Monday, May 21, 2012
Grandfather, estranged mother of Hunter Sewejkis recount events of Dec. 7.
The text came in around 6 p.m. that winter day. "Don't freak out, Hunter fell off the couch," it read. Worried, Leanne Garlick immediately called her boyfriend to check on their 4-month-old son. Anthony Sewejkis said Hunter was "OK, but a bit fussy." In reality the boy had sustained near-fatal injuries. Sewejkis was convicted earlier this month on first-degree child abuse charges stemming from the Dec. 7, 2011, event. He is accused of slamming Hunter's head twice against the living room floor of the couple's Canton home and faces up to 15 years in prison when sentenced May 25. Garlick has since become estranged from her family and lost custody of Hunter in April, after a judge determined she did not do enough to protect Hunter from abuse …
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The following information was provided by the Plymouth Township Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Plymouth Township Police were dispatched May 8 to the 13000 block of Portsmouth Crossing for a report of a stolen vehicle, according to a police report. The vehicle owner told police he had parked his black 2012 Audi A7 in the driveway of his home at 9 p.m. on May 7 and found it missing the following morning, the report said. The man told police his driveway is illuminated throughout the night and that his vehicle does not use an actual key, but instead uses a key fob to automatically lock and unlock its doors when someone holding the fob approaches the car. The man told police he was not sure if he had left the keys in the vehicle or brought them into the house, the report said. He told police he might have left the keys on his kitchen …
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Anthony Sewejkis could face up to 15 years for critically injuring infant son.
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Monday, May 14
Anthony Sewejkis of Canton faces sentencing May 25 after being convicted May 10 of first-degree child abuse for critically injuring his then-four-month-old son, Hunter, on Dec. 7 at the family's Michigan Avenue home, the Canton Observer is reporting. Sewejkis could face 15 years in prison for the abuse, which caused near-fatal head injuries to his young son, the report said. Sewejkis had been accused of slamming Hunter's head against the floor while home alone with Hunter, the report said. Hunter now is home with family members, but remains in state custody as his maternal grandparents go through the adoption process. A benefit was held Saturday to help establish a trust fund for Hunter's care. The injuries caused brain damage and left …
Friday, May 11, 2012
The following information was provided by the Plymouth Township Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Plymouth Township Police met Monday at the department with a man who reported two men forcibly taking his bicycle, according to a police report. The man told police he stopped at the former of Northville and Five Mile roads with his blue and silver mountain bike when two men pulled up in a truck alongside him, got out and pushed him off the bike, the report said. The man said one person sped away with the bike and the other drove away in the truck. The man told police both men were wearing hoodies that obscured their faces, so he couldn’t provide a physical description, and that the incident happened so quickly, he was unable to provide a plate number or detailed vehicle description. Plymouth Township Police stopped May 6 to investigate a …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The following information was provided by the Plymouth Township Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Plymouth Township Police were dispatched May 1 to CVS, 49485 W. Ann Arbor Road, for a report of a man taking male enhancement pills from the store, according to a police report. A store employee told police she saw a man take a package of pills and place them inside his pants. She told police she then followed the man out of the store and to his vehicle, and the man denied taking anything. The employee told police the man went back into the store to show an item he was going to buy but decided against purchasing — a Dora the Explorer-themed item. The man then left the store and the employee conducted inventory on the pills in the aisle where she saw the man and determined a package of Enzyte male enhancement pills was missing from the …
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
His co-worker kicks him off the live wire after seeing smoke and sparks coming from his body, police say.
A 25-year-old former Plymouth resident working on the roof of a Rochester Hills home struck a power line with a nail gun on Tuesday morning, police say. The man had smoke and sparks coming from his body, was kicked off the live power line — and off the roof — by a man working beside him, and lived to tell the story to the rescuers who responded to the scene. Oakland County Sheriff's deputies and the Rochester Hills Fire Department were called to the home in the 2000 block of Simpson Drive, near Livernois and Auburn roads, at 9:53 a.m. Tuesday, according to the report. "Upon arrival, deputies discovered that a 25-year-old male was on a job site and working near the main electrical power lines where they enter the residence," the report …
Monday, May 7, 2012
Special mask credited with saving life of Skylar, a yellow Labrador retriever.
Canton firefighters used a special oxygen mask to save the life of a dog during a house fire Saturday, according to a press release from the Canton Fire Department. Skylar, a yellow Labrador retriever, was found unconscious and having trouble breathing inside a home on the 6800 block of Carriage Hills Drive at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, the release said. According to the release, firefighters arrived at the house and noticed smoke coming from the overhangs. Firefighters forced the front door of the residence open, the release said, and found the family dog unresponsive and with labored breathing. Firefighters brought the dog outdoors, the release said, where firefighters waited for a special oxygen masked designed specifically for dogs that…
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No injuries reported in blaze, while cause still unknown
About 30 firefighters helped extinguish a garage fire Saturday afternoon at the 100 block of Garling Street in Plymouth, according to a news release from the city. According to the release, crews responded at about 2:19 p.m. to see a garage with extensive black smoke billowing from the building and flames on the outside of the structure. Crews began battling the blaze, during which propane tanks stored inside the garage began exploding, the release said, and were able to get it under control by 2:47 p.m. The garage and two vehicles inside were reported a total loss, the release said. Fire investigators still were reviewing the scene to determine a cause of the fire over the weekend, the release said. A total damage estimate also was not …
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Garling Dr & Parkview Dr, Plymouth, MI
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Friday, May 4, 2012
The following information was provided by the Plymouth Township Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Plymouth Township Police responded April 26 to the 13000 block of Karl Drive for a report of a vehicle break-in, according to a police report. According to the report, the vehicle owner told police that she noticed her vehicle had been broken into overnight and several personal items were taken, including a new Apple iPhone, some cash and several debit and credit cards. She told police she had left her vehicle unlocked overnight, the report said. Police have no suspects. Plymouth Township Police were dispatched April 26 to the 46000 block of Ann Arbor Trail for a report of a broken garage door, according to a police report. The homeowners told police they believe someone tried breaking into the garage overnight. They told police their …
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
Former Plymouth chief Richard Myers headed to Sanford, FL, as interim chief of embattled police department.
Former Plymouth police chief Richard Myers is headed south to work as interim chief in Sanford, FL — the town made famous after the fatal February shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin — and those who worked with Myers locally say he is the right man for the job. “He’s an agent of change,” said Plymouth City Manager Paul Sincock, who worked with Myers during his six-year tenure in the city from 1985-1991. Sincock said Myers was brought in after an analysis by consulting firm Bartell & Bartell, LTD. recommended a number of changes in the city’s police department, including hiring Myers as chief of police to replace Ralph White. One of the projects Sincock said Myers resolved during his time in Plymouth was cracking down on daily instances …
John McKay
3:46 pm on Monday, May 21, 2012
Anthony Sewejkis faces up to 15 years when sentenced this week. Is that enough time for the crime he was convicted of committing? more ›