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SUMPTER - WESTLAND
SUMPTER - WESTLAND

Training sessions

Five Sumpter Township police officers were among the latest participants in the Louisiana State University National Center for Biomedical Research and Training Academy
of Counter Terrorist Education. To date, 11 Sumpter officers have completed both class sessions and the remainder of the township officers will attend the course later this
year, officials said. The first class, Law Enforcement Active Shooter Emergency Response, took place in January and 27 officers from local communities participated in an
effort to improve their knowledge, skills, and abilities to rapidly deploy and neutralize violent offenders during active shooter situations or mass casualty incidents to prevent
the loss of lives. The second class, Active Threat Integrated Response, took place last month when 34 police, fire, and EMS officers, including four firefighters and five police
officers from Sumpter, come together to train in improving integration between law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services (EMS) in active shooter events.
Added sessions are expected to be scheduled later this year, officials said, to ensure all Sumpter Township emergency personnel experience the advanced training.

Westland mourns death of 30-year city employee

Members of the Westland three decades. continued. Westland Mayor Mike Londeau. robot from Lost in Space,
community are mourning the “There is no doubt you have “It is without a shadow of a These community programs friends recalled.
death of Dave Monak, a con- seen him at many city events doubt in my mind that you have went on to win a number of “In spite of the fact that we
stant presence at city events for over the years. Through all of communicated with him at awards, according to a are very saddened by our
more than 30 years. the major city milestones, Dave some point or another while spokesman. As a direct result of friend's passing and will miss
In social media posts last was there camera in hand. He attending one of the numerous Mr. Monak's work, WLND was him dearly, we find some solace
week, members of the city captured great images and community activities that have honored with a great deal of in the fact that he is no longer
administration said the news of footage all over town including taken place over the course of professional recognition. Mr. suffering from the unpleasant
Mr. Monak's death left them the Summer Festival, Blues, the years. David took photo- Monak was an avid follower of side effects of the cancer treat-
with a heavy heart and noted Brews & Barbecue, concerts in graphs at each and every signifi- science fiction and enjoyed hav- ment he underwent,” Londeau's
that Mr. Monak had been the park, and thousands of cant public gathering that took ing conversations about movies statement concluded.
employed with the City of other studio and remote pro- place in the city, and he chroni- of all genres. Mr. Monak even Funeral and interment infor-
Westland Community Media ductions,” the Facebook post cled each and every one of them meticulously created his very mation were unavailable at
Department for more than announcing Mr. Monak's death with his camera,” commented own miniature version of the press time.