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Chilean man sentenced in connection to Oakland County home invasions BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
Library welcomes new early literacy bookmobile and year-round Sunday service hours BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
ROCHESTER HILLS — A new early literacy bookmobile and longer service hours have been added to the Rochester Hills Public Library’s offerings this summer. The additions, library officials said, were possible thanks to the new library millage approved by voters in August 2024. The library’s early literacy bus service began in 2012 with the purchase of a used 2001 Ford ELF with a bequest from the Doris & Charles Edie Estate. It originally visited ED MICHIGAN
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eight child care centers and preschools in the library’s service area. Betsy Raczkowski, the head of the library’s communications and community engagement, said that after 13 years of dedicated service, the bus was long overdue for an upgrade. “It’s past its useful life,” she noted. “It’s had so many repairs, and we’ve had to have it off the road — and every time we do that, preschoolers, teachers, they are all affected by it not being able to visit. By getting this brand-new bus, we’ll be able to continue service without any interruptions. See LIBRARY on page 4A
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METRO DETROIT — A man linked to a transnational gang suspected in a series of affluent home breakins across Michigan has been sentenced to prison. On June 16, Chilean national Ignacio Ruiz-Saldias, 29, was sentenced to 10-20 years incarceration for his role in various home invasions across Michigan. Ruiz-Saldias is the first defendant tried in Oakland County with ties to a South American theft ring that Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard said tarRuiz-Saldias geted eight homes in Oakland Township and Rochester Hills, as well as Bloomfield Township, Bloomfield Hills, Grosse Pointe and Ada Township, between Feb. 3 and 17. “I am proud of the teamwork and the effort that brought this case to a close with a conviction,” Bouchard said in a statement. “I hope it sends a clear message to the transnational gangs that there are consequences for criminal behavior in Oakland County.”