By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WYANDOTTE — A 35-year-old Wyandotte man was arrested for his fifth drunken driving offense and for fleeing and eluding the night of March 10 after he sped away from a traffic stop at Eureka Road and 21st Street as a police officer approached his car on foot. The man drove at a high rate of speed to a residence in the 3800 block of 21st Street, where he was pursued inside the house by a police officer and taken into custody. … [Read more...] about Repeat drunken driver tries to flee police
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Reckless driver flees traffic stop
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WYANDOTTE — A 46-year-old Wyandotte man was arrested the night of March 10 after he fled a traffic stop on his motorcycle to a residence in the 4400 block of Quarry Street. The man, who was driving his motorcycle recklessly near Ford Avenue and Second Street without a license plate, was passing other vehicles using the turn lane. When the man refused to yield to a traffic stop, he attempted to outrun the police officers, but was apprehended and was arrested in the bathroom of the residence he … [Read more...] about Reckless driver flees traffic stop
Whitmer appoints Dearborn police chief to commissions
By SUE SUCHYTA Times-Herald Newspapers DEARBORN – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appointed Police Chief Issa Shahin to two commissions March 4: the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards, and the Automobile Theft Prevention Authority Board of Directors. The MCOLES role is a reappointment, through which Shahin will represent the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police through Dec. 31, 2030. MCOLES promotes public safety in the state by setting standards for selection, employment, licensing, license revocation and … [Read more...] about Whitmer appoints Dearborn police chief to commissions
Equipment failure nets drunken driver
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WYANDOTTE — A 46-year-old Taylor man was arrested for operating while intoxicated at 2:32 a.m. March 1 near Fort and Walnut streets following a traffic stop for non-functional rear running lights. The driver, who showed signs of intoxication, was given a preliminary breath test, which indicated a blood-alcohol content more than twice the 0.08 limit for legally drunk in Michigan. … [Read more...] about Equipment failure nets drunken driver
Brass knuckles user arrested for assault
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WYANDOTTE — A 51-year-old Wyandotte man was arrested for felonious assault at 1:54 a.m. March 1 after he punched a 54-year-old man in the face in the 3100 block of Oak Street. A police officer, who witnessed the attack, quickly apprehended the aggressor, who was determined to have used brass knuckles during the assault, which caused deep facial lacerations on his victim that required medical attention. … [Read more...] about Brass knuckles user arrested for assault
Hockey equipment bag left behind
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WYANDOTTE — While loading up two vehicles with hockey equipment on March 1, one of the bags with an estimated $1,000 worth of equipment was left behind. When they realized the bag was missing, they drove back to the lot, but the bag was nowhere to be found. A day later at a business about a block away an employee found the bag behind their building with all of the equipment intact. … [Read more...] about Hockey equipment bag left behind
Fraudster tricks woman into providing identity information
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WYANDOTTE — A woman who was having trouble accessing her email account on March 1 was tricked into providing a photo of her driver’s license to the con artist identity thief who was pretending to help her. However, despite revealing confidential information, she was still not able to access her email account. After speaking to a relative, she filed a police report and received identify theft and fraud protection information. … [Read more...] about Fraudster tricks woman into providing identity information
Identity thief opens credit card accounts
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WYANDOTTE — A resident reported March 1 that he had begun receiving credit card billing statements for multiple cards in the mail despite not having accounts with the creditors, and an investigation into the identity theft was subsequently initiated. … [Read more...] about Identity thief opens credit card accounts
Wyandotte School Board member resigns following backlash over social media post
By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers WYANDOTTE – Wyandotte Public Schools Trustee Cindy Kinney resigned Feb. 25 following backlash over a social media post in which she indicated she preferred dogs to Muslims. At a Feb. 24 special school board meeting, which Kinney did not attend because of a previously planned vacation, her fellow board members called for her resignation following the voiced concerns of meeting attendees. School Board President Theresa Crnkovich explained during the meeting that the board cannot remove a … [Read more...] about Wyandotte School Board member resigns following backlash over social media post
‘Lion King’ returns to the Opera House; OBTC presents ‘How We Got On,’ DYPAC performs ‘Sandbag, Stage Left’
The perennial Broadway treat “Disney’s The Lion King” returns to delight families at the Detroit Opera House, while two stories take to the stage in Trenton, as the Open Book Theatre Company takes us back to the 1980s for the hip-hop story “How We Got On,” while the Downriver Youth Performing Arts Center presents “Sandbag, Stage Left, Or One Dead Dolly.” BROADWAY IN DETROIT PRESENTS ‘THE LION KING’ AT THE DETROIT OPERA HOUSE “Disney’s The Lion King” arrives in town March 12 and runs through April 5 at the Detroit Opera … [Read more...] about ‘Lion King’ returns to the Opera House; OBTC presents ‘How We Got On,’ DYPAC performs ‘Sandbag, Stage Left’