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Friday, December 7, 2012

Violent Man Tackled By Bar Patrons after Beating Up Manager

The following information was supplied by the Shelby Township Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

A Sterling Heights man was detained by customers at the Red Ox Tavern in Utica after police said he punched a customer and the manager Monday. Police arrived to the bar on Hall Road around 1:30 a.m. to find a 34-year-old man being held on the floor by restaurant patrons. According to a police report, the man approached another customer on the patio and repeatedly hit him in the face until he fell to the ground, and then he began kicking him. The bar's manager stepped in and pulled the man off the victim and asked him to immediately leave the bar.  According to a police report, the man attacked the manager and punched him several times in the face until he was tackled to the ground by customers and held down until police arrived. No serious…

Frustrated Old Man

11:32 am on Sunday, December 9, 2012

Bar managers, and any other business owner/manager, need to refuse to be a victim, and carry a gun for self defense! If not, they are leaving themselves wide open for assault, and murder! Of course common sense would tell you this applies to everyone!   more ›

Monday, February 13, 2012

Women's Shelter Fundraising for Larger Building to Accommodate Demand

Macomb County's only domestic abuse and violence shelter is seeking donations in order to construct a bigger building, and respond to an increase in demand.

Turning Point, Macomb County’s only agency dedicated to providing assistance for domestic and sexual assault victims, has launched an aggressive fundraising campaign to cover the costs of erecting a larger building to accommodate the spike in assistance. The goal of the 2012 Capital Campaign fund is to raise $3 million by next year to construct a new intensive emergency shelter in Macomb County. Turning Point officials said the current building is outdated and can no longer accommodate the growing needs of the community. In 2011, Turning Point provided emergency shelter for 477 women and children, and assisted in more than 12,000 callers on the 24-7 emergency crisis hotline. That's up from 454 women and children serviced at the shelter in …

Terry

2:43 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012

If you want to have a successful Ballroom Dance fundraiser I would be happy to dance in it or teach a big class lesson. We can also do some entertaining show dances. Like Dancing With the Stars T.V. show dances. Your Dance Teacher, Terry Hasty @ Dancing Under The Stars Studio, in historical downtown Utica, MI.   more ›

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