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Traverse City commissioners approved a prowling ordinance after a heated public debate over safety, homelessness and police enforcement at Hull Park.

Safety complaints in a Traverse City park are causing leaders to consider stiffer penalties for "prowling," which could bring 90 days of jail time. As police step up enforcement, we hear from people who are homeless and spend time in the park, as well as city officials.

Renewed interest in the ordinance comes as Traverse City Police recently stepped up enforcement at Hull Park following mounting safety complaints.

Flock cameras in Grand Traverse County have taken photographs of almost 450,000 vehicles in the last 30 days. But who is searching through the data? And what are they searching for? Locally, the only check on searches comes from the policing authorities themselves.

License plate reading cameras are catching on in northern Michigan. Grand Traverse County has 28. Antrim County has eight, with the possibility of three more on the way.

The little cameras, installed and monitored by police, take tracking photos of passing vehicles. Antrim County currently has eight cameras deployed, with three more planned for installation. Grand Traverse County has 28.

The Grand Traverse County prosecutor says Traverse City officers acted within the bounds of the law during the March 13 incident at a Munson Avenue apartment.

Authorities believe the shooting death of a man found Sunday morning is connected to a Saturday night foot chase in which two teenagers were arrested.

The Traverse City Police Department has been using two solar-powered surveillance cameras on mobile trailers.

In the last eight years, the number of cars traveling through Mancelona has gone up by 47 percent. And this has created some unique challenges for local police.