Week in Review: Police Seize 100 Marijuana Plants in House Raid, Motorcyclist Dies from Crash Wounds and More
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Chesterfield Township House Raided for Pot-Growing Operation
Chesterfield Township police said Tuesday an adult male, whose identity was not released, was arrested at the home in the 24 Mile and Gratiot area.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Police Seize More Than 100 Marijuana Plants From Chesterfield House
Chesterfield Township police said Tuesday an adult male, whose identity was not released, was arrested at the home in the 24 Mile and Gratiot area.
Investigators raided a Chesterfield Township home, seizing more than 100 marijuana plants and arresting an adult male, township police said Tuesday. A township detective who recently joined the County of Macomb Enforcement Team, also known as COMET, initiated the investigation in the 24 Mile Road and Gratiot area. Police were looking into suspicious activity in a home in the Pleasant Meadows subdivision, according to a news release. What they found during a Sept. 13 raid was an "elaborate and sophisticated hydroponic marijuana-growing operation," Detective Sgt. Deron Myers stated. In addition to the plants discovered inside the home, police also seized extensive equipment that supported the illegal operation, Myers said. The man under …
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Auditors: Chesterfield Police Fund Will be Depleted
The township overall was given an "unqualified audit opinion" during the annual review, but the police fund will run dry in 4-5 years if nothing changes.
Chesterfield Township's police fund will be depleted in four to five years unless changes are made, auditors reported Monday to the township board. During the 2011 financial audit by Plante and Moran, auditors told the township that the overall community received an "unqualified audit opinion"--essentially the gold star rating--for sound financial management. However, the police department suffered an $870,000 operating loss because of an 18 percent decline in property values, according to Pamela Hill of Plante and Moran. "You have been able to decrease expenses and still maintain serves your residents have come to expect," Hill said. But she told officials they would either need to increase revenue or reduce expenses in the near future to…
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Deborah
4:21 pm on Friday, June 22, 2012
Pretty soon all local police departments in Macomb County will be patrolled by the Macomb County Sheriff Department for just this reason. Mt. Clemens did this not too long ago. With all the foreclosure of homes and less tax revenue, the remaining residents of Chesterfield should not have to have their taxes increased to make up the difference. Disbanding the Chesterfield police department would … more ›
Lilly
6:07 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
VERY well said IrritatedMama..go girl. more ›