Ferndale Pride Gets Pontiac Love with Fundraisers at Arcade and Liberty Bar (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 10, 2015) As Ferndale Pride grows in regional significance, the number of fundraisers for the festival continue to blossom beyond the four square miles of the city limits. The love and support of the LGBT community spread all the…
Deputies Use NARCAN to Revive Unconscious Heroin User (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, May 9, 2015) INCIDENT: 05:31 Hrs. – May 8 – City of Pontiac – Welfare Check / Administration of NARCAN / OUID. #15-68966. SUMMARY: Deputies responded to Montcalm and Lakeside Dr. for a welfare check. The caller reported a red pickup stopped in the…
Man Up Picnic Celebrating Strong Fathers June 20 in Pontiac (compiled, May 8, 2015) The MAN UP PICNIC is Back the UNITED MEN IN ACTION want you to join us in celebrating all the Good Fathers, Role Models, and Even Strong Mothers that work everyday building the next generations. The Picnic is going to be…
Deputies Save Two Young Girls from Hostage Situation in Pontiac (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, May 7, 2015) INCIDENT: 08:01 hrs. – May 5 – City of Pontiac – Felonious Assault – Malicious Destruction of Property (MDOP) / Barricaded Suspect / SWAT Activation. #15-67214 SUMMARY: Deputies responded to the 300 block of N. Johnson Street on…
Sales Tax, Mixed Drinks, City Charter, Schools and More in May 5 Elections (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 3, 2015) Tuesday, May 5, 2015 is Election Day and there is a state-wide proposal on the ballot as well as a handful of local initiatives. STATEWIDE SALES TAX INCREASE State-wide voters will be asked to increase the…
Pontiac Voters to Decide on New City Charter, Election May 5 (Crystal A. Proxmire, May 2, 2015) The last time the City Charter for Pontiac was revised, the year was 1981. Since that time, the City has seen many changes including years with an emergency financial manager, the dismantling of the police, fire and water…
Springtime Means Stop Pruning Oak Trees (compiled, May 2, 2015) The experts at MSU Extension are advising people to avoid the spread of Oak Wilt by not pruning their Oak trees now that it is springtime. According to Bert Cregg, Michigan State University Extension, Departments of Horticulture and Forest: “Oak wilt is an aggressive disease…
Students See County Up Close for Youth in Government Day (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 29, 2015) Someday Kira Bacher hopes to become either a lawyer or a judge. “I think I’d like being a judge and helping people. There are people who get wrongly accused and they need someone to help them,” she said. Bacher,…
Suspect Arraigned in Murder of Apartment Painter in Pontiac (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, April 29, 2015) 41 year old Pontiac resident Sammy Hall was arraigned today in front of Judge Preston Thomas of the 50th District Court in the murder of Anthony Hardie of Detroit. He is charged with First Degree Murder and Use of…
Man Murdered While Painting Apartment in Pontiac (Oakland County Sheriff, April 26, 2015) INCIDENT: 13:53 hrs. – City of Pontiac – Homicide Investigation. #15-61589 SUMMARY: Deputies responded to the 10 block of S. Mill Street on the report of a person who had been shot. Deputies searched the apartment building and located an apartment door…
Countdown to Mobile Mayhem – What Google Policy Change Means (Lisa Schmidt, Legal Linguist, April 21, 2015) You’ll be seeing some changes around here in the next couple weeks. That’s because starting April 21, 2015, Google will be promoting mobile friendly websites over any others. Here’s what to expect and how to prepare. Google’s New…
Countdown to Mobile Mayhem – What Google Policy Change Means (Lisa Schmidt, Legal Linguist, April 21, 2015) You’ll be seeing some changes around here in the next couple weeks. That’s because starting April 21, 2015, Google will be promoting mobile friendly websites over any others. Here’s what to expect and how to prepare. Google’s New…
Child on Life Support, Other Serious Injuries after Crash at Woodward & South Blvd. (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, April 20, 2105) The Crash Reconstruction Unit is assisting deputies from the Pontiac Substation with the investigation of a serious injury crash that occurred at 7:08 p.m. on South Blvd near Woodward. A 24 year old…
Child on Life Support, Other Serious Injuries after Crash at Woodward & South Blvd. (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, April 20, 2105) The Crash Reconstruction Unit is assisting deputies from the Pontiac Substation with the investigation of a serious injury crash that occurred at 7:08 p.m. on South Blvd near Woodward. A 24 year old…
32 Year Old Mother Shot Dead in Pontiac (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, April 15, 2015) Deputies were dispatched at 9:54PM last night to the 200 block of S. Shirley for a report of woman having been shot. She died of multiple gunshot wounds. The victim is 32 year old female and homeowner at the home.…
32 Year Old Mother Shot Dead in Pontiac (Oakland County Sheriff’s Dept, April 15, 2015) Deputies were dispatched at 9:54PM last night to the 200 block of S. Shirley for a report of woman having been shot. She died of multiple gunshot wounds. The victim is 32 year old female and homeowner at the home.…
PAL to Serve Pontiac Youth with Sports and Mentorship (compiled, April 12, 2015) Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard is joining forces with community leaders, sports figures and others who care about kids for the Police Athletic League (PAL). The mission of the PAL Program is to create a safe environment and a structure within which…
PAL to Serve Pontiac Youth with Sports and Mentorship (compiled, April 12, 2015) Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard is joining forces with community leaders, sports figures and others who care about kids for the Police Athletic League (PAL). The mission of the PAL Program is to create a safe environment and a structure within which…
Key to Regional Transit is Eliminating Excuses, RTA CEO Says (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 4, 2015) “I should take every excuse away from you for why you don’t use the service.” That’s the plan coming from the Regional Transit Authority’s CEO Michael Ford as he and his team explore transit options that will connect communities…
NCRC#2: “The Final Test of Everything,” HUD Secretary Speaks on Fair Housing Mission (video) (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 2, 2015) This is part of our series of stories from the National Community Reinvestment Coalition Conference in Washington DC from March 25-28, 2015. Learn more at www.ncrc.org. As Julian Castro grows into his role as the…