Articles tagged:Pittsfield Township Department of Public Safety

Posted: Tue Aug 3 1:04 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Community members will have a chance to take a stand against crime tonight during the Pittsfield Township Department of Public Safety's National Night Out event at Montibeller Park. The free event, which aims to raise awareness about crime and how to prevent it, is from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. ...

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Posted: Tue Feb 23 9:07 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A catalytic converter was taken from a car Monday night at Glencoe Hills Apartments, a Pittsfield Township police news release said. The theft in the 2200 block of Glencoe Hills Drive was reported about 5:45 p.m., the release said.

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Posted: Sat Aug 15 5:47 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Memorial ride to honor cyclist killed in Pittsfield Township

A bicycle painted white with flowers on the handlebars remains locked to a “No Passing Zone” sign on Maple Road in Pittsfield Township. The “ghost bike,” as cyclists call it, is a small memorial for Tim Pincikowski, a cyclist from Saline who was struck and killed by a van on ...

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Posted: Wed Aug 12 2:25 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

Washtenaw County prosecutors are now reviewing a report on the July 28 collision in Pittsfield Township that resulted in the death of a bicyclist from Saline, authorities said. It's routine for police to send such cases to prosecutors in a fatal collision investigation, said Gordy Schick, the township's deputy director ...

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Posted: Fri Aug 7 12:12 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

A man and woman forced their way into a Pittsfield Township apartment this morning and stole money after saying they were the police, authorities said. The incident occurred about 5 a.m. at Ridgewood Apartments south of Packard Street off Carpenter Road, said Gordy Schick, the township's deputy director of police ...

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Posted: Sun Aug 2 12:11 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter

The Pittsfield Township Department of Public Safety is encouraging community members to take a stand against crime Tuesday during the 26th annual National Night Out. The event is from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Aug. 4 in the parking lot of Target on Carpenter Road, a news release said. People will ...

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Posted: Thu Jul 30 9:58 a.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Fifteen years later, Eastern Michigan University student's killing remains unsolved

Nancy Welka imagines what it would have been like had her daughter, Renee, married and had children. “She would have been the most fantastic mother because of her way with kids,” she said. “They all loved her. They’d gravitate toward her. She’d light up a room when she entered.” Today, ...

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