Warren tracks down ‘bad landlord’
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WARREN A “bad landlord” with dozens of outstanding tickets for blight at several properties was reportedly arrested by Warren police on July 8 after a “24-hour stakeout” at a rental home on Hudson Avenue, west of Van Dyke Avenue.
“This chronic out-of-state landlord is a resident of Cleveland, Ohio,” Warren Mayor Jim Fouts said.
Announcing the arrest on Facebook, Fouts added, “His homes are despicable and clearly blighted!”
According to the mayor, the man had 69 outstanding tickets related to allegedly blighted homes over the last three years. Violations of the International Property Maintenance Code were also cited.
Photo by Brian Louwers By: Andy Kozlowski, Brian Louwers | C&G Newspapers | Published December 10, 2020
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MADISON HEIGHTS/WARREN A burglary suspect shot by Warren police in the parking lot of a motel in Madison Heights has been arraigned on a felony warrant for attempted safe-breaking linked to another alleged crime.
Investigators are also considering more possible charges after the suspect, identified as Jason David Shepard, 35, of Warren, allegedly drove at arresting officers and hit an unmarked Warren police vehicle during his arrest.
Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer said Shepard had been under surveillance by plainclothes officers with the department’s Special Operations Unit who were conducting an investigation into various burglaries, including an attempted theft from a Huntington Bank ATM at Nine Mile and Ryan roads Oct. 31. While under surveillance at about 1:15 a.m. Dec. 10, Shepard allegedly committed a b