CRIME & SAFETY
Two Niles men hospitalized in Cass County car crash, deputies say
HOWARD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Two men were taken to the hospital Friday after a car crash in Howard Township. Ann Arbor crash:Suspected drunk driver hits guide wire, lands car vertically in Ann Arbor, police say. Allegedly, Anthony Lauricella, 74, of Niles, failed to yield to oncoming traffic while turning...
Decades after finding an abandoned baby, officer makes remarkable discovery
South Bend, Indiana — Gene Eyster, a retired police lieutenant, cannot drive past one specific apartment complex here without reliving that strange day 24 years ago."That was one of the strangest calls I think I've ever had: 'We have a found baby in a box,'" Eyster, a 47-year veteran of the department, told CBS News. "You always wonder, what happened?"On Dec. 22, 2000, a newborn was found abandoned in a common hallway. For Eyster, the case of the "Baby Boy Doe," swaddled in cardboard and blankets, didn't end after the child got to the hospital."I went back with a teddy...
Firefighters battle Glendora blaze
GLENDORA — Weesaw Township Fire & Rescue responded to a structure fire on West Glendora Road at approximately 8 p.m. Sunday, April 21. First arriving firefighters found a single-family structure with fire in the living room area of the home. The occupants of the home were not home at...
Dowagiac first responders, school staff honored for life-saving actions
DOWAGIAC — The Dowagiac City Council recognized local first responders and Dowagiac Union Schools staff with lifesaving awards during Monday’s meeting. Public Safety Director Steve Grinnewald recognized nine first responders and DUS staff for their life-saving efforts in three incidents over the past year. “We are here to recognize several professionals from the Dowagiac Police […] The post Dowagiac first responders, school staff honored for life-saving actions appeared first on Leader Publications.
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