Scio Township announced it will post $13.2 million in bonds to pay for the cost of acquiring, constructing, furnishing and equipping a new fire station to be located on township-owned land on Wagner Road near Liberty. The township said it posted the bonds on March 12, as it moves forward on this important project that ...
Chelsea Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect vehicle connected to a breaking and entering incident earlier this week at the city’s Solid Waste and Western Washtenaw Recycling Authority (WWRA) transfer facility. According to the Chelsea Police Department, the incident occurred on March 11, 2026, when the driver of a pickup ...
The Washtenaw County Health Department is alerting residents after identifying a second suspected measles case and expanding the list of locations where people may have been exposed earlier this month. According to the health department, the suspected case involves an unvaccinated Washtenaw County resident who had close contact with the first case announced March 11. ...
Incident #: 26-880 Location: 1200 block of S. Main Street Date: March 5, 2026 Time: 10:45 am INFORMATION: While on routine patrol officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of S. Main Street for the report of an attempted retail fraud. Upon arrival the officer met with the complainant who stated that an employee had ...
The busy corner adjacent to Dexter High School at Parker and Shield roads is in the final step of a new traffic light. On March 5, 2026, the contractor working on behalf of the Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) completed the overhead signal work and put the signal in flash. The signal will remain in ...
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office reported 156 calls for service in the City of Dexter in January 2026, a decrease of 19.6% compared to the 194 calls reported during the same month in 2025. Traffic Activity Declines Deputies conducted 23 traffic stops in January, down from 53 stops last year. Officers issued six citations during ...
The Chelsea Police Department responded to 409 calls for police service in January 2026, up from 334 last year. Highlighted Call Totals Case Status Of the departments 48 cases, 22 remain open, two await lab analysis, 17 given to the prosecutor, and seven were closed. Traffic Citations Officers issued 38 citations during January. The most ...
On February 20, 2026, a Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) contractor completed the setting of the strain poles (structural supports) for the three-way traffic signal at the intersection of Parker Rd at Shield Rd in Lima and Scio Townships. On February 25, 2026, the contractor started the overhead traffic signal work. During the week of ...
Incident #: 26-757 Location: 1200 block of S. Main Street Date: February 24, 2026 Time: 9:25 pm INFORMATION: While on routine patrol, an officer was dispatched to the 1200 block of S. Main Street for the report of a retail fraud that had occurred earlier in the evening. Upon arrival, the officer met with the ...
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office reported 621 calls for service in January 2026 for the Dexter contract area, a slight 0.3% increase over the 619 calls reported during the same period in 2025. Traffic Crashes Jump Nearly 49% Traffic crashes rose significantly in January, with 64 crashes reported compared to 43 in January 2025, an ...
The Washtenaw County Road Commission (WCRC) has announced a safety improvement project scheduled for the intersection of Ann Arbor-Saline Rd and Ellsworth Rd in Lodi Township. Scheduled for the 2026 construction season, the project is the result of the WCRC’s monitoring of local traffic patterns and safety data. The reconstruction is funded under a haul ...
Officer Jared Atkinson was sworn in this week at the Feb. 23 Chelsea City Council as Chelsea’s newest police officer following his graduation from the Washtenaw Community College Police Academy. Atkinson completed the academy’s 18-week training program as part of the Class of 2026. The program includes classroom instruction and practical training in areas such ...
Background On January 26th, the Chelsea Police Department responded to a call from the local Goodwill store about the discovery of a possible human skull within donated clothing. The skull was collected and transported to the Washtenaw County Medical Examiner’s office. After examining the skull, the Medical Examiner’s office believes that the skull is human ...
A call to a residence in Dexter has led the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office to forward a case to the prosecutor involving alleged assault and the use of a knife. The Sun Times News was alerted to a possible case involving serious circumstances through the CLEMIS system, which is a Courts and Law Enforcement Management ...
Fire crews responded Monday morning, Feb. 23, to a structure fire involving a large barn on Cone Road. The Milan Area Fire Department led the response. Because the rural property does not have fire hydrants, firefighters coordinated a water shuttle operation with assistance from several neighboring departments. Dispatch records and official reports show that mutual ...
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