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MONROE, Mich. – A 47-year-old woman from Hudson was arrested Friday in connection with the death of Monroe County Animal Control officer Darrian Young. Michele Anne Dropulich was arraigned Saturday on charges of second degree murder and operating while intoxicated causing death and reckless driving causing death. Police believe Dropulich was speeding when she ran a red light at the intersection of Raisinville and South Custer roads on June 4, striking Young’s vehicle, killing her. Police said lab results revealed Dropulich was intoxicated at the time of the collision. Dropulich is being held at the Monroe County Jail.

The Ellis Library & Reference Center, 3700 S. Custer Road, closed Tuesday and will remain closed until further notice. The Ellis Library & Reference Center, 3700 S. Custer Road, closed Tuesday and will remain closed until further notice. The Monroe County Library System made that announcement after a staff member at Ellis tested positive for COVID-19. All other branches of the library system remain open at this time. Patrons with items on hold at the Ellis Library & Reference Center can pick them up once the branch reopens.

The list of almost two dozen projects was ironed out at a meeting with the Monroe County Road Commission last week. A hot-mix asphalt overlay is scheduled on Ida Center Rd. and on N. County Line Rd. • Ida Center from S. County Line Rd. • Summerfield Rd.

MONROE, Mich. Officer Darrian Young was honored Saturday with a horse-drawn carriage procession on South Dixie Highway to Monroe Missionary Baptist Church. Police are still looking for the driver who struck Youngs vehicle June 4. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash. The vehicle is described as a black 2014 Dodge Caravan with no license plate. At some point before the crash, the Dodge Caravan was damaged from the front end.

MONROE, Mich. The Monroe County Sheriffs Office is investigating a traffic crash involving a Monroe County Sheriffs Animal Control Division vehicle from their department that occurred in Monroe on Thursday. Officials say a 44-year-old woman was driving westbound on M-50 and disregarded a red light at the intersection of Raisinville and South Custer roads, striking the county sheriffs vehicle that was traveling south on Rasinville Road. The driver of the county sheriffs vehicle was transported to the hospital and listed in critical condition. Officials say the woman driver, from Hudson, Michigan, sustained serious injuries and was also taken to the hospital. The woman is believed to have been involved in a previous hit-and-run incident in Monroe, officials said.