By TOM TIGANI Sunday Times Newspapers LINCOLN PARK – A Wayne County Medical Examiners Office autopsy has ruled a 5-year-old boy’s death a homicide because of multiple crush wounds due to dog bites. Kyle Holland was found dead about 9:30 a.m. Monday upstairs at his house in the 1500 block of Empire after an apparent dog attack. Police said the boy wore leg braces to help him walk. Examiners said he suffered bites to the head, face, neck, shoulder, chest, left arm and legs. Two dogs belonging to the live-in boyfriend of … [Read more...] about Examiners: Dog attack ruled a homicide
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Rescued Great Dane returns favor to family
Theresa Raimey (left), her 10-year-old son Brandon and Great Dane Midge live next door to Theresa’s parents, Heike and Daniel Caul. By SUE SUCHYTA Sunday Times Newspapers LINCOLN PARK – Midge the Great Dane is beyond great in Heike Caul’s estimation. Having rescued Great Danes for years, Caul has found one who returns the favor: It alerts her when Brandon Raimey, her 10-year-old developmentally disabled grandson, is about to have a seizure. His seizures, as the family refers to them for lack of a better word, began about a … [Read more...] about Rescued Great Dane returns favor to family
City to offer low-cost pet vaccinations
LINCOLN PARK — A high-quality, low-cost pet wellness and vaccination clinic will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the city’s band shell at Fort Street and London. City animal control officials are hosting the event, which features a walk-in clinic with no appointments needed. Offerings will include discounted pricing for heartworm testing, vaccines and flea prevention. All animals will be checked by Dr. John Hermann. The clinic is designed to promote vaccination of cats and dogs belonging to Lincoln Park and Allen Park … [Read more...] about City to offer low-cost pet vaccinations
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Lincoln Park City picnic table found at house Police received a tip just after 4 p.m. Monday that a resident in the 1800 block of Gregory had a city-owned picnic table in his yard. The homeowner told police his nephew had taken the table for a birthday party in August from the Lincoln Park Community Center, 3525 Dix, and never returned it. The homeowner was cited for receiving and concealing stolen property. City workers returned the table, valued at $500, to the community center. Tools, GPS removed from SUV … [Read more...] about Police blotter
Frozen four — years: Officers’ pay to stay the same after decision
LINCOLN PARK — Patrol officers here became among the latest round of public employees to feel the brunt of hard economic times as a result of a recent arbitration decision in favor of the city. The arbitration award, which was announced Tuesday, was arrived at after a process under state Act 312, which requires compulsory arbitration in the event of contract disputes between municipalities and public safety employees. The award freezes the pay of the city’s patrol officers for the current year as well as for the next contract … [Read more...] about Frozen four — years: Officers’ pay to stay the same after decision
More liquor licenses could help in developing downtown
LINCOLN PARK — A glut of new liquor licenses is part of city officials plans for making the city’s downtown a Downriver place to be. Forty-three licenses within the city limits recently were approved by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, a dramatic increase from the single license previously held in escrow by the city. Officials had declined efforts from businesses seeking to buy the escrowed license with an eye toward attracting a chain restaurant. Lincoln Park’s downtown development district is situated mostly along … [Read more...] about More liquor licenses could help in developing downtown
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Lincoln Park Copper scrounged from empty houses Three vacant houses were the targets of copper scavengers last week. One was in the 900 block of New York, where a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development representative found 30 feet of copper plumbing missing on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday afternoon the same representative also found $500 worth of copper plumbing taken from a house in the 1500 block of Cleophus, where a door frame sustained $100 worth of damage. Also on Tuesday, the HUD official found $500 … [Read more...] about Police blotter
Water dept. employee firing ruled correct
By TOM TIGANI Sunday Times Newspapers LINCOLN PARK — The city took proper action by dismissing a Department of Public Services employee last year after he allegedly set up his home water meter to duck payments for water use. An arbitrator in his ruling last week notified city officials that Charles Taylor II, who along with other department workers was part of a “concerted effort” to avoid accurate readings of water meters. The case is the first from among seven fired city workers who sought arbitration; the other six await … [Read more...] about Water dept. employee firing ruled correct
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Lincoln Park Coat ruse a prescription for theft A man walked up to the prescription counter about 7:30 p.m. last Sunday at Walgreens, 1765 Fort St., and threw his coat over another man’s set of car keys. The first man then picked up his coat and the keys. Police found an address with his name from a prescription he just had filled and went to the house. The resident there said he had bought the house six months ago and didn’t know the man police were seeking. Garage emptied of yard items Yard maintenance items … [Read more...] about Police blotter
Program will highlight foster parenting, adoption
LINCOLN PARK — “Foster Parenting and Adoption: A New Beginning for Abused and Neglected Children” is set for Wednesday at the Crowley Early Childhood Center, 2000 Pagel. The informational program is presented by the Exchange Club of Lincoln Park and the Michigan Children’s Law Center. Panelists will include Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Judy Hartsfield, foster and adoptive parents, foster care workers and adoption specialists. The 7 p.m. program will be preceded by a reception at 6:30. Admission is free; refreshments will … [Read more...] about Program will highlight foster parenting, adoption