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B & B COLLISION AUGUST 14, 2024 • Vol. 44, No. 17
OFFICER’S ‘CALLING’ BRINGS HER BACK EARLY AFTER ATTACK BY GENA JOHNSON gjohnson@candgnews.com
WARREN — Patrol officer Krystal Legendre was available for questions at the Christopher M. Wouters Police Headquarters on Aug. 2, marking her first day back after recovering from head and spinal injuries incurred while in the line of duty. Responding to a fight in progress and a malicious destruction of property complaint at Lincoln High School on April 22, Legendre, along with other officers, arrived on the scene. Legendre was arresting an adult male who, according to her, she and her partner saw punching someone. “At that point in time, people from the crowd chose to interfere, and I was struck from behind, knocked to the ground, and the (suspect) stomped on my neck several times,” Legendre said. The patrol officer was taken to a local hospital where she was diagnosed with a concus-
COUNTY OFFICES, PROPOSALS ALSO ON THE BALLOT BY GENA JOHNSON AND ANDY KOZLOWSKI gjohnson@candgnews.com
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WARREN — Warren’s longtime former mayor has lost his bid for a seat in the Michigan House of Representatives. In the Aug. 6 Democratic primary election, Jim Fouts was defeated by state Rep. Mike McFall in the race for a spot on the November ballot opposite Republican Barbara Barber, who ran uncontested in the primary for the District 14 seat in the state House. McFall, who represented District 8 before redistricting, received 6,491 votes and Fouts received 2,638 votes. Barber received 3,195 and will automatically advance to the November election. State representatives are elected to serve two-
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“I wouldn’t trade this job for the world,” said officer Krystal Legendre after returning to duty months earlier than expected after an attack. Photo by Gena Johnson
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