At prison bonds are formed
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
By Lisa Gervais, Assistant Editor
Read more at Voice NewsEllen Pach and Jean Salera pass through a metal detector at the Macomb Correctional Facility before standing, arms askew, as a guard pats them down.
They take off their socks and shoes, showing the guard the soles of their feet before she gives them the OK to travel further into the prison.
The guard calls, "Door one," and Pach and Salera, along with prison liaison Michelle Williams, move into another room where they collect tracking devices from another guard. The devices must stay on them their entire visit, keeping tabs on where they are and, with the pull of a string, alerting prison officials of trouble.
Heading out into the courtyard at the facility, sandwiched between 26 Mile Road and Interstate 94, a prisoner holds the door for the group, and as they pass through he says, "God bless you."
Chesterfield man recovering after being shot in the face
Read more at Voice NewsWednesday, July 21, 2010
By Lisa Gervais, Assistant EditorTwenty-three-year old Markus Green was driving home from Detroit to Chesterfield Township in the early morning of June 22.
Green, who was working for RSIG Security that night, drove his car up Mount Elliott on the city's east side.
Just hours earlier, thousands of revelers had packed Detroit's riverfront for a fireworks display. But at 3 a.m., the streets Green was driving were nearly empty.
As he approached East Outer Drive, a traffic light at the intersection changed and Green, a father to two young children with another due in December, slowed his car to stop.
As he was waiting at the light, a red Jeep Grand Cherokee - which Green felt had been following him since he left work - pulled in front of his vehicle, blocking him at the light. A man was in the driver's seat, a female passenger next to him.
The driver, gun drawn, fired two shots at Green before he had time to react.
Surviving and thriving: Detroit Arms racks up business despite economy
Read more at Voice NewsWednesday, October 27, 2010
By Lisa Gervais, Assistant EditorThree years ago, Jim and Doreen Hankins opened a gun shop in a small building on 23 Mile Road in Chesterfield TownshipThe business was a new venture for the Hankins.
Doreen had 20 years experience in the moving and storage field and co-owned a wedding photography business with her husband. She took time off to raise their four children, but after her youngest child started middle school, she wanted to go back to work.
She envisioned opening a bakery or deli.
But after a trip to a gun store with her husband, she lamented the way she was treated by a male staff member, telling him things would be different if she ran a gun store.
Blasts injure worker
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
By Lisa Gervais, Journal Register News Service
Explosions at a welding supply company in Marysville sent one employee to the hospital Monday as smoke filled the sky and secondary explosions rattled windows.
The initial blast at South Park Welding Supply Inc. on Gratiot Boulevard happened at about 8:30 a.m. and was followed by multiple explosions that triggered a fire.
By the afternoon, Matthew Reeves, a firefighter with the Marysville Fire Department, said the blaze was under control and the department was beginning an investigation into the explosions. He said department personnel wouldn't be able to say what caused the explosion until the investigation was over. The first blast occurred in the rear of the property, eyewitnesses said.
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Suspect charged in vandalism spree in New Baltimore
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
By Lisa Gervais, Assistant Editor
Read more at Voice NewsNew Baltimore Police nabbed a Grinch who recently went on a malicious destruction spree in the area, damaging property throughout New Baltimore and setting of a pop bottle bomb on a resident’s front porch.
Police arrested John Joseph Karas, 20, of Detroit, on Dec. 19 in connection with 14 vehicle tire slashings, one detonation of an explosive device and destruction of three inflatable Christmas lawn decorations. He was also found to be in possession of marijuana at the time of his arrest.
Repeat drunken driver arrested
Read more at Macomb DailyWednesday, February 3, 2010
By Lisa Gervais, Journal Register News Service
A Warren man added another drunken driving offense to a long list of priors after he was arrested for operating a vehicle while impaired in Chesterfield Township.Chad Gary Kumaus, 43, was taken into custody Jan. 23 after township police officers responded to a 911 hang-up at a residence in the 40000 block of East Aulac.Kumaus has nine prior OWI convictions dating back to 1986.
Torrice claims detective testimony was perjury
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
By Lisa Gervais, Assistant Editor
Michael Torrice said he has evidence a detective who testified in his 2009 civil court case deliberately perjured himself.
"I have audio voice recordings that prove this detective intentionally perjured himself during our civil trial which absolutely affected the outcome of the case," Torrice said.
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Anchor Bay native fights 'orphan' disease
Wednesday, September 03, 2008Lisa Gervais Assistant Editor
Kam Redlawsk had no way of knowing, but mysterious symptoms that started cropping up in high school, such as running slower and changes in her gait, would years later lead to a diagnosis of Hereditary Inclusion Body Myopathy.
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