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INKSTER - ROMULUS
INKSTER - ROMULUS

A little ‘ReLeaf’

Volunteers plant trees at local parks

ReLeaf Michigan, a statewide located in Romulus, sent 20
non-profit tree organization, in employees who volunteered at the
partnership with the City of Saturday morning effort.
Romulus, Medline Industries and The company Director of
the DTE Foundation, joined forces Operations Jeremy Oetjens was
with local volunteers to plant 15 also on site.
trees at Romulus Historical Park “Medline is a healthcare com-
and Mary Ann Banks Parks Oct. 24. pany, and we appreciate the public
The trees were planted to increase health value of planting trees in
the overall tree canopy in the Romulus, Oetjens said. “Our team
parks and to provide environmen- members live and work in this city,
tal and health benefits. and we want the public to experi-
Covid protocols were in place ence the benefit of additional tree
and were followed and masks cover.”
were required of the volunteers “Trees provide incredible bene-
who watched a tree planting fits to the communities in which
demonstration from experts. they are planted. Trees improve
“Despite the pandemic, we air and water quality, reduce
remain committed to ensuring the stormwater runoff, improve men-
City of Romulus is a place where tal wellness, reduce rates of child-
residents and visitors want to live, hood asthma, cool our neighbor-
work and play,” said Romulus hoods and enhance the communi-
Mayor LeRoy Burcroff. “The part- ty's commercial and economic
nership between Romulus, vitality,” a ReLeaf spokesman said.
ReLeaf Michigan, Medline and ReLeaf Michigan, a 32-year-old
DTE is a great opportunity for us non-profit organization, partners
to come together as a community, with communities statewide to
at a safe social distance, to plant replenish community tree
trees that will continue to beautify canopies through volunteer tree
our city in the years to come. This planting events.
beautification initiative works in The DTE Foundation is a strong
tandem with our efforts to reopen steward of the environment and
parks, improve walkability and over the past 23 years has helped
enhance public spaces for our res- plant nearly 47,000 trees and
idents.” seedlings in more than 500 com-
Medline, a medical products munities across the state of
manufacturer and distributor Michigan.
Couple is charged with imprisonment, torture

An Inkster couple has been soaked in dog urine, extension bruises and injuries when he was him to put his hand in a bucket of and were each given a $250,000
arraigned on charges of torture, cords and a wooden board to tor- found by police. boiling water for several minutes, cash bond. The couple's court
unlawful imprisonment and ment him. The criminal complaint alleges the report said. appointed attorney said they have
assault after a man allegedly The victim escaped his captors' that Vera Miller, 38, and Corey Hill, Miller and Hill were arraigned three children as young as 2 years
escaped their home and was found home on the 4000 block of Burton 30, both of Inkster, put a dog shock by video Tuesday, Oct. 27, on old. The attorney also said Miller
by police. Oct. 22 and was found by Inkster collar on the victim and shocked charges of torture, unlawful does hair for a living out of her
The victim was allegedly held police officers who took him to a him with it, forced him to chew on imprisonment and assault, accord- home.
against his will and tortured by the hospital, according to WXYZ a dog urine-soaked towel, whipped ing to police reports. They both They remain lodged at the
Inkster couple who used a dog Detroit. He was wearing only him with extension cords, beat him pleaded not guilty during their Inkster jail in lieu of bond, accord-
shock collar, boiling water, a towel underwear and was covered in with a wooden board, and forced arraignment in 22nd District Court ing to last reports.