October 17, 2025

Help keep local news alive—donate to support our community reporting!Donate

Articles for tag: public safety

Police Warn of Counterfeit $100 Bills Circulating in Saline and Chelsea

Police Warn of Counterfeit $100 Bills Circulating in Saline and Chelsea

Photo: Saline Police shared this comparison of a counterfeit $100 bill (top) and a genuine newer design (bottom). Social media users noted the “apples vs. oranges” comparison, as the fake mimics an older 1977-style bill, which is part of a known counterfeiting tactic targeting outdated designs before advanced security features were added. Photo: Saline Police ...

Lonnie Huhman

Chelsea Student Hit by a Vehicle

Chelsea Student Hit by a Vehicle

The police are investigating an incident that happened on the afternoon of September 22, when a Chelsea High School student was struck by a vehicle at the crosswalk on Freer Road. The student suffered minor injuries. Chelsea School District (CSD) Superintendent Michael Kapolka and Doug Whitsel, CSD’s Director of Safety & Security, updated the school ...

STN Staff

EMU Professor Creates AI Gunshot Detection Device to Improve School Safety

EMU Professor Creates AI Gunshot Detection Device to Improve School Safety

Tested with Dearborn Police, the patent-pending system offers real-time alerts for faster emergency response Community News A faculty member at Eastern Michigan University has developed a patent-pending gunshot detection device that could help save lives in schools and other public spaces. Tareq Khan, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at EMU, created the Deep ...

STN Staff

CPD Weekly Report June 8 – 14

CPD Weekly Report June 8 – 14

Incident #: 25-2105 Location: 400 block of Chantilly Lane Date: June 11, 2025 Time: 12:49 am INFORMATION: While on routine patrol officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Chantilly Lane for the report of a possible intoxicated driver. The caller reported that a silver car had backed into a tree and when the caller ...

Two Chelsea Officers with One Mission

Two Chelsea Officers with One Mission

A rookie and a veteran on the Chelsea Police force offer two generations of insight into the evolving heart of small-town policing. Photo: Chelsea Police Officers Andrew Cerveny (L) and Shane Sumner. Photo by Doug Marrin. Note: As part of our Police Week 2025 coverage, The Sun Times News is featuring profiles of local officers ...

Pittsfield Township is looking ahead to Phase 2 of the Public Safety Facility Improvement project

Pittsfield Township is looking ahead to Phase 2 of the Public Safety Facility Improvement project

Pittsfield Township is continuing to move forward on the Public Safety Facility Improvement project after approving a contract addendum with BlueScope Construction. This decision by the township board will allow for the completion of Phase 1 and continuation of construction for Phase 2A. At its Oct. 23 meeting, the township board approved authorized the supervisor ...

City of Chelsea and Washtenaw County to host Public Safety and Mental Health Townhall on Wednesday, January 24th

City of Chelsea and Washtenaw County to host Public Safety and Mental Health Townhall on Wednesday, January 24th

Washtenaw County Commissioner Jason Maciejewski and the City of Chelsea have invited Washtenaw County Community Mental Health and the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office to present at a Public Safety and Mental Health Townhall on Wednesday, January 24th at the Washington Street Education Center in Chelsea. The townhall speakers will address several concepts related to the ...

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com