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Glendaleâs City Council has supported the implementation and establishment of a Veterans Court in the city.Â
During the April 13 city council workshop, Presiding Judge Nicholas DiPiazza unveiled details about it via a PowerPoint presentation to the governing body.
With the overwhelming support of the city council, the court team can aim to open the Veterans Court on Oct. 1.
The Veterans Court is an initiative that the Mayor Jerry Weiers has supported for several years.Â
âThis is something I think everybody knows Iâve been wanting to have for quite some time with the work that I do with veterans,â Weiers said.Â
Kevin Grossman.
CRIME TRENDS: Data shows crime up 8 percent in West Seattle over last year, Capt. Grossman said, showing the
Part of that: Violent crime is up 21 percent – mostly because of domestic violence, he said. Property crime is up 7 percent; the most-common types are burglaries, auto thefts, and arsons at encampments. (Those too have included domestic violence – here’s one example.) He’s working with the Arson/Bomb Squad to see if there’s anything more proactive they can do. The Junction is the current hotspot for property crimes, especially parking-garage storage area break-ins – if one burglar breaks into multiple storage units in a single garage, each one counts as a separate burglary.
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Allegheny County Public Defender and retired Air Force Colonel Barry Wingard is running for Lower Valley District Magisterial Judge, which hears cases from the Fox Chapel Area School District communities.
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Lower Valley Magisterial District Justice candidate Barry Wingard is running his campaign by doing what he called “something really outrageous.”
“I’m going to talk about the issues in our community that matter,” said Wingard, an Indiana Township resident who is among five candidates seeking the six-year post that serves the Fox Chapel Area School District municipalities.
By John Underwood / john@gulfcoastmedia.com
SUMMERDALE, Alabama The Central Baldwin Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Business@Breakfast in more than a year Thursday, April 15 at the 519 Event Center in Summerdale.
The event, sponsored by the Baldwin County Sewer Service, featured guest speakers Baldwin County Sheriff Hoss Mack, District Attorney Bob Wilters and Commissioner Billie Jo Underwood.
All three spoke about the challenges of 2020, facing the threat of COVID-19 and Hurricane Sally, along with upcoming projects in 2021.
“Our office works closely with the District Attorney’s office and County Commission, among others to serve the citizens of Baldwin County,” Mack said.