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FUNDRAISER TO BENEFIT FAMILY OF 3-YEAR-OLD/3A
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OCTOBER 15, 2025 • Vol. 45, No. 21
Commissioner hopeful new fire stations will soon be operational
LEFT: Friends and family members of Cedric Hayden Jr. and DeJuan Pettis release balloons during a vigil held in Warren on the one-year anniversary of the crash that killed them. BELOW: Cedric Hayden Sr. bows his head in prayer during a vigil for his son, Cedric Hayden Jr., and his friend DeJuan Pettis on Sept. 30, the one-year anniversary of their deaths.
BY BRIAN WELLS bwells@candgnews.com
Photos by Brian Wells
WARREN — In the last few months, the Warren Fire Department has held ceremonies for two new fire stations. The department held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Fire Station No. 5 — located on Schoenherr Road — in late July. A ceremony for the new Fire Station No. 1, on Van Dyke Avenue south of Center Line, was held at the end of September. Both stations are significantly larger than the old ones, coming in at around 13,000-square feet. They have individual sleeping quarters, a living space separate from where firefighters will decontaminate after a fire, and other state-of-the-art technology. However, the department hasn’t officially moved into either station yet.
WARREN — On the one-year anniversary of their deaths, family members of Cedric Hayden Jr. and DeJuan Pettis gathered at the corner of Schoenherr Road and Prospect Avenue in Warren, holding red and blue balloons and praying. “We’re Detroit fans, we always loved the blue. My son loved the color red. We did a mixture of that together,” said Cedric Hayden Sr., Cedric Hayden Jr.’s father. Former Warren police officer James Burke was driving a police SUV,
See STATIONS on page 22A
See VIGIL on page 20A
‘It’s been a year today that I have not seen my son’ FAMILIES HOLD VIGIL FOR VICTIMS ON ANNIVERSARY OF FATAL CRASH BY BRIAN WELLS bwells@candgnews.com
Vote NO on Police and Fire millage. The millage rate did not increase, but your taxes did. Your house value (SEV) has increased, and the millage is used to calculate your taxes. Your city leaders are lying to you—the State funds most of the first responders through sales tax. Don’t waste your money on ANY renewals. Paid for by Gentry Services Inc., 31943 Red Run Dr., Warren, MI 48093
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