Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police make arrest in hit-and-run that killed off-duty officer

Editor’s note: The above audio incorrectly refers to Detroit Police Officer Cameron Richardson as Cameron Richards.

Detroit police have arrested a man suspected of causing a hit-and-run crash that killed an off-duty officer on Sunday.

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Interim Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison says they took the 28-year-old driver into custody the following day.

Officer Cameron Richardson had just finished his shift Sunday morning and was on his way home when the suspect made an illegal turn and collided with his vehicle. The driver is accused of leaving the scene.

DPD and Richardson’s family have set up an online fund to support his two daughters. 

“Officer Richardson served DPD with distinction, he served his country as an Army Ranger, and he will be truly missed,” a statement from DPD read Sunday afternoon.

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• The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled the state health department did not follow the law when it separated a mother from her child. 
• Hart Plaza’s grand staircase is under construction with the help of $2.4 million in funding from the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan Act.
• Dearborn Parks & Recreation is offering a variety of programs for those interested in new habits this new year. 
• A new class of the Adult Hockey School will also be offered at the Dearborn Ice Skating Center this month. Adults can learn to play hockey during a 16-week program that consists of 8 weeks of on-ice training followed by 8 weeks of actual games. 
• The Detroit Fire Department will continue its Safety series with “chats” on the second Wednesday of every month starting Wednesday, Jan. 8. Wednesday’s chat will focus on Lithium-ion battery safety and fire prevention with Damon Robinson from the Fire Marshall Division. Join at detroitmi.gov/safetyseries at 6 p.m. 

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