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Brian Louwers

C&G Staff Reporter – Warren Weekly

Staff Writer Brian Louwers covers the cities of Warren and Center Line. He has worked for C & G Newspapers since 1998 and is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn. In his free time, he participates in the Michigan State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program and conducts interviews with military veterans for the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.

Published December 7, 2018

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Six doctors indicted in $464M fraud, opioid probe

WARREN/EASTPOINTE — A group of local doctors with ties to three Macomb County pain clinics have been named in a 56-count federal indictment involving an alleged $464 million in health care fraud and more than 13 million illegally prescribed opioid doses.

Published December 7, 2018

Warren Weekly

Police: Man stabbed brother during dispute over chips

WARREN — A long-simmering dispute allegedly boiled over into a beef about potato chips that ended in a stabbing at a home on Paige Avenue in Warren Dec. 5.

Published December 7, 2018

Warren Weekly

Warren police confirm fatal crash involving motorcycle, two vehicles

WARREN — A 30-year-old Warren man was pronounced dead at the hospital after he was thrown from a motorcycle during a collision involving two other vehicles on westbound Nine Mile Road, west of Hayes Avenue, Dec. 2.

Published December 7, 2018

Warren Weekly

Robbery suspect arrested, later named in missing person report

WARREN — A convicted felon who allegedly used a fake gun to assault a worker and steal cash from a Warren Family Dollar store is again in police custody for armed robbery. The same man was later reportedly sought as missing with mental illness in the city of Detroit, police confirmed.

Published December 6, 2018

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Bank robbery suspect arrested after police chase

MADISON HEIGHTS/WARREN — A 40-year-old Warren man accused of two robberies in Madison Heights was arrested in Detroit following a car chase that began in Warren on Thanksgiving Day.

Published December 6, 2018

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Officer on leave after alleged sexual assault in Hazel Park

CENTER LINE/HAZEL PARK — A Center Line public safety officer was placed on paid administrative leave Nov. 30 pending the outcome of an investigation into a sexual assault allegation in the city of Hazel Park earlier in the month.

Published December 5, 2018

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Options abound to spruce up your home for the holidays

METRO DETROIT — Whether you’re into dazzling displays in a rainbow of colors, officially licensed products featuring beloved characters, well-worn vintage nostalgia or holiday kitsch, there’s no shortage of options for adorning your home for the holiday season.

Published December 3, 2018

Warren Weekly

Lou Joseph remembered for kindness, dedication to seniors

WARREN — If you knew, served with, worked alongside or did any kind of business with Lou Joseph, he probably considered you a friend, and the feeling was probably mutual.

Published December 3, 2018

Warren Weekly

Bill to name part of Van Dyke after fallen officer moves forward

WARREN — Legislation aimed at designating a portion of Van Dyke Avenue after a Warren police officer killed in the line of duty looks to be heading to the floor of the Michigan House of Representatives for a full vote.

Published December 3, 2018

Warren Weekly

Warren City Council delays vote on radio upgrade

WARREN — Members of the Warren City Council want a clearer signal about a recommended municipal radio upgrade before they vote on what could be a $650,000 deal.

Published December 3, 2018

Warren Weekly

Warren Parks and recreation director departs to continue career in St. Clair Shores

WARREN — For more than 14 years, Warren Parks and Recreation Director Henry Bowman has been proud of his work “building a community of people, parks and programs.”

GM’s Warren Transmission Plant on Mound Road employs approximately 335 workers, including 265 hourly employees, according to the company’s website.

Published November 26, 2018

Warren Weekly

GM’s Warren transmission plant to be ‘unallocated in 2019’

WARREN — The future of five General Motors Co. plants, including the Warren Transmission Plant on Mound Road, looks bleak after the company announced a series of “proactive steps” to meet market changes.

Published November 23, 2018

Warren Weekly

Center Line council to consider parks and rec master plan Dec. 3

CENTER LINE — Center Line residents will have a chance to voice their views one more time before city officials consider a new parks and recreation master plan that will guide programs and amenities for the next five years.

Published November 23, 2018

Warren Weekly

Warren, Center Line prepare to usher in the holidays

WARREN/CENTER LINE — Warren and Center Line will welcome the arrival of the most wonderful time of the year with respective events planned a week apart in early December.

Published November 20, 2018

Warren Weekly

Investigation underway after Warren pharmacy break-in

WARREN — Thieves looking for prescription narcotics apparently busted into a Warren pharmacy early Nov. 18, but left without successfully accessing a safe where the drugs were stored.