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GROSSE POINTE Customs and Border ram it down anybody’s After the council’s “I have to let them go FARMS — The city coun Protection Division to throat,” Deputy Border rejection Monday, Nov. through plans and see cil this week refused the place a 10-foot radar Agent Gregory Lambert 18, John Sturgeon, what alternate sites may installation of a shoreside atop a 60-foot camera told the council in March. Border Patrol operations be available,” he said. surveillance radar sta tower on land leased “If the council votes officer and project man “The chief’s not going to tion. from the Grosse Pointe ‘n o,’ and w e ’re not ager, said, “Chief pursue any further action Federal agents wanted (Little) Club in Grosse allowed to do it, w e’ll Martinez gave his word (in the Farms) at this the radar to detect illegal Pointe Farms, according have to find another to the citizens that if it’s time.” cross-border activity on to agents who promised option,” Mario Martinez, voted down, we won’t W e e k a h e a d lower Lake St. Clair. for nearly a year to abide the border p atrol’s pursue it.” S e e R A D A R , p a g e 7A 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 b Police THURSDAY, NOV. 21 ♦ The Family Center’s Ask the Experts presents investigate three free presentations at Barnes Early Childhood Center, begin texts, ning at 6:30 p.m. with kindergarten teacher Deb Kraft followed at 7 videos p.m. by Lynn Kaiser and Ted Kasper addressing By Kathy Ryan the topic “Becoming a StaffWriter Love and Logic Parent.” To register, call (313) 432- GROSSE POINTE PARK — The public 3832. safety department has launched an in ♦ Grosse Pointe Theatre ternal investigation after videos sur presents “84 Charing faced that allegedly show Grosse Cross Road” at 8 p.m. at Pointe Park officers demeaning black the Grosse Pointe War males, some of whom were seated in Memorial. Adult tickets the back of scout cars. cost $ 18 and can be re At least one of the videos shows served by calling (313) what appears to be a mentally ill indi 881-4004. vidual being told to “dance like a PHOTOS BY JOH N MCTAGGART chimp.” FRIDAY, NOV. 22 The videos were first posted last ♦ The Pointe Players Members of the Grosse Pointe South High School choir sing at the Christmas preview party. week on the Motor City Muckraker present “Rehearsal for website. At first, Park public safety Murder” at 7:30 p.m. in officials denied any personnel were the Grosse Pointe South involved. Later, the department High School auditorium. Children schmooze released the following statement say Tickets cost $8 and are ing they would investigate. available at showtix4u. “On Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, the com or at Posterity, A Grosse Pointe Park Public Safety Gallery in the Village. Department was contacted by an indi ♦ Grosse Pointe Theatre Claus at fundraiser vidual who said that he was in posses presents “84 Charing sion of video clips and a photo of Cross Road” at 8 p.m. at By Brad Lindberg African American males. The video the Grosse Pointe War StaffWriter clips and photo are allegedly made by Memorial. an officer of this department. The ♦ City of Grosse Pointe THE GROSSE POINTES — department has begun an internal tree lighting festivities Mrs. Claus has nice things to are from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. tell her husband about the S e e PO LICE, p a g e 7A in the Village. children of Grosse Pointe. ♦ Auditions for “Bartleby “They’ve been as sweet as Scrivener, A Story of Wall they can be,” she said. Street” is from 7 to 9 p.m. “They’re so excited, saying, ‘Oh my god, I can’t believe P a r k See WEEK AHEAD, I’m talking to the big guy’s p a g e 6 A wife.’” Mrs. Claus was portrayed tightens by Grosse Pointe Theatre actress Mary Stelmark, of Grosse Pointe Farms, at the ordinance Nov. 13 fundraising party for Sadie Ermanni, 4, of Grosse Pointe Farms, pens a letter to Friends of the Grosse Pointe Santa. By Kathy Ryan Santa Claus Parade. StaffWriter The party also kicked off McMacken, 19, of Brighton, tage of the system,” said the Friends’ annual drive to “I want everybody who Peters, of Morgan Stanley on GROSSE POINTE PARK — Officials collect toys on behalf of Toys signs up for Toys for Tots to the Hill, a sponsor of a float in have put the final touches on a new or for Tots, a charity founded get the Christmas they’re ask- next week’s Grosse Pointe dinance that tightens control the city Opinion...................... 8A shortly after World War II by ing for,” Gorecki said, Santa Claus Parade on has over rental units, landlords and S ch ools...................... 1A II members of the U.S. Marine The Friends collect new, Kercheval. “They were people tenants in the Park. Obituaries..................4A II Corps Reserves. unwrapped toys for Toys for who couldn’t afford a The new law grew out of concerns A utos.......................... 7A II “Toys for Tots is a great Tots’ eastside district, which Christmas. I and almost expressed by residents that landlords Entertainment............4B organization to get toys to distributes them to qualifying everyone I know has been were allowing large numbers of peo Classified a d s ............4C needy children so everybody families that register, fairly blessed. It makes us feel ple to occupy rental units and there can have a Christmas,” said Wayne Peters, chairman of good to help.” was little enforcement of existing reg Iraq combat veteran Marine the Friends’ Toys for Tots More than 200 people, ulations determining the upkeep of Sgt. Gino Estores, 20, of campaign, recently went to including families with small rental units. The murder in May of a Grosse Pointe Woods. the Toys for Tots center on children, attended the fund Wayburn resident highlighted the He attended the party with Hoover north of Eight Mile to raiser at the Grosse Pointe problem, when it was revealed that a fellow Marines, Lance Cpls. pick up collection boxes. Farms Pier Park community suspect in the case was living in an Ryan Gorecki, 20, of St. Clair “People coming in to apply 5652 5 10011 S h o r e s, and P a trick for help weren’t taking advan See CLAUS, page 9A S e e PA R K , p a g e 7A PHONE: (313) 882-6900 ♦ FAX: (313) 882-1585 ♦ MAIL: 21316 Mack, GPW ♦ ON THE WEB: grossepointenews.com ♦ E-MAIL: [email protected] — It's Not too Late to Order 18 Point GRATIOT STORE Your Thanksgiving Turkey 586-791-0560 Furnace Tune Up 35950 GRATIOT AVE. • CLINTON TWP. Only ■ MACOMB TOWNSHIP KKA feacoch rfmi&h. 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I GROSSE POINTE NEWS, NOVEMBER 21, 2013 NEWS New float ready for Nov. 2 9 p a r a d e By Brad Lindberg accompanied by Raleigh, in StaffWriter memory, and Xander, our K-9 (from the Harper Woods police THE GROSSE POINTES — The department),” said Ryan Ermanni latest addition to next week’s of Grosse Pointe Park, master of Grosse Pointe Santa Claus Parade ceremonies during the float’s is a float saluting police dogs. unveiling at the Friends annual Revealed last week, the new fundraiser, Nov. 13, at Farms Pier float represents the logo of its Park. sponsor, K-9 Safety Partners of The fleet also includes: the Grosse Pointes. ♦ Rudolph and fellow reindeer The design features the outline flying Santa’s sleigh over the of a German shepherd. Grosse Pointe landscape, “The K-9 float represents pub ♦ Grosse Pointe Wellness lic safety,” said John Stevens, a Express passenger train, Partners founder and chairman ♦ Toys for Tots Caboose to haul of Friends of the Grosse Pointe toys collected during the parade, Parade, which provides five floats and for the parade. “We are promot ♦ White Christmas Carriage.