Crime Log… 9/19/14
By Charles Sercombe This week’s Crime Log covers Sept. 9-15. Tuesday, September 9 A resident living in the 2000 block of Belmont reported someone stole the tires off his bike,…
This time, the city needs to stand firm on code enforcement
For decades Hamtramck has been, at best, spotty about enforcing housing and building codes. When city code enforcers cracked down, a howl of protest would go up. Predictably, the city…
Feds bust markets for food stamp fraud, arrests made
By Charles Sercombe On Tuesday, federal investigators raided and later charged six Hamtramck markets, all Bengali-owned, with food stamp fraud. Raids were also conducted at other markets in…
For a second time, public works director finds himself out of a job
By Charles Sercombe Former Director of Public Works Steve Shaya is now officially out of a job, at least with the city. On Wednesday, Emergency Manager Cathy Square announced she…
Head count coming up for public schools
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck Public Schools were bracing for a loss of 80-some students this year. The good news is that projected loss was off by almost half. “We are…
State rejects councilmember’s request to waive election fines
By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember Mohammed Hassan can’t catch a break. Hassan faced fines totaling $1,830 for failing to submit campaign financial reports stemming from 2012 through 2014. He paid…
State loan in line for sewer repairs
By Charles Sercombe The city is taking the first step toward plugging basement flooding. Thanks to an $11.5 million grant from the state’s Department of Environmental Quality, Hamtramck can…
City is serious about enforcing noxious weeds code
By Charles Sercombe City code enforcers, armed with an updated ordinance, are cracking down. And, predictably, not everyone is welcoming that. Take longtime business owner Shimpu Barua, who recently…
In Hamtramck, police gear is not a subject of debate
By Charles Sercombe It’s a subject the media has been talking a lot about lately. Police militarization. Following the recent clash between the public and the Ferguson Police Department in…
Pope Park will soon get a divine intervention
By Charles Sercombe A new look is coming to Pope Park. Talk of renovating the park has been in motion for over a year now, as well as…
