Shots Fired on Lancaster Ends in 3 Arrests

Three men are being held without bond in Harper Woods after a SWAT team removed them from being barricaded inside a Lancaster home. The situation led to several schools being put on lockdown in Harper Woods and Grosse Pointe.

Several areas schools were put on lockdown Thursday in Grosse Pointe and Harper Woods when police responded to a complaint of shots fired from a home in the 19900 block of Lancaster in Harper Woods.  According to a community alert issued by Harper Woods Police Chief Jim Burke Thursday night:  Harper Woods police were called to a home near Lancaster and Peerless Thursday afternoon for shots fired. When they arrived, they found a home in the 19900 block of Lancaster believed to be the problem area.  Officers from Haprer Woods and the Grosse Pointes set up a perimeter while Harper Wooods officers tried make contact with the people inside the home. When they coulc not make contact, the Eastern Wayne Special Response Team responded. The men …

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Grosse Pointe School Board Accepting Applications for Vacancy

The Grosse Pointe Public School Board will accept applications from now through Friday April 12 from individuals wishing to fill the vacancy created last week by the immediate resignation of Brendan Walsh.

Anyone interested in filling the vacancy on the Grosse Pointe Public School Board should submit an application to the district administration offices by 4 p.m. April 12. District officials posted several pieces of information to the district website Tuesday in an effort to alert the public to the process for filling the vacancy created last week by the immediate resignation of Brendan Walsh. Walsh accepted a new job and submitted his resignation from the board due to new professional responsibilities. He had been on the board since 2005 and served as the board treasurer. The board's policies require that a replacement be chosen by a majority vote of the remaining members within 30 days of the vacancy. Beyond 30 days and the decision is …

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MRSPirateLarz

10:38 am on Friday, April 5, 2013

GP, it's not conditional support, it's actual support. However, given how my post was written you had every reason to assume as much. Diane Smith would have my support, as would Kathy A. As for the others on that list... possibly, I just don't know who they are in any frame of context.   more ›

'Shop With a Cop' Program Brings Joy to Grosse Pointe Children in Need

Police officers from the Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods teamed up with special needs children from Ferry Elementary during this year's "Shop With a Cop" Program on Dec. 14.

  Five-year-old Ethan Zimmer smiled widely as he gazed upward into Public Safety Officer Tom Burette's face as the uniformed policeman gently shook his hand. Clearly impressed by the police officer's uniform, and just a little awe struck, the kindergartner was excited to be pushed around the Eastland Target by the Grosse Pointe City policeman as they shopped for toys during the "Shop with a Cop" program on Dec. 14. The event, now in its second year with the Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods Public Safety offices, puts police officers and local children together in an effort to foster a positive experience for children with law enforcement officials while helping children with special needs. Veronica Cashion, a Grosse Pointe Farms Public …

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Two Suspects Arraigned for 2010 Harper Woods Homicide

Two charged for murder of a man at the Eastland Mall in Sept. 2010

HARPER WOODS - According to a Nov. 26 Harper Woods Public Safety Nixle report, on Nov. 21, Demetrius Edwards and Bryant Royster, both Detroit residents, were charged with homicide for the death of Cedell Leverett, who was fatally shot at Eastland Mall on September 24, 2010. Both Edwards and Royster are currently incarcerated with the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) for other violent felony convictions that include assault with intent to murder and armed robbery. Edwards and Royster have been charged with one count each of felony murder and murder first degree.  Both face life without parole if convicted.  They were remanded without bond to the MDOC pending their Harper Woods court proceedings. A preliminary examination has been …

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GP For Life

12:28 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012

What are these busses of which you write?   more ›

Man in Custody After Firing Shotgun at Harper Woods Police

Man taken into custody by police after firing a shotgun at police from a residence in Harper Woods.

Nov. 16, 6:50 p.m. Harper Woods police report that a man is in custody after he reportedly shot at police with a shotgun from inside his residence.  The incident caused several schools in the Grosse Pointe Public School System to be on lockdown minutes before their regular dismissal time. Harper Woods Police Chief Jim Burke issued a Nixle report at 6:32 p.m. stating that at 2:30 p.m. his department responded to the 20900 block of Lancaster Street after a report of gunshots being fired in a backyard. According to the report, once officers arrived on the scene, they heard several gunshots being fired inside of a home. Harper Woods police requested additional officers and began to secure the area. Harper Woods officers heard several more …

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Additional Kindergarten Class to be Created at Mason, Poupard

Following a rise in enrollment that came just before the start of the school year, Grosse Pointe Public School officials posted two jobs Tuesday for all-day kindergarten teachers--one for Mason and one for Poupard.

Grosse Pointe Public School officials intended to observe the first day of classes at Mason and Poupard elementaries closely after experiencing a rapid rise in enrollment late last week specificlly for kindergarten. Late Tuesday, two job openings for all-day kindergarten were posted on the district's website--one each for Mason and Poupard. The postings likely mean the district is adding an additional kindergarten classroom to each school. Some parents from Mason were notified by school officials of the change Tuesday. Patch is awaiting information from district officials about the exact numbers and classroom sizes.  At Mason, there were originally slated to be two kindergarten classsrooms but a third will be added, according to parents.  …

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Banks, Schulte to Vie for 1st District House Seat in November

Harper Woods resident Brian Banks and Grosse Pointe Shores resident Dan Schulte will compete in the November election to become the Michigan Representative for District 1 after Tuesday's primary.

Voters narrowly selected Brian Banks Tuesday in the primary election for the Democratic nomination for the 1st District of the House of Representatives. He earned 2,304 votes, according to final numbers released by the Wayne County Clerk's Elections Division.  Banks beat the next highest vote-getter by less than 100 votes. The outcome means Banks will face Grosse Pointe Shores resident and councilman Dan Schulte in the November election. Schulte was the sole candidate to seek the Republican nomination and garnered 2,961 votes Tuesday--1,919 of which were from Grosse Pointe Woods, Shores and Harper Woods and the remainder from the portion of Detroit that will be represented in the district. Here are the total votes by candidate from Tuesday…

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Veronica Paiz

1:50 am on Thursday, September 13, 2012

You can add Eaton County AND Grosse Pointe Woods to that list.   more ›

Services for Older Citizens Hosts Construction Kick Off Party

Services for Older Citizens held a community tour of its future home Saturday, allowing seniors and others to see the building pre-construction and view the blue prints for what's to come.

Construction on the future home of Services for Older Citizens is only weeks away after heavy behind the scenes fundraising by employees and Executive Director Sharon Maier. The organization serves seniors in the Grosse Pointes and Harper Woods in a variety of ways—from Meals on Wheels to minor home repairs to hosting social events and poker tournaments. Currently housed in Henry Ford's Cottage Medical Center, the organization will be relocating in a little longer than a year to the Newberry House, located on Ridge and Muir Roads. The Newberry House once served as a residential unit for the nurses of Cottage Hospital. It's been a number of years since the building, which has a residential appearance and feel to it from the outside, has …

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Obituary: James Edward Leidlein

The city manager for Harper Woods dies at age 60. He has been on leave since August 2011. The Michigan Municipal League recognized Leidlein's passing as he served on the board of trustees.

Harper Woods City Manager James Edward Leidlein died June 16 at age 60. Born in Saginaw, Leidlein most recently lived in Harper Woods. He served as the city manager for Harper Woods nearly 30 years. He left on medical leave due to an illness in August 2011, Acting City Manager Randolph Skotarczyk said. The Harper Woods City Council met Monday and recognized Leidlein for his length of service and dedication to the position, Skotarczyk said. He first began with the city as its manager in December 1984. Skotarczyk said the city council will make decisions about what will happen with the position as far as whether they will complete a search for candidates or ask him to stay on permanently. Skotarczyk retired from Harper Woods as its police …

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Grosse Pointe Park Man Offers Learning on Wheels

Pupils of all ages are calling on Grosse Pointe Park resident Mike Richman's four-month-old Tutor Doctor franchise to make studies easier. The program offers tutoring based on each student's current curriculum.

Michael Richman's eye-catching Jeep--wrapped in a Barney purple and slime green ad for the Tutor Doctor--can be seen zipping around town, throughout the Grosse Pointes, St. Clair Shores, Harper Woods and a handful of other cities. It's probably safe to say that some students who see him--or any one of his roster of tutors--coming, just want to look the other way and pretend not to see, especially when he turns up at their door for a consultation, something Richman does for free before he matches tutor with pupil. “Sometimes, when we first start, I’ll ask the student, ‘So you want a tutor?’ The mom is glaring at them, ‘You want to do better in school, don’t you?” Richman says, laughing. “What’s great is once the student gets to know the …

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