Clinton Township Grandmother Charged for Teen Bringing Gun to Center Line School

Macomb County municipality OK’s 5-year contract extension with Priority Waste

Clinton Township has approved a contract extension with Priority Waste despite numerous complaints from homeowners stemming from last summer’s transition. The township’s Board of Trustees voted 4-2 at Monday’s meeting to grant a five-year extension with the Clinton Township-based waste hauler.  Aside from a 22% price increase, all other terms of the contract will remain the same over the life of the agreement, officials said. “This board’s decis…

Macomb County grandmother charged for teen bringing gun to Center Line High School

A 52-year-old Clinton Township was charged Thursday with violating the state’s safe storage law that resulted in her grandson finding a gun in her house and bringing the weapon to school without her knowldge. Lisa Renee Christy was arraigned in 41B District Court in Clinton Township on one count of firearms safe storage violation, a misdemeanor punishable by 93 days in jail and a fine of up to $500, or both. Authorities said her grandson came ac…

Clinton Township grandmother charged for teen bringing gun to Center Line school

"This is the maximum offense under the law that the MCPO can charge Christy based on the evidence that has been presented to date," the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.

Ramsey County leaders remind residents: ‘Safe gun storage saves lives’

While growing up in rural Minnesota, Ramsey County Commissioner Tara Jebens-Singh had a classmate die by suicide at age 13. In college, she knew a student who was asked to leave school because he was struggling — and then took his life. “Unfortunately, moments after returning home, he accessed a family gun,” she said. For those struggling with suicidal ideation, creating distance and time between them and a weapon is critical, said Jebens-Singh,…