I don’t know if it’s odd or not but there wasn’t a word about the crime on the local TV news here in Detroit......
Here is an example of their lack of awareness. A few years ago Kwame Kilpatrick was out on bail and one of the restrictions was that he not leave the country. At the time negotiations were going on because the tunnel lease was up. Kwame drove over to Windsor and his appearance was front page news in Windsor. I phoned a Detroit News reporter who was reporting on Kilpatrick's case and reminded him of Kwame's bail restrictions and the news of his travels. He was dumbfounded. The next day the story appeared in the Detroit media and I believe his bond was revoked.
Besides, I think similar things happen all the time in South East Michigan. They would also spike this because of the cultural angle.