By BROOKE STEVENSON Sunday Times Newspapers ALLEN PARK — The Police and Fire departments were praised for their progress during Mayor Gary Burtka’s State of the City Address. Each department made changes in 2008 that helped to keep costs down, while boosting morale among employees, he said. The city settled contracts with police that saved the city approximately $79,000 last year. The agreements include a new policy on sick time usage and eliminating the performance evaluation plan, which reportedly has … [Read more...] about Police and fire departments commended
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Two burglaries on the same day
ALLEN PARK — Two separate burglaries occurred during the same time period last Saturday. Thieves struck a house in the 22000 block of Winona sometime between 7:30 and 10 p.m., and a house in the 6600 block of Cortland was robbed sometime between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. The owner of the house on Cortland locked all of the doors and left his dog to roam inside before he left. He said he originally had left some lights on, and that when he returned, the first thing he noticed was that the house was dark. Entry was … [Read more...] about Two burglaries on the same day