Following a preliminary examination April 10, Jackson County District Judge Robert Gaecke Jr. found cause to bind Donald Flack over to trial court for his suspected role in the death of 15-month-old Zariah Jackson.
Suspect arrested, stolen guns retrieved in Jackson County home invasion
Updated May 18, 2021;
Posted May 18, 2021
Blackman-Leoni Public Safety Officials and the Jackson Fire Department respond to a hazardous materials call at Chemetall on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (Brian J. Smith | MLive.com) MLive Media GroupMLive Media Group
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JACKSON COUNTY, MI After a two-day search, a suspect in a Leoni Township home invasion was arrested Tuesday afternoon, police said.
At 12:39 p.m. Sunday, May 16, Blackman-Leoni Township Public Safety officers were sent to the 4300 block of Page Avenue for a reported home invasion in progress.
The suspect was gone by the time officers arrived, Director Mike Jester said, adding that several firearms had been stolen from the residence.
Two injured in car/motorcycle crash in Jackson County
Updated May 14, 2021;
Posted May 14, 2021
Blackman Township Public Safety s new fire trucks in Jackson, Michigan, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Claire Abendroth | Mlive.com) MLive Media GroupMLive Media Group
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JACKSON COUNTY, MI Two people were injured in a Thursday night collision between a car and a motorcycle in Blackman Township, police said.
Blackman-Leoni Public Safety officers were dispatched to the area of Airport Road and Wayland Drive at about 8:38 p.m. for the crash, Director Mike Jester said.
A 2012 Buick, driven by a 36-year-old Jackson woman, had turned left in front of a 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by a 37-year old Jackson man, Jester said.
First round of COVID-19 vaccine administered to Jackson-area police officers
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Blackman Township Public Safety s new fire trucks in Jackson, Michigan, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. (Claire Abendroth | Mlive.com) MLive Media GroupMLive Media Group
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BLACKMAN TWP., MI – Blackman-Leoni Department of Public Safety officers received their first round of vaccinations against COVID-19 on Wednesday.
Ten officers received the vaccine from the Jackson County Health Department on Dec. 23, Director Mike Jester said. There are 15 officers scheduled to be vaccinated in future weeks, he said.
“This is going to hopefully get things back to normal for us so that we’ve got everybody back in the office and our lobby can be open,” Jester said. “That’s a little over a month away but it’s a step in the right direction.”