Settlement conference under way for Chief Turner vs. Sumpter
On Jan. 15, U.S. District Court Judge Anna Diggs Taylor ordered the case of former Police Chief Melvin E. Turner vs. Sumpter Township to be referred to U.S. Magistrate Judge[…]
Belleville Police investigate assault at Enrica’s Golden Needle
Belleville Police Chief Gene Taylor said his department is investigating an incident that left Enrica Hensley with a black eye and bruises following a dispute over a wedding dress shortly[…]
Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday for recall voting
Van Buren Township voters will be going to the polls on Tuesday, Feb. 23, to make the final decision on a drive to recall four officials from office. The polls[…]
Sumpter Twp. sells property to Nasser for minimart, pharmacy
Joe Nasser and the Township of Sumpter have entered into a 12-page purchase agreement for the vacant property at the southeast corner of Sumpter and Willis roads that Sumpter has[…]
School Board approves paying bills for School Resource Officers
The School Resource Officer program will continue in the Van Buren Public Schools for the rest of this school year. Belleville Police Cpl. Kris Faull and Van Buren Township Police[…]
VBT agrees to reduce value of Visteon Village property by $100 M
Van Buren Township and Visteon have entered into a financial agreement that includes reducing the state equalized value of Visteon Village by $100 million. And, the two parties hope the[…]
School Resource Officers approved for two more weeks
At Monday’s meeting (1-25-10), the two School Resource Officers used by the Van Buren Public Schools were approved by the school board for two more weeks – until the Feb.[…]
VBT cop wages climb; 32 earn more than $100,000 in 2009
In 2008, there were 28 members of the public safety department who earned more than $100,000 in salary and benefits – 27 cops and one dispatcher/fire fighter. The Independent requested the 2009[…]
Pickup rear-ends school bus full of children on Jan. 25
On Monday, the first day of the second semester in the Van Buren Public Schools, a pickup truck smashed into the back of a school bus that was stopped at[…]
Four VBT police officers file racial discrimination charges
Four of the five top police command officers in Van Buren Township have filed racial discrimination complaints with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity[…]
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