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Local first responder undergoes open heart surgery BY KARA SZYMANSKI kszymanski@candgnews.com
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Shelby Township police are asking for the public’s assistance to identify a vehicle that they say was involved in the hit-and-run of a valet at the Palazzo Grande Oct. 27.
Shelby police searching for hit-and-run suspect BY KARA SZYMANSKI kszymanski@candgnews.com
Joel Morris, a firefighter/paramedic who served more than 20 years in the Shelby Township Fire Department and six years in the Utica Fire Department, had successful open-heart surgery in October.
SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Shelby Township Police Department is looking for assistance from the public in identifying a person involved in a hit-and-run incident at the Palazzo Grande at approximately 8 p.m. Oct. 27. According to police, a black Ram 1500 Classic pickup truck struck a valet driver in the north parking lot of the banquet hall, located at 54660 Van Dyke Ave., which caused injuries to the valet. The driver left the scene after checking on the valet, but she did not provide any contact information. Detective Jordan Haughee, of the Shelby Township Police See SEARCH on page 10A
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SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Joel Morris, a firefighter/paramedic who served more than 20 years at the Shelby Township Fire Department and six years in the Utica Fire Department, who currently is a paramedic at Universal Macomb Ambulance Service, recently underwent open heart surgery. Morris, who is 57, has had eight cardiac catheterizations since his first one in 2006. He has had seven stents placed in the arteries of his heart, including one back on Feb. 16. He and his fiancée got a bigger scare after that procedure when they were told that it would be a temporary fix and Morris would require open heart surgery. Morris had a double bypass operation Oct. 5. He is now home recovering. The family did not want to ask for money donations for the surgery, but post-surgery, they found out he will be out of work for eight weeks. As a result, they set up a page at gofundme.com. To find the page, go to gofundme. com and search for “Help Paramedic Morris after open heart surgery.”