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Chief Curtis Caid has served as the Livonia Police Department’s leader for the past 10 years. He will retire Jan. 1, 2022, and the position will be filled by Livonia Police Captain Thomas Goralski.
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President Grandillo made good on his promise to hold in-person commencement when it was safe to do so. The seven ceremonies of the 73rd and 74th Commencements were held May 13-16 on the lawn in front of the Felician Sisters Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Central Convent the first outdoor commencement in 50 years.
The events honored 1,670 Madonna graduates, from 34 countries who earned degrees over the past two years. Degrees were conferred upon eight Doctor of Nursing Practice candidates, nearly 360 master’s and education specialist graduates, and more than 1,240 undergraduate students, including 11 of 47 Haitian graduates who came to Michigan to take part in
Andrew Mathews wants vengeance against Livonia and its police department.
Now on probation because of a previous confrontation with officers, he has sued the city and Officers Faris Alhajar and Sam Tamer in U.S. District Court, demanding a jury trial and damages because of their original Feb. 29, 2020, conflict.
Mathews, 40, claims in a federal suit filed Feb. 18 that Alhajar had no reason to stop, search and question him as he walked to work that day and no reason for Tamer to then “gratuitously” punch him twice in the face, causing fractures, lost teeth and additional physical trauma.
He is suing on three counts – unlawful seizure, excessive force and municipal liability. Mathews could not be reached for further comment, and his attorney Matthew Kolodziejski did not respond to requests for comment.