Man Reports Accidentally Shooting Himself in Leg (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Feb. 1, 2016) Pontiac, MI – INCIDENT: 20:54 hrs. –Jan. 29 – City of Pontiac – Possible Accidental Shooting – Discharge of Firearm – #16-16450 SUMMARY: Deputies responded to McLaren Hospital – Oakland for a report of a shooting victim in the Emergency Room. …
Law Column: Should Parents be Told if Someone Brings a Gun to School? (Guest View by Lisa Schmidt, Schmidt Law Services LLC, Feb. 1, 2016) Do you have a right to know if another student brings a gun to your child’s school? That’s the debate happening in Belleville, Michigan right now after administrators kept a…
Where Have All the People Gone…and Can We Get Them Back? (Kurt Metzger, Feb. 1, 2016) When one attempts to understand Michigan migration patterns – movement into and out of the state, not within (that’s another blog) – we can look at a variety of sources – both public and private. Let us start with our…
Holiday ProTip: Celebrate Blumz Forget Me Not Friday This Year for Valentine’s (Guest blog by Blumz, Feb. 1, 2016) Every year on February 14th we celebrate Valentine’s Day. People send flowers and candies to show their love and appreciation for their partners, friends, and family. We love Valentine’s Day and we love celebrating love. In…
Local Magic Love: Controlling Cupid’s Arrow (Guest View by Patty Shaw, Coventry Creations and Candle Wick Shoppe, Feb. 1, 2016) Cupid is a little stinker. He has way too much fun shooting up the wrong guy or gal and causing love mayhem in his wake. As we all know, there is nothing more annoying than…
Possible Drug-Related Death in Pontiac (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, Feb. 1, 2016) Pontiac, MI – INCIDENT: 13:44 hrs. – Jan. 29 – City of Pontiac – Death Investigation – #16-16195 SUMMARY: Deputies were dispatched to the 70 block of Earlmoor Blvd for a deceased person. Deputies, along with the Waterford Regional Fire Department and paramedics…