Police Blotter
Man who broke out cruiser window sentenced
Tue, Feb 9, 2010
A Spring Lake Township man who was initially arrested for assaulting a woman, shouting racial slurs and threatening a black man, then breaking the window of an Ottawa County Sheriff's Department cruiser, was sentenced to jail time and probation on Monday.
Police say migrant worker killed farmer
Tue, Feb 9, 2010
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — A migrant worker is jailed without bond after police say he fatally shot the West Michigan fruit farmer who had laid him off.
Sisters killed when snowmobile goes over cliff
Tue, Feb 9, 2010
MACKINAC ISLAND (AP) — The bodies of two Michigan sisters have been found at the bottom of a steep hill on Mackinac Island.
Boy, 10, injured in Spring Lake Twp. crash
Fri, Feb 5, 2010
SPRING LAKE TOWNSHIP — A 10-year-old boy was hospitalized Thursday evening after the car he was riding in had an apparent mechanical failure and crashed into a guardrail.
Police investigating string of Georgetown business break-ins
Fri, Feb 5, 2010
GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP — Police are seeking help solving a series of business break-ins along the Chicago Drive corridor in Georgetown Township.
Trio charged in $15 million check fraud case
Fri, Feb 5, 2010
WYOMING — Police say David Franklin, Richard Douglas and Adina Martin managed to steal up to $15 million from area businesses.
Police accuse woman of slashing her son, 1
Fri, Feb 5, 2010
COMMERCE TOWNSHIP (AP) — Authorities say they have arrested a Detroit-area woman in the stabbing of her 1-year-old son.
Vehicle to be checked in casino crash
Thu, Feb 4, 2010
LAS VEGAS — A 70-year-old man told police he fainted before his speeding vehicle plowed into a Nevada casino, killing two people near a bank of slot machines and injuring at least eight other people.
Self-help speaker charged in sweat lodge deaths
Thu, Feb 4, 2010
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Months after authorities focused a homicide investigation on James Arthur Ray, the motivational speaker was indicted on manslaughter charges that could land him in prison and topple his self-help empire.
Man charged with 10th drunk driving offense
Thu, Feb 4, 2010
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP (AP) — A Warren man with a history of drunken driving arrests dating back to 1986 has been arraigned on a 10th offense.
West Olive girl, 17, involved in fatal crash
Mon, Feb 8, 2010
LOWELL TOWNSHIP — A Grand Rapids man died Saturday morning in a two-vehicle crash on eastbound Interstate 96 near Lowell.
One suspect arrested, one at-large in break-in
Mon, Feb 8, 2010
TALLMADGE TOWNSHIP — A Kentwood woman was arrested Sunday evening after being caught at the scene of a Tallmadge Township break-in.
Elderly man dies Friday in Muskegon fire
Mon, Feb 8, 2010
MUSKEGON — By the time he noticed neighbor Bob Kelso's house was on fire Friday night, off-duty Muskegon firefighter Lt. Art Backstrom said it was already too late for a rescue.
Passing motorist pulls elderly man from burning house
Mon, Feb 8, 2010
CLARE (AP) — An elderly man was pulled from his burning central Michigan home by a motorist who stopped to help the homeowner as he tried in vain to save his pet dog.
Robbery suspect shot; later killed by drunk driver
Mon, Feb 8, 2010
DETROIT (AP) — Police say a suspected robber who fled after being shot by his potential victim was killed early this morning when he was struck by a drunken driver in Detroit.
Police: Man tried to buy crack with credit card
Mon, Feb 8, 2010
FLINT (AP) — Authorities say a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling Flint police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card.
Man sentenced for phone threats, child porn
Wed, Feb 3, 2010
GRAND RAPIDS — A Kent County man will spend 50 years in prison for extortion and producing child pornography.
Mich. woman charged with exploiting daughter
Wed, Feb 3, 2010
MONROE (AP) — A Michigan woman has been charged with sexually exploiting her daughter after investigators found explicit photos on the computer of a convicted sex offender.
Mich. pastors sue to stop U.S. hate-crime law
Wed, Feb 3, 2010
BAY CITY (AP) — Three Michigan pastors claim a new hate crime law infringes on their First Amendment rights and should be declared unconstitutional.
Mother, 19, faces charges in death of newborn
Wed, Feb 3, 2010
BAY CITY (AP) — A 19-year old Bay County woman faces felony charges in the death of her newborn baby boy.
Grand Rapids-area bust nets 335 pounds of pot
Tue, Feb 2, 2010
WYOMING — Hundreds of pounds of marijuana are off the streets of Wyoming after a raid by police of the suburban Grand Rapids city.
Police: Man had sex with disabled woman, mom
Tue, Feb 2, 2010
MUSKEGON (AP) — A Muskegon County man has been ordered tried on charges that he had three-way sex with a 21-year-old mentally impaired woman and her mother.
Judge OKs testimony of slain murder case witness
Tue, Feb 2, 2010
SOUTHFIELD (AP) — A judge has admitted the testimony of a murder case witness who was killed the day he was subpoenaed.
Lost trio find their way into Lake Huron
Tue, Feb 2, 2010
BURTCHVILLE TOWNSHIP (AP) — The Burtchville Township fire chief said three people in a sport utility vehicle told him they were lost but knew they had to drive east.
Woman ordered to divorce 1 of her husbands
Tue, Feb 2, 2010
BAD AXE (AP) — There are matchmakers and then there are match breakers, such as the Huron County judge who sent a woman to jail for polygamy and gave her six months to divorce one of her husbands.
Sledder hurt when improvised rocket blows up
Tue, Feb 2, 2010
INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP (AP) — A 62-year-old sledder looking for a burst of power got it when the homemade rocket strapped to his back exploded, burning him over nearly 20 percent of his body.
