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ROMULUS - WAYNE
ROMULUS - WAYNE

Performance of police, fire department earns praise

Residents, neighboring com- she told the council members that their work doesn't go unno-
munity officials and city council and mayor. “He was phenome- ” ticed,” she said.
members took the opportunity to nal,” she said. “When the Metro It is highly reassuring to know Council members agreed,
commend both the Romulus Fire Airport crew arrived, they had our community can count on professional commenting that the fire depart-
Department and Police the fire under control in min- ment was just recently awarded
Department at a meeting earlier utes,” she said. assistance from our neighboring communities. licensing as an Advanced Life
this month. Her comments followed Support agency, a long-time goal
During the public comment remarks of Mayor Pro tem John of the city.
portion of the meeting June 14, a Barden who told the council that “It is highly reassuring to “Kudos for the expert han- Mayor LeRoy Burcroff said
resident of Gloria Street in the he had received a letter from Van know our community can count dling of this situation. Your offi- that he felt the city public safety
city addressed members of the Buren Township Supervisor on professional assistance from cers deserve a pat on the back,” department was due the acco-
city council regarding a fire Kevin McNamara about the per- our neighboring communities,” he said. “This is the best, most lades and that they were “out
which took place near her home. formance of the Romulus Fire he said. professional response I have there, doing the job every day”
She explained that because of a Department in a recent emer- Romulus police officers also ever seen,” to a situation with a despite the challenges of the pan-
serious crash on I-94 at the same gency situation. received praise from an outside special needs child, the letter demic.
time that day, when two small “I wish to express my appreci- agency for their handling of a continued. “They do a phenomenal job,
children were seriously injured, ation to the City of Romulus Fire May 17 situation when a 4-year- City Councilwoman Tina day-in and day-out,” Burcroff
only a single firefighter was Department for their willingness old autistic child was found wan- Talley said that the Romulus said.
available to respond to the scene. to assist at the Harbour Club dering, unaccompanied in the Building Department should also Both Burcroff and Krause sug-
She said he arrived by himself Apartment fire in our communi- community. A representative of be recognized for the recent shut gested that the exemplary per-
and fought the blaze alone while ty,” McNamara said in the letter. the Third Circuit Court wrote to down of two illegal marijuana formance of the public safety
awaiting aide from the Metro He said that the efforts of the the city expressing his apprecia- growing operations in the city, department staff deserve recog-
Airport and Westland fire depart- Romulus firefighters were tion and admiration for the man- tracked down by an extreme use nition during the next
ments. invaluable in efforts to save resi- ner in which officers handled the of electrical power. Hometown Heroes event in the
“He needs to be recognized,” dents during the emergency. incident. “We just need them to know community.
Special events Fond farewell

Free concerts mark city birthday Sgt. Brent Cahill retired from the
Wayne Police Department last
month and was honored with a
While the official celebration of the 50th birthday of the city
of Romulus was delayed one year due to the pandemic, city offi- small ceremony at police head-
quarters. Cahill was a highly
cials have announced a variety of upcoming free summer com- respected member of the Wayne
munity events to help celebrate the half-century mark. Police Department who, in addi-
The events, all scheduled to take place in Historical Park tion to his rank as sergeant,
include Juggler Tim from 5 until 8 p.m. tomorrow, July 2. served as a field training ser-
From 5 until 8 and on July 9, Mob Opera will entertain from 7 geant, evidence technician,
until 9:30 p.m.. Raya and the Last Dragon will be the Movie in background investigator, and
the Park planned for July 16. The outdoor movie will begin at detective during his 12-year
dusk. career with the department.
On July 23, Infinity & Beyond will perform from 7 until 9:30 Police Chief Ryan Strong praised
p.m. Cahill's professionalism and ded-
ication noting, "I've worked with
Ventriloquist Richard Paul will perform from 5 until 8 p.m. Brent in several capacities over
on Aug. 6 while D'Tour will entertain from 7 until 9:30 p.m. Aug. my career, and I have always
13. been deeply impressed with his
The Movie in the Park on Aug. 20 will be Tom & Jerry and strong work ethic, insistence on
will begin at dusk. doing the right thing every time,
Tequila Mockingbird will perform in concert from 7 until and deep respect for his co-
9:30 p.m. Aug. 27. workers and the community he
Historical Park is located at 11120 Hunt St. in Romulus. serves."
For more information, visit Downtown Romulus on
Facebook or call the Romulus Downtown Development
Authority at (734) 942-7545.