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INKSTER - WAYNE
INKSTER - WAYNE

Top dog

The City of Wayne Police Department welcomed a new recruit last week with the arrival of K9 Tanner.
The newest member of the department is partnered with Ofc. Ryan Caprathe. Tanner joined the
department for on-the-job training in September and is now a full-fledged officer. The German
Shepherd was born in Germany last May and he and Caprathe have completed three months of train-
ing that included tracking, evidence searching, narcotic detection, building searches, suspect appre-
hension, and obedi-
ence. The extensive
training process allowed
the new partners to
bond and develop the
necessary skills, officials
said. Police Chief Ryan
Strong said, “I am
thrilled to have Tanner
join our department.
Officer Caprathe and K9
Tanner have worked
very hard to complete
their initial training. I
appreciate their hard
work and dedication to
the program. I am proud
to bring the K9 program
back to the Wayne
Police Department.”

Suspect to face charges in assault of Inkster woman

Prosecutor Kym Worthy has Nov. 28 to a rest area off of west- Medics arrived on the scene and defendant punched and strangled Kolc has been charged with
charged Brandon Mitchell Kolc, bound I-94 in Van Buren transported the victim to a local the victim, before fleeing the aggravated domestic violence and
29, of Rockwood, in connection Township for a reported assault. hospital for treatment, according scene. Investigation by the was arraigned last week in 34th
with the assault of a 27-year-old When officers arrived at the to the prosecutor's office. Michigan State Police led to the District Court and given a $100,000
Inkster woman. scene, they observed the Inkster Prosecutors allege a verbal arrest of the defendant later the cash bond with a GPS tether. His
Michigan State Police Troopers woman suffering from multiple altercation between the defen- same day, according to police pretrial was st for yesterday, Dec.
were dispatched at about 9:15 a.m. wounds to her face and neck. dant and victim escalated, and the reports. 13, before Judge Brian Oakley.

Fired up

State Sen. Dayna Polehanki (D-
Livonia) and members of the Inkster
community celebrated the passage
of HB4292 earlier this month with a
ceremonial debt burning. The bill
wipes out a $12 million debt owed
by the former Inkster School District
which would have been passed on
to local taxpayers. Polehanki was
one of the sponsors of the bill and
joined officials at the site of the old
Inkster High School at Middlebelt
and Beech Street to celebrate.