James Chapman sentenced to 6 months for obstructing justice
James Forrest Chapman, 58, who was found guilty of assaulting / resisting / obstructing a police officer by a Wayne County jury on Feb. 22, has been sentenced to six[…]
Joshua Burger sentenced to 15 months to 20 years for arson
Joshua Mark Burger, 30, was sentenced to prison after a Wayne County Circuit Court jury found him guilty of arson of an insured building or structure with the intent to[…]
Split Second Tacticals supplies Detroit Police Chief with holster
Daniel Newkirk and Michael Newkirk of Belleville recently delivered a new custom-made leather holster to Detroit Police Chief James Craig. The chief contacted them after seeing many of his officers[…]
Family, friends of murdered woman upset over lack of arrest
Egypt Covington was shot and killed on June 23, 2017 in her home on Hull Road in Van Buren Township. While Van Buren Township police have investigated the case since[…]
VBT Police Officer Ryan Barry is new K-9 Handler
Van Buren Township Police Officers Ryan Barry and Michael Rini tested for the township’s new K-9 Handler position on March 14 at K-9 Academy. VBT Public Safety Director Greg Laurain[…]
VBT planners recommend change of land use map for 75-acre Smith farm
After a public hearing, the Van Buren Township Planning Commission sent a recommendation to the township board that the future land use map for the 75-acre Harold Smith farm in[…]
VBT board settles law suit brought by woman hit by cop car
The law suit against Van Buren Township that was brought by Anna Wambaugh after a VBT police officer hit her vehicle head on in 2016 has been settled. At the[…]
Library to convert to new online checkout, catalog system
The Belleville Area District Library will migrate from Sirsi-Dynix to CARL as part of The Library Network’s shared online checkout and catalog system. At the March 13 regular meeting of[…]
Lincoln Consolidated Schools to hold follow-up community forum
Lincoln Consolidated Schools Superintendent Sean R. McNatt will host a community forum as a follow up to a meeting held in March on school crisis response. The forum will be[…]
Huron Valley Steel’s investments begin to pay off as market expands
“2015-2016 were challenging years, not just for us but for the entire metals recycling industry,” said Eric “Randy” Fritz, President and CEO of Huron Valley Steel Corporation (HVSC). “Despite those[…]
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