture laws. This work helped pass … criminal conviction prior to forfeiture, in most cases. The bill … remaining in Michigan’s forfeiture law. The first problem …
… 2017, officials of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office stopped … years. In 2017 and 2018, Wayne County seized more than 2,600 … formally forfeited to the county by courts. The Mackinac Center … the vehicle seizures and forfeitures. Last year, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office responded …
… charged with any crime, Wayne County then forfeited (took ownership) … that has fought civil asset forfeiture for decades, represented … Legislative changes have limited forfeiture, and this court decision … that Michigan law says a forfeiture can only be effectuated … least as it relates to drug forfeitures, must meet that standard. …
