A Warren library is now closing in the middle of the day due to fighting among teenagers.

The Warren Public Library Dorothy Busch branch will be closed for nearly two hours every afternoon on school days, which is a decision prompted by concerns from police and library staff over fights among teens.

Warren police say recently, they have been called to the library nearly every week for disturbances and fights, mostly involving students from Fitzgerald High School across the street.

That's just too bad," nearby resident Marlene Dubiel said. "I hate to see it closed like that.

I think it's terrible," another library patron Christine Grippi said. "Those are prime hours when students who really want to utilize the library should have access to it.

Grippi says she has been coming to the library for years.

This library is very important to me. It's been a staple in my family. I'd like to take my grandson here, but I don't, Grippi said.

The last time she says she brought her 2-year-old grandson, she had to leave after rowdy teenagers took over the kids area.

I've seen fights outside the window at the library where kids are scuffling and pushing each other, getting rowdy outside the library, Grippi said. I don't take my grandson here for that very reason because I'm afraid a fight might break out.

It's for that reason that the library is now closing its doors every school day from 2:15 p.m. to 4 p.m. after a decision by the Warren Library Commission.

What we've been seeing over the last couple weeks is fights of up to 20 kids, and that just puts everyone in a very unsafe situation, said city of Warren Treasurer and Library Commission Trustee Lorie Barnwell. We want to work with students, we want them to feel welcome at the library but not at the expense of other peoples safety.

Barnwell says Warren police have been called to the library more than 100 times this year for high school kids fighting. While mostly outside in the parking lot, they have also happened inside and Barnwell says police are concerned the larger brawls could spill inside the library as weather gets colder.

Both Barnwell and the police department are calling on the Fitzgerald Public Schools district to do more. In part of a statement, the police department said:

"The Warren Police Department has engaged with the Fitzgerald School District to explore comprehensive solutions to this community issue. The Fitzgerald School District was initially cooperative however lately, the Superintendent has been unwilling to sit down with the Police Department and other stakeholders to discuss this issue. It is important for residents and parents to realize that the Fitzgerald School District is the only district in Warren that lacks a door-to-door enforcement policy for student conduct. This means that the district does not impose a school-based disciplinary action for inappropriate behavior that occurs after school hours, even with the behavior takes place right across the street from the school! Despite being made aware of the negative consequences of this policy, the District has thus far been unwilling to reconsider its stance on this policy."

In response, Fitzgerald Public Schools Superintendent Hollie Stange sent 7 News Detroit a statement:

"Fitzgerald Public Schools prides itself in working with the greater community to provide a safe and orderly environment for its students to learn. To that end, we carefully monitor our students actions within school during school hours and at school activities and hold them accountable to a carefully-drafted set of expectations. In circumstances where conduct occurs after school hours or off school property, the School District carefully reviews the facts of the situation. In those instances where there is a connection between the school day and a rule infraction, such a recent off-campus fight involving School District students, the School District carefully examines the facts and applies its rules. The fight in question, for example, was found to have been planned during the school day. Thus the rules were applied due to that connection. However, the School District must respect the due process rights of all involved and cannot impose its handbook absent a legitimate connection. We will continue to engage stakeholders regarding this item. We will continue to monitor each situation, carefully examine the facts, and enforce our rules in light of the requirements of the law."

Of course, everyone wants the libraries to reopen at full capacity. We would like to as well, but the school district is going to have to partner with us and they are going to have to change their policies, Barnwell said.

The new hours are in place Monday through Friday from now until Feb. 28, 2025.

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DETROIT (WXYZ) Were learning more about the moments before and during an October shootout between Detroit police officers and one of their own that ended with the death of a sergeant who first opened fire.

Detroit police have released the body camera footage and audio of the 911 call placed by the sergeant, who was a member of the departments Special Response Team. In the call, he told the operator hes calling in his own suicide and wanted his fellow officers on the SRT to shoot him.

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Its a gut-wrenching 911 call that's now being made public by DPD to explain in full detail.

Through this briefing, you will able to review what happened with context provided by our investigators about what occurred, DPD Interim Chief Todd Bettison said in a recorded statement.

The information in the briefing matches what then-Chief James White told reporters on scene that day on Oct. 14. However, the 911 call also shows what 7 Investigator Ross Jones reported: that the sergeant demanded his own elite special response team be the ones to respond.

Watch 7 Investigator Ross Jones' report below: DPD sgt. wanted fellow officers, negotiator to respond to scene before he opened fire What kind of weapon do you have sir?" the operator asked. "I have all that I need. Send Special Response Team, the sergeant responded. I already have help requested over there to you," the operator said moments later. "Listen to me, do not send officers in here. You better keep them backed off," the sergeant said on the call. "Do not send regular officers. If you send regular officers, theyre going to rush in and theyre going to get hurt.

Ultimately, officers did respond. Video show the first ones on scene entering the abandoned building but finding nothing. They then get a call that the suspect is a Special Response Team sergeant and they pull back.

Moments later, they were forced to take cover behind a squad car with the sergeant in crisis moving toward them, firing his rifle into the air. Officers kept him in their sights

"Are you comfortable with your shot," one officer is heard asking another on the bodycam video. "Don't take it. He's not shooting at us. But be ready if you need to.

We showed the video to Scott Taylor, a former Warren police officer with nearly 30 years on the job.

They handled it fantastic in my opinion," Taylor said. "They withheld deadly force as long as they could."

Taylor now works with the Michigan-based organization Frontline Strong Together, an organization promoting mental health support for first responders.

As the average Joe, you see a traumatic event, you may have seven to eight years to process it," Taylor said. "As a first responder, you may have seven to eight hours to process it then you have to come back 10 hours later.

For officers on scene this day, the situation was as traumatic as they come.

You're good brother. Relax, we got you, one officer is heard yelling to the sergeant.

Seconds after shouting to the sergeant, that officer was hit. Its this moment when he returns fire, killing the sergeant.

You can hear it in is voice and what he said... he didn't want to do it," Taylor said of that officer.

He's asking to be shot he's shooting in the air. He's inviting them to engage, Taylor said of the sergeant. "You could tell he (the sergeant) didn't want to hurt anybody. He just knew the only way he was going to get the end result he wanted was to do what he had to do."

With the public now able to know exactly what happened, Taylor hopes his fellow first responders know theyre not alone and that help is just a phone call away.

My hat's off to the Detroit officers on the scene. They handled it very well," Taylor said. "But it's a shame it got to this because man, help is available. Just reach out reach out.

**Anyone who is experiencing suicidal thoughts or needs someone to talk to during a crisis, you can call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 27/7 at 988.**

A police chase in Macomb County led to multiple charges for one suspect, accused of breaking and entering into a Harrison Township business on Irwin Drive and then fleeing in a stolen vehicle.

It began as a typical police chase. Multiple officers with lights flashing following an alleged stolen vehicle driven by a 45-year-old suspect, Joseph Calderon of Detroit, who is accused of breaking and entering into a Harrison Township business.

At one point during the chase, the pickup truck veers into someones front yard. Eventually, deputies say they used stop sticks and the truck lost a tire, it then veered off road into a field right next door to Jeanelle Halls grandmother's home.

She did tell me that there was a lot of commotion going on the other night but she didn't know what was going on, Hall said. "It's crazy a high-speed chase came through this neighborhood, it could have endangered a lot of people.

The chase happened Tuesday around 3 a.m., but while visiting Thursday for Thanksgiving, Jeanelle still saw the tire tracks stretching across the park.

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They actually just built a new playground over there and children literally play in this field all the time, said Hall.

Dashcam video clearly shows the car fishtailing through that field before coming to a stop and the suspect getting out on foot.

Officers then chased the suspect before it appeared he hopped a fence. Losing sight, police brought out K9s to continue the search. Just when it seemed officers lost him, an officer led by a K9 found the suspect hiding in a bush in front of someones home.

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We heard buzz in the neighborhood that there was some sort of chase and it was really crazy he was hiding out in someone's yard, said Hall.

Deputies recovered two electric bikes, batteries and tools in the stolen truck. Two deputies suffered minor injuries during the chase.

Calderon was arraigned Thanksgiving Day in 41District Court in Clinton Township on charges of:

One Count: Possession of burglars tools 10-year felony One Count: Police officer - fleeing third degree 5-year felony Three Counts: Unlawful driving away 5-year felony One Count: Malicious destruction of property $1,000 - $20,000 5-year felony One Count: Breaking & entering/vehicle stolen property $1,000 - $20,000 5-year felony Three Counts: Larceny $1,000 - $20,000 5-year felony Two Counts: Police officer assault/resist/obstruct causing injury 4-year felony Macomb County Sheriffs Office Anthony M. Wickersham One Count: Operating while license suspended 1-year misdemeanor.

Bond was set at $25,000, cash/surety. Calderon remains housed at the Macomb County Jail.

Up and down Woodward Avenue Wednesday night, there was a parade at a standstill. With floats lined up and ready to go, families got a firsthand look of America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit the night before.

It's really nice to have this behind-the-scenes view to what's going on, Kylie Baker of Detroit said.

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We just love coming down as a family," Aliah Davis of West Bloomfield said. "It's a great chance to get up close and take some pictures, which you normally can't do during the parade itself.

"We started coming down the night before to see the floats and things and we loved it," Leah Vanbelle of Detroit said. "Then we added to it. We started making cocoa and homemade cookies and bringing them.

Vanbelle started coming when her son was in preschool. Still today, their family tradition continues.

It feels really special to me, her son Langston Vanbelle said.

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I just feel it brings back a lot of memories for our childhood, Emma Repay added.

Theyre not the only families making this a tradition. Lnda Chupp and her son DeVon have also made this night a tradition before getting up bright and early to be downtown for the parade.

It's always enjoyable to come here and have a tradition with your parents, DeVon Chupp said.

I just love it," Linda Chupp added. "Its a traditional thing, time I get to spend with my son.

Its one of many Thanksgiving traditions for families around Detroit. The Turkey Trot has been running through the streets of Detroit for more than 40 years and the Detroit Lions have been playing their traditional Thanksgiving Day game for nearly 80 years. Along with the parade itself, decades of memories have been made.

I grew up in Clare and every Thanksgiving, the big thing was to come down and go to the parade, go to Hudson's, see Santa Claus, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow said.

Stabenow came out to see the floats with her kids and grandchildren. Shes serving as grand marshal in the parade, but Wednesday night was about family

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My mom loved the parade," Stabenow said. "Shes no longer with us, so were kind of all here in her honor to celebrate tomorrow.

While everyone has their holiday favorites, Thanksgiving in Detroit is about community. Whether friends, neighbors or family, the city comes together.

We're neighbors who care for each other," Baker said. "That's part of what I was saying before about me moving to Detroit, looking for community, and this is what it looks like.

It was a sight to see for all ages as people near and far packed shoulder to shoulder into Campus Martius for Light Up The Season some experiencing it for the first time.

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I've never seen a tree being lit, so it was my first time," said Morgan Meirelles from Rochester. "It was beautiful, I mean the tree is perfect. What more could you ask for?

It's bigger than I thought it was going to be," Martin Emery said of the event. "It's almost like New Year's Eve here.

Emery is from Lake City and drove from Up North, Just like the tree itself, which he and his team at Dutchman Tree Farm supplied from Manton.

"I drive around looking for these things... You drive around, keep your eyes peeled looking for the right height, explained Emery. "I'm humbled. Again I love the people, this is all for them.

Sabrina Gross of Detroit said for her the event is tradition, with 2024 marking her 20th year in attendance.

"Theres just such an energy, you don't get that from your TV," said Gross. "You cant feel it, you can't feel this.

Outside the tree lighting itself, the night was filled with performances and the lighting of the world's largest red kettle.

"We have people coming in from all around Michigan, so it really just shows our sense of community as Michiganders, said Emmy Vanderpool from Canton.

Whether its a family tradition or a first-time event, Light Up the Season is not just a celebration of the holidays, but also of the city. While the tree shines bright, Detroit shines even brighter.

To see it rebuilt, for me, I could cry right now," said Gross. "It's everything.

Detroit is just a whole new city now," said Autumn Woods of Commerce Twp, who brought her 3-year-old to the event. "It's just fun to have them see the enjoyment of Detroit.

Being 48 years old, being from here, just seeing the people, the regeneration of the City it's awesome. I don't have words, said Ryan Tinkham of Canton. "10 to 15 years ago you wouldn't have seen this. This many people having a good time? It's awesome.

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A man who was critically injured earlier this month after being hit by a car in Rochester Hills has since died.

Seventy-two-year-old Stephen Singleton, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, was out for his morning walk on Nov. 3 when he was hit and killed crossing Rochester Road near Avon Road around 6:45 a.m.

Investigators say he was wearing a reflective vest and was in the marked crosswalk.

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office says the driver is a citizen of Colombia who was in the country illegally. However, he did have a valid foreign drivers license, which is accepted in Michigan.

I was sitting at the table reading my bible waiting for him to come back and he left about 6 o'clock or so," the victims wife Teri Singleton recalled. "It started being 7 (o'clock) and then 7:30 and I started thinking did something happen?"

Shortly after, she learned something did happen.

I was sitting there as there was a knock on the door and it was unusual for someone to knock on the door that early in the morning," Teri Singleton said. "I went to the door and when I looked out, I saw a sheriff."

The deputy informed Teri Singleton of the accident and she says her husband was initially alert at the time.

Initially, he was talking," Teri Singleton said of her husband. "I don't know how he was talking because the car hit him so hard that he flew in the air and hit the windshield and broke it.

Teri Singleton and her daughter Ruth sat down with our Glenda Lewis and told her that after Stephen arrived at the hospital, he took a turn and was put on life support. Doctors gave him a slim chance.

He (doctor) said that my dad was not going to make it, that he had zero percent to live," Ruth Singleton said. "I remember thinking to myself that my dad was so strong that he just doesn't know my dad. He doesn't know all the things my dad did to help people.

Stephen Singleton was a former WXYZ-TV employee back in the 80s. During 9/11, he went to Ground Zero as a volunteer. It was one of his many selfless actions that we highlighted with a story back in 2022.

I started tearing because I couldn't find survivors," Stephen Singleton said during the 2022 interview. "We would find people who were perished, but we couldn't find survivors.

You can watch our 2022 report with him below: First responder recalls driving to NY to help after the attacks on Sept. 11

The family is still hoping to get more answers and waits for potential charges in the case against the driver.

One day, I wake up and just know he's gone for such a simple and senseless thing," Ruth Singleton said. "I just don't understand.

The Singleton family has set up an online fundraiser to help cover expenses as they mourn their loss.