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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.

Fencing the Center Line High School athletic field was damaged in a crash on Jan. 9.

Published January 14, 2021

Warren Weekly

Suspect arrested twice after crashing into athletic field fence

CENTER LINE — The driver allegedly responsible for crashing into the fencing around an athletic field at Center Line High School early on Jan. 9 now faces reckless driving, resisting arrest and weapons charges, while an investigation remains ongoing.

Published January 11, 2021

Warren Weekly

Overdoses ‘out of control’ as stronger drugs overtake users

WARREN — It was January 2017. Ed Hanna was working as a Warren Fire Department paramedic when his squad was dispatched to a mobile home park after the apparent overdose of a teenage girl.

Published January 9, 2021

Warren Weekly

Warren councilman named in recall efforts

WARREN — A local business alliance is backing one effort to recall Warren City Councilman Eddie Kabacinski, one of five members of the council who voted against a proposed settlement that could have ended a costly lawsuit over medical marijuana dispensary licensing.

Published January 8, 2021

Warren Weekly

Call leads to arrest of larceny suspect

CENTER LINE — Public safety officers dispatched to investigate a report about a larceny from auto in progress apprehended a suspect who is now facing a list of charges amid an ongoing investigation.

Published January 8, 2021

Warren Weekly

Police find puppy taken by food delivery driver, suspect charged

WARREN — A puppy allegedly swiped from the enclosed porch of a Warren home by a food delivery driver has been returned to its family, and the suspect is now facing a felony larceny charge.

Published January 8, 2021

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Family Video moves to close last stores

METRO DETROIT — Family Video’s roots go back to the 1970s, when founder Charlie Hoogland found himself “stuck” with a bunch of videos his family’s business, Midstates Appliance & Supply Company, had accumulated as a distributor of Hollywood movies.

Published January 4, 2021

Warren Weekly

Warren police target fentanyl traffickers

WARREN —The Warren Police Department closed out 2020 by announcing the results of a major fentanyl trafficking investigation that yielded charges against four men, with three arrests so far.

Published December 17, 2020

Warren Weekly

Bad shocks, rough road debated as cause of fire truck damage

WARREN — Everyone agrees that the condition of Chicago Road is bumpy north of the General Motors Technical Center property, especially at the railroad crossing. But whether or not the road was bad enough to damage one of Warren’s newer fire trucks twice in a six-month span was a topic of discussion in early December.

Published December 16, 2020

Warren Weekly

Center Line’s holiday spirit shines bright in dark times

CENTER LINE — Judging for the Center Line Beautification Commission’s annual “Light Up the Sky” contest wrapped up on Dec. 12. While there were first- and second-place finishers, organizers said the whole city really won this year.

Published December 16, 2020

Warren Weekly

Flap over city’s bills underscores rift between mayor, council

WARREN — The city of Warren’s bills went unpaid for a couple of weeks in early December. The decision to temporarily delay payment underscored a rift between members of the Warren City Council and Mayor Jim Fouts that has simmered for more than a year now.

A burglary suspect was shot after he allegedly attempted to run down arresting officers in the parking lot of the Knights Inn on Dequindre Road, just north of 11 Mile Road, in Madison Heights early on Dec. 10.

Published December 10, 2020

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Police: Burglary suspect shot after trying to run down officers

WARREN/MADISON HEIGHTS — A burglary suspect was in critical condition after he was shot by Warren police early on Dec. 10. He allegedly tried to run down an officer in the parking lot of the Knights Inn, near 11 Mile and Dequindre roads in Madison Heights.

Warren City Council members voted 7-0 to at least temporarily opt out of recreational marijuana on Dec. 8. Attorneys representing Warren and the Council said the city can opt back in if they so choose, as soon as their desired ordinance is put in place.

Published December 9, 2020

Warren Weekly

Warren opts out of rec marijuana for now, legal questions persist

WARREN — Companies seeking to get into the recreational marijuana business in Warren may have to wait a little while longer.

Warren Fire Commissioner Skip McAdams said the Type II ambulance, designated Squad 2 and assigned to Station 2, on Schoenherr Road north of Nine Mile Road, had been in service for less than a month.

Published December 8, 2020

Warren Weekly

No injuries after Warren ambulance with patient struck at intersection

WARREN — A patient in transit, two paramedics in the ambulance and the driver of another vehicle were reportedly unharmed in a collision at the intersection of Hoover and 10 Mile roads at about 4 p.m. on Dec. 7.

Published December 4, 2020

Warren Weekly

Groups team up to make ‘Shop With a Hero’ and ‘Wish With a Warthog’ outreach a success

WARREN — The pandemic hasn’t lessened the burden on those in need. Thankfully, it hasn’t dampened the spirits or diminished the resolve of those dedicated to serving the community.