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November 26, 2014
Northville named 15th best suburb in America
Man who stabbed police is officer sentenced to prison
Halloween robbery ‘victim’ now facing embezzlement charge
Canton seniors set to ‘frolic’
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ANTON
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ORTHVILLE
Northville is the 15th best sub-
urb inAmerican inwhich to live.
The
designation
was
announced last month by
Business Insiderwhich compiled
a list of the 50 best Suburbs in
America after reviewing and
evaluating data on about 300 sub-
urbs across the county.
“For this list, we considered
suburbs with populations
between 5,000 and 100,000 within
40 kilometers of the nearest met-
ropolitan area. We also factored
in average commute times, medi-
an household income, poverty
and crime rates, public school
ratings from GreatSchools.org,
and a measure of housing afford-
ability,” the published article
detailed.
The article went on to refer to
Northville as, “the Switzerland of
Wayne County” because of the
location atop rolling hills in an
otherwise flat and sandy area.
The Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
area is just a short 21-minute
drive away and the median
household income is $88,237.”
Wayne County Circuit Judge
Deborah Thomas sentenced
Nicholas Gregory Schumann, 24,
of Canton Township, to spend 2-
10 years in prison earlier this
month.
Schumann had been accused
of assault with intent to do great
bodily harm, less than murder;
assault with a dangerous
weapon; assaulting, resisting and
obstructing a police officer caus-
ing injury and aggravated domes-
tic violence. In exchange for his
guilty plea to the most serious
charge, assault with intent to do
great bodily, harm less than mur-
der, prosecutors agreed to drop
the
remaining
charges.
Schumann was also given credit
for the 77 days he had already
served in jail awaiting sentenc-
ing, according to court records,
but the judge charged him with
court fines and fees totaling
$1,998, along with his prison
term.
The charges stemmed froman
altercation reported to Canton
Township Police at about 4 a.m.
Aug. 21 at College Park Estates, a
mobile home community. When
officers arrived on the scene,
according to police reports, they
forced open the door of the
mobile home in response to the
sounds of a physical altercation.
One officer, a 22-year veteran of
the force, was stabbed in the face
near his eye with what police
described as a sharp piece of
wood that came from a broken
door jamb.
The officers subdued
Schumann who was physically
attacking his girlfriend, accord-
ing to police. She suffered a
swollen face and injuries to her
eyes that requiredmedical atten-
tion. Police said there was a 2-
year-old boy and a 3-month-old
girl in themobile home when the
assault took place. The children
were not injured, according to
reports.
An Ann Arbor man who lied
to Canton Police about being
robbed by a knife-wielding ban-
dit will face embezzlement
charges in Wayne County
Circuit Court.
Jeramy Harrison Matthews,
39, of Ann Arbor, now faces
charges he embezzled $1,000 to
$20,000, larceny in a building
and making a false report
involving a felony. Matthews
voluntarily waived his prelimi-
nary court examination last
week and was bound over for
trial by 35th District Court
Judge James Plakas.
Canton Township Police
were called to the Halloween
City store on Ford Road near
Lotz on the afternoon of Oct. 30
in response t a 911 call report-
ing that an employee had been
robbed. According to police
reports of the incident,
Matthews told officers that he
was leaving the store to make a
bank deposit when he was con-
fronted by a knife-wielding
man wearing a bandana across
his face driving a black sport
utility vehicle. Matthews told
responding officers that the
man robbed him of $9,108, part
of $31,000 in receipts from the
store that day.
According to police,
Matthews came to the Canton
Police Station the next day, and
told officers that hewasmistak-
en about the robbery and that
he had left the deposit money
at home. Police reports indi-
cated that Matthews said he
took themoney home to keep it
safe overnight so he could
make the bank deposit the next
day.
He reportedly told investi-
gating officers that he didn't
trust a fellow employee,
prompting him to take the
money home.
No explanation for the
reported robbery has been
offered, according to reports.
Matthews is free on bond. If
convicted of the embezzlement
charge, Matthews could face up
to five years in prison. The lar-
ceny in a building charge and
the charge of making a false
report involving a felony carry
penalties of up to four years
imprisonment.
Area residents are invited to
the Canton Club 55+ Senior
Center's Annual St. Nick Frolic at
the Summit on the Park Grand
Ballroom from noon until 4 p.m.
Dec. 10.
This special event will include
prizes, entertainment and a holi-
day meal prepared by
Katherine's Catering at the
Summit. A vegetarian entree
option will also be available.
Sounds of the season will be pro-
vided by the Plymouth-Canton
Community Schools Choir.
Register at the Summit Front
Desk or the Canton Club 55+.
Ticket prices are $16 for resi-
dents and $21 for non-residents.
Invited guests (55 and under) are
welcome to register.
No refunds will be issued for
cancellations made within 24
hours of the event. New or gently
used items for our “Pick a Prize”
activity are being accepted until
Dec. 5. All proceeds from the
“Pick a Prize” event will benefit
Canton Goodfellows' “No Child
Without aChristmas.”
Suicide suspected in train accident
Canton Township Police are
continuing the investigation
into the apparent suicide of a
St. Clair man last Thursday,
Nov. 20.
According to reports from
the police department, the 38-
year-old man stepped in front
of a train in the area ofHannan
south of Michigan Avenue.
Police reports indicated the
man stepped in front of the
train several hundred feet to
the west of the railroad cross-
ing in the area. The man was
pronounceddead at the scene.