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Crown Point Fire Rescue has a new tool to investigate suspected arsons: a two-and-a-half-year-old English Labrador retriever named Sophie. She's an accelerant detection K9 — the only one active in Northwest Indiana, according to a city press release. Sophie was introduced to the public Thursday during an Arson Awareness Week demonstration.
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The Crown Point Sportsplex is getting almost a million dollars in upgrades.
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The Crown Point City Council is being asked to allow residents to own backyard chickens.
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Crown Point Fire Rescue will be able to add seven firefighters, thanks to a federal grant. The department has been awarded $2.26 million through FEMA's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program.
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Crown Point will soon have a new chief of staff. Anthony Schlueter will move into the position, according to a city press release. He's served as Crown Point's planning administrator since 2015.
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Crown Point Mayor Pete Land presided over his first city council meeting Monday. He said after years of attending meetings as police chief, the mayor's seat is a little different — but he's come to admire council members' ability to respect everyone's opinion and reach common ground.