Council receives emergency services report
BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
The St. Clair Shores City Council listened to an annual report presented by Tony Leese, the director of the South East Regional Emergency Services Authority, at their meeting on Aug. 19.
SERESA handles the 911 dispatch center for Roseville, Fraser, Eastpointe and St. Clair Shores. The report was for 2023 and Leese said in a letter attached to the meeting’s agenda that the year saw more progress and improvement in SERESA’s service delivery.
“I am grateful for the professional and dedicated SERESA staff who carry out our vital public safety role each day, and each night, year-round,” Leese said in the letter.
According to the items attached to the agenda, SERESA experienced updates to policy, an organizational restructuring,
See SERESA on page 19A
REMEMBERING JOHN AGNELLO
Son remembers father’s life, legacy left in Shores parade
BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
John Agnello, the man behind so many parades including the St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade, passed away on July 21. Family members and colleagues remembered him as a hard worker and a man incredibly dedicated to his city and his country.
Michael Agnello, John Agnello’s son and the owner of Michael Agnello Jewelers, said his parents moved to the Shores when he was a baby. His mother still lives in the house he grew up in.
See AGNELLO on page 12A
Photo by Dave Rubello
John Agnello, seen sitting in the passenger seat, was the 2023 St. Clair Shores Veteran of the Year during last year’s St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade. Also pictured are, from left, his wife Mary Lou Agnello; his daughter Kathy Agnello Hanson; his son Michael Agnello; and Councilman Chris Vitale.
Professional Profiles ComParison
Peter J. Lucido Opponent
Current Legal Practice Employment
Currently serving as the elected Macomb County Prosecutor since 2020.
Currently unemployed.
Legal Practice & Management Experience
• Chief Law Enforcement Officer of Macomb County, managing over 70 attorneys and 75+ legal support staff handling more than 60,000 legal actions during the last 4 years.
• Restored integrity & competency in one of the most corruptly run Prosecutor’s Office in the history of Michigan.
• Private practice attorney & founder of a Macomb County based law firm defending rights of individuals, families and seniors for over 35+ years.
• Litigated hundreds of cases in Macomb County Courts.
• Represented thousands of clients in Macomb County.
• Member of the Macomb County Bar Association, 40 years.
• Over 36 years as licensed attorney.
• Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office, 3 years.
• Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, 6 years.
• No top-level experience managing a County Prosecutor’s Office or a private law firm.
• No experience fighting corruption in a Prosecutor’s’ Office.
• Never litigated a case in a Macomb County.
• Never represented a client in a Macomb County Court.
• No membership in the Macomb County Bar Association.
• Less than 10 years as licensed attorney.
Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office Firsts
• First Conviction Integrity Unit.
• First Hate Crimes Unit.
• First Warrant Appeals Unit.
• First Major Crimes Unit.
• Hired most women attorneys during a four-year term.
• See web site for complete list.
NONE
Awards for Legal Practice in Macomb
• National Association of Counties County presented 26 awards to the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office during Prosecutor Lucido’s tenure.
• See web site for complete list.
State Legislative & Public Policy Experience
• Served 2 years in the Michigan Senate, and 4 years in the Michigan House of Representatives.
• See web site for complete list.
Personal Legal Record
• Never arrested or charged with a crime.
NONE NONE
• Criminally charged in Ann Arbor (Case # 08W186476).
Civic & Involvement in Macomb County
• Macomb Hall of Fame Inductee.
• Macomb Community Correction, Board Member.
• Macomb Care House, Board Member.
• Current or past member of more than 10 non-profit and community organizations based in Macomb County.
• See web site for complete list.
• President of less than 2 years old nonprofit organization that co-sponsored a public event at Warren City Hall in June of 2024 during which children were exposed to sexually explicit materials and sex toys according to a July 8, 2024 report in the Macomb Daily newspaper.
Small Business Ownership & Job Creation
• Founded one of Macomb County’s largest independent law firms.
• Founder & former Publisher of Macomb Now Magazine.
NONE
Peter J. Lucido went to Lansing to make law. Now, Peter is home working to end the corruption in Macomb County.
Under Pete’s leadership, he has activated a “Public Corruption & Ethics Unit” at the Prosecutor’s ofce, because justice demands it!
Tuesday, November 5th
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Guns N’ Hoses strengthens camaraderie, raises money
BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
Not only did the Guns N’ Hoses softball game build camaraderie between the St. Clair Shores Police Department and St. Clair Shores Fire Department, it also raised money for three great charities.
Councilwoman and Mayor Pro Tem Candice Rusie said the Guns N’ Hoses softball game raised money for the Great Lakes Burn Camp, Cops for Kids and the St. Clair Shores Women’s Civic League civic funds.
“Which is going to be money we utilize to help projects within the city from other civic or charitable organizations,” Rusie said.
The police won the game. The Aug. 17 contest marked the eighth game hosted by the league and it was also the first game since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020. The last game was played in 2019.
“We decided to try to reintroduce what was becoming a fun annual tradition and hopefully we’ll be able to do this again next year and the year after that,” Rusie said.
It was originally started as a fundraiser for the
league and also to help the Fire Department and Police Department fundraise for their charities as well.
“We wanted to just have a day of camaraderie between the community,” Rusie said. “Between different organizations.”
Sarah DeDonatis, the Women’s Civic League vice president and Guns N’ Hoses event chair, said the event started around 2013 and that the league has been around since 1939.
“We were looking for ways to help our community, which is one of our bases for existing, but
Photo provided by the St. Clair Shores Police Department
The St. Clair Shores Police Department won the first Guns N’ Hoses game since the pandemic.
See SOFTBALL on page 13A
More than just desserts
Apple Pie Week creates yummy treats, fun memories
BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
Apple Pie Week has taken place for a very long time, and it’s enjoyed by everyone, including Senior Activity Center members and staff.
Betty Bladdick, a longtime member and an original Apple Pie Week participant, said they started Apple Pie Week when the current center first opened.
“Because they were in a school before they moved here, and I’m sure they were making apple pies then,” Bladdick said. “So I’ve been here ever since.”
Bladdick also said what made her want to join in were the people she met at the center.
“They all were into doing apple pies, so I joined them, too,” Bladdick said. “I’ve been here at Apple Pie Week (for) at least 50 years.”
She added she loves Marti Marques, the cook at the Senior Activity Center for 16 years. She has a lot of fun participating and talking with people. Different participants take on different tasks with some peeling, coring, mixing the apples with other ingredients and much more. Marques bakes the pies in the convection ovens in the kitchen.
Bladdick said she sees the same amount of people from year to year with some new faces as well as repeat participants. They have enough people to fill around 20 tables with 10 seats each.
“It’s quite a nice group,” Bladdick said.
Bladdick said the community always lines up to get the pies that cost $14 each this year. Matthew Hubinsky, director of the Senior Activity Center, said all the money they raise goes toward the center’s food program.
“Since I’ve been here, it raises about $10,000 each year for the food program that goes back to the food costs which as we know are rising,” Hubinsky said. “It’s very helpful in that sense.”
Marques said around 1,000 pies are baked during the week with anywhere from 200 to 250 pies sold per day. Around 80 bushels of apples are used. Hubinsky said the apples are supplied by Brookwood Fruit Farm in Almont and they’ve had a great relationship since before he came to the center.
But the type of apples they receive depends on how the season goes, Marques said.
“It’s funny because people will ask you what kind of apples you’re using,” Marques said. “You’re using what they have.”
Due to the apple changes from year to year, the seniors and Marques adjust the recipes they use. They write down any recipes they use for the next year.
Marques also says the community is happy to help the center.
Before, they sold the pies at an art fair, and the previous Senior Activity Center coordinator made some changes.
“When I started here, they would make the pies, hold out until the weekend of the art fair and sell them at the art fair,” Marques said.
With the change to sell them at the Senior Activity Center, they showcased the
Photo by Alyssa Ochss
The apples for the Senior Activity Center’s Apple Pie Week come from Brookwood Fruit Farm in Almont, Michigan.
by Patricia O’Blenes
Construction ongoing in Lake Shore, Lakeview districts
BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
Both the Lake Shore and Lakeview Public Schools districts will experience ongoing construction in their buildings at the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year.
Lake Shore Schools
Rodgers Elementary School will get several updates to its building including the addition of an early childhood center, an adult education center and an administrative center. These three organizations will be located at the front portion of the elementary building.
“One of the hallmarks of the bond project is to separate this building essentially into two,” Lake Shore Schools Superintendent Joseph DiPonio said. “It’ll still be physically connected but it will be separated in terms of purpose.”
Currently, administration is located at the North Lake High School building next to Kennedy Middle School.
Construction work is also ongoing in the elementary school with amenity upgrades and improvements.
A big change for parents, staff and students due to the construction is the dropoff and parking lot portions of the building. The bus loop for this school year will move and kids will be dropped off before a concrete corridor students walk through to get to the building.
Safety and security have been prioritized
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as the construction team moved through the process, DiPonio said.
He said the district received a $1.25 million grant from the state of Michigan. The money has been a big help due to rising costs of materials and other things that have been needed.
“That really knocked down the cost to our community in terms of getting this project done,” DiPonio said.
Temporary walls have been set up to prevent students from accessing certain areas of the school and students will be moving through some parts that already have ongoing construction work. All hanging wires and extra materials will be gone for the safety of the students.
All construction workers who enter the Rodgers Elementary School building have been screened, DiPonio said.
Construction started in the spring. At the time of the interview, DiPonio said the Rodgers Elementary School side of the construction would be done by the beginning of the 2025 school year.
The early childhood center and adult education areas will be done by the beginning of the 2026 school year.
DiPonio said parents were given information about the construction in the spring and regular communication started before the beginning of the school year.
“We just need everyone to come with a very patient and calm mindset with this,” DiPonio said.
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Lake Shore Schools Superintendent Joseph DiPonio stands in one of the hallways in Rodgers Elementary School.
LAC STE. CLAIRE FINE ART FAIR APPROACHING
BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
In year 36, the Lac Ste. Claire Fine Art Fair is still going strong and still has a wide variety of artisans to buy from.
Sara-Rose Melby, Lac Ste. Claire Fine Art Fair entrance chairperson, said all the proceeds raised from the fair go to the Miss St. Clair Shores scholarship program. The fair will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 14-15.
Melby said she is excited for the fair and one of her favorite parts is the community.
“It’s like preparing for one big holiday weekend all year long,” Melby said. “And it’s always nice to see it come to fruition and see all the artists.”
She said there’s a little bit of everything for the public to enjoy and take part in.
The Detroit Institute of Arts will have its own tent. A giant canvas will be available for people to paint. The hope for this canvas, Melby said, is to exhibit it in St. Clair Shores and raffle it off.
“It should be awesome,” Melby said. “There’s definitely going to be items for everyone to enjoy.”
Visit the Friends of the Library at the Lac Ste. Claire Fine Art Fair
The Friends of the St. Clair Shores Public Library will have a booth at the Lac Ste. Claire Fine Art Fair on Sept. 14-15. They will have lots of puzzles available for purchase. The booth is traditionally near the entrance of the fair at Veterans Memorial Park, located at 32400 Jefferson Ave.
Community organizations will have information available for eventgoers to browse through and local high school artists will have a chance to win awards for their pieces.
“It’s just a really nice family-oriented art fair,” Melby said.
Miss St. Clair Shores and Miss St. Clair Shores Teen will sing the national anthem and with the help of a local Boy Scouts troop, they raise the flag each day.
“And it is like magical to hear the quiet before the show starts and see everybody in awe of the Stars and Stripes going up the pole.” Melby said. “And then the gate opens, and we get flooded with people who are ready to just walk around and enjoy the park and enjoy art.”
Melby has gone to the art fair since she was a young girl, and she said she loves to see the families who are regulars grow and enjoy the event.
There is no admission charge for the event, parking is free and no park passes are needed. The park will be closed on Sept. 13 for set up.
“After a certain time, we can’t let people in because we have vehicles and equipment moving in and out,” Melby said. “So for their safety, we close the park on the 13th.”
Call Staff Writer Alyssa Ochss at (586) 498-1103.
Proponents say ECCA will expand education choices for families
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
WARREN — As the new school year started, a press conference was held Aug. 28 at Regina High School where attendees discussed a federal bill that supporters say would give parents more choices for their children’s education.
Bill No. 531, titled the Educational Choice for Children Act or ECCA, was introduced last year and is currently under review in the Committee on Ways and Means.
Proponents of the bill include the Invest in Education Coalition, U.S. Rep. John James, R-Shelby Township, and Beth DeShone, executive director of the Great Lakes Education Project. All attended the press conference. In-
vest in Education Coalition advocates at the federal level for legislation so K-12 parents can choose the best school or education service for their children.
“The design of this bill is basically to ensure that families who face obstacles and barriers at the state level will be able to access the resources they need to broaden the array of educational options available to them,” said Greg Brock, a senior advisor with the Invest in Education Coalition.
Bill No. 531, if passed, will fund K-12 scholarships through private donations that cover essential elements including tuition, tutoring and special needs services for public, private, charter and homeschooled children.
“This Educational Choice for Children
See ECCA on page 25A
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Library to host Try-It Thursdays
Join the St. Clair Shores Public Library for two more sessions of Try-It Thursdays.
Sessions are from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and are open to everyone 5 and older.
On Oct. 3, patrons can try 3D printing and digital building blocks. On Oct. 10, patrons can try the heat press and 3D pens.
Registration is required for this event and can be done online on the library’s calendar of upcoming events at scslibrary.org, by phone at (586) 771-9020 or in person by visiting the library at 22500 11 Mile Road.
Those 13-years-old and younger must be accompanied by an adult who must also be registered.
Library to host Make-It Monday on Sept. 16
The St. Clair Shores Public Library will host another Make-It Monday session from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sept. 16.
According to a press release, the library’s makerspace has the resources available to fit a variety of interests including crafts, technology and more.
This session is available for participants 5 and older. Those younger than 13 must be accompanied by an adult.
Registration is required before the session and starts on Sept. 3. It can be done in person, by calling (586) 771-9020 or online at scslibrary.org.
“Funding for Make-It Mondays is provided in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library of Michigan,” the press release stated.
Library to celebrate International Dot Day
The St. Clair Shores Public Library in-
vites patrons to join them to celebrate International Dot Day.
According to a press release, it celebrates courage, creativity and collaboration. It is based off Peter Reynolds’ story “The Dot” about a young girl who “finds the courage to make her mark on the world, starting with just one dot.”
Patrons are invited to come in and make their own “dot” and decorate the library from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 16. There is no registration and supplies will be available.
Little Yogi Yoga coming to library
The Youth Services Department at the St. Clair Shores Public Library will host Little Yogi Yoga for children 6-8 beginning in late September.
Children will join instructor Jenn Perkins as she leads them through a 30-minute yoga class full of movement and mindfulness. It also includes a story to “calm the mind.”
This is a four-week session, meeting every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. The first session is on Sept. 25. Activities are sensory friendly, and patrons can bring their own mat, or one will be provided.
A waiver must be signed by a legal parent or guardian for participation. Adults must stay with their children for the sessions. Registration is required and starts on Sept. 16. Patrons can register online through the calendar of events at scslibrary.org, in person at the library, by phone at (586) 7719020 and by email at SCSYouth@libcoop. net.
The library is located at 22500 11 Mile Road.
Lucido decides not to authorize charges in double voting case
According to a press release, Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido said he will not authorize charges in connection to a double-voting case that occurred in St. Clair
Shores during the August primary election.
In the press release on Aug. 29, Lucido cited a lack of probable cause suggesting a crime occurred.
On Aug. 6, four individuals allegedly cast a ballot in person as well as an absentee ballot. St. Clair Shores City Clerk Abby Barrett and her team noticed the double vote and immediately informed Macomb County officials in accordance with Michigan election law.
“We evaluate cases based on facts. St. Clair Shores elections officials quickly identified the issue, preserved records for review, and reported it promptly. This demonstrates that election safeguards are effective and maintain overall integrity,” Lucido said in the emailed press release. “Voters, election officials and law enforcement come from different backgrounds and areas, but we all share the same goal to safeguard our most sacred duty as Americans — E pluribus unum.”
Triumphant Cross Lutheran Church to host rummage sale
Triumphant Cross Lutheran Church will host a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 12-13 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 14.
A variety of items will be available including knickknacks, linens, appliances and more. Proceeds will be used to fund community projects.
For more information call (586) 7765025. The church is located at 22360 13 Mile Road in St. Clair Shores.
Get your polka on at Shorestoberfest
Shorestoberfest is coming to St. Clair Shores again this year with live music, contests and much more.
The event is from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. Featured live music will be an accordionist from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
and by the Kielbasa Kings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Food trucks will be available for eventgoers to enjoy. Contests include a Stein holding competition, the best Bavarian costume and more.
Admission is free and the fest will be held at Veterans Memorial Park, 32400 Jefferson Ave. Eventgoers must be 21-years-old and older.
VFW to host Voice of Democracy scholarship program
The VFW is hosting its Voice of Democracy scholarship program to help students through a “democratic and patriotic themed recorded essay,” a press release stated.
The theme for this year’s program will be, “Is America Today Our Forefathers’ Vision?”
The national first-place winner of the program receives a $35,000 scholarship paid directly to their education of choice. Other national scholarships range from $1,000 to $21,000.
Visit the VFW’s national website to download the 2024-2025 entry form and find a local sponsoring VFW Post. Applications must be turned in by midnight on Oct. 31.
VFW to host parking lot sale
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Walter F. Bruce Post Auxiliary will host a parking lot sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 14.
A variety of vendors will be selling crafts, vintage items and more.
The cost to participate as a vendor is $30 for two parking spaces, to sell as many items as will fit in the space, a press release said. Vendors get to keep the money they make and the fee will go to the VFW’s relief fund. No refunds are given on the spaces.
To reserve spaces or ask questions, email teheresakujo@gmail.com.
The VFW is located at 28404 Jefferson Avenue.
— Alyssa Ochss
OCTOBER 12TH
Agnello
from page 1A
Michael Agnello said his father was very involved in the Veterans of Foreign Wars and with the city and that he joined various boards in St. Clair Shores.
Originally, the Memorial Day Parade was an idea the VFW came up with, he said.
“The parade has always been theirs really from the beginning and then my dad turned it into something bigger,” Michael Agnello said. “In fact, he turned parades in general into something bigger. He saw that there was also an opportunity to do that as another one of his jobs.”
John Agnello started helping with the parade around the 1950s and stayed for about 25 years before he left. Michael Agnello said this was because his other parades needed more help. He said his father worked in public relations at General Motors Co. and that he “was great at getting things done.”
“He had a passion for the St. Clair Shores Memorial Day Parade and took off with it,” Michael Agnello said.
He remembered his father started work on the next year’s parade before the current parade was already done.
“It was just such a passion for him, and he just kept making it bigger and bigger and bigger and better and better and better,” he said.
John Agnello was a Korean War veteran decorated with a Purple Heart and the Bronze Star Medal with a “V” device for valor. Michael Agnello said his father
See AGNELLO on page 17A
John Agnello was a Korean War veteran and also the man behind many parades throughout the United States and Canada.
Photo provided by Michael Agnello
Apple
page 5A
center, had fresh baked pies daily and avoided the bees surrounding the pies. They also previously sold the pies in bags before they switched to boxes.
“We had a sell out the very first time we did this,” Marques said.
She went on to call it a good idea.
“I think it’s been nice because there are people that didn’t even know the Senior Center was here,” Marques said. “So (you) have to come here to pick up a pie. It’s worked out really, really well to bring some notoriety.”
Hubinsky said everyone has a fun time.
“Everyone’s laughing, having a good time,” Hubinsky said. “It’s a great social event, too.”
Bladdick said there’s a lot of camaraderie during Apple Pie Week and she has fun while working.
Marques loves working at Apple Pie Week, calling it a great community project. She hopes it continues on.
“I can’t imagine it not going on because I think everybody loves it so much and I think they look forward to it,” Marques said.
Apple pies will be available starting at 2 p.m. on Sept. 10 until they are all sold out. There are no presales and pies will be sold curbside. Cash and check only are accepted and people are limited to two pies the first couple days of the sale. The Senior Activity Center is located at 20100 Stephens.
Call Staff Writer Alyssa Ochss at (586) 498-1103.
Softball
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also ways to incorporate police and fire,” DeDonatis said.
There are seven members of the league and DeDonatis said they went to well over 100 businesses to collect donations. With that help, they gave away 53 door prizes and had other separate raffles. They also had sponsors who contributed money.
“It was just a beautiful collaboration,” DeDonatis said.
St. Clair Shores Fire Department Chief James Piper said that though he wasn’t at the event, he thinks the crew had a good time.
“It’s always a good opportunity for some camaraderie and some friendly competition with the police, and it raises some good money for charity,” Piper said.
Piper said the police have had a good time “ribbing” them because they won, but he said the Fire Department would be doing the same thing if they had won.
“We work really closely with them which is great and so any time you get a chance for some of that friendly competition it’s always fun,” Piper said.
In a post on Facebook, the St. Clair Shores Police Department said this:
“ While we may have joked back and forth on social media, behind the scenes this night was about bringing back an old tradition and strengthening the camaraderie between our two departments.”
The amount raised for charity was not known at press time.
Call Staff Writer Alyssa Ochss at (586) 498-1103.
Photo provided by the St. Clair Shores Police Department
The trophy straps in for a ride back to the St. Clair Shores Police Department after the Guns N’ Hoses game on Aug. 17.
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Construction
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Lakeview Public Schools
Lakeview High School is getting a new addition. Construction started in the spring of the 2023-2024 school year.
Lakeview Public Schools Superintendent Karl Paulson said it is the last addition to the buildings. He said all four elementaries had classrooms added to their buildings as well as office complexes. The new high school addition will have high ceilings, areas for larger meetings, sports training and a new elevator to go to the second floor of the building.
Paulson said the multipurpose rooms will now have space for their cheerleading and dance teams to train.
“What they’ve been doing is doing it on the stage in the auditorium after school
because the ceiling is, you know, the auditorium stage is high,” Paulson said.
A few classrooms at around 1,000 square feet with divider walls will be added as well. The divider allows two classrooms to become one classroom. Paulson said larger meetings with more than 70 people could be held here.
“Most of the time, those (meetings) were happening in the cafeteria,” Paulson said. “Well, now 70 people can be in this space.”
The rooms will have access to technology. This allows sports teams to view video and whole teams can fit in the area.
Paulson said construction will be done in the middle of the school year. During the previous year, the area was closed off to students and they will not have access to it until construction is complete.
“The kids are used to it,” Paulson said.
Call Staff Writer Alyssa Ochss at (586) 498-1103.
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Construction on the new wing of Lakeview High School started in spring of the 2023-2024 school year.
Lakeview Public Schools Superintendent Karl Paulson stands in one of the high ceiling rooms at Lakeview High School.
Agnello
didn’t speak about his time in the military often when he was a child but that in the last 10 years of his life, when Michael Agnello and his brother asked, he opened up about what he experienced during the war.
Michael Agnello spoke about how his father was awarded the Bronze Star by going back into a blown-up mess hall to save another person. Michael Agnello asked him what he was thinking, considering what he had back home.
“He said, ‘I wasn’t,’” Michael Agnello said. “My dad was a medic. He said, ‘It was what we were trained to do, so I just turned and ran and pulled the guy out. I was just doing what I was supposed to do.’”
Michael Agnello went on to say that veterans who came home from Korea didn’t get applause and that people viewed it as more of a conflict and didn’t understand what it was about. As the years went by and as John Agnello wore his Korean War veteran hat in his later years, a lot of people thanked him.
“He loved that stuff,” Michael Agnello said. “And he would thank anyone else with a hat on. He was very much into the pride of
serving your country and the honor of serving your country. He was drafted but he definitely served readily and wholeheartedly.”
John Agnello chose entries in the parade that would enlighten the crowd and make them happy, Michael Agnello said.
“Your floats had to be something beautiful to look at,” Michael Agnello said. “You couldn’t just drive your car that you liked in the parade. He didn’t allow that. Even politicians had to step up their game (and) do something that was entertaining.”
Michael Agnello went on to say that John Agnello had a passion for musical ensembles such as drum and bugle corps. He even went on to help found a group that hosts competitions for drum and bugle corps. This organization was also a way John Agnello found bands for the parades. He’s hosted parades in Michigan, Ohio and even Canada.
Michael Agnello said the parades his father put on were very God-and-countrycentric.
“You just couldn’t come in and twirl batons unless you’re twirling them red, white and blue,” Michael Agnello said. “It had to be God and country, always, in the theme. And he was always so much in love with the country, too. Not just St. Clair Shores. My mom still flies an American flag on a pole in front of their house.”
Michael Agnello was proud of his father growing up and he remembered days spent making ham and cheese sandwiches for the parade entrants. He laughed as he remembered how his mom, sister and he had an assembly line making hundreds of lunches.
“And every band got that,” Michael Agnello said. “I can’t even imagine how many sandwiches we made in those days, but it was a lot. They were good times.”
He worked at the parades since he was young, completing various tasks such as shoveling horse manure and wearing big heads.
“He’d always use me to judge floats, judge bands, things like that,” Michael
Agnello said. “I got to make a couple dollars. It was always a couple bucks. It was just more exciting to do it.”
Michael Agnello said he learned at a young age to let people know how thankful he is for them the moment he thinks about it, something he says people should take to heart. He didn’t have anything left unsaid when his father passed.
“We’re not guaranteed today, let alone tomorrow, so when somebody is special to you make sure they know,” Michael Agnello said.
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CAR CRUISERS DRIVE INTO THEIR LANES
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — If there is a car cruise in town, chances are Gary White is there.
Last month, the Warren resident made the rounds at the Woodward Dream Cruise in Oakland County and Cruisin’ Hines in Hines Park in Wayne County.
“I’ve done the Woodward cruise every year since it started. I started that with my sons,” White said. “Hines Park is always moving. You very seldom see a traffic jam.”
He’s also a regular at the Ukrainian Cultural Center car show on Tuesday nights in Warren, and Sandbaggers on Wednesday nights in Center Line.
On Aug. 28, White brought his 1941 Plymouth Deluxe Coupe to Macomb County for the annual Shorewood Kiwanis Club of St. Clair Shores Harper Charity Cruise. Girlfriend Betsy Spence accompanied him. Amid the tires screeching on Harper, the
BOTTOM RIGHT: John Marino, pictured at the steering wheel, brought his 1967 Dodge Coronet 440 convertible to the annual Shorewood Kiwanis Club of St. Clair Shores Harper Charity Cruise Aug. 28. A number of family members and friends joined in, as did a family pet, a dachshund named John. TOP RIGHT: Gary White, of Warren, takes his 1941 Plymouth Deluxe Coupe to various car shows every week.
horns honking to celebrate the occasion and a live show from local cowboy rockers the Orbitsuns in the background, the pair enjoyed the evening. The event also raised money for local charities.
“The people here are great. You can cruise around,” White, 72, said. “I’ve gotten a lot of compliments on the car today.”
White bought his brown-and-beige model two years ago.
“It’s one that I happened to run across,” the car buff said. “I liked the two-tone.”
He did some work on it to make it road ready.
“I changed all the exhaust on it and I changed up the engine. Things like that,” he said. “We drive the car anyplace we want to go.”
White takes his car out every week, often with Spence by his side. In the early days of the Woodward Dream Cruise, White built his own car, a 1948 Chevy aero sedan. White described the aero sedan as a fastback.
See CRUISERS on page 21A
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SERESA
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expanded public education and much more.
Leese said during the meeting they’re proud of the leadership restructuring that removed some administrative positions and added a managerial position.
“That provides better focus and dedication on our training and our quality assurance programs,” Leese said. “Because of this, informal training as well as formal training has really ramped up in this past year, much more than we’ve ever had.”
Leese also said they are working to increase the number of reviewed calls.
“This allows us to collect data and track trends on our dispatchers and address any concerns that we have,” Leese said. “Problem areas that we may or may not have.”
According to an email from St. Clair Shores Fire Chief James Piper, SERESA has used RapidSOS for two years, which is designed to have better geolocation. It allows emergency services to get a more accurate location from a person calling from a wireless device.
Piper said as more people solely use cellphones, SERESA had to get better at
locating a person using a wireless device as opposed to a landline.
“The system is built and is improving every year,” Piper said. “Technology comes out and gets better, to better pinpoints, so if someone doesn’t necessarily know where they are, you can begin to get a better information picture right there in dispatch on where the caller is calling from.”
In 2023, according to a report attached to the meeting’s agenda, SERESA received 95,556 calls to their 10-digit administrative line, 67,404 outgoing calls, 3,024 911 calls from a landline, 72,024 calls from a wireless device, 5,578 calls from a VoIP source and 190 texts to 911. The total number of calls received in 2023, including traffic stops, was 124,456. This is slightly higher than the previous year with 124,324 calls.
In 2023, the average answer time was 4.5 seconds with 98.54% of calls answered within 15 seconds. The average call time lasted 1 minute and 52 seconds.
Other things Leese mentioned is a continued accreditation in their emergency medical dispatch program, quicker hiring practices, workstation replacements and more.
Councilwoman and Mayor Pro Tem
See SERESA on page 24A
Home Care One Cares For Those In Need
Home Care One Owner Perry Calisi believes in honesty, integrity, and compassion -- and has offered such quality care through his home care business for the past twelve years in Grosse Pointe, St. Clair Shores, and Macomb Township in southeastern Michigan.
Home Care One provides assistance for seniors and patients in their homes, and helps with alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s Disease, hospital and nursing home sitting, interim care during hospice, physical and mental disability assistance for children and adults, and people recovering from surgery. Services also include full or part-time and 24hour care services, and daily living activities such as meal preparation, running errands, assistance with bathing, house cleaning, doctor visits and more.
as everything becomes more expensive,” he said. “In my experience, more people have done better living in their home rather than facilities; just by familiarity and independence.”
Perry said he entered the business by hearing that someone needed help.
“I just set up my own business model for what I would want for my own mother,” he said. “I would want someone honest and compassionate in the house.”
Perry wants to increase community awareness about how his company offers these personalized services to keep your loved ones living independently at home. Perry added that he and his staff go further than the next by helping clients stay as independent as possible.
“The public should look at home care as a way of staying independent, and in one’s own home --
Perry said he tries to match his roughly 18 employees’ personality types with patients. “It assures that there is going to be an assimilation of getting along,” he said.
Betty, a client, said she is “really lucky” to have caregivers take really good care of her. “I get all that pampering,” she said smiling. “They’ve been with me ever since. I haven’t been let down for anything.”
Betty’s caregiver, Theresa, said Perry cares about his clients and he cares about his employees as well. “He is good about matching an employee with a client, which is nice,” she said. “We all work together. He cares all the way around... that is him in general.”
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Owner, Perry Calisi with Caregiver Teresa
CRIME WATCH
Larceny from lockers reported
At 1:54 p.m. on Aug. 8, a report was made about a larceny that occurred at a business in the 20000 block of Eight Mile Road.
The manager, a 23-year-old woman, stated that several patrons had told her a person had stolen money from their lockers. Four men reportedly had money taken from their locker ranging in value from $60 to $200 stolen from each locker. One man said the suspect left him around $15. All victims had locks on their lockers and reported that only their lock and cash were missing. The manager stated that the suspect has hit multiple other locations in the area including Ann Arbor and more.
The suspect was taken in by the Plymouth Police Department. He has a history of crimes, is a wanted person in Illinois and is a listed sex offender in Wisconsin. There were no convictions in Michigan on his record. A warrant was requested through the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office after investigators reviewed the evidence and the request was authorized on four counts of larceny.
Armed robbery on Jefferson Avenue
At 5:03 a.m. on Aug. 30, a report was made about an armed robbery that occurred in the 25000 block of Jefferson Avenue.
The night shift store clerk, a 34-yearold woman, stated she was alone in the building when a man came up to the register and told her to give him the money in the cash register. The woman misunderstood what he said and asked him again. The suspect repeated what he said and reportedly lifted up his shirt revealing a black handgun in his waistband. The clerk then took around $340 out of the cash register and gave it to the man. He stuffed the cash in his pockets and then left in an unknown direction.
The clerk called her manager before she called the police, which she said was a couple minute delay. The clerk stated the man came in before wanting to buy cigarettes earlier in the morning, but then changed his mind. Video surveillance shows similar events to what was described.
A DNA swab was done on the door and the counter.
Larceny on Euclid
At around 11:42 a.m. on Sept. 1, a report was made about a larceny that occurred in the 23000 block of Euclid Street.
The victim, a 34-year-old woman, parked her vehicle in her driveway around 7
p.m. on Aug. 31. She went to bed at around 1:30 a.m. and she was awakened at around 3:30 a.m. to fraud notifications from her financial institutions. She accidentally left her purse in the car overnight, allowing the vehicle to be unlocked and entered.
When she checked her car, her purse was under the rear tire with her credit cards and her boyfriend’s credit cards were missing. She went to CVS, where three transactions were recorded, and they told her she must file a police report for them to turn over the surveillance footage to law enforcement.
Attempted vehicle theft on Visnaw Street
At 9:19 p.m. on Sept. 3, a report was made about an attempted vehicle theft that occurred in the 22000 block of Visnaw Street.
The neighbor and witness, a 32-yearold man, stated he heard a noise and looked outside his window. When he looked, he said he saw a man looking into his neighbor’s car. The witness yelled, “Hey, what are you doing?” The man and the witness then observed a gray vehicle slowly pull up to the victim’s driveway.
The suspect slowly walked to the vehicle and got in before speeding off on westbound Visnaw. The victim stated his vehicle had been stolen before and anti-theft devices were installed when it was recovered. Both men said their neighbor might have security cameras facing the driveway.
Retail fraud reported on Little Mack Avenue
At 2:46 p.m. on Sept. 3, a report was made about a case of retail fraud that occurred in the 23000 block of Little Mack Avenue.
The president of the business, a 60-yearold woman, stated the suspect pulled into the rear of the store and had employees assist him in loading sod into his vehicle. When the sod was loaded, the suspect left the store, but he never came in to pay.
The woman stated she lets customers load sod before paying because they don’t know how much they will need. After some digging by employees, they managed to find the business that was on the side of the vehicle. The woman called the business with no answer. The amount of sod stolen was worth $276.92.
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Cruisers
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The fastback features a car body style in which the roofline slopes continuously down at the back.
“When I built the car, I found it for $500. I took it completely apart and rebuilt the whole car,” he said. “With help from my friends, it took me seven months. I had it for 20 years.”
He passed his love for cars onto his sons, Willis White and Gary White II, who are now grown.
“My son Gary has a 1947 Pontiac coupe,” White said. “He drove it on Route 66 all the way to Arizona.”
Other car enthusiasts made their way around different car shows this summer, including John Marino, who is the owner of a 1967 Dodge Coronet 440 convertible. The car had already been primed for painting by the previous owner when he bought it last fall. Marino, 65, stripped the car down to bare metal.
The St. Clair Shores resident made a plan to restore the Coronet, anticipating it would take five years. But after working on the car each day for two hours at a time, he
finished everything in just five months.
“When I bought it, I made a long list of everything that needed to be done. I tried to finish things off the list every day with shortterm goals,” Marino said. “I’m happy with it. It’s been photographed a lot. It gets a lot of compliments.”
Marino has always had a passion for working on cars.
“It’s in my blood,” he said.
At age 15, his first car was an Opel model that his dad brought back from Italy. He’s been tinkering under the hood ever since. He’s known to buy inexpensive cars, fix them up and sell them.
“Every car I’ve had, I’ve had to do something to it,” Marino said.
Marino, too, was at the Harper Charity Cruise with a number of family members and friends. They spent the evening together as automobiles of all styles decorated the avenue. The cruise ran from Old Eight Mile Road to Bayside Street near 11 Mile Road.
“This is my favorite cruise. We just have a blast,” Marino said. “I like to go to any car cruise where I can drive.”
If the Marino name sounds familiar it’s because he and his brother, John, own Paisano’s Restaurant in St. Clair Shores, which their grandfather started in 1955.
HARPER CHARITY CRUISE ENJOYED
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SERESA
Candice Russie said she hasn’t received a complaint about SERESA in 14 months.
“It’s a vital service and it seems like whatever issues there had been, they have been resolved and you are providing that service in a very professional, confident fashion, dependable fashion, to our residents,” Rusie said.
Councilman Chris Vitale said he’s heard the opposite with some residents experiencing issues when calling dispatch.
“It largely seems to center around the idea of dispatchers playing lawyer,” Vitale said.
He explained that when a resident called about vagrants, the dispatcher informed the resident that the Supreme Court said they couldn’t do anything. Leese said SERESA’s policy is to not screen any calls.
“If incidents like that are occurring, I’d like to know about them,” Leese said.
Councilman Dave Rubello asked what residents can do to have a quicker emergency call.
Leese said the biggest thing is for residents and others to know where they are and to give a brief overview of the situation. Questions may still be asked while the call is ongoing though.
Piper said the report shows the work of the fire department so they can show it to the state.
“For the average citizen, it gives you a good metric of what your fire department is doing and what your police department is doing,” Piper said.
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“That helps us have a better performing fire department,” Piper said.
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He said the chiefs may use this information to get more staffing or equipment if the numbers show a need for it. It helps inform residents where their fire and police tax money is going.
Photo by Alyssa Ochss
The annual SERESA report tells residents and state offices how the fire department and police department are doing in terms of emergency calls.
LEFT: U.S. Rep. John James, R-Shelby Township, said the Educational Choice for Children Act, if passed, would provide $10 billion in annual tax credits to taxpayers to fund textbooks, tuition, supplies and equipment for public, private, charter and homeschooled students. RIGHT: Greg Brock, a senior advisor with the Invest in Education Coalition, addresses attendees at the press conference Aug. 28 at Regina High School in Warren.
ECCA
from page 8A
Act is such an exciting opportunity to change the dynamic here in Michigan and provide families with supplemental support for their children’s education,” DeShone said. “This legislation would allow families to pay for things like tuition, tutoring and many other educational enrichments they desperately need to set their children on the best path for a successful future.”
If signed into federal law, the ECCA will allow individuals and corporations a new tax credit after 2023 for charitable contributions to tax-exempt organizations that provide scholarships to elementary and secondary
school students. Beneficiaries must be members of a household with incomes not greater than 300% of the area median gross income and be eligible to enroll in a public elementary or secondary school.
According to the bill’s language, it excludes from the gross income of taxpayer dependents any scholarship amount for the elementary or secondary education expenses of eligible students. It also prohibits governmental control over scholarship granting organizations.
Anthony J. de Nicola, chairman of the Board of Invest in Education Coalition is a Michigan native who grew up in the Albion area and attended Catholic school, as did his three children. He would like to see other families have the same opportunity if they choose.
See ECCA on page 26A
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ECCA
James, who co-sponsored the bill, said it would expand education freedom by providing $10 billion in annual tax credits made available to taxpayers to fund textbooks, tuition, supplies and equipment. Math and reading scores and student mental health are among his concerns.
“Mental health issues are skyrocketing because there’s hopelessness running rampant among generations who do not see a brighter future. A quality education is a basic civic right and we must fight to protect it,” said James, a graduate of Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills. “I believe every child regardless of ZIP code or income should have the opportunity for success. I firmly believe that when you give parents a choice, you give children a chance. We have to return power to the people and get money down to the lowest level so teachers can do their jobs.”
Sterling Heights parent Michelle Smith has a first- and second-grader who attend a private Christian school, but it is a sacrifice financially.
“The most important thing we can do as parents is give our kids the best start. We have no issue necessarily with public schooling but for us what felt right was making sure our kids
grew up in a faith-based environment,” she said. “This bill would be an excellent opportunity for other families who might not be able to afford to send their kid to a private school to have that opportunity.”
Eastpointe Community Schools Superintendent Christina Gibson, however, is not in favor of the ECCA and believes vouchers — whether as direct payments or tax credits — do not correlate with improved student outcomes.
“Vouchers primarily serve to save money for wealthier families, rather than addressing the broader needs of all students,” she said in a statement. “Studies have shown that voucher systems can have a more detrimental impact on student performance than significant disruptions like the COVID-19 pandemic or natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina.”
Gibson has reached out to James’ office to express her concerns.
“Instead of competing for students, we should be united in advocating for our children by supporting communities and strengthening public education,” Gibson said. “What we know works is placing highly qualified, welltrained, and well-compensated teachers in front of students. The primary beneficiaries of voucher systems are often families who already have their children in private schools.”
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Metro Boat Show: Find boats, cruisers, yachts, personal watercraft, canoes, kayaks, paddleboards and more, plus hear live music, meet Paws, tour Pride of Michigan and cruise on Spirit of Lake St. Clair, 1-7:30 p.m. Sept. 12 and 13, 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Sept. 14, and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sept. 15, Lake St. Clair Metropark, 31300 Metropolitan Parkway in Harrison Township, boatmichigan.org
SEPT. 14-15
Lac Ste. Claire Fine Art Fair: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Veterans Memorial Park, 32400 Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores, sararosemelby@ymail.com, (586) 298-2788, facebook.com/LSCFAF
SEPT. 19
TayTay Dance Party: Tribute hosted by The DJ Swiftie, 7 p.m., Macomb Center for the Perfoming Arts on Macomb Community College - Center Campus, 44575 Garfield Road in Clinton Township, macombcenter. com, (586) 286-2222
SEPT. 20-21
Museumfest: Gaming from end of work day Friday until Saturday evening, Michigan Military Technical & Historical Society Museum, 16600 Stephens Road in Eastpointe, (586) 872-2581, mimths@ mimths.org, mimths.org
SEPT. 21
Fall plant exchange: Hosted by Yardeners of St. Clair Shores, 9-11
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a.m., parking lot of St. Clair Shores Public Library, 22500 11 Mile Road, scsyardeners@gmail.com
SEPT. 23
TV trivia: For ages 18 and older, sign up as team of four or be paired with other individuals, 6:30-7:45 p.m., St. Clair Shores Public Library, 22500 11 Mile Road, free but registration required, (586) 771-9020, scsadult@libcoop.net, scslibrary.org
SEPT. 28
Jammin’ at the Junction: Car show, live music, food vendors, awards and more, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Utica Road between 12 Mile Road and Gratiot Avenue in Roseville, roseville-mi.gov
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Farmers market: Also food trucks and entertainment for kids, 8 a.m.2 p.m. Sept. 22 and Oct. 6, plus pumpkin patch noon-6 p.m. Oct. 6, Blossom Heath Park, south of 10 Mile Road on Jefferson Avenue, scsmi.net/877/Farmers-Market
St. Clair Shores Downtown Social District: Vendors, food trucks and street games, 5 p.m.-midnight Sept. 14 and 28, and Oct. 12 and 26, Nine Mile Road and Greater Mack Avenue, facebook.com/Downtown StClairShores
Car shows: Also food, DJ, 50-50, door prizes and awards, 4 p.m.-dusk Thursdays until Sept. 26, St. Margaret of Scotland, 21201 E. 13 Mile Road in St. Clair Shores, (586) 909-4700
• Also raffles, DJ and food, 4-7:30 p.m. Fridays, VFW Bruce Post #1146, 28404 Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores, (586) 524-0449
Silent Book Group: Socializing at 6:30 p.m. and silent reading at 8 p.m. every third Wednesday of month, bring own book, for ages 18 and older, St. Clair Shores Public Library, 22500 11 Mile Road, (586) 771-9020, scslibrary.org
Activities for seniors: Crafting, movies, knitting and crocheting, dominoes, euchre, pickleball and many more games, St. Clair Shores Senior Center for Active Adults, 20100 Stephens Road, (586) 4450996
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St. Gertrude Senior’s Club: Meets 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Mondays, St. Margaret of Scotland, 21201 E. 13 Mile Road in St. Clair Shores, (586) 293-2240
Overeaters Anonymous meetings: 10-11 a.m. Saturdays, St. Margaret of Scotland, 21201 E. 13 Mile Road in St. Clair Shores, (586) 2930814
Sweet Mountain Strings: Dulcimer music group for all levels, 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Big Family of Michigan, 23500 Pare St. (Suite 1) in St. Clair Shores, (586) 777-4602
Lakeshore Ukulele Strummers: Jam sessions for all levels, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Lakeshore Presbyterian Church, 27801 Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores, (586) 321-9535
Lakeside Palette Club of St. Clair Shores: Open studio events, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Clair Shores Adult Education Center inside North Lake High School, 23340 Elmira St., (586) 944-8253, LPCofSCS@gmail.com, lakesidepaletteclub.org Story time: 1:30 p.m. every second Wednesday of month, near Dick’s Sporting Goods at Macomb Mall, 32233 Gratiot Ave. in Roseville, shopmacombmall.com CLASS REUNIONS Mount Clemens High School — all
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Police assist with getting drunken moviegoer to leave
STERLING HEIGHTS — Police went to a movie theater in the 44000 block of Mound Road, near Dobry Drive/M-59, Aug. 9 upon hearing that an intoxicated man wouldn’t leave. According to cinema staff, a man was sleeping in one of the top rows and, using vulgar language, told off staff who woke him up and tried to get him to head out.
Police said they roused the sleeping man and told him he had to go, and then the man allegedly stumbled and fell. Police gave the man a preliminary breath test, which reportedly resulted in a 0.399% blood alcohol content. The police and fire departments arranged his hospitalization, the report concluded.
Dog groomer makes, cleans up mess at park ballfield
STERLING HEIGHTS — Police heard a complaint Aug. 11 about a man who was grooming his dogs at the baseball facilities at Donovan Park, 11550 Clinton River Road, and leaving big tufts of dog hair on the baseball diamond. Park staff had reportedly told the man to refrain from doing this before.
Police met with park staff and the dog groomer, and the latter reportedly agreed to pick up the hair and dispose of it rather than blow it around with a leaf blower. Police witnessed the man cleaning up the area and then left.
Restaurant evicts man for trying to swipe tip jar
STERLING HEIGHTS — Police went to a restaurant in the 5000 block of 17 Mile Road, near Mound Road, Aug. 11 upon hearing that a male suspect had tried to steal a tip jar. According to the report, there was a disagreement about the man’s food, and he wanted to get new food.
Although staff said they offered a half-off discount for food, the man reportedly said the business wouldn’t return his money, leading to the alleged attempt to take the tip jar. The restaurant reportedly declined to press charges, but the man was ordered not to return.
Shoplifting suspect found with narcotics
STERLING HEIGHTS — Police investigated a shoplifting report Aug. 9 at Target, 2310 Metropolitan Parkway, near Dequindre Road. A female suspect was searched, and police reportedly found suboxone strips and some sort of pills, for which the suspect allegedly lacked a prescription.
retail fraud as well as possessing narcotics.
Juvenile allegedly shoots person with gel blaster gun
STERLING HEIGHTS — A male juvenile was accused of shooting a gel blaster gun at people in the area of Cherry Creek Lane and Ryan Road during the afternoon of Aug. 11. Police said a caller had been shot but refused medical treatment.
Police checked the vicinity, including Ryan Road, Dobry Drive and Apple Blossom Drive, but couldn’t find the suspect.
Property damage reported on I-94 and 12 Mile Road
ST. CLAIR SHORES — At 6:50 a.m. on Aug. 8, a report was made about property damage on Interstate 94 at 12 Mile Road.
An officer reportedly observed black spray paint with an anti-Israeli message on a concrete privacy wall separating the homes on Hughes Avenue from eastbound I-94. The graffiti was found in three separate sections.
The officer took pictures of the graffiti and had dispatch notify Michigan State Police and the Michigan Department of Transportation for removal.
Felony assault reported on Harper Avenue
ST. CLAIR SHORES — At 7:41 a.m. on Aug. 7, a felony assault report was made in the 31000 block of Harper Avenue.
An officer spoke with the victim, a 26-year-old man, who stated he was assaulted with a car after a nearly physical altercation. The victim and the suspect, a 52-year-old man, were waiting to donate blood when the suspect bumped into the victim. They got into a verbal argument and the manager, a 62-year-old man, told them to leave and denied their donation that day.
Outside, the two squared up to start fighting and the manager stated he placed himself in-between them, de-escalating the confrontation.
Once the suspect was in his car, he asked the victim which bus stop he was going to and drove off.
The victim stated he was walking to the bus stop when the suspect tried to strike him multiple times with his vehicle. He evaded the vehicle multiple times prior to falling over. He was struck in the left arm. The victim was evaluated for injuries, and he refused transport to the hospital.
Officers canvassed the area with no results.
Upon reviewing the videos from the blood donation center, officers were able to determine who the suspect was and what vehicle he drove.
Running vehicle stolen
GROSSE POINTE CITY — An unknown thief is said to have stolen a 2014 Chevrolet Equinox while the victim left the vehicle running and empty while she went into a restaurant in the 17000 block of Kercheval Avenue in The Village at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25 to pick up a carryout. When the victim left the restaurant, her vehicle was missing.
Car taken
GROSSE POINTE PARK — A black 2007 Chrysler
300 was stolen from the 1100 block of Maryland Street between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. Aug.
25. Police said this vehicle was stolen without the keys inside.
Vehicle with keys stolen
GROSSE POINTE WOODS — Sometime between 9 a.m. Aug. 25 and 5 a.m. Aug. 26, an unknown suspect is said to have stolen a vehicle from the 1900 block of Van Antwerp Street while the keys were left inside. Besides the vehicle, the suspect got away with the contents that were left inside, which included a laptop computer, a purse, credit and debit cards, a Michigan driver’s license and a passport.
Gun removed from vehicle
GROSSE POINTE WOODS — A loaded 9 mm Glock pistol was stolen from a vehicle that was parked — and possibly left unlocked — in the driveway of a home in the 2000 block of Allard Avenue between the hours of 4:30 p.m. Aug. 22 and 9:45 a.m. Aug. 23. Police said there were no signs of forced entry at the scene.
Meal thieves spotted GROSSE POINTE CITY — A 21-year-old Detroit man and a 30-year-old Detroit man allegedly stole a meal awaiting delivery from a restaurant in the 17000 block of Kercheval Avenue in The Village at around 6:30 p.m. Aug. 20. According to a police report, the suspects entered the restaurant and asked the cashier for water. When the cashier was getting water for them, the suspects are alleged to have taken someone else’s meal, which was valued at $59. Police said the suspects were spotted in the area days later, at which time they were cited for larceny and released in conjunction with this incident.
Larceny suspects sought GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Unknown young male suspects are being sought by police after a couple of larcenies from automobiles in the 300 block of Ridgemont Road in the early morning hours
she was awakened by her dogs and got up to see that two unknown males were rummaging through her unlocked vehicle at around 5:41 a.m. Aug. 14. The victim said she yelled at the suspects, who ran toward an awaiting gray midsized SUV, possibly a Lincoln, that fled the scene northbound on Ridgemont toward Chalfonte Avenue. She said the suspects left her driver’s side door open but didn’t appear to have taken anything. In a second incident, the suspects are said to have entered an unlocked vehicle and stolen two phone chargers and one battery booster/charger, valued at a total of $55.
Vandal sought
GROSSE POINTE FARMS — An unknown suspect is said to have drawn male genitalia on two brick wall pillars on the property of a home in the first block of Beverly Road between the hours of 7 p.m. Aug. 14 and 7 p.m. Aug. 15. The victim wasn’t sure if he might have been targeted because he has a rainbow flag on his home.
Larceny attempted
GROSSE POINTE WOODS
