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Local Connections
Fundraiser for Slain Police Officer Set for Sept. 20-21 at Marathon
Owner to donate 5 cents per gallon sold Wixom, Mich. – September 15, 2012 – Local business owners and community leaders are quickly organizing to help the family of Officer Patrick ...
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Social Services
Yatooma's Foundation for the Kids Establishes Funds for Two Families Affected by West Bloomfield Police Shooting
Yatooma’s Foundation for the Kids, the only charitable organization in Metro Detroit dedicated solely to helping children and families who have lost a parent, has established two funds to...
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Police & Fire
Slain West Bloomfield Officer Remembered: 'He Was Our Rudy'
FENTON — Thousands of police and fire personnel, family, and friends packed into St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church Friday morning to remember Patrick O’Rourke for his service and fa...
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Police & Fire
Law Enforcement Officials Rally in Fenton for Patrick O'Rourke
An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 members of law enforcement and the community turned out to support slain Officer Patrick O'Rourke and his family. St. John Catholic Church in Fenton held ...
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Local Connections
Fenton Police Expect Thousands to Attend West Bloomfield Officer's Funeral
Heavy traffic and road closures are planned Friday near St. John's Catholic Church, as thousands gather for Officer Patrick O'Rourke's funeral. O'Rourke, 39, of Fenton and a West Blo...
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Police & Fire
Bloomfield Township Police Step Up Help in Wake of Officer Patrick O'Rourke's Death
From when the initial call for shots fired came from Rickey Nelson Coley's West Bloomfield home Sunday night, until the end to the bizarre standoff roughly 24 hours later that left ...
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Awareness
New Website Makes Donating to Officer O'Rourke's Family Trust Easier
West Bloomfield Police Chief Michael Patton said at a Tuesday night candlelight vigil honoring slain Officer Patrick O'Rourke that the department's relationship with the victim's family i...
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Social Notes
Governor Orders Flags to Half-Staff Friday in Honor of Officer O'Rourke
(Source: State of Michigan) Gov. Rick Snyder has ordered U.S. flags to be lowered to half-staff within the state Capitol Complex and at state buildings, grounds and facilities throug...