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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

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Man accused of throwing kitten out of car pleads guilty

Woodhaven Meijer parking lot. The officer told investigators that after multiple errant passes, Coppola picked up DETROIT A Fraser man faces up to the kitten and left the lot in his car. At King two years in prison after pleading guilty to Road and Millbury Drive in Woodhaven, trying to run over a kitten in Woodhaven the officer, who was tailing behind, said and then throwing it out of a moving car. Coppola threw the kitten out of his passenAt a pretrial conference in Wayne County ger window and continued driving. He was Circuit Court on Friday, Justin Samuel ultimately arrested by Riverview police. Coppola pleaded guilty to animal killing/ The next day, an animal control officer torturing, a felony, in exchange for prosecu- found a kitten hiding in some brush just off tors dropping lesser misdemeanor charges the intersection. It was in fine health and of animal cruelty and reckless driving. has been adopted. Coppola, 20, had been scheduled to go Coppolas attorney did not immediately to trial April 29. He now will be sentenced return a message seeking comment. March 26. Coppola was arrested Oct. 4 after an Contact J. Patrick Pepper at 1-734-246off-duty Taylor police officer reported 2702 or jpepper@heritage.com. Follow him watching him try to run over a kitten in the on Facebook and @jpeppernews on Twitter.
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Justin Samuel Coppola stands for his arraignment on animal cruelty charges in October. Coppola pleaded guilty Friday to animal killing/torturing, a two-year felony.

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Candlelight vigil marks one-year anniversary of deadly garage re

Jaclyn Titus and Cody Hartford (above) of Taylor were among about 100 people at a candlelight vigil Thursday at Northwest Park in Taylor to honor the memory of Dustin McCloud on the one-year anniversary of his death, Feb. 28, 2012. McCloud, 20, died in a garage explosion in the 5900 block of McGuire that also left his younger brother, Frank McCloud, and a family friend, Cory Skees, both now 18, critically injured. The blaze erupted when gasoline was poured on a re. Skees (right) has undergone 25 surgeries during her recovery.

BROWNSTOWN TWP. Several family-fun project are in the works for the on Allen Rd. at West Rd. Woodhaven recreation campus at the King/Telegraph Road area, 1-734-676-9600 www.rodgerschevrolet.com but two planned baseball diamonds are not exactly a Chevy Runs Deep home run with everyone. Several residents of Lloyds Mobile Home Park, 20665 Telegraph Road, have expressed concerns about the proximity of the diamonds to their properties. The proposed diamonds are part of a multiple phase of recreational projects, which include a dog park, walking paths, soccer fields, an event barn and more. Construction has yet to begin on the diamonds, but some residents of the mobile home park are trying to strike the project. Sharon Kriss lives right behind the proposed park and said she is somewhat the representative for those opposing the diamonds. She said she spoke to the township Board of Trustees some time ago and expressed concerns about potential noise, littering, rude behavior and other issues. Kriss said she did her homework before addressing the board by visiting the current diamonds across King Road. She said some residents are concerned about baseballs
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Police nish investigation of Feb. 16 fatal crash on Telegraph

way northbound on Telegraph and ran into a ditch, where the car rolled. Police said Mazanec was pinned by BROWNSTOWN TWP. An the vehicle and was partially ejected. investigation into a fatal accident on She was pronounced dead at the Telegraph Road near Cora has been scene. completed, but police are not yet It is not clear if Mazanec or the releasing information on what steps other occupant was driving, police will be taken. said. A single-car accident claimed the Police have not released the name of life of Casandra Mazanec, 23, of New the other person in the vehicle. Boston at about 11:30 p.m. Feb. 16. He was transported to a hospital. According to police, the preliminary Police said his injuries were not life investigation shows that the vehicle threatening. Mazanec was in with a 27-year-old Although numerous snow squalls man, also of New Boston, left the roadThe News-Herald

By Jackie Harrison-Martin

were reported earlier that day and several accidents occurred as a result, police said Telegraph Road was dry at that time. Police still have not determined the cause of the accident. See thenewsherald.com and future editions of The News-Herald Newspapers for more on this story. Contact Staff Writer Jackie HarrisonMartin at 1-734-246-0837 or Jackie@heritage.com. Follow her on Facebook and @JackieMartin22 on Twitter.

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