Police Return Suicide Device to Kevorkian

Police returned a “euthanasia device” and other equipment to Jack Kevorkian that was seized after an assisted suicide in February. Circuit Judge David F. Breck had given authorities until noon to bring a case against Kevorkian or return his property, which also included syringes and an oxygen tank. About 20 minutes before the deadline, police spokesman John Harris said police were returning the equipment. “They didn’t arrest me--big surprise,” Kevorkian said as he left the police station in Southfield. Police seized the equipment after the Feb. 26 death of Roosevelt Dawson, a 21-year-old quadriplegic.