Telegram - Serving Metropolitan Detroit Since 1944

With the spring and summer fastly approaching, Ecorse's Deputy Chief Jerry Flowers met with Sheriff Raphael Washington of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, to get a commitment to assist the Cities of Ecorse and River Rouge. The commitment will include augmenting police with special events and patrolling the areas when possible. This will also be in addition to assisting with the Task Force initiative that Ecorse, River Rouge, Detroit, Michigan State Police and the FBI have been conducting to investigate gang activity and the shootings that plagued the downriver communities last year.

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