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Former Detroit Land Bank Spokesman Craig Fahle Convicted For Driving Drunk And Cocaine Possession  Former Detroit Land Bank spokesman Craig Fahle was convicted after being busted for driving drunk and cocaine possession in his pocket. The court sentenced Fahle to one year of probation and community service. Fahle was a longtime public radio personality on WDET who resigned as the spokesman of the Detroit Land Bank last year. Grosse Pointe Park Police stopped Fahle for speeding and tailgating a police car in Grosse Pointe Park on November 9th. The former Detroit Land Bank spokesman’s blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit to drive when he Police also found a small baggie in his pocket that tested positive for cocaine. Fahle spent three days in jail after his arrest. He was charged with drunk driving and a felony count of cocaine possession as a result of the arrest. Wayne County prosecutors reduced Fahle’s drug charge from a felony to a misdemeanor ...

Detroit Land Bank Owned Properties Used As Distribution Points For Drug And Sex Trafficking To Posh Suburbs Many people in Detroit have never heard of the Detroit Land Bank. The few people that have heard of it have only heard about it from the  demolition scandal  from two years ago. The Detroit Land Bank basically buys homes from the county no one wants at a tax auction. The Land Bank then demolishes the house or sells the property to real estate investors. The Detroit Land Bank’s inventory is made up of abandoned homes. Homes that have been vacant for decades.  The Detroit Land Bank is supposed to secure these properties. They are also supposed to maintain them. However, that very rarely happens. Many of these properties become havens for neighborhood drug addicts and drug dealers. Except for one property less than a quarter mile south of 8 Mile. 8 Mile is also the northern boundary of Detroit and it borders both suburban counties of Oakland and Macomb....