Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s tweet about police draws pushback from law enforcement
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“Reckless. Her comments are reckless and they’re disgusting,” said Detroit Police Chief James Craig.
Craig is sounding off against the latest tweet from Tlaib.
“It’s not reflecting of every law agency,” Craig said. “It’s not reflecting every man and woman that serve in this capacity.”
Tlaib posted on her Twitter account Monday in response to the shooting death of Daunte Wright. She tweeted “It wasn’t an accident, policing in our country is inherently and intentionally racist.” She ended the tweet with “No more policing, incarceration, it can’t be reformed.”
Warren police move to curb speeders, drag racers
Warren Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer said an enforcement effort that targeted speeders, careless drivers and drag racing on Mound Road on March 20 would be a multiphase program that would also target Ryan Road, Eight Mile Road and other areas.
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WARREN Citizen complaints about lead-footed drivers in part prompted a recent crackdown on speeding and drag racing along Mound Road, Warren police officials said.
Tickets for speeding, careless or reckless driving, drag racing and operating a motor vehicle without a license were among the citations issued on Mound between 10 Mile and 14 Mile roads on March 20. Capt. Lawrence Garner of the Warren Police Department’s Patrol Division said 23 violations were issued over a four-hour span.
Man killed at Warren apartment in ‘senseless act of violence’
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WARREN A 28-year-old man is dead and a 27-year-old suspect is in custody facing second-degree murder and weapons charges after a shooting at an apartment complex near Nine Mile and Dequindre roads in Warren on March 12.
Warren Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer said officers were dispatched to a 911 call at the Warren Manor Apartments at about 3:30 p.m., where the victim of a “senseless act of violence” was shot five times in the head and neck area. Three of the shots to the head, Dwyer said, were allegedly fired when the victim was on the ground in the parking lot and unable to defend himself.
Passion with a purpose: County commissioner crafts wooden pens for a cause
“I call these pens Margaret. My mom was Margaret. When we first came to America, she fell in love with Oregon’s myrtlewood. Myrtlewood pens are all made for my mom.”
Posted: Mar 1, 2021 2:19 PM
Updated: Mar 1, 2021 6:45 PM
Posted By: Kennedy Dendy
EUGENE, Ore. For nearly a decade, Lane County Commissioner Pat Farr has crafted personalized wooden pens from the woodshop in his Bethel garage.
He’s given out hundreds to people within nonprofits in Lane County, as well as to numerous individuals across the world.
“I love special wood that has a special meaning to people,” Farr said.
Suspect in ‘hate crime’ case set for May trial
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WARREN A Warren man accused of targeting a Black family in a series of alleged hate crimes last fall will head to trial on May 26.
The date has been set before Judge Diane Druzinski in Macomb County Circuit Court, where Michael John Frederick Jr., 24, faces ethnic intimidation, felony malicious destruction of property and weapons charges related to three incidents over a four-night span in September.
Frederick is accused of shooting at vehicles parked at the home of Eddie and Candace Hall in a neighborhood near 11 Mile and Hoover roads on Sept. 7. The family is Black and had a “Black Lives Matter” sign in their front window. Two days later, he allegedly threw a brick through their window, slashed tires and left graffiti, including a swastika and the words “Black Lives Matter” and “Not Welcome” on their vehicles. Police alleged he returned on Sept. 10 and fired a shot through