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Man accused of exposing himself to girls turns himself in BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com
ROCHESTER HILLS — A 32-year-old man from Auburn Hills who is accused of exposing himself to a group of pre-teenage girls at The Village of Rochester Hills was arrested Aug. 4. Brandon John Richardson, accompanied by his attorney, surrendered to deputies at the Rochester Hills substation of the Oakland County Sheriff ’s Office at about 8:15 p.m. Richardson was arraigned in 52-3 District Court Aug. 5 and is charged with two counts of indecent exposure. A $5,000 personal bond was set for him, which allows for his release from the Oakland County Jail. A conviction on the See IDENTIFY on page 6A
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ROCHESTER HILLS NATIVE MAKES USGA DEBUT IN OREGON BY SCOTT BENTLEY sbentley@candgnews.com
ABOVE: Grace Wang stares down a drive earlier this season for the University of Michigan’s women’s golf team. RIGHT: Wang puts on her glove before teeing off at the Tar Heel Invitational. Photos provided by Matt Hart
ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Adams High School graduate and current University of Michigan golfer Grace Wang is making her United States Golf Association debut this week. Wang is participating in the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship in Bandon, Oregon, Aug. 3-11. “This is my first U.S. Women’s Am that I’ve qualified for,” Wang said. “Going into the qualifier, I didn’t really have that much expectations for myself … and I ended up qualifying for the U.S. Women’s Am, so I was really proud of that. That was definitely a huge highlight of my summer.” Although Wang is an established collegiate golfer now, golf wasn’t always her priority. Growing up, Wang was a decorated competitive figure skater who achieved the highest certification level in free skating from U.S. Figure Skating. She finished fourth in the 2019 U.S. Figure Skating regionals and advanced to the sectional finals. “When I was a kid my parents put me in all different kinds of sports. … Ultimately, I fell in love with skating at the age of 5,” Wang explained. “I skated day and night in middle school and elementary school. I would get up before school to go skate and would See WANG on page 7A
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