VBT woman gets probation for stabbing boyfriend with knife
Lashawn Denise Courtwright, 43, formerly of Van Buren Township, was charged with one count of Felonious Assault and one count of Domestic Violence, second offense, last spring after she allegedly...
View ArticleFacebook friends help Sumpter Police nab retail fraud suspect
On Oct. 23 a young man came into Ace Hardware in Sumpter Township and stole some high-ticket items, including a $200 air tool and five pairs of work gloves marked $30 each. Sumpter Police Detective...
View ArticleSumpter Twp. board urges use of Elwell school as district library
At the end of its regular meeting on Nov. 13, the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees discussed at length its support of using the newly vacant Elwell Elementary School as the site of the new Belleville...
View ArticleSplits denied, water pipes arrive, drama grows in VBT
On May 9, Lou Kovach received official word that his request for splits of the former Coy Kendall greenhouse property had been denied by the Van Buren Township Parcel Board. He had been told ahead of...
View ArticleSumpter Township Board puts 1-mill fire tax renewal on nov. 6 ballot
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its July 10 meeting to place a renewal of the Fire Protection millage before voters in the Nov. 6 General Election. The previous millage has...
View ArticleVBT Senior warns others about telephone scam she almost fell for
Marcella Henderson waited more than three hours at the Van Buren Township Public Safety Committee meeting on Jan. 18 to tell the story of how she almost got taken in a scam – and to warn other seniors...
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Detroit Police Sergeant rescus man crawling along Van Buren St.
Detroit Police Sergeant rescus man crawling along Van Buren St. g Thomas Clayton, 69, went out for his routine morning walk on Saturday, Jan. 28, leaving Van Buren Street and heading across Tyler Road...
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The second-place proposed site
The second-place in voting for a public library site was a downtown Belleville site.
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100 volunteers pulled trash, tires, and even a sunken boat from Belleville Lake
On Saturday May 14, more than 100 volunteers pulled trash, tires, and even a sunken boat from Belleville Lake with pontoon boats, gloves and boots to fill a 40-yard dumpster, provided by Waste...
View ArticleBurglar takes 100 cartons of cigarettes from Clark gas station
On Dec. 6 at 1:19 a.m. Van Buren Township Police received an alarm run at the Clark gas station at the corner of Sumpter and Hull roads. Lt. Ernie Thornsbury reported officers arrived to find a front...
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