The Hillsdale Police Department responded to 21 complaints of vehicle thefts over a seven-day period starting Tuesday, Oct. 29, according to Hillsdale City Chief of Police Scott Hephner. The individual or individuals responsible have yet to be found. Hephner said the majority of complaints were made within a 72-hour period, and all of the vehicles...
This year, Hillsdale City Police are extending their beards of No Shave November to Don’t Shave December in support of Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness, or CAPA, a local organization dedicated to protecting the wellbeing of Hillsdale’s children. “We are officially in our second year of participating in No Shave November and it’s all about...
Even though dress codes are changing across the U.S., the Hillsdale Police Department and the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Office plan on keeping theirs the same. Most notably, the New York City Police Department changed its policy in late December to allow Sikh officers to wear t urbans for religious reasons. The NYPD was also sued...
The city of Hillsdale was recently awarded several grants amounting to nearly $80,000 through the Hillsdale County Community Foundation. According to Sharon Bisher, the president and CEO of the HCCF, the non-profit organization accepts grants a couple of times a year, and then asks local organizations what their needs are. “We look at what...
The city of Hillsdale is on its way to becoming a “Redevelopment Ready Community” — a city equipped for economic growth and competition — after the Hillsdale City Council decided Monday to begin the redevelopment program soon. It also gave Mar-Vo Mineral CEO David Wheeler the go-ahead to apply for a $78,750 federal grant to...