A 42-year-old man staying at a residence in the Clarkston Lakes Mobile Home Park after he tattooed the homeowner has been arraigned in the sexual assault of a child who was being babysat there. Michael Daniel Girgenti was arraigned Aug. 23 on one count of criminal sexual conduct, second degree (person under 13) in front […]
Brandon Twp.- Filming a movie isn’t always glamorous. On a warm, rainy Tuesday earlier this month, Director Raphael Buechel stands under an umbrella held by an assistant and adjusts a camera. A few other crewmembers of the movie, ‘Roadkill: A Love Story? huddle nearby on the edge of Oakhill Road near Leece Road. Sitting inside […]
Brandon Twp.- Filming a movie isn’t always glamorous. On a warm, rainy Tuesday earlier this month, Director Raphael Buechel stands under an umbrella held by an assistant and adjusts a camera. A few other crewmembers of the movie, ‘Roadkill: A Love Story? huddle nearby on the edge of Oakhill Road near Leece Road. Sitting inside […]
By Susan Bromley Staff Writer Groveland Twp.- Spontaneous combustion is believed to be the cause of the most intense fire Groveland Fire Chief Steve McGee has ever seen in the township. Just after midnight on Aug. 14, several drivers called 9-1-1 to report a fire at I-75 and Grange Hall Road. Township firefighters responded within […]
As a firefighter/medic with the Brandon Fire Department, David Castle routinely protects and cares for township residents. Recently, however, his skills were needed in Marshall, where an oil spill last month has impacted area residents, wildlife, and ecology. A ruptured pipeline owned by Enbridge, Inc. spilled approximately 1 million gallons of crude oil into Talmadge […]
Brandon Twp.- Thieves who broke into a church here recently have robbed local teens of an annual fall trip. Ruth Britting, secretary of Cornerstone Baptist Church, 3060 E. Seymour Lake Road, said on Aug. 9, a churchmember arrived to clean the building and discovered Britting’s office and one other office trashed, with the doors broken […]
There will be a police chase on Aug. 28 in Flint involving three cops from Brandon Township. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Pete Burkett, Brandon substation commander, as well as Brandon deputies Dave Rheaume and Arnie Terrell will run a 5K that day as part of the 2010 Crim Festival of Races. The main pursuit, […]
Brandon Twp.- A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest or conviction of the person or persons responsible for setting a fire that destroyed a vehicle and damaged another truck and two homes Aug. 11. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Fire Investigator Art Schrah said the blaze was definitely […]
Heather Roberts? feet are a mess. She has a blister on her right big toe, and one on her right heel and they are joined, as she says, by ten friends on her left foot. She isn’t complaining though’the blisters are battle scars, a result of walking 60 miles in three days in the fight […]
In a week, Catherine McGhee went from showing hogs and chickens at the Oakland County Fair to showing off her pink evening gown and dancing (or trying to) at the Miss Teen USA Pageant in the Bahamas. The 16-year-old Brandon Township resident, the current Miss Michigan Teen, competed to be Miss Teen USA at the […]