Saturday, March 30, 2013
The district offers parents advice the wake of charges that a substitute teacher had inappropriate conduct with an elementary school student.
After news broke Friday about a Farmington Public Schools substitute teacher facing a charge of criminal sexual conduct, school officials released an email filled with tips to help families cope with the news. The email advised "safety first", keeping the conversation general, unless the child brings up specifics. The email also recommends limiting exposure to media reports and adult conversations about the incident. Also: When talking with a child about sexual abuse: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE RESOURCES: The District also recommends these books to begin a discussion with your children:
Thursday, March 28, 2013
The man told police the other driver, a Farmington Hills man, was aggressive and he feared for his daughter, who was with him at the time.
A 44-year-old West Bloomfield Township man who identified himself as a federal agent drew his weapon during a "road rage" incident involving a Farmington Hills man last Friday afternoon in the area of Nine Mile and Middlebelt. According to Farmington Hills police, officers drove to Seven Mile Road and Middlebelt, where Livonia officers were talking with both drivers. The Farmington Hills man told police that the West Bloomfield Township man cut him off and forced him into on-coming traffic while merging into a lane just south of East Middle School. The Farmington Hills man said he and the other driver pulled over, exchanged words, and the other driver pulled a gun on him and displayed a badge. The report indicated that witnesses told …
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W 9 Mile Rd & Middlebelt Rd, Farmington Hills, MI
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Saturday, December 8, 2012
Here's a recap of the biggest stories around West Bloomfield during the week of Dec. 2-8.
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Saturday, December 8, 2012
A lot happened this past week, and we want to make sure you didn't miss a thing. Here are some of the biggest stories on Patch: Birmingham Police are on the lookout for a woman believed to have stolen a necklace from Flash Accessories around 1 p.m. Monday, according to Birmingham Patch. According to a surveillance video and employee testimony, a white woman wearing yoga clothes and carrying a yoga mat over her shoulder entered the shop on South Old Woodward around 1 p.m. and began looking through some jewelry. After she left the store, employees noticed a necklace was missing, police reports state. Surveillance videos shows the woman taking the necklace and walking out of the store. The woman is described as being around 46 years old with …
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149 Pierce St, Birmingham, MI
Flash Accessories
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Monday, November 26, 2012
Here's a recap of the biggest stories around West Bloomfield during the week of Nov. 19-24.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
A lot happened this past week, and we want to make sure you didn't miss a thing. Here are some of the biggest stories on Patch: Birmingham Seaholm High School is mourning the loss of one of its own after special education teacher Frank Ventrella passed away Nov. 18, according to a report from Birmingham Patch. Ventrella, 53, a 25-year Seaholm instructor and Northville resident, passed away after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. During his years with Birmingham Public Schools, Ventrella worked extensively with the district's Autistic Education Program. A funeral service was held Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Plymouth. All donations can be made to the Unlimited Strides Scholarship Fund in care of Frank Ventrella. A …
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37527 Grand River Ave, Farmington, MI
Knights Inn
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
The nation’s largest tea party political action committee is traveling through 22 battleground states this fall.
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
Patch's 30 sites throughout Southeastern Michigan reported on a ton of big news this week. Here's a look at some of the headlines outside of the Greater West Bloomfield area. 1. The Tea Party Express is rolling through the country, and it made its first of two stops in Michigan in Novi on Thursday afternoon, wrote Novi Patch. The "Winning for America" bus tour held a two-hour rally in the parking lot of Suburban Collection Showplace, and more than 100 people from numerous local cities attended. Local speakers included Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard; Republican Michigan Supreme Court candidates Justice Brian K. Zahra, Justice Stephen J. Markman, and Judge Colleen O’Brien; and state board of education candidate Todd Courser. The Tea …
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2300 Derby Rd, Birmingham, MI
Birmingham, Troy Police Use Leaking Fluid to Track Drunk Driver
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Farmington Hills Police Department. Arrests and charges do not indicate a conviction.
UPDATED: Farmington Hills Police have identified 52-year-old Steven Schut of Youngstown, OH, as the driver facing aggravated assault and marijuana possession charges, following a road rage incident at a Farmington Hills gas station Saturday. WXYZ-TV obtained a copy of the video surveillance footage that shows Schut assaulting a 34-year-old Farmington Hills woman. The video does not show how the fight began. According to a police report, officers called to the station at 13 Mile and Orchard Lake found a 34-year-old Farmington Hills woman who had been injured. She told police that a driver who cut her off on Orchard Lake followed her into the gas station, and when she asked him not to damage her vehicle, he aggressively bumped her with his …
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W 13 Mile Rd & Orchard Lake Rd, Farmington Hills, MI
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Farmington Hills Police Department. Arrests and charges do not indicate a conviction.
Two West Bloomfield men, ages 19 and 20, face charges of possessing synthetic drugs with intent to distribute, following a traffic stop by Farmington Hills Police on June 21. According to the report, police stopped the vehicle after the driver disobeyed a traffic signal on the M-5 ramp near Halsted. The report said that the driver and passenger both had difficulty keeping their eyes open and slurred speech. After a search of the driver turned up a bottle containing 14 Xanax pills in the pocket of the shorts he was wearing, the man told police, "Those aren't my shorts." A search of the vehicle uncovered prescription bottles containing more than 200 Xanax pills, according to the report. In addition to the narcotics charges, the driver was …
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W 8 Mile Rd & Grand River Ave, Farmington Hills, MI
Drunken driving charged
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Timberidge Cir & Tuck Rd, Farmington Hills, MI
iPad stolen from vehicle
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Orchard Lake Rd & W 13 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI
Rings stolen
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Grand River Ave & Halsted Rd, Farmington Hills, MI
Narcotics possession with intent to distribute
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Glen Cv & Chatham Pl, Farmington Hills, MI
Catalytic converter stolen
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Orchard Lake Rd & Lamar St, Farmington Hills, MI
Thefts from vehicles
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Verdant Dr & Muirwood Dr, Farmington Hills, MI
Bicycles stolen
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Polo Club Drive & W. 9 Mile Rd., Farmington Hills, MI
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W 12 Mile Rd & Rollcrest Rd, Farmington Hills, MI
Drunken driving charged
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Ontaga St & N Brandon St, Farmington Hills, MI
Drunken driving charged
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Farmington Hills Police Department. Arrests and charges do not indicate a conviction.
A 30-year-old West Bloomfield woman told police she was in a changing room at a clothing store on Orchard Lake Rd. around 4:30 p.m. Monday, when she spotted a dark gray cell phone slide underneath the wall, camera side up. According to the report filed with Farmington Hills police, the woman had removed her shirt and pants to try on clothing when the incident occurred. She told police that she kicked at the phone and called out to the person in the adjacent room, but did not receive an answer. After dressing, she left the changing room and contacted a sales person. Surveillance cameras showed the suspect entering and leaving the store, but did not show his activity in the changing room. According to the report, the man in his 30s, about 5…
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Reaction was strong to a Wednesday drill and K-9 search of lockers and vehicles.
North Farmington High Principal Joseph Greene met with student leaders at the school Friday to discuss concerns about a lockdown drill that resulted in the arrest of a 17-year-old student Wednesday. The student was ticketed for marijuana possession after a small amount of the drug was found in his car, Farmington Hills Police Chief Chuck Nebus said Wednesday. In a letter to parents distributed through the district's list serv Friday, Greene wrote that the drill was conducted in coordination with local law enforcement, "to afford their K-9 units an ideal training environment." Nebus said teams from Farmington Hills, Canton Township, Trenton, Flat Rock, Hamtramck, Garden City and Grosse Pointe participated in the training. "These types of…
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North Farmington High School
32900 W 13 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills, MI
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Your friendly (not) local Farmington Hills Curmudgeon!!
9:51 am on Sunday, March 31, 2013
It's worth mentioning that in the year 2013 - our youth has learned (via the web) that "pranks" resembling the allegations against this man are acceptable forms of behavior. Our youth cannot see past five minutes into the future and literally have NO CLUE what the damage can be from a stunt like this. I am not taking any sides here and I wish to declare my utter happiness in my old age because I … more ›