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Getty photojournalist hit with rubber bullets in Detroit; officer charged

Incident Details

Updated On: October 28, 2021
Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Matthew Hatcher (Getty Images)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Freelance photographer hit with rubber bullets in Detroit, officer charged

Incident Details

Updated On: October 28, 2021
Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Seth Herald (Agence France-Presse)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

MLive photographer hit with rubber bullets in Detroit; officer charged

Incident Details

Updated On: October 26, 2021
Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Nicole Hester (MLive)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Radio reporter Mike Campbell attacked in Detroit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 2, 2018
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Mike Campbell (WWJ-AM)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Damage

TV photojournalist attacked by man wielding a metal baton, news vehicle damaged

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 2, 2018
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Mike Krotche (WXYZ Channel 7)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

Customs officers search reporter's car and phone at Canadian border

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 3, 2017
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Anne Elizabeth Moore

Border Point →: Ambassador Bridge
Stopped at border? →: Yes
Target Nationality →: United States
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: Yes

Equipment Seized →: Mobile phone, 1

Vehicle, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Independent photographer stopped for secondary screening, devices seized

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 28, 2019
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Tim Stegmaier

Border Point →: Detroit, Michigan
Stopped at border? →: Yes
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: Yes
Asked to display social media? →: Unknown
Asked for social media passwords? →: Unknown
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: Yes

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

Laptop, 1

Mobile phone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Detroit News journalist captures her own detention on livestream

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Christine MacDonald (Detroit News)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Detroit Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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