Another stretch of the Washtenaw County border-to-border walking/biking trail is opening up in Ypsi soon. It starts near Water Street and Michigan Avenue in Ypsilanti and follows along the northern shore of the Huron River for nearly a mile.
It should provide a nice, scenic environment for nature-lovers and outdoorsmen (and outdoorswomen, too).
Here's a link to more information about the trail, including a downloadable map of the entire trail as well.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Robbery near EMU campus
EMU Police Timely Warning to Campus Community – September 8, 2009
Unarmed Robbery (Occurred off campus – City of Ypsilanti)
The Ypsilanti Police reported that an unarmed robbery occurred this morning at about 1:00a.m., in the 300 block of Perrin St, in the City of Ypsilanti. An EMU student walking on the sidewalk along Perrin St., texting on his cell phone, was robbed of his cell phone. The suspect grabbed his cell phone and punched him in the head and ran off south toward Emmet St. The victim’s injuries were not serious, not requiring medical treatment.
The victim and witnesses described the suspect as being a African-American male, approximately 18 years of age, light-skinned, 6-feet-tall, long dreadlocks in his hair, wearing blue jeans, a light or white colored t-shirt, and a red baseball cap turned backward.
Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to contact the Ypsilanti Police at (734) 483-9510.
The Department of Public Safety would like to remind the University Community to:
• Be aware of your surroundings and look assertive
• Walk with friends or coworkers when possible. Contact SEEUS for nighttime escorts. 487-3387
• Trust your intuition, if a particular situation makes you feel uncomfortable, choose an alternative.
• If you feel threatened on campus, look for a blue light phone to call for assistance.
• Program the number for EMU Police (734-487-1222) into your cell phone.
• Check the EMU Public Safety website for additional safety tips:
http://www.emich.edu/publicsafety/policesafetytips.htm
Unarmed Robbery (Occurred off campus – City of Ypsilanti)
The Ypsilanti Police reported that an unarmed robbery occurred this morning at about 1:00a.m., in the 300 block of Perrin St, in the City of Ypsilanti. An EMU student walking on the sidewalk along Perrin St., texting on his cell phone, was robbed of his cell phone. The suspect grabbed his cell phone and punched him in the head and ran off south toward Emmet St. The victim’s injuries were not serious, not requiring medical treatment.
The victim and witnesses described the suspect as being a African-American male, approximately 18 years of age, light-skinned, 6-feet-tall, long dreadlocks in his hair, wearing blue jeans, a light or white colored t-shirt, and a red baseball cap turned backward.
Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to contact the Ypsilanti Police at (734) 483-9510.
The Department of Public Safety would like to remind the University Community to:
• Be aware of your surroundings and look assertive
• Walk with friends or coworkers when possible. Contact SEEUS for nighttime escorts. 487-3387
• Trust your intuition, if a particular situation makes you feel uncomfortable, choose an alternative.
• If you feel threatened on campus, look for a blue light phone to call for assistance.
• Program the number for EMU Police (734-487-1222) into your cell phone.
• Check the EMU Public Safety website for additional safety tips:
http://www.emich.edu/publicsafety/policesafetytips.htm
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested
(From the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department)
On 9/2/09 Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Trester and Sgt. Bell, with the assistance from the Ypsilanti Police Department and FBI, arrested the suspect from the bank robberies that took place on 8/28/09 and 8/31/09 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The 41-year old suspect was transported to the Washtenaw County Jail and will be arraigned Friday morning.
On August 28, 2009, at approximately 4:15 PM, Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to the Key Bank located on Washtenaw Ave near Hewitt Road in Ypsilanti Township for a bank robbery.
It was reported a black male walked into the bank, indicated to the teller that he had a gun, and demanded money. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of money, the suspect fled to a waiting vehicle parked nearby on Fairfield Street.
The vehicle is described as a newer 2000 or later Pontiac G6 2 door, silver or gold metallic paint with an unknown plate.
The suspect is described as a black male, 28 to 35-years old, approximately 5’8” thin/med build. He has a dark complexion, mustache and a deep voice. He was wearing a dark green front zip hooded sweats, dark jeans, white shoes and a white brimmed hat (not a base ball hat).
On August 31, 2009, at approximately 1:00 PM, Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to the TCF Bank located on Packard Road near Hewitt Road in Ypsilanti Township for a bank robbery.
It was reported a black male walked into the bank, handed the teller a note demanding money. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of money, the suspect fled possibly to a waiting vehicle parked nearby.
The suspect is described as a black male, 28 to 35-years old, approximately 5’8” thin/med build. He has a dark complexion; He was wearing a black jacket with “Champion” in gold lettering on the back and a black painter’s style hat.
On 9/2/09 Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Trester and Sgt. Bell, with the assistance from the Ypsilanti Police Department and FBI, arrested the suspect from the bank robberies that took place on 8/28/09 and 8/31/09 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The 41-year old suspect was transported to the Washtenaw County Jail and will be arraigned Friday morning.
On August 28, 2009, at approximately 4:15 PM, Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to the Key Bank located on Washtenaw Ave near Hewitt Road in Ypsilanti Township for a bank robbery.
It was reported a black male walked into the bank, indicated to the teller that he had a gun, and demanded money. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of money, the suspect fled to a waiting vehicle parked nearby on Fairfield Street.
The vehicle is described as a newer 2000 or later Pontiac G6 2 door, silver or gold metallic paint with an unknown plate.
The suspect is described as a black male, 28 to 35-years old, approximately 5’8” thin/med build. He has a dark complexion, mustache and a deep voice. He was wearing a dark green front zip hooded sweats, dark jeans, white shoes and a white brimmed hat (not a base ball hat).
On August 31, 2009, at approximately 1:00 PM, Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office Deputies responded to the TCF Bank located on Packard Road near Hewitt Road in Ypsilanti Township for a bank robbery.
It was reported a black male walked into the bank, handed the teller a note demanding money. After obtaining an undisclosed amount of money, the suspect fled possibly to a waiting vehicle parked nearby.
The suspect is described as a black male, 28 to 35-years old, approximately 5’8” thin/med build. He has a dark complexion; He was wearing a black jacket with “Champion” in gold lettering on the back and a black painter’s style hat.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Stabbing at Heritage Festival
At about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, officers responded to the scene where a fight broke out between five teenagers in the Childrens Village area of Riverside Park during the Heritage Festival.
As the officers arrived, approximately 150 teens all began running southbound toward Michigan Avenue causing a panic among visitors and vendors. One officer reported that “bystanders were screaming and vendors were hiding under their tables and closing their booths down prior to closing time.”
Many teens were trampled after an unidentified female yelled, “He has a gun.”
Moments later a second unidentified female was witnessed stabbing an unidentified male in the back with an object. The condition of the victim is unknown.
(There will be more to come on this story later this week and in next week's Ypsilanti Courier.)
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Tweeting through Facebook?
This is a bit of a shocker. Facebook, who has seemingly been in a race to emulate many of Twitter’s features, just announced that it’s launching the ability for Facebook Page admins to simultaneously update both their Page and Twitter.
Facebook explains how this will work in a blog post:
“If you manage a Facebook Page, you now will be able to decide whether to share updates with their Twitter followers, and you also will be able to control what type of updates to share: status updates, links, photos, notes, events or all of them.
If you have multiple Pages, you will have the option to link each of those Pages to different Twitter accounts. This new feature will only link Facebook Pages to Twitter, not your individual profile. It will soon be available at http://www.facebook.com/twitter”
While that makes a lot of sense from a convenience standpoint – many big time Twitter users also have popular Facebook Pages and vice versa – it’s surprising to see Facebook so openly acknowledge Twitter’s reach. That said, by giving users the ability to update both services via Facebook, they’re clearly hoping that the Facebook Page will become the first stop for admins.
That would mean lots of “via Facebook” messages showing up in tweets, and in fact, it’s not hard to imagine Facebook quickly becoming one of Twitter’s most popular clients. However, I wouldn’t expect this functionality to be extended to user profiles anytime soon, which would clearly be a bigger win for Twitter than Facebook.
Facebook explains how this will work in a blog post:
“If you manage a Facebook Page, you now will be able to decide whether to share updates with their Twitter followers, and you also will be able to control what type of updates to share: status updates, links, photos, notes, events or all of them.
If you have multiple Pages, you will have the option to link each of those Pages to different Twitter accounts. This new feature will only link Facebook Pages to Twitter, not your individual profile. It will soon be available at http://www.facebook.com/twitter”
While that makes a lot of sense from a convenience standpoint – many big time Twitter users also have popular Facebook Pages and vice versa – it’s surprising to see Facebook so openly acknowledge Twitter’s reach. That said, by giving users the ability to update both services via Facebook, they’re clearly hoping that the Facebook Page will become the first stop for admins.
That would mean lots of “via Facebook” messages showing up in tweets, and in fact, it’s not hard to imagine Facebook quickly becoming one of Twitter’s most popular clients. However, I wouldn’t expect this functionality to be extended to user profiles anytime soon, which would clearly be a bigger win for Twitter than Facebook.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Incident Reports from Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office
On 8/8/2009 at approximately 3:00 AM, WCSO Deputies Hunt and Farmer conducted a traffic stop in the 1700 block of Ridge Road in Superior Township. It was discovered the driver was operating under the influence of suspected alcohol. The 50-year old Superior Township resident was arrested and transported to the WCJ. The report will be forwarded to the prosecutor.
On 8/8/2009 at approximately 4:00 AM, WCSO Deputies Arts and Cratsenburg conducted a traffic stop on Ecorse near Michigan Ave in Ypsilanti Township. It was discovered the passenger had a warrant for her arrest. She was arrested and transported to the WCJ.
On 8/7/2009 at approximately 10:30 PM, WCSO Deputy Wiese was dispatched to the 1000 block of Holmes Road for a traffic crash. It was discovered the driver was operating his vehicle under suspected intoxicants. The 42-year old Ypsilanti Township resident was arrested and transported to the WCJ. The report will be forwarded to the prosecutor.
On 8/7/2009 at approximately 11:30 PM, WCSO Deputies Arts and Teets conducted a traffic stop on Stamford and Macarthur Blvd in Superior Township. It was discovered the driver was in possession of suspected marijuana. The 19-year old Superior Township resident was arrested and transported to the WCJ. The report will be forwarded to the prosecutor.
On 8/8/2009 at approximately 12:20 AM, WCSO Deputy Rowley was dispatched to Textile Road near McKean in Ypsilanti Township for a possible medical assist. It was discovered the subject had been walking home, got tired and laid down on the side of the road. She had a warrant for her arrest. She was arrested and transported to the WCJ.
On 8/8/2009 at approximately 4:00 AM, WCSO Deputies Arts and Cratsenburg conducted a traffic stop on Ecorse near Michigan Ave in Ypsilanti Township. It was discovered the passenger had a warrant for her arrest. She was arrested and transported to the WCJ.
On 8/7/2009 at approximately 10:30 PM, WCSO Deputy Wiese was dispatched to the 1000 block of Holmes Road for a traffic crash. It was discovered the driver was operating his vehicle under suspected intoxicants. The 42-year old Ypsilanti Township resident was arrested and transported to the WCJ. The report will be forwarded to the prosecutor.
On 8/7/2009 at approximately 11:30 PM, WCSO Deputies Arts and Teets conducted a traffic stop on Stamford and Macarthur Blvd in Superior Township. It was discovered the driver was in possession of suspected marijuana. The 19-year old Superior Township resident was arrested and transported to the WCJ. The report will be forwarded to the prosecutor.
On 8/8/2009 at approximately 12:20 AM, WCSO Deputy Rowley was dispatched to Textile Road near McKean in Ypsilanti Township for a possible medical assist. It was discovered the subject had been walking home, got tired and laid down on the side of the road. She had a warrant for her arrest. She was arrested and transported to the WCJ.
Sights of the Circus
The Kelly Miller Circus was in town this past Friday at Ypsilanti's Riversdie Park. Clowns, high-flying acts, elephants, tigers and candy apples are all familiar sights at the circus and those staples were definitely apparent here.
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