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Grosse Pointe Park detective followed in his father’s footsteps BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
Grosse Pointe Park Detective Sgt. Jeremy Pittman — at his desk in the detective bureau office — worked in the Park for 17 years. Photo by K. Michelle Moran
PARK — The accomplishments of Detective Sgt. Jeremy Pittman, the Grosse Pointe Park Public Safety Department’s first ever Supervisor of the Year recipient, haven’t just been recognized by his department. Before he even received this honor during a Feb. 3 Park City Council meeting, Pittman found himself fielding an offer to become a global security investigator for General Motors. After 28 years in law enforcement, Pittman retired from the Park March 28 to enter the private sector. “I couldn’t be happier for him,” Public Safety Director James Bostock said. “I’m very grateful for the time he spent in Grosse Pointe Park.” Pittman, 51, started his career in the Park in February 2008. Prior to that, he worked for the Pontiac Police Department from December 1996 to February 2008.
Pittman, who has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, fell in love with law enforcement at a young age. “I knew what I wanted to do from day one,” Pittman said. His father, Edward Pittman, spent his career as a police officer in Pontiac. The family initially also lived in Pontiac but then moved to Waterford, which is where Jeremy Pittman grew up. “(My dad) picked me up in a police car for the first time probably when I was 10 years old,” Pittman recalled. “I remember everything about that day — the way the radio sounded, the way his uniform looked.” While riding with his father, the elder Pittman — who didn’t have a partner that day — pulled over a vehicle with four people in it. Jeremy Pittman watched in awe as his dad approached the vehicle alone. “I thought that was the bravest thing I’d ever seen,” Pittman said. After seeing his dad in action, “There was nothSee PITTMAN on page 5A
Grosse Pointe Woods to start offering parking meter payment via app WOODS — Paying for parking will soon get easier for anyone visiting businesses in Grosse Pointe Woods.
City Planner Ashley Jankowski, of McKenna, said during a March 25 Woods Planning Commission meeting that the Woods would soon be using the mobile app offered by Passport Parking, meaning people won’t have to dig through their pockets or
vehicle in search of spare change anymore. “It’s an exciting development coming,” Jankowski said. In an email interview, Assistant City Administrator Susan Como said implementation of the app comes at the request of
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