Thursday, March 7, 2013
Following what police believe were prank phone calls to Mason Elementary School Wednesday, Grosse Pointe Woods Department of Public Safety is providing special attention as a precaution.
Grosse Pointe Woods police believe two phone calls made Wednesday to Mason Elementary School were pranks by an individual who has no intention of carrying out any illicit activity, Detective Sgt. Raymond Yonkowski said Thursday. The school on Vernier Road is still receiving special attention as a precaution, Yonkowski said, but detectives believe the caller was "getting satisfaction out of talking to the school members and saying what he said," Yonkowski said. Officers provided extra security Wednesday during dismissal, he said, and are continuing to give it special attention. The calls were blocked and from what the employees were able to describe, police believe the man was simply making prank calls, Yonkowski said. School employees …
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Two inappropriate phone calls of an explicit nature led to Grosse Pointe Woods police being present at Mason Elementary School Wednesday afternoon for dismissal.
Parents of Mason Elementary School students received a letter from Principal Elaine Middlekauff Wednesday detailing a situation that led to the presence of Grosse Pointe Woods police at dismissal. According to the letter, Mason Elementary received two phone calls Wednesday afternoon from a blocked phone number during which the male caller said he wanted to take photos of girls and made comments of a sexual nature. The calls were reported to police, who were present at dismissal a few hours later, according to the letter. Students were advised to go home immediately Wednesday after dismissal and parents were urged in the letter to review "appropriate safety precautions" with their children in the letter. The letter was sent home with …
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Friday, November 16, 2012
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 …
Friday, August 31, 2012
Grosse Pointe Public School officials are monitoring the class sizes of kindergartners at Mason and Poupard elementary schools after seeing a quick increase in enrollment in the last few days.
Grosse Pointe Public School officials have added assistants to the kindergarten classrooms at Mason and Poupard elementaries to help teachers after receiving a sudden push in enrollment, according to information released by District Spokeswoman Rebecca Fannon. The district has long determined staffing based on enrollment, which can change even into the school year. Enrollments completed in the last few days have caused increases to the classroom sizes at both schools, Fannon said via email. District officials are closely monitoring the classroom sizes at both elementaries and will continue to do so next week as students report for their first day of school. Assistants have been added to both buildings to provide additional support to the …
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1640 Vernier Rd, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
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Charles A. Poupard Elementary School
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Todd
2:32 pm on Wednesday, March 13, 2013
I hope they are able to track this person down. There is no tolerance for that type of thing. more ›