Primary Elections Aug. 5 – Stories and Other Resources (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 2, 2014) On August 5 voters will be able to vote in the primary elections. There are several community ballot proposals, a statewide proposal, and a county-wide proposal on funding for public transportation, elections for some District Court Judge positions and primaries…
Primary Elections Aug. 5 – Stories and Other Resources (Crystal A. Proxmire, Aug. 2, 2014) On August 5 voters will be able to vote in the primary elections. There are several community ballot proposals, a statewide proposal, and a county-wide proposal on funding for public transportation, elections for some District Court Judge positions and primaries…
Sheriff’s Department Reports Multiple Suspected Drug Deaths (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Aug. 3, 2014) There have been multiple suspected drug deaths reported by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department in recent days. The fatalities are detailed below: INCIDENT: 14:12 Hrs. – July 30, 2014 – Oxford Township – Death Investigation – #14-118493 SUMMARY: Deputies responded to…
17 Year Old Arrested for Chasing Mother with an Axe (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept., July 30, 2014) INCIDENT: 1254 Hrs. – July 28 – City of Pontiac – Felonious Assault – #14-11723 SUMMARY: Deputies responded to the 800 block of Blaine on a report of a 17 yr. old male chasing and threatening his…
7 Month Old Pontiac Baby Burned by Hot Bath Water (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept., July 28, 2014) UPDATE: Later reports from the Sheriff’s Department list the child as being 2 years old. The child has also since died from an infection as a result of the burns. INCIDENT: 22:45 Hrs. –July 26 – City of…
Pontiac’s Pine Grove Museum Shares Civil War History (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 27, 2014) NOTE: The first video is quick and has the highlights, while the second video has good educational stories of the Underground Railroad in Michigan, in particular Oakland County…. History came to life Saturday for those who attended the Civil War…
Pontiac’s Pine Grove Museum Shares Civil War History (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 27, 2014) NOTE: The first video is quick and has the highlights, while the second video has good educational stories of the Underground Railroad in Michigan, in particular Oakland County…. History came to life Saturday for those who attended the Civil War…
Internet Connected but Not Loading? Try DNS Fix (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 22, 2014) NOTE: You can pull this article up on your phone and zoom in on the pictures while you make the changes to your computer. Or save the pictures to your computer so you can view them while not online. A frustrating…
Internet Connected but Not Loading? Try DNS Fix (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 22, 2014) NOTE: You can pull this article up on your phone and zoom in on the pictures while you make the changes to your computer. Or save the pictures to your computer so you can view them while not online. A frustrating…
Children Saved from Smoky Apartment While Adult Passed Out on Couch Intoxicated (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, July 13, 2014) INCIDENT: 01:48 Hrs. – July 11 – City of Pontiac – Resisting & Obstructing / Child Endangerment / Taser Deployment #14-106947 SUMMARY: Deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of Carriage Circle to assist the Waterford Regional…
Children Saved from Smoky Apartment While Adult Passed Out on Couch Intoxicated (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, July 13, 2014) INCIDENT: 01:48 Hrs. – July 11 – City of Pontiac – Resisting & Obstructing / Child Endangerment / Taser Deployment #14-106947 SUMMARY: Deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of Carriage Circle to assist the Waterford Regional…
New Visualization Tool Shows That We Are All In This Together! (Guest Column by Pleasant Ridge Mayor Kurt Metzger, July 10, 2014) The clearest indicator of the regional connections that we share as communities comes from an analysis of place of residence and place of work. The Census Bureau uses commuting patterns to determine the…
No Injuries as Teen Shoots Randomly at Park in Pontiac (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, July 7, 2014) INCIDENT: 20:55 Hrs July 5. – City of Pontiac – Shooting/Weapons Violation #14-103631 SUMMARY: Deputies responded to North End Park in the area of Marquette and Edison on a report of shots fired. Witnesses stated a juvenile pulled…
Suicide in Pontiac Group Home (Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, July 7, 2014) INCIDENT: 00:17 Hrs. July 7 – – City of Pontiac – Adult Suicide #14-104250 SUMMARY: Deputies responded to a group home in the 60 block of Clark Street for a report of a suicide. Upon arrival the complainant stated that she was at the…
Second Shooting this Year in Knight Riders Parking Lot (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, July 6, 2014) INCIDENT: 04:23 Hrs. July 5 – City of Pontiac Shooting /Forensic Lab Assist. #14-103300 SUMMARY: Deputies responded to the 300 block of Raeburn (Knight Riders Motorcycle Clubhouse) for the report of a shooting. Deputies arrived and located a…
Orchard Lake Road Under Phoenix Center Now Re-opened in Pontiac (Crystal A. Proxmire, July 4, 2014) The City of Pontiac re-opened Orchard Lake Road going under the Phoenix Center on Thursday morning. The stretch of road going under the defunct Phoenix Center had been closed since fall of 2012 due to vandalism. Pontiac struggled…
HAVEN Breaks Ground on New Pontiac Facility (press release, June 20, 2014) In Michigan, one out of three homes experiences intimate partner violence firsthand. In Oakland County alone, more than 150,000 households have experienced violence.1 Furthermore, 40% of women in Michigan, 16 years of age and older, have experienced some form of sexual violence.2 To…
Suicidal Man Prevented from Shooting Self at Daughter’s Grave in Pontiac (Oakland County Sheriff’s Department, June 20, 2014) INCIDENT: 13:30 hrs. – City of Pontiac – Suicidal Subject #14-93119 SUMMARY: Deputies were dispatched to the area of Perry and Madison for a welfare check on a suicidal subject. The subject told a friend he was going…
Man in Pontiac Punched, Kicked, Stabbed and Robbed of $6 (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, June 19, 2014) INCIDENT: 0003 Hours- June 18 – City of Pontiac-Armed Robbery/Stabbing # 14-92156 SUMMARY: Deputies and Star EMS responded to Huron and Murphy for the report of a victim who had been stabbed. Upon arrival the victim stated that…
Oakland County Wins 11 National Association of Counties Awards (Oakland County Press Release, June 16, 2014) Oakland County has garnered at least 11 National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Awards for innovative programs that help improve access to healthy food for low-income residents, train nursing students how to teach parents about preventing infant deaths,…