Tracey Cooley News Today

With approximately 300,000 people expected in downtown Detroit for this week’s NFL Draft, security will be tight.

Organizers believe this free conference is a must-attend event for educators, health care, police/fire/rescue, social workers, parents, and advocates who are passionate about ending human trafficking. 

Officials said an obstacle to arresting and convicting human-trafficking suspects is gaining the confidence and cooperation of victims, who are feeling vulnerable in the aftermath of police intervention.

Eastern Maine Development Corp is pleased to name Tracey Cooley the vice president of programs and operations. In this newly created position Cooley,

An FBI agent met students at the police tape that was still strung up outside the MSU Union, walking with them into the building to claim belongings.

A duplex in Detroit is in need of repair, about $300,000 to $400,000 worth. A local non-profit is killing two birds with one stone, giving it the renovation it needs while fighting human trafficking.

South Lyon-based Sparrow Freedom Project is expanding to Detroit to help meet the need for emergency support for adult victims of human trafficking.The nonprofit has acquired a two-story duplex on the city's northwest side for $42,000 with donations from an undisclosed local family. It hopes to…