^^* 1 a w 1 1 1 J w fmmmf^mi' t:\ iiiM'pi . »..'.'.:} y* .H*,} .w. >•*' '.'•,'.' •,-'• i »';",•' .^^: "' i* ',' y » "• .>.* '• t i*." ^,, ii, '", 'P'.'.'^ry^-v-i-•*!••* •; ^^1.7-,^^7^^,-^^^^^^^7^1^-^^^ ^ '»• \ - r» n ><r,y ^i»"y-',-— I i Senior forward catalyst for Wayne Memorial, CI i. om^lbwn i ,'* v * <: • * Putting you In touch ; : Thursday wtth your wwld Qrtobsr 1,1$** Serving the Westland Community for 34 years O /0 v\w? * http: obsorvorecct.'ntiic.com SfcWMY FIVE ClVS • im > Mttwfr, 1 . t h r A tJ R Access road concerns TODAY Critics say hundreds of motorists drive on a that left the problem unresolved - for Millpointe to erect a barrier could ] once-closed fire lane to reach Palmer Road now. cause a backlash if it hampers emer­ But the controversy could mushroom. gency access. 1 - '4 from Millpointe condominiums, ignoring the after the city receives and begins pon­ "That's a Geoffrey Fieger lawsuit all i dullty plea: A Westland main Palmer entrance/exit nearby. Some resi­ dering a still-pending site plan amend* the way," Plakas said, referring to the » man; charged with molest­ dents want a barrier erected* ment for Millpointe,- a decade-old con­ prominent attorney and Democratic I ing thre'e boys is serving BY DARNELL CUM ignoring the main Palmer entrance/exit dominium, development;.eaat of John gubernatorial notninee., , ) STAFF warn* • nearby, •'" Hix Road between Palmer and Glen- Police Chief Emery Price suggested 10 to 30 years in prison wood. , •.'•,'•- Jhat it should be a Millpointe Condo- ' Some Westland residents want, a bar­ "People race through there going 40 after pleading guilty to and 50 mph," Millpointe resident City officials don't yet know what minium Association decision what to do rier erected to block motorists from condominium association officials may with the lane. criminal sexual con­ using a Millpointe condominium road Michael Redmer said, , "There's a lot of children around propose, although a currently binding Even mailboxes have been placed : duct/A2 that was intended only as an emergen­ original site plan calh) for a fire lane along the lane, which is used by mail "" cy access lane. there," Palmer Road resident Jennifer Malay said. "They're going to get run blocked off to everyday traffic. carriers as well as Millpointe residents. K Critics say hundreds of motorists Some residents want the city to "This little 12- or 14-foot road is . drive on the once-closed fire lane to down by cars." The issue arose Monday during a enforce the site plan. But City Attorney reach Palmer Road from Millpointe, Angelo Plakas warned that forcing Turn off violence: Hoping Westland City Council study session . __ Please ACCESS, A2 to deter violence and ? bring families closer : together, the city of West- , land will again sponsor a I "Turn Off The Violence* -program. /A3 COMMUNITY LIFE It's'Teletubbles'time: There's no gray area when it conies to liking or dis­ liking the latest entry into children^ TV> "leletub- bies" with its alien-look­ ing techno babies with antennas on their heads and televisions in their stomach8,/B± AT HOME Dreamrooms: Area v^sigiierspiU^eo^wiiy gi&irn^inaii6nt() work in theBesigriers''Show... Fl Hqus^pre^n^^byfhe Juriwt League of Detroit lnc./W ENTERTAINMENT Tough act: Wayne State Universitys Bonstelle and Hilberry theaters train students for the theater professions. /El REAL ESTATE Coping: Everyone, includ- ing Realtors, uses special techniques to get through the tough spots./fl INDEX • Obituaries A3 3 men arrested in string of purse snatchings • Classified Index F5 Real Estate , F5 Three men suspected in a string of store on Warren Road just east of Mer- robberies in four communities, includ­ riman, while a fourth was reported Crossword 02 ing Westland, were arrested in Canton near Arbor Drugs at Hunter and Jobs G6 Township. Wayne roads. Purse-snatching suspect Home & Service H8 The three Detroit males were arrest­ The latest Westland incident ed by Canton and Plymouth Township occurred at 7:45 p.m. Sunday while a Automotive J3 officers on Sunday after an 8:16 p.m. woman was walking west on Hunter • Opinion A12-13 robbery outside of Arbor Drugs on Joy from Arbor Drugs. She told police she ordered to stand trial • Calendar in Canton, where a woman's purse was was robbed of her purse by a man who B4 taken, then jumped into a car and drove off. An 89-year-old purse-snatching Westland 18th District Court hear­ • Sports CI .. Westland police Sgt. Tom Harris said Three similar incidents were report­ victim's testimony last Thursday ing that ended with Judge Gail helped convince a Westland judge McKnight ordering Gregory Oliver, • Real Estate Fl the same men are suspected in four ed near the Rite Aid at Warren and similar incidents in Westland and oth­ Merriman on Sept. 13, 19 and 26. to order a suspect to stand trial for 37, to stand trial. ers in Livonia and Dearborn Heights. Harris said Tuesday that the men unarmed robbery, a police sergeant Other witnesses also testified HOW TO REACH US Three of tho Westland incidents were hadn't yet been arraigned on Westland said. reported outside of the Rite Aid drug­ Tho woman testified during a Please see ORDERED, A2 Please see ARRESTED, A2 Newsroom: 734-953-2104 Newsroom Fax: 734-591-7279 E-mail: bjai^wwflOcw.homecomrn.rwt Former Westland man faces polygamy charge Nlghtllne/Sptris: 734-953-2104 Reader Comment Line: 734-953-2042 BY DARRELL, CLKM Judge Gail McKnight released Wisnieski on a Westland police launched n polygamy investigation Cla$slfled Advertising: 734-591-0900 STAFF WRITER $25,000 personal bond. But she ordered him to after the second wife, saying she knew about the first Display Advertising: 734-591-2300 A former Westland man accused of having two return to court Oct. 15 for a preliminary hearing that wife, raised tho allegations while making a separate Home Delivery: 734-591-0500 wives could end up alone - in jail - if convicted on a will determine whether he should stand trial for domestic violence complaint, according to police polygamy charge. polygamy. reports. Joseph James Wisnieski III, now living in Garden WisnieBki stood mute during his arraignment, and Although there had been n parting with tho first City, is only 21 years old, but ho is accused of marry­ McKnight entered a not-guilty plea for him. wife, police reports indicated that there has been no ing one woman jn Toledo, Ohio, and later tying the Longtime Westland police Sgt. Michael Terry, who legal divorce. knot with a second woman in Windsor, Canada. investigates sex crimes and domestic offenses, said A polygamy charge emerged after a police investi­ He was arraigned Tuesday in Westland 18th Dis­ thia mark3 his first polygamy case. gation indicated the same man married one wifo in trict Court on ft charge of polygamy, and ho could Wisnieski's attorney, James Feinborg, couldn't be October 1997, and then married a second woman in reached on Tuesday or Wednesday for comment. 10011 6 face a maximum four-year prison term if convicted. SO SCO POLYOAMY, AS »'~r>',. •}V A*w> ItoQ&*rw*«cc«itirttf 1,1998 Ulpstian6(Dbseruer %. ^^ __ - . *wtTMuwdnr>yO>iinif«f.lm*iWBHwi*>*mti. Mtti »tf>w*aKi, IXonf.'Mt 1*!!? ^i1*"1 >"*•« »*M «t kMtdte. 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BY DARKKLL CLSM • VffV ffil rVHVTVVf MM STAFTWWrtH I'M «ar« pMMito Mid A Weatland man charged with - moleflting three boys is serving pvopiv wno Know mr» 10 to SO years in prison after HMIIMM M9 r*H«VMl/ K I \ I) I K S I K V I ( I I I \ I S ' pleading guilty to criminal sexu*' al conduct- Emery Price Michael Albert Henisse, 52, ' -Westland police chief Observer Newsroom E-Mail received his sentence on first* -•-.--••* .- , . --. - ... i • - -i- i . • Readers can submit story suggestions, reactions to stories, letters to the editor and third-degree felony sex or make general comments to any member of our news staff through E-Mail charges after leading guilty in \) front of Judge Vera Massey via the internet at the following address: N that had been ordered July 23 by Jones. Westland 18th district Judge newsroomtoeonline^om. M^s-A*.-™^,-**'!,. J> •-»*--- "He can now go to the place Gail McKnight. jy^fWCsijtew . ... Homeline; 734-953-2020 where people like him belong," . He also received a potentially >• Open houses and new developments tn your area. Westland police Sgt. Michael lesser, sentence'by admitting to mu $10. **«*• rafWratiftn te Terry said Tuesday. ^^^^^^^A JA^^^|^^^ .ai^M^n A > Free real estate seminar information, the crimes. He could have faced J5PBIP^W«.«^BP^|^^"W n. 1 have a great deal of concern as much as life in prison if he 2 p.m. 3*tttrtCT,Oct 3 . > Current mortgage rates. for the victims and their families had been convicted after a trial. ' iwoTiffi iffffyst iiwn'??'! "•' 8t«p In to CMdren* Sorvicea for« / and also for Henisse's family «*pm.Wfmm4m*QeL r «* i4m#m-tr*xm* cnolt. No <•» or regis- Classified After Hours: 734-591-0900 The molestings occurred U*tlonr*«*«a. members, who suffered greatly between Feb. 1 and July 6 of thiB k'x*****mm»f**mfon*ny > Place classified ads at your convenience.