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Macomb teen takes motocross gold

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(Left to right) Macomb Township Supervisor Frank Viviano, Township Clerk Kristi Pozzi and Trustee Frank Cusumano at the Feb. 8 Board of Trustees meeting.

Township sells property, allocates grant funds

BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Land does not come cheap, nor does it go cheap, as the Macomb Township Board of Trustees found at its Feb. 8 meeting.

Located at the northeast corner of 24 Mile and Foss roads, the over40-acre parcel (#20-08-10-400-025) was sold from the township to the Warren-based Tayba Village LLC for $950,000. Tayba Village plans to develop the site for single-family residential homes at a density of one home per 0.75 to 1 acre.

Several homes are already located along the same section of 24 Mile Road.

The sale of the parcel comes as the township looks to repurpose held properties that lack a current or planned use.

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Christian Hilton racing in Green Cove Springs, Florida, in December 2022.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Christian Hilton plays many sports.

Like other kids his age, he plays basketball and was once active in football, though he has since stopped playing.

Unlike other 13-year-olds, however, Christian is a competitive motocross rider.

Motocross is something he’s quite good at, actually, as he recently won the top motocross prize for his age group in Michigan “It feels good,” said Christian, of Macomb Township, the 2022 American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Motocross Michigan District 14 85cc (9-15 years) champion.

Though he may be a rider of few words, Christian’s results on track speak for themself. In 2022, he finished on the podium in 29 of the 32 races he competed in for the 85cc (9-15 years) category regular season, winning 17 of them. His performance in the championship series was even more impressive, taking a podium spot in each of the 10 races and claiming first place in half of them.

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Macomb woman leads ‘Throttle Gals’ to Autorama

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MACOMB TOWNSHIP — If there are two passions in Doni Muzzy’s life, they are working on cars and print publishing.

Building cars was a necessity when growing up poor, and there were many times she helped keep the family cars running, helping her mom swap the family van’s radiator or wrenching with her father.

“Dad taught me how to fix things when he was doing them and made it fun, so I continued it even as I grew up,” Muzzy said.

Muzzy’s garage would grow to include everything from the 1988 Chevrolet Cavalier on which she performed multiple engine swaps to Harley-Davidson bikes and various other General Motors cars on which she’s left her engineering mark.

As for printing, her grandfather was See AUTORAMA on page 10A

A rendering of the new patient tower at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital. The hospital is working with the Anton Art Center to fill its new patient tower with local art.

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TOP: Doni Muzzy strikes a pose while sitting on her 1959 Chevrolet Custom, affectionately referred to as “Ramona” and the “Big Ass Purple Car.” The photo was taken during filming for the upcoming Keith Famie documentary “Detroit: A City of Hot Rods and Muscle Cars.”

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That’s the idea behind a new search for art at Henry Ford Health’s Macomb Hospital. The regional hospital chain is partnered with the Mount Clemens-based Anton Art Center to facilitate an open call for local artists to submit their work to be featured on its walls.

The call comes as the Clinton Township hospital nears the expected summer 2023 finishing date on its new 225,000-square-foot, five-story, 160-room tower. It is not slated to open until 2024, giving the hospital time to get everything into place. Henry Ford Health has worked to make the expansion relevant to Macomb County patients, and the call to buy local art is a rather unique step to this end.

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Christian Hilton at the 2022 District 14 AMA Motocross awards banquet in Mount Pleasant. Christian placed first in the 85cc (9-15 years) season and championship series. nical aspects of racecraft.

“A lot of it comes down to training,” Brian said. “It’s all about how to run the track at high speed safely. They teach him how to corner, lean the bike, stay on the gas, when to use the gas, when to use the brake.

Motocross is ... all about seat time, putting the hours in on the bike, learning the skills.

You don’t just sit on a bike and twist the throttle. There’s a lot to it.”

Christian, after a season as triumphant as 2022, is looking to stick with the sport for some time. So far his time has been spent riding in lower-displacement, youth-oriented divisions within Michigan, so the next step right now is to get a bigger engine and start looking for out-of-state races. These races abroad also open the door for sponsorships, a necessity for any future in a sport where so much comes down to the individual riders’ financial ability to remain present, let alone competitive.

More information about motocross and how to get started can be found at americanmotorcyclist.com/motocross-arenacross.

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motocross by riding a dirt bike around the field at his uncle’s house. A friend invited Christian to a race, and after attending, he was hooked on motocross. Christian also rides snowmobiles.

“It went from a hobby to a passion,” Brian said.

Getting into motocross takes a few steps, beginning with the purchase of a $49 AMA membership ($29 for kids) and a membership to the local AMA district (Michigan is District 14). Once those are purchased, along with a bike with a suitable engine, and the rider has the required protective gear, it’s all about finding the series to race in.

“District 14 basically hosts a race every weekend from April 1 to Halloween across the state of Michigan,” Brian said. “There’s a race every Saturday (and) Sunday, so any weekend you can basically get two race days in.”

So far, Christian has had an “amazing” time in the sport, going from barely finishing a race without falling to becoming a competitive force within his class. Much time is spent between races working on bikes, and race weekends are marked by camaraderie between riders.

“Even though it’s a solo sport, I think it’s a great team sport just in the teamwork and support of the other riders for each other,” said Christine Hilton, Christian’s mother. “They’re always cheering each other on.

They’re learning a lot about sportsmanship, perseverance, determination — a lot of life lessons in the sport.”

Christian’s 2022 season started out slow, taking second place in his first race of the season on May 1 and then third place on May 8. He scored back-to-back wins on May 14-15 but would not see the top of the podium again until late June. July began with back-to-back third-place finishes before scoring wins on the July 17 and July 23, taking second on the July 31 and going on a 12-race winning streak though August and September. Christian’s season ended with a race on Oct. 2, finishing in second place.

To Brian, Christian was able to perform at the level he did this season due to the time spent training between races and in the offseason. In the colder months, riders will go to warmer climates to ride, while Christian visits a trainer around Flint in the warmer months for three-hour sessions on the tech-

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The $32.5 million project on I-94 between 23 Mile and County Line roads includes bridge work at six locations, traffic signal upgrades and partial ramp reconstruction at the M-19 and M-29 interchanges, according to a statement from the Michigan Department of Transportation.

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On Wednesday, March 8, representatives from the Sierra Club will return to the CMPL for the third time to discuss the permanent addition of greenhouse gasses and how they affect air quality. The 6:30 p.m. event will take place at the CMPL’s main branch in Clinton Township.

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are familiar with that process, but typically, it is for temporary exhibitions. It is really allowing us to reach more artists.

“If you’re an artist that is looking to sell your work or get them into a collection like Henry Ford’s and you don’t know someone who is working on the curatorial team, there really is no clear or transparent path to being able to get your work there,” Winkel said.

By going with the open call process through the Anton Art Center, Henry Ford Macomb is able to reach a wider pool of artists rather than buying from galleries and other means. Artists are also able to have confidence knowing their acceptance into the collection comes with compensation.

“Often, if we were putting on an exhibit, whether or not somebody gets compensated for their artwork is questionable,” said Phil Gilchrist, executive director of the Anton Art Center. “It depends on whether they win an award, if we have prize money for those awards or if somebody comes in and purchases the artwork that is on display. But this Henry Ford partnership is explicitly for the purchase of artwork, and that’s really unique.

If they select 50 works, 60 works, 70 works, that’s work they’re actually purchasing. And so that’s really a great way that artists are able to earn some income here. Supporting artists is important. Supporting local artists is important. The fact that this major hospital system is looking very specifically to purchase these artworks is an incredible display of support for the local arts community.”

There are few restrictions on what Henry Ford is looking for in the art.

“Obviously, this is for a healthcare environment, so we are looking for artwork that generally promotes a healing environment,” Winkel said. “I am really looking to tap into as many different expressions of that as pos-

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sible, because ultimately the goal ... we as a healthcare organization want people to feel comfortable and welcome as soon as they come through the door. We know that the care experience is more than just what is happening inside the clinic spaces.”

Winkel says all subject matter is welcome — abstract art is welcome as much as landscapes — as well as all kinds of artists at different stages of their careers, from college students to retirees creating art as a hobby.

The Anton Art Center’s involvement in the project is to help get as many artists involved as possible. The center has handled open calls for galleries and contests but has not handled a call on behalf of another organization.

“This is something of a new partnership for us,” Gilchrist said. “When the hospital approached us with this proposal it sounded like a really unique opportunity to help give local artists a platform in a major health care system in this area, and that was an opportunity we really wanted to be involved in. We were really thankful that the hospital thought of us to help with that.”

Winkel is ultimately the person who decides which art is officially considered — making sure the works are thematically suitable for a hospital, as well as able to be installed on site — but purchasing the pieces comes down to several people and groups.

Hospital administration, interior design and facilities managers and a patient and family advisory council will all weigh in when deciding which of Winkel’s curated selections will make it into the expansion.

“A lot of people get to look at it, but it really is all starting with curatorial vision so that the work that is selected all presents a cohesive collection,” Winkel said.

Those interested in learning more about the call for art can visit theartcenter. org/artist-opportunities. Submissions closed on Monday, Feb. 20.

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the senior vice president of a printing and publishing company, and her visits to the printing shop drew Muzzy into the world of publishing. Muzzy majored in graphic technology and design at Cass Tech with a minor in photography, sending her on the path for a career in automotive publishing.

But it was in the late 2000s, when Muzzy worked for a motorcycle publication, that things began to change.

“It was the brainchild of myself and my best friend, Trish Horstman,” Muzzy said.

“Her and I met in the motorcycle magazine world where I was the managing editor for a men’s motorcycle magazine, and we wanted to shine a spotlight on women. Originally, this brainchild was going to be a sub column in the magazine that I already worked for, and then we decided, ‘Let’s just take over the world and do a whole magazine that’s strictly for and about women hot rodders.’”

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For as long as Throttle Gals has been around, the magazine has always had a spot at the Detroit Autorama — a reasonable place to promote the magazine, given Muzzy is based out of Macomb Township.

“We actually pre-launched in the basement at Autorama (in 2009), and we’ve never missed a year,” Muzzy said.

Situated in the basement at Autorama Extreme, the Throttle Gals display features five women-owned and modified cars. Kasia Jones, of Buffalo, New York, will bring her 1954 Studebaker. Andrea Wingard, of Milford — also known as Drea D’Ville — will have her 1963 Ford Galaxie 500. Sally Smith, of West Bloomfield, is bringing her 1957 Chevrolet. Amber Rossow will show off her 1954 Chevrolet.

Last but not least is Muzzy’s own behemoth of a car, the immense purple 1959 Chevrolet Custom.

“It was originally a four-door sedan,” Muzzy said. “It was one of the longest nonlimousine production cars ever made. It’s a gigantic boat of a car.”

The 1959 Chevy is so big that Muzzy has been using the car to bring parts of the Throttle Gals display into Autorama. The display itself takes after the womens’ own garages and is styled with various posters.

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“The only rationale I can conceive of to hold onto these properties is if we intend to use them for parks and recreation,” Trustee Frank Cusumano said. “Otherwise, you could argue the land is an investment as a land bank, but I don’t see that the return on investment is sufficient to characterize it as a good move for a land bank use. That’s the reason I have been voting to dispose of the surplus properties.”

CDBG allocation and applications

The Board of Trustees also voted to allocate the township’s 2023 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to a number of organizations.

Of the $32,200 allocated to the township, $2,500 is going to Care House, $600 to Wigs for Kids, $500 to Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers and $28,600 to Macomb Township’s Marvin Blank Senior Center.

“I also am very happy to see the people at Wigs for Kids and Caregivers come in and

ask us for some support, because that’s all tied into the community,” Trustee Charles Oliver said. “We’re happy to see that.”

Trustees are also pursuing CDBG brick and mortar applications to build disabled access ramps and senior center renovations.

The projects are estimated to cost around $62,868 and $185,610, respectively, with matching contributions included.

CDBG funds come from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and are distributed by Macomb County.

Other business

Township Clerk Kristi Pozzi confirmed the township will take part in the Utica Community Schools special election on Tuesday, May 2.

The special election will cover a bond proposal and non-homestead millage. Voting will take place in precincts 10, 15, 18, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32, and absentee voting will begin on Thursday, March 23. The nine-day early voting period will not occur for this election.

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As the number of female entrepreneurs rises, networking can be particularly beneficial, as it often creates a culture of women supporting one another in business.

In Oakland and Macomb counties, there are many women who have started their own businesses. In one village, the downtown retail area is entirely made up of women-owned businesses.

Retail shops in downtown Franklin are 100% woman owned, including many shops and eateries. Madeleine’s French Patisserie is one of the newer additions to downtown Franklin. They have been in business for about a year.

“In general, I have found that the town has been very supportive,” Madeleine’s French Patisserie owner and head pastry chef Holly Kaiser said.

Since Franklin is a small village, Kai-

ser said she has had to be creative to attract people to her business. However, collaborating with surrounding businesses has helped bring awareness to Madeleine’s French Patisserie.

For instance, the business provides charcuterie orders for Tangerine Wine, which in turn provides the wine-tasting portion for special events held by Madeleine’s French Patisserie.

Denise Grace, the founder and president of Grace Financial Group and Women Empowered by Grace, does educational workshops to benefit women and their finances.

Networking through the Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce has widened Grace’s outreach and has helped her find clients who are interested in becoming more confident in their finances, she said.

Some of Grace’s clients are small-business owners. She said she would encourage these clients to network, beginning with the chamber of commerce.

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ing can be intimidating — entering a room full of new people — she emphasizes the importance of taking a step outside of one’s comfort zone to make valuable connections.

“People are there to network. People are there to meet new people, so don’t think that they don’t want to meet you, because that is what they are there for,” Grace said.

Grace is the chair of the Women’s+ Business Committee through the Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce. Within this committee, Grace said, she focuses on nurturing camaraderie and personal connections in addition to professional contacts.

“In our chamber and in our women’s group, we are about supporting each other’s businesses, because the more those businesses grow, the better it is for our whole community,” Grace said.

Kelly Finley, a broker and the owner of New Century Realtors in Troy, said her favorite part about networking is meeting new people and having “just the right person” to introduce others to.

In addition to her work, Finley networks through being a member of the Troy

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Finley said going out of her comfort zone and meeting people has helped her make connections she would otherwise not have made, which has ultimately benefited her career.

“Women in business are a force, and I think that the more people that you meet, the more opportunities you have,” Finley said.

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While she helps people network as her job now, she said all of her jobs have been found through networks.

“I think it (networking) is really important for all genders, but especially for women who are having a slower time getting back into the workforce from COVID. I think it is so important that we are out and about and meeting people. The more you can get to know someone, the more you can build that trust,” Devries said.

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Chippewa Valley United sophomore Ethan Stabnick attempts to gain possession of the puck in Chippewa Valley United’s game against Anchor Bay High School on Feb. 10 at Suburban Ice Macomb.

BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com

MACOMB COUNTY — The 2022 hockey season didn’t play out in the favor of the teams representing Macomb Dakota High School and Chippewa Valley High School, but there was a distinct difference for both. Dakota struggled with an 8-15 season, and Chippewa Valley didn’t even have a team to put on the ice.

The schools may be rivals on the gridiron, but in their first year as a united hockey team, they’ve become a family.

“It’s been a really, really good experience,” Chippewa Valley United coach Jim Andonoff said. “The way we designed the jerseys, we have a logo with both schools. Obviously, each player has loyalties to each school, but we come together as a school.”

The athletic directors from the respective schools met and came to the decision to combine the teams to form Chippewa Valley United.

Fast forward to winter 2023, and Chippewa Valley United sits in first place of the Macomb Area Conference Red division.

Opening the season 3-3, Chippewa Valley United has gone 14-3 in their last 16 games, including a seven-game winning streak as of Feb. 15.

Chippewa Valley United is young on paper, and the growing pains showed early — and still show at times — but senior forward Anthony Paperi said there was one game that brought the team together.

“Stoney Creek. It was our first game when he (Evan Johnston) joined the team, and we were down 5-1, and then we came back and

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made it 5-4, and then they went up 7-4,” Paperi said.

“With 6 minutes left, we came back and scored three to take it to overtime, and then we won it in overtime.

That’s when we kind of knew we had a good team.”

A win over Rochester Hills Stoney Creek (15-71), currently in first place in the Oakland Activities Association White, would bring any team together, but the seniors leaders have been efficient in that department as well.

Led by senior forwards Paperi and Johnston,

Chippewa Valley United’s offensive attack has worn down opponents, averaging over four goals per game this season. Johnston (20) and Paperi (17) lead the team in goals this season while Paperi (18), Johnston (10), senior Shane Stone (16) and sophomore Kevin Dolney (10) each have 10-plus assists on the season.

Johnston, along with Paperi and Stone, has stepped into a mentor role for the younger skaters.

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‘It’s a process’ CMU Hall of Famer Johnie Drake making mark in speed training world

BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com

FRASER — He was always the fastest kid around growing up, and it was in large part to his elite-level acceleration.

His acceleration was unteachable, so it wasn’t surprising that his talent ended up turning into world records, championships and his name etched into Central Michigan University’s Hall of Fame in 2016.

Now past his professional years, Detroit native Johnie Drake is passing on his wisdom to young athletes through Johnie Drake Speed Performance, in Fraser.

“I think that’s part of my job,” Drake said. “What’s the point in having all this information if you’re not sharing it? This is a gift, and I shouldn’t be holding on to all this for only me; I think that would be selfish.

I have knowledge, I have experience and I should be sharing it with these athletes. It plays a major role being a mentor.”

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“It’s been cool to help them get better and see them progress throughout the year,” Johnston said.

Sophomore forward Christian Pieknik has tallied nine goals and seven assists while senior forward Kaden Jackson has added nine goals and six assists on the year.

Pieknik is one of six Chippewa Valley High School players on the team alongside senior defenseman Devyn Guptil, sophomore defenseman Luke Butina, sophomore forward Aiden Hardy, sophomore forward Ethan Stabnick and sophomore forward Stefan Milenkov.

Andonoff said the team’s aggressiveness on defense has been its biggest asset on the offensive end.

“Our game plan is to create havoc for the opposing defenseman in the offensive zone so that we can create more scoring opportunities for us,” Andonoff said.

One player that has caused havoc for Chippewa Valley United this season has been junior forward Karson Schriner.

Drake, who established his speed performance center in 2019, has developed a training regime to help any athlete for any sport in the high school, collegiate, and professional ranks.

The speed programs focus on a multitude of training areas, but start with the fundamentals of speed and acceleration.

Drake also features a National Football League and National Basketball Association Draft Combine training program that focuses on increasing 40-yard dash and 20-yard shuttle times, broad and vertical jumps, and three-cone drill.

With a technique of turning a march into a skip, a skip into a run and a run into a sprint, runners are able to establish basic, fundamental running techniques throughout the training. Drake emphasizes focusing on the different phases of running, and will even provide video analysis on the first day of training.

“They see the difference the first day, and I do that on purpose so I can show them what I can do,” Drake said. “I do a video analysis from when they first walk in and when they leave. When I show them what See DRAKE on page 20A

Tallying eight goals and nine assists and being the team leader in penalty minutes this season, Schriner’s aggressive-yet-gritty play has played a key factor in their success.

“Karson plays with a little chip on his shoulder, but honestly some of the penalties are just the way the game is changing,” Andonoff said. “He just plays intensely. If they have the puck and he wants it, he’s going to use his body to get it.”

While the junior and senior class have made their presence felt this season, it’s been Chippewa Valley United’s sophomore class that has significantly progressed.

Dolney, Pieknik and Butina have provided efficient contributions in their respective roles, and sophomore defensemen Austin Bartsch and Andrew Johnston have progressed with each game.

Sophomore Zack Wiggington has represented the young core in the net, earning a 5-0 record and a 2.40 goals against average this season.

Andonoff said the confidence of the sophomores has grown each game.

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L’Anse Creuse North wrestling earns first MAC title since 2003

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MACOMB TOWNSHIP — It’s been a long time coming for L’Anse Creuse High School-North wrestling, but North is back on top in the Macomb Area Conference’s Silver division.

Going undefeated in the conference and securing the dual-meet championship in the MAC Silver, North won its first league title since 2003.

Since day one at the start of the season, North sophomore Nathon Zydel said the squad had its eyes on one goal.

“It was to win the MAC, so that’s what we really focused on every day,” Zydel said. “We wrote ‘to win the MAC’ on a whiteboard, and we used that as motivation.”

On Jan. 26 at L’Anse Creuse High School-North, the Crusaders went head-to-head against New Haven in a league-deciding match.

Both teams entered the match undefeated in the league, but North would walk away with a 48-34 win to earn the league title.

“It’s been so much fun,” junior Blake Raymond said. “I honestly take a lot of pride in being that team to restore the wrestling community at LCN.” One could argue the most impressive feat this year for North was climbing to the top without a single senior on the roster.

Zydel, Raymond, and junior Jordan Brown became leaders early, helping North’s young wrestlers learn throughout the year.

Sophomore Jack Giordano said the junior class had a significant impact on the team’s success this season.

“The juniors are doing a really good job at keeping everyone

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L’Anse Creuse High School-North wrestling secured a 48-34 win over New Haven High School on Jan. 26 at North to earn the school’s first Macomb Area Conference Silver title since 2003. up and teaching all the new kids new things,” Giordano said.

While North’s season came to an end in a loss to Clinton Township Chippewa Valley in the district semifinals on Feb. 8, the 2023 season was a huge step in the right direction for the program.

Going from 15 wrestlers in 2021 to 25 wrestlers this season, the program’s success will only continue to net increased numbers for the team.

“Once they finally get that first intro where it’s not what they thought it was, then they fall in love with it,” North coach Eric Maniaci said.

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HOMES

‘PAYMENT SHOCK’

SOME HOMEOWNERS ARE HIT WITH UNEXPECTED MORTGAGE PAYMENT INCREASES

BY MARK VEST mvest@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — For those in the market to purchase a home, one of the most important parts of the process is determining what they can afford to pay as a monthly mortgage payment.

After crunching the numbers, real estate professionals and mortgage loan officers can help potential buyers figure out what price range they should stay in when making a purchase offer so they avoid a monthly mortgage payment that doesn’t fit their budget.

However, despite doing what they thought was their due diligence, many homeowners get an unpleasant surprise after purchasing a home when they learn, months later, that their mortgage payment has been increased.

What many homeowners don’t realize is that the taxable value the previous homeowner was paying was based on the year they purchased the home. However, at some point after a home is sold, municipalities conduct a property reassessment to determine the current taxable value, and that can lead to a significant increase in monthly mortgage payments.

In 1994, Michigan voters approved Proposal “A,” a constitutional amendment that established taxable value as the basis for the calculation of property taxes.

Increases in taxable value are limited to the percent of change in the rate of inflation or 5%, whichever is less, as long as there were no losses or additions to the property.

The limit on taxable value does not apply to a property in the year following a transfer of ownership. At that time, the taxable value increases to the assessed value.

Jake Slobin is a senior loan officer with Supreme Lending in Farmington Hills. He explained why new homeowners can expect to see a jump in their monthly mortgage payments after purchasing a property.

“People who bought houses 10, 15 years ago … pretty much get grandfathered into that taxable rate,” Slobin said. “Now, you fast forward 10, 15 years that person’s owned the home, and now they’re selling. Well, the new person coming in is gonna have to pay taxes on what the new sales price is. … Say someone bought a house in 2021 and someone comes in there and buys it now, in 2023. Those aren’t the people that are gonna see a big tax jump; the big tax jump comes when someone bought a house five, 10, 15, 20 years ago, and now someone new is coming in and buying it.”

A significant period of time can pass before new homeowners learn that their monthly mortgage payments have jumped.

“Each year, your mortgage servicer does what’s called an escrow analysis, and when they do the escrow analysis, they go back and say, ‘OK, well, you’ve only been paying $2,000 for the year for your taxes — well, in actuality, your taxes have jumped to four grand.’ So, not only are they going to, obviously, make that increase and make you start paying going forward (to) what the taxes are now, there’s also been a shortage for the past year —

you’ve only been paying $200 a month in taxes, when really you should’ve been paying $350 a month,” Slobin said. “So they get hit with that combo of, ‘OK, not only do we have to pay back the shortage, we’re also now paying what the taxes have jumped to.’

So that’s something that I’d say, over the past two years, I get calls about constantly, and what I like to do is remind the buyer that, ‘Hey, mortgage companies have zero control of what the city is gonna do with your taxes; when (the previous owner bought) a house for a hundred grand and the taxable value was significantly lower, well, now you’re buying it for 250 (thousand dollars), five, 10 years later — that’s exactly what’s gonna happen; your taxes are gonna make a significant increase.’”

Larry Campbell is the owner of Century 21 Campbell Realty in Madison Heights and has been in the real estate business for approximately 50 years.

“The assessors, based on laws, are looking at tax sales 12 months backwards,” he said. “That’s gonna be sort of the guidepost or the benchmark, where all these properties are going to increase as a direct result of past sales.”

The homeowners who are most likely to be affected by increased monthly mortgage payments are homeowners who bought a property that the previous owner inhabited for a long time.

“If the people have been there for a long time, it is not unusual to consider the property taxes almost double. By doubling, I tell you, it’s within one year. That’s profound, isn’t it?”

Campbell said.

Thomas Naughton is an executive loan officer with Atlantis Mortgage in Farmington Hills. Given that there is often no warning to homeowners, he said that, in most cases, an increase in mortgage payments comes as a shock.

“Most of the time, they’ll call their mortgage broker, the lender directly and say, ‘Hey, what is this? My taxable value’s going up; why is it so high? What happened?’ … There’s no real way to get out of it at that point, in a sense,” Naughton said. “Once the tax bill hits, that’s money owed, and (it’s) in your name. …

In certain situations, I’m sure people have had to sell the home because they weren’t anticipating the taxes rising so much and the lender … neglected to tell them that, or it was just something that was out of sight for both the lender and the people purchasing the property, so it was never thought of at the time.”

When Livonia resident Ami Sardesai purchased his first home in 2005, he figured that his mortgage payment was locked in for 30 years and was surprised to learn later that it had increased by approximately $30 or $40 per month.

In that case, the previous homeowner had lived there for around two years.

In 2019, Sardesai purchased another home, and although — based on his first experience — he was expecting an increase in his mortgage payment, he wasn’t quite prepared for it to go up as much as it did, which was approximately $300 per month. The previous homeowners lived in the home that he and his wife now occupy for more than 30 years.

“No one alerted me, ‘Hey, remember this will happen,’ or See MORTGAGE on page 19A

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Atlantis Mortgage Executive Loan Officer Thomas Naughton, left, and Atlantis Mortgage Vice President Jeremy Stybel stand with some of their awards at their Farmington Hills office.

Supreme Lending Senior Loan Officer Jake Slobin, seen here at his office in Farmington Hills, and mortgage professionals like him can help alert potential homebuyers about properties for which the mortgage payment is likely to increase significantly approximately a year after purchase.

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MCC tuition rates to increase next year

BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com

MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb Community College students will see a 4.7% tuition increase next year.

At the MCC Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 15, the board voted 5-2 to authorize tuition rates for the fall 2023 through spring/ summer 2024 academic year.

The tuition rates will increase 4.7%, with the rate for residents going from $106 per billable contact hour to $111. Even with the increase, college officials maintained that Macomb’s tuition rates are lower than average.

Trustees Roseanne DiMaria, Joan Flynn, Katherine Lorenzo, Shelley Vitale and Vincent Viviano voted for the tuition increase.

Frank Cusumano and Kristi Dean voted against the measure.

“When assessing tuition decisions, our highest priority is the needs of our students,

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anything like that,” Sardesai said. “When we came in the first year, we were paying, basically, the taxes that they would’ve paid, but then, in the second year in the house, now they transferred the ownership — we’re brand new owners — so now we have to pay the actual value.”

Slobin, Campbell and Naughton all agree that potential homebuyers should be informed in advance about taxable values before agreeing to purchase a property.

“We do preemptively warn our clients, and we think most mortgage people should be doing this,” Naughton said. “We try to tee it up and let them know, ‘Hey, you’re buying a house that hasn’t been sold in 15 years, so they’re going to reassess the value on your home when the appraisal is done, and whatever you’re funding into your escrow account or whatever the previous taxes were, it’s going to look much different.’”

Jeremy Stybel is the vice president of Atlantis Mortgage. He shared one possible reason why some lenders don’t inform potential buyers that their mortgage payments are likely to increase.

“They don’t (want to) get yelled at by a real estate agent or whatever else for possibly losing a sale because they told the truth,” Stybel said. “Ninety percent of the time, nobody tells them that, and it is a very big problem.

I think a lot of them are scared that they’re gonna lose buyers because of that reason.”

Campbell said that homeowners are in disbelief when they realize that their taxes

ensuring access and affordability, and offering transformative programs supported by the resources and services that drive student success,” MCC President James O. Sawyer IV, Ed.D, said in a press release. “At the same time, it is a careful balancing act between addressing student needs and maintaining the fiscal soundness and sustainability of the college.”

According to school officials, the college is facing lower enrollment driven by changing demographics, continued uncertainty from the pandemic, a robust labor market offering higher wage rates and shifting views about higher education. Inflation also is a factor. In response, Macomb officials are moving to realign the scope and size of the college to ensure the right resources are in place to meet the changing needs of the community.

“While this will result in the reduction of expenses, primarily through elimination of positions and reallocating staff to fill missioncritical positions, Macomb will continue have gone up “way, way, way” more than they expected.

“A good buyer agent will tell you, ‘These are some of the things that we could expect as we move forward.’ … My recommendation, if you’re going to buy a house, buy from a Realtor that’s full-time, that makes a living helping people, not that’s doing it as a parttime gig, working two to three jobs,” Campbell said.

Slobin discussed when new homeowners can expect to see an increase in their mortgage payments.

“The tax jump happens typically within a year, and then after that initial jump takes place, you’re pretty much steady the rest of the way in your home, unless the city is doing some major project where everyone votes and passes a proposal for that project that the taxpayers are now responsible for,” he said. “After that initial jump, you don’t really see (many) more significant jumps going forward.”

Slobin shed further light on the role assessors play for municipalities.

“Each city assessor’s office, they go out and do tax assessments on the home each year, typically. And what they do is go out, determine the taxable value of the home and, once that determination is made, that’s how they generate the summer and winter tax bills,” he said. “There are people who pay their taxes and insurance separate of their mortgage payment and just make a one-time payment to the city, but most people have escrow accounts in which their taxes and insurance are paid out of, that is part of their monthly payment. … The payment shock that’s happening is for those customers.”

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MCC’s revenue consists of three primary sources tuition, local property taxes and state appropriations.

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2024 rates: Resident rates increase from $106 to $111; out-of-district from $198 to $208; out of state/foreign from $252 to $265; affiliate, which are students living in areas not served by a community college district, from $136 to $142; and variable (contract) from $106 to $111. Early college/dual enrollment remained the same at $106.

Although nobody is going to get excited about a mortgage payment increase, from Slobin’s perspective, it’s not all bad.

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I corrected in just that one day, then they’re like, ‘Oh, you’re the guy.’”

Workouts also focus on linear and lateral training, deceleration, speed instruction, flexibility training and what Drake said is the most common issue with first-time athletes — acceleration.

It’s a different style and technique learning the ins and outs of the movements, and Drake said the lack of comfort is what catches athletes off guard at first.

“Understand that it’s a process and you have to get out of your own head, and then you have to trust in that process and in that new technique,” Drake said. “The biggest thing that I’m having issues with with my kids is the trust and the trust in the technique because it’s a different kind of feeling, and it almost feels like you’re running slower going through that process of technique.”

Deon Johnson, father of University of Michigan defensive back Will Johnson, first met Drake through a mutual friend.

Fast forward to the end of Johnson’s sophomore season.

He started working with Drake heading into his junior year, and has been with Drake since.

Deon Johnson said it’s not just because his son is comfortable with Drake as a person, but he also understands what the training has done for him.

“William (Will Johnson) will come down during the offseason and workout with him, and he’ll drive down a couple days from Ann Arbor and work with him because he believes in

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Johnie Drake works with three of his athletes during a strength and motion exercise. what he’s doing,” Johnson said.

Drake’s resume speaks for itself, being a four-time Mid-American Conference champion, a 60-meter and 100-meter record holder at Central Michigan, and, for a week, the holder of the world record in the 60-meter after

he broke it in 2006 with a 6.54 second time.

Drake, a Cass Tech High School graduate, spent four years as a professional track runner, traveling around the world to compete.

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Before his records, he was another track athlete trying to perfect his craft, and things didn’t seem to click until he met his speed trainer, Todd Gailliard.

While helping Drake improve on the

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Behind their impressive offense and their young-yet-effective defense, Chippewa Valley United’s transformation this season will be one to keep an eye on during the state tournament.

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utilized them to help his own athletes, building a relationship from day one not just focused on training, but the athletes’ lives and their thoughts.

The connection outside of the training facility is what matters most, and Drake said he prides himself on going to his athletes’ games and creating that fellowship.

“I try to build that bond with all my athletes,” Drake said. “We have multiple conversations; a lot of times it’s just asking questions. I want to learn what they’re thinking and I want to learn what they’re feeling, and then at that point I can guide them.”

It’s a different lifestyle than the pro-

fessional track career, but Drake has found himself in a position in which he thrives.

It may not be the same atmosphere or feeling as competing, but Drake said he still gets the feeling of racing through his athletes.

“I get the rush when they text me or message me when they’re excited about what they did,” Drake said. “When they’re like, ‘Coach, I did this,’ or ‘Coach, did you see me do this?’ When I get those text messages and those DMs from athletes saying, ‘Thank you coach. I did it. I ran this,’ and they’re excited, that’s when I get that adrenaline rush and I feel like what I’m doing is working.”

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Muzzy’s own position in the automotive world has shifted along with the magazine’s growth.

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GRIEF AND LOSS SUPPORT GROUP OFFERS SESSION DATES

METRO DETROIT — Jewish Family Service is scheduled to offer sessions of a grief and loss support group for women 60 and older.

The group is set to be led by JFS licensed master social workers and clinicians Mayim Meyers and Cici Syms, and it will focus on providing a supportive space to begin to process grief. Participants will learn coping skills, the non-linear process of grief, increased understanding of typical and complex grief, and connections with others in a similar place, according to a press release.

The session dates are scheduled to take place 10-11:30 a.m. Fridays March 10 and 24, April 14 and 28, May 5, and June 2.

According to the release, group size is limited.

For more information, contact Mayim Meyers at (248) 592-2694 or mmeyers@jfsdetroit.org.

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WEST BLOOMFIELD — Volunteer Meals on Wheels drivers are needed in West Bloomfield, according to the township’s website.

Pickup is at the West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation office, located at 4640 Walnut Lake Road.

Pickups are scheduled for 9:30 a.m., with routes typically taking between an hour and an hour and a half, according to the website.

Volunteers are the backbone of the program, the site states. “Not only do our volunteers deliver meals to our homebound seniors, they also deliver a warm smile and a friendly greeting. … Our seniors are able to remain in their homes due to the generosity and kindness of our many volunteers.”

For more information, call Lucy at (810) 632-2155 or send an email to info@lwmow.org.

OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS SEEKS SEASONAL STAFF

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oakland County Parks and Recreation Department is seeking seasonal staff as it prepares for its spring and summer seasons. The department stated that it has “hundreds” of jobs that need to be filled at its various campgrounds, aquatic facilities, golf courses and parks within the next few months.

The jobs come with perks such as a $500 cash bonus, annual vehicle permits and a limited number of passes to use the facilities. There are positions available for ages 16 and older starting at $13.52 an hour. For job descriptions, salary ranges, application requirements and qualifications, visit OakGov.com/jobs. For more information, visit OaklandCounty Parks.com.

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Community Choice Foundation plans to award $100,000 in scholarships METRO DETROIT — Community Choice Foundation announced that applications are now open for its college, continuing education and skilled trades scholarships.

The foundation has awarded more than $1.4 million in scholarships to almost 300 students since 2009. A total of $100,000 will be awarded to students in 2023, with 15 $5,000 college scholarships, six $2,500 continuing education scholarships and four $2,500 skilled trades scholarships.

Applying students must be Michigan residents and attend a Michigan-based institution, academy or training program following high school graduation. Applicants will be judged by their academic achievements, community involvement and extracurricular activities, along with completion of an essay.

“We look for students who have a passion for the future and who are very goal-oriented and motivated both with their careers and in support of their communities,” Community Choice Foundation Executive Director Kevin McAlpine said in a prepared statement.

The scholarship program is funded by Community Choice Credit Union and the generous support of its members, team members and local businesses. Applications are due Feb. 28 and may be filled out online by visiting CommunityChoiceFoundation.org. Scholarship winners will be announced in April.

Community Choice Foundation is the charitable arm of Community Choice Credit Union and is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. For more information, visit CommunityChoiceFoundation.org or call (877) 243-2528, ext. 2460.

MSGCU to award more than $100,000 in scholarships this year METRO DETROIT — Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union announced today that applications are being accepted for its annual scholarship program through Feb. 28. The Credit Union has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships to more than 500 students and educators since the inception of its program.

MSGCU is offering various scholarships to 33 recipients. Nonmembers are welcome to apply and must become members if selected as scholarship recipients. The credit union welcomes everyone in Michigan to bank with it. Online applications can be submitted at msgcu.org/ scholarships.

The following scholarships are available: • The Educational Solutions Scholarship helps high school seniors with plans to attend college with 18 scholarships of $2,500 each.

• The Rudolph Heino High School Scholarship is for high school seniors heading to college with a demonstrated commitment to helping others. Five scholarships of $2,500 are available.

• The Larry Swantek Educational Studies Scholarship is for high school seniors and current college students planning to become teachers. There are four scholarships of $2,500.

• The Milo Perreault Educator Advantage Scholarship helps certified educators and administrators continue their educations. They can apply for one of four scholarships of $2,500.

• The William Cayen Skilled Trades Scholarship is available to two individuals pursuing certification in electrical, HVAC, automotive or other skilled trades programs. Each scholarship is for $2,500.

• The Credit Union also funds the Stephen Thomas First Responder Scholarship, which supports first responders enrolled in police and/ or fire academies at local colleges with 14 scholarships of $2,000 each. Applications occur directly with Macomb Community College, Oakland Community College, Washtenaw Community College and Schoolcraft Community College. Students can apply for this scholarship throughout the year and more information is available through the program directors of each academy.

Visit msgcu.org/scholarships for details and to learn more about the application process.

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POLICE, AS COMPILED BY C & G REPORTERS

STERLING HEIGHTS — On the night of Jan. 22, police investigated a shoplifting incident involving multiple suspects allegedly concealing merchandise at the Walmart at 33201 Van Dyke Ave., near 14 Mile Road.

Upon learning about the suspects from dispatch, police reportedly caught one running out of the store’s doors, arrested him and reportedly found a Taurus pistol in his possession.

Police also learned that another suspect reportedly had hidden a $149 drone in his pants. However, the man dropped the drone when store staff stopped him near the front door, police said.

Police cite 2 for drive-thru disorderly conduct

Women refuse to pay for food

STERLING HEIGHTS — Police investigated an incident at a restaurant in the 33000 block of Van Dyke Avenue, near 14 Mile Road, Jan. 20.

According to a restaurant manager, two women had allegedly eaten there for around an hour and wanted to leave without paying. Police spoke to a woman and her mother, and one of them reportedly said the food was unappetizing and old. One of the women also reportedly said she ate nothing.

Police watched surveillance video and reportedly concluded that it was a civil matter and that police couldn’t force the women to pay. The women then reportedly left the restaurant.

MOUNT CLEMENS — A Macomb County Facilities and Operations van was burned in a parking garage at around 2 a.m. Jan. 29.

Deputies from the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office and Mount Clemens firefighters were dispatched to the parking garage the van was stored in, finding the 2005 Ford Econoline on fire. The fire was put out with only cosmetic damage to the parking structure, based on assessments from structural engineers dispatched to the scene. The van will be replaced in the future, and the site of the fire will be power washed once temperatures go above freezing.

A 36-year-old Detroit man, Jessie Young, was arrested and charged with third-degree arson and fourth-degree arson. He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. Young was arraigned by Judge Carrie Fuca in the 41B District Court on Jan. 30. His bail was set at $100,000 cash or surety, according to court records.

Young’s attorney, Shawn Coppens, said Young has a history of mental health issues and he is working to get Young the help he needs. At a probable cause conference Feb. 7, the district court referred Young for a competency evaluation.

Investigators did not address a possible motive for Young’s alleged actions.

Items stolen while homeowner on vacation

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — In the early hours of Jan. 6, a break-in allegedly occurred when the home’s occupant was on vacation in Jamaica.

The victim told Clinton Township police that she was first notified of the break-in when she saw fraud alerts for credit cards and noticed three people walking around her North Nunley Road home through surveillance camera footage.

The victim said an $80,000 engagement ring, a safe with $30,000 in Pandora jewelry, seven boxes of Louis Vuitton purses estimated at $150,000, a Cartier watch, and Xbox and Nintendo Switch video game consoles were stolen, according to the report.

She believes her husband may be responsible for the break-in due to a bad divorce, though the report lists no suspects.

Pizza thefts reported

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On Jan. 20, Clinton Township police received two calls to Eureka Drive properties for malicious activity targeting pizza delivery drivers.

At noon, a Domino’s delivery driver was approached by two men who asked, “Where’s Mike?”

The driver told police she told the men she did not

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ST. CLAIR SHORES — At 6:07 a.m. on Jan. 26, St Clair Shores officers were dispatched to assist the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office with a stolen vehicle report in the 3000 block of Harbor Place Drive.

A suspect allegedly led the police on a chase in the stolen vehicle and later on foot when the vehicle got stuck in the snow trying to avoid police at a dead end.

The suspect was apprehended and taken into custody. It was later discovered that the suspect had an outstanding warrant for absconding parole.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — An unknown female suspect known only as “Liz” to the victim is said to have stolen a rented white 2021 Toyota 4Runner from the victim in the Grosse Pointe Woods Kroger parking lot on Mack Avenue at around 1:26 p.m. Jan. 25, according to a police report filed Jan. 30.

The victim told police he knew the suspect “from around” and picked her up from the Houston/Whittier/Somerset area in Detroit in order to give her a ride to her friend’s home on Harper Avenue.

The victim told police he told the suspect that he needed to stop at the grocery store to pick up a few items before dropping her off. He left the suspect inside the running vehicle while he was in the store, and when he returned to the parking lot, he said he could find neither “Liz” nor the vehicle.

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Man reports assault, attempted robbery

ST. CLAIR SHORES — An officer was doing a plaza check when he was alerted to an attempted robbery in the 20000 block of Eight Mile Road at 7:27 p.m. on Jan. 20.

The victim, a 70-year-old male, said he saw two suspects standing near an entrance. When he got closer, the suspects allegedly demanded he hand over his car keys. The victim started to run toward the entrance when he tripped and fell, knocking out one of his teeth and hitting his chin. One of the suspects allegedly pepper sprayed him before they ran off.

The victim reportedly went inside the building before the staff flagged the officer down. A woman said she saw the two suspects as she was entering the building and thought they looked suspicious but did not tell the staff.

Retail fraud suspects sought

Suspect sought in vehicle theft

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Police were looking for two unknown suspects after they reportedly stole approximately 10 gallons of windshield wiper fluid — valued at $4.55 each, for a total loss of $40.55 — from the Shell gas station at Mack Avenue and Moross Road at around 3:15 a.m. Jan. 30.

The gas station attendant told police that one of the suspects loaded the jugs of windshield wiper fluid through the passenger window of a silver four-door Ford sedan, possibly a 2003 Contour. When the gas station attendant went outside to confront the male

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Police said an unknown suspect or suspects stole patio furniture and an electric light pole from the exterior of a residence in the 1000 block of Wayburn Street between the hours of 2 p.m. and 7:35 p.m. Feb. 4.

Speeder arrested for possession of drugs

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Police pulled over a 27-year-old Grosse Pointe Farms man in the area of Lincoln Road and Mack Avenue at 12:50 p.m. Jan. 29 after the driver failed to stop at a stop sign, had no visible license plate and was driving 52 mph in a 35 mph zone. Police said they found a license plate in the back window — which was covered with snow — but it belonged on a different vehicle and had expired in August 2022.

The driver told police the license plate was from a different truck he had owned in the past; he said he had purchased the truck he was now driving about six months ago but never transferred the registration. The driver also admitted his vehicle was uninsured, police said. Police said they saw clear plastic packages inside the truck with white residue, metal scrubbing pad material and burned pieces of tinfoil — all consistent with drug use. Police also found a tiny clear plastic bag containing an unidentified white powder; police said the bag was too small to contain a coin or stamps and was consistent with single use narcotics packaging. When asked about the powder, the driver said it was “probably” Fentanyl. The suspect was arrested for possession of narcotics and his vehicle was impounded.

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suspect, the male suspect jumped into the back seat and the female driver took off, heading north on Moross into Detroit. Police said the suspects are facing possible third-degree retail fraud charges.

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know Mike and went to the delivery address, where she was told they did not order pizza. The driver informed police another Domino’s driver was robbed the night before on an order to that address.

Around 4:30 p.m., a Sorrento’s delivery driver brought pizza to a Eureka Drive home and was approached by two men asking if he worked for Sorrento’s. One of the men implied they had a gun before the driver was pushed. His bag was stolen, and the suspects ran off.

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STERLING HEIGHTS — At around 3 a.m. Jan. 21, police were notified that someone had hit a worker at a fast food restaurant at the corner of Mound Road and Metropolitan Parkway. Police dispatch reported hearing lots of screaming.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a silver Chrysler 300 leaving the restaurant’s parking lot, which matched a suspect vehicle description, so officers stopped it and talked to two occupants.

A male occupant reportedly said the restaurant worker didn’t seem to understand him when he placed his drive-thru order, leading to an argument.

The female occupant reportedly accused the worker of grabbing the man’s shirt and pulling him through the window.

However, the worker reportedly said the man in the car climbed through the drive-thru window, and the female passenger followed and then allegedly grabbed and pulled the worker’s hair before other staff broke them up. After listening to other staff who witnessed the event, police reportedly issued disorderly conduct citations to the two car occupants.

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