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26, 2013  Detroit police struggle to protect bankrupt city
Night after night, Detroit police officers are tasked with
patrolling one of the most dangerous cities in America and have
taken 10% pay cuts  By Gina Damron Detroit Free Press  DETROIT —
Wind whipped through downed windows and the speedometer reached
90 m.p.h. as the police cruiser sped down the interstate.
Weaving through traffic, Detroit Police Officers Derrick Keasley
and Darius Shepherd rushed to reach other officers, who were
miles away chasing down a suspect in a neighborhood off Van
Dyke.  It was about 9 p.m. on a warm evening this month as the
special operations officers tromped through high grass, then
came to a yard, where they handily climbed a rusty chain link
fence and landed next to a dilapidated and abandoned building.
This suspect was gone, but the shift was hours from over.  Night
after night, Detroit poli