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AUGUST 14, 2024 • Vol. 21, No. 17
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According to stats provided, the West Bloomfield Police Department has not fallen into a statewide trend of decreased drunk-driving arrests. Photo by Erin Sanchez
Township supervisor, trustees, parks commission primary results are in BY MARK VEST mvest@candgnews.com
Report: alcohol-related driving fatalities up, drunk-driving arrests down statewide BY MARK VEST
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WEST BLOOMFIELD — According to a recent report, Michigan has some troubling statistics.
Bridge Michigan reported that drunk-driving arrests have dropped 28% in the state since 2014, while fatal alcohol and drug-related crashes have risen 40%. In 67 of Michigan’s 83 counties, including Oakland, drunk-driving arrests
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At the primary election Aug. 6, residents in the greater West Bloomfield area had an opportunity to vote on elected races and a bond proposal. In the race for township supervisor in West Bloomfield, Democrat incumbent Steven Kaplan got 7,938 votes to finish ahead of his opponent, David Flaisher, who got 2,157 votes, according to results posted on Oakland County’s website. There were no Republicans in the race. The position is for a four-year term. “My family and I are elated by my gaining reelection for a third