VBT Board ponders cutting police request
Last week the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees held two full days of budget sessions, asking department heads to come before the board with budget requests and justifications for[…]
Detroit Police Sergeant rescus man crawling along Van Buren St.
Detroit Police Sergeant rescus man crawling along Van Buren St. g Thomas Clayton, 69, went out for his routine morning walk on Saturday, Jan. 28, leaving Van Buren Street and[…]
VBT Senior warns others about telephone scam she almost fell for
Marcella Henderson waited more than three hours at the Van Buren Township Public Safety Committee meeting on Jan. 18 to tell the story of how she almost got taken in[…]
Sumpter Township Board puts 1-mill fire tax renewal on nov. 6 ballot
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its July 10 meeting to place a renewal of the Fire Protection millage before voters in the Nov. 6 General Election.[…]
Splits denied, water pipes arrive, drama grows in VBT
On May 9, Lou Kovach received official word that his request for splits of the former Coy Kendall greenhouse property had been denied by the Van Buren Township Parcel Board.[…]
Sumpter Twp. board urges use of Elwell school as district library
At the end of its regular meeting on Nov. 13, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees discussed at length its support of using the newly vacant Elwell Elementary School as[…]
Facebook friends help Sumpter Police nab retail fraud suspect
On Oct. 23 a young man came into Ace Hardware in Sumpter Township and stole some high-ticket items, including a $200 air tool and five pairs of work gloves marked[…]
VBT woman gets probation for stabbing boyfriend with knife
Lashawn Denise Courtwright, 43, formerly of Van Buren Township, was charged with one count of Felonious Assault and one count of Domestic Violence, second offense, last spring after she allegedly[…]
VBT Public Safety Committee hears proposal for law update
Christopher Hogg, Van Buren Township’s prosecuting attorney, presented a proposal to amend the township zoning ordinance on alcohol and minors to the VBT Public Safety Committee at its regular meeting[…]
Taylor appeals demotion from chief to corporal
It appears the former police chief has been demoted because he paid for safety repairs to a police vehicle himself, when he couldn’t get funds from the city. The Belleville[…]
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