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Library offers summer programs
The Romulus Police Department
is $1,000 closer to outfitting a new
rapid response vehicle thanks to a
donation fromJohnsonControls.
Public Safety Director John
Leacher accepted the donation from
Johnson Controls Plant Manager
Dale Greer during a staff meeting at
theRomulus plant on InksterRoad.
Leacher said the police depart-
ment purchased a white Ford
Explorer to use in the event of an
emergency situation such as an
active gunman in a school, business
or another location. The Explorer
will include various weapons, vests
for officers and other public safety
gear.
“The vehicle will be used when
the situation requires a rapid
response,” Leacher said. “The
Explorer is highly visible and will
contain tactical equipment that will
be used to outfit officers on the
scene to deal with the most serious
situations.”
Employing such a vehicle is
faster than waiting for a SWAT team
to assemble, travel to the site and
devise tactics to curtail the emer-
gency.
“Everything has changed since
Columbine,” Leacher said. “Law
enforcement's response to violent
scenes requires boots on the ground
and the ability to deal with the situa-
tion immediately upon our arrival.”
“Columbine” is the name of a
Colorado high school that was the
site of a 1999 all-out assault that led
to the murders of 12 students and a
teacher, plus the deaths of two high
school seniors accused of the shoot-
ings.
Johnson Controls is a global
diversified technology and industri-
al leader serving customers in more
than 150 countries. The Romulus
plant creates interior systems for
automobiles. Greer credited his
predecessor, Frank Croskey, for
making arrangements for the dona-
tion to theCity of Romulus.
Leacher said the public-private
effort is a great example of a local
business supporting the community
- something Mayor LeRoy D.
Burcroff, the city and the police
department want to expandupon.
“This is awonderful example of a
Romulus company reaching out and
helping people,” Leacher said.
“Johnson Controls is helping the
police department, helping them-
selves andhelping the community.”
Romulus Public Safety Director John Leacher (left) accepts a $1,000
donation to help outfit a new rapid response vehicle from Dale Greer of
Johnson Controls.
Summer reading programs for teens and
younger children are getting under way at
theRomulus PublicLibrary.
This summer, events for teens will usually
take place at 1 p.m. at the library.
On July 10, a Romulus police officer will
discuss real forensic evidence as compared
to that seen onTV.
Video games will be on hand during
Gamefest planned for July 17 and the movie
Divergent will be shown on July 24.
From noon until 4 p.m. July 31, the pro-
gram will conclude with a swim party at the
Romulus AthleticCenter.
Throughout the summer, the library will
behaving prize raffles for ages 12-17.
July 9 at 1 p.m. storyteller Lois Keel will
visit with youngsters.
At 1 p.m. July 16, representatives from
Dynamic Schools Assemblies will teach par-
ticipants about the science ofmusic.
From 11 a.m. until noon and again from
12:30 until 1:30 p.m. July 23, teachers from
the University of Michigan will display some
science experiments that can be done at
home.
The series will conclude with a swim
party from noon until 4 p.m. at the Romulus
AthleticCenter.
For more information, call the library at
(734)
942-7589
or
access
www.romulus.lib.mi.us.
New school principals
are approved by board
Members of the Van Buren Public
Schools Board of Education unanimous-
ly approved the appointment of Fredrick
Abel as the new principal at Edgemont
Elementary School..
Abel is currently the assistant princi-
pal at Owen Intermediate School. He
was among several in-district candidates
who applied for the job and underwent
interviews for the position. Abel will be
paid $87,394 and benefits accorded all
district administrators in his new posi-
tion. His appointment was for a term on
one year.
Former Edgemont principal Delria
Crippen will move to Rawsonville
Elementary School where shewill be the
principal while current Rawsonville
principal Karensa Smithwillmove into a
new position as a grant writer headquar-
tered in the district administration build-
ing.
Abel's former position at Owen will be
filled following ongoing interviews with
prospective candidates for the job which
was posted in the district.
The vehicle
will be used when
the situation requires
a rapid response.
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Police receive $1,000 donation
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