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BY MICHAEL J. CAYLOR JR. CONTRIBUTOR On Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, Tim and Danielle Kurtz met with Chief Corey Bennett at the Merrill Police Department to discuss what they thought would be the details of an upcoming benefit. The benefit, which is being held on March 5 at the Northwoods Veterans Post in Merrill, will benefit the Merrill Police Department Benevolent Association and a local conversation project. However, that was actually the last thing on Chief Bennett’s mind as he led the Kurtz’...

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: June 30, 2021 455 I want you to meet someone; someone you’d probably never see as you move around Edmonds. He is autistic. He is homeless. He has been a civic headache for Edmonds. His situation has left the city baffled; one social service worker admitting we “don’t know what to do for ‘Charlie’.” The city’s dilemma has involved the mayor’s office, police, the city attorney, social workers, the parks department and Edmonds’ fledgling human serv...

The man responded, “Not at all.” Incident type listed as Suicide in log The police log entry, which was previously removed from the public log, lists several officers going to the scene at 7:04 a.m. “Calling party reports 16 y/o hung herself in a tree, D.O.A.,” the log item reads. (D.O.A. stands for dead on arrival.) The dispatcher log entry lists “Incident Type,” as “Suicide.” In the statement, Bennett said some information could not be released, particularly those involving a ...

Mikayla Miller death investigation: Hopkinton police release recording of 911 call, other records in case Updated 1:50 PM; 25 Facebook Share The Hopkinton Police Department on Wednesday released the recording of the 911 call made the morning of April 18, when teenager Mikayla Miller’s body was discovered in the woods, along with other records outlining law enforcement’s immediate response to the 16-year-old girl’s death. Miller, who was Black and a member of the LGBTQ+ community, was fou...

Canton Fire Department swears in first African American chief Canton Fire Chief Akbar Bennett (Source: Canton fire) By Tiarra Braddock | April 26, 2021 at 3:25 PM EDT - Updated April 26 at 3:25 PM CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - For the first time in 200 years, the Canton Fire Department has its first African American chief. The department’s new chief is Akbar Bennett. Monday will be a very special day for the Canton Fire Department. Division Chief Akbar Bennett will be sworn in as Fire...Pos...

MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: March 17, 2021 Michelle Bennett Edmonds Mayor Mike Nelson on Wednesday announced that he has appointed King County Sheriff’s Office veteran Michelle Bennett to serve as the city’s acting chief of police, effective Thursday, March 18. Bennettt will replace Acting Chief Jim Lawless, who is resigning to take a job as assistant police chief in Marysville. Bennett will serve as acting chief while the city conducts its recruitment for the next police chief — a proce...