PALS schedules general meeting
The Polish American Legal Society is hosting a general meeting on Wednesday, October 24, at 6 p.m.
The meeting is being held at the Polish Village Cafe, 2990 Yemens Street, in Hamtramck.
Anyone interested in learning more about the PALS and or attending the meeting may contact Mary Ann Kozlowski at 248.647.9779.
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Corrections Department sued over parolees
PONTIAC (AP) — A lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Corrections says the agency didn’t properly supervise two ex-convicts charged in an 80-year-old woman’s slaying.
The Detroit Free Press reports the lawsuit filed recently in Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac also is against unnamed parole officers.
Alan Wood and Tonia Watson are charged with first-degree murder in the death of Nancy Dailey, who was found tied up in her Royal Oak home last November.
Authorities say the parolees befriended Dailey and did yard work for her, then robbed her and slit her throat.
They’re awaiting trial next year.
Corrections spokesman Russ Marlan said in an email to The Associated Press that the agency can’t comment on pending litigation.
The lawsuit is on behalf of Nan Drinkard, Dailey’s niece.
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State substance ause effort gets $3.5M
LANSING (AP) — Michigan is getting $3.5 million to support substance abuse prevention efforts for young people.
The Michigan Department of Community Health says its Bureau of Substance Abuse and Addiction Services has been awarded the three-year grant.
The money is to help address underage drinking among those ages 12 to 20, and prescription drug misuse and abuse by those ages 12 to 25.
Michigan was among a number of states to apply for the funding.
The state says efforts in Lake, Clare, Baraga, Roscommon, Gladwin, Luce, Genesee, Saginaw, Muskegon and Wayne counties will get support, as well as work with the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.
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Legislation signed to curb fake crime reports
TRENTON (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation aimed at toughening the penalties for making false reports of crimes and other emergencies.
The governor was joined recently at a signing ceremony in the Detroit suburb of Trenton by local emergency responders and others.
The legislation allows courts to require those convicted of falsely reporting a crime or medical emergency to reimburse the state or local government for responding.
Snyder said in a statement that false crime reports “unnecessarily risk the lives of emergency responders and waste valuable public resources.”
The legislation is part of a three-bill package.
It includes legislation making false reporting of a crime or medical emergency illegal and setting penalties.
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