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Warren Fire Department vehicles are parked outside of the new Fire Station No. 5 during a dedication ceremony July 30.
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BY BRIAN WELLS bwells@candgnews.com
Community gathers for dedication of new fire station WARREN — A crowd gathered along Schoenherr Road to watch as vehicles from the Warren Fire Department paraded along the street, eventually pulling into their new home. At a ceremony July 30, the new Warren Fire Station No. 5 was dedicated as firefighters and vehicles paraded from the old station on Hoover Road near Common Road
to the new one at 30619 Schoenherr Road. “This station is more than a building. It is a symbol of safety, of service and of strength, and most of all, it is a symbol of leadership into the future,” said Warren Fire Chief Orrin Ferguson. Ferguson said the field of firefighting is always adapting, and the new station will help the department do the same. “The threats we face are changing — extreme weather, See FIRE STATION on page 10A
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BY BRIAN WELLS bwells@candgnews.com
WARREN — The exam hearing for a man accused of hitting and killing a woman while leading Warren police on a high-speed chase resulted in a heated exchange between the defense attorney and a witness July 24. Police spotted Anthony Eugene-Douglas Grier Jr., 33, allegedly speeding northbound on Van Dyke Avenue near the General Motors Technical Center at around 9:23 p.m. May 24. Officers detected him traveling at 72 mph in a 40 mph zone, police previously stated. When officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop, Grier allegedly fled. At an exam hearing on July 24, Macomb County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Robert Nelson Jr. called Warren police officer Chad Lee to the stand to testify. Lee, who has been employed with the Warren Police Department for about one year and eight months, was in the police vehicle pursuing Grier’s black Chrysler 300. Lee described the pursuit, stating at the highest, he drove at 114 mph for a brief peri-