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A wife and mother faces human trafficking charges
Farmington Hills resident Coleen Redmond recently said that deer are “everywhere.” The issue is set to be addressed again at a City Council meeting April 28.
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FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Hills City Council members met for a study session March 24 to find solutions to reduce the deer population in the community. The study session drew the attention of multiple residents, as it was standing room only inside City Council chambers. Residents expressed concerns about the growing deer population, increased vehicle-deer collisions, the possibility of contracting Lyme disease, deer encroaching on their property, and plants and landscaping be-
ing destroyed by the deer, causing expensive property damage. During the study session it was reported that in 2023 there were nearly 288,000 vehicle-deer crashes in Michigan, including 2,100 in Oakland County. In Farmington Hills, there were 144 reported crashes involving deer in 2023 — an 18% increase over 2022. Following the study session, residents and officials provided comments to the Press. “The way the deer are dying now is cruel,” Farmington Hills resident Coleen Redmond said. “They are being hit by cars and left dying in agony. We had See DEER on page 12A
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FARMINGTON HILLS CITY OFFICIALS MEET TO FIND SOLUTIONS FOR DEER OVERPOPULATION
OAKLAND COUNTY — At a press conference held in Pontiac March 12, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen D. McDonald announced the collaborative efforts between her office and local law enforcement agencies to make the public aware of human trafficking through “illicit” massage parlors. McDonald was joined by Farmington Hills Police Department Chief John Piggott at the press conference. “I want to start by letting trafficking victims know, we want you to come forward,” McDonald said. “You are not to blame (for) what’s been happening to you and my office and the Farmington Hills Police Department — our entire Human Trafficking Task Force — want to help you and want to keep you safe.” The press conference followed a fourmonth investigation by the Farmington Hills Wan Police Department Directed Patrol Unit, in collaboration with the Westland Police Department Special Investigations Unit and the Oakland County Sheriff ’s Office Special Investigations Unit. The investigation resulted in the March 5 arrest of Zixuan Wan, 44, of Livonia, by the Farmington Hills Police Department. Wan was arrested due to her alleged connection with human trafficking through a Farmington Hills massage parlor located in the area of 13 Mile and Orchard Lake roads, according to Piggott. The investigation began last November, days after members of the Farmington Hills Police Department Directed Patrol Unit attended an Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office training course on