7:25 AM Oct 11, 2011
Police/Fire

Toddlers found on GH railroad tracks

A brief getaway for two very young children Saturday evening ended safely. Moments after the two toddlers walked away from their home, they were discovered playing and unharmed in the railroad tracks near the intersection of Jackson and Fourth streets, confirmed Lt. Renee Freeman of the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety.
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8:30 AM Oct 10, 2011
Police/Fire

Man suspected in father’s death shoots self, dies

Police said an Allegan County man suspected of gunning down his 73-year-old father has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Allegan County Sheriff's Department said Roger Polmanteer, 50, shot himself in the face with a rifle as deputies pursued him Friday. The Holland Sentinel reported he died Saturday afternoon. The Sheriff's Department said a relative found the body of Lloyd Polmanteer on Thursday in the Watson Township home he and his son shared.
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2:00 AM Oct 8, 2011
Police/Fire

Woman sentenced for embezzling from GH gallery

A Fruitport woman was put on probation for three years when she was sentenced Monday in Ottawa County Circuit Court for embezzlement from a downtown Grand Haven business. Patricia Lou Shappee, 24, 391 Park St., had pleaded guilty to embezzlement over $1,000, but less than $20,000. She was also ordered to pay restitution of $25,452, as well as fines and costs of $198. Lt. Joe Boyle of the Grand Haven Department of Public Safety said the embezzlement occurred at a business at 207 Washington Ave.
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10:00 AM Oct 8, 2011
Police/Fire

Fire Prevention Week open houses begin Monday

Ferrysburg: 6-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10 Ferrysburg firefighters will hold the first Fire Prevention Week open house Monday evening at the station, on the corner of 174th Avenue and North Shore Road. There will be fire truck rides, a hazard house demonstration, fire helmets for the kids, displays, games and refreshments. This year's them is "Protect Your Family From Fires.' Grand Haven Township: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11
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12:07 AM Oct 8, 2011
Police/Fire

Stolen jewelry found in lake

Police said a crew removing a dock from a lake near Colon found boxes in the water that contained stolen jewelry. The workers spotted the boxes in Palmer Lake on Thursday. After a quick check of area homes, the crew realized several summer cottages had been burglarized. None of the jewelry that was found in the lake contained precious metals or stones, and it may have been discarded because it had little monetary value. Michigan State Police say there have been several break-ins and they're investigating.
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11:20 AM Oct 7, 2011
Police/Fire

Fire burns at Grandville metal recycling facility

A blaze that broke out at a Grand Rapids-area metal recycling facility early today has been extinguished by firefighters. WZZM-TV reported no one was injured in the fire at Louis Padnos Iron & Metal in Grandville. It took about an hour for crews to get the blaze under control. The cause wasn't immediately known.
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11:30 AM Oct 7, 2011
Police/Fire

Fire at home under construction in Robinson Twp.

Firefighters extinguished a fire this morning at a home under construction in the Albee's Cove subdivision, near 144th Avenue and Mercury Drive in Robinson Township. Robinson Township Fire Chief Paul VanVelzen said it appears the cause of the fire at 14258 Mackinaw Trail was due to an electrical problem with air conditioner power supply lines. "It was kind of a strange thing,' he said.
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9:42 AM Oct 7, 2011
Police/Fire

Pilot killed in plane crash at Tulip City Airport

Police said the pilot of a single-engine plane was killed when his aircraft crashed near the runway at Tulip City Airport on Thursday night. The crash happened on the northeast end of the airport around 6:45 p.m. Police have not released the name of the pilot, as they were still trying to notify his family members. The Holland Sentinel reported on its website that the pilot was a 60-year-old Gobles man who was practicing "touch-and-go landings' at the Holland airport; and he was the only occupant of the experimental, home-built plane.
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9:44 AM Oct 7, 2011
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Woman killed in 3-car crash in Tallmadge Township

A 38-year-old woman was killed Thursday night in a three-car crash on M-45 in Tallmadge Township. The Ottawa County Sheriff's Department said Michelle Newman of Allendale crossed the center line and side-swept another car, then hit a pick-up truck head on at about 8:45 p.m. Police said Newman was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck, Allysia Ashman of Richland, is listed in fair condition at an area hospital. The accident happened near 24th Avenue, about 5 miles east of Allendale. It closed the road for four hours.
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12:00 PM Oct 6, 2011
Police/Fire

Man rescued from Lake Mich. after his boat sinks

A rescue crew from Coast Guard Station St. Joseph plucked a recreational boater from Lake Michigan after his 38-foot boat sank Wednesday afternoon. Rescued was a 50-year-old man from Berrien Springs. His name is not being released. Coast Guard Station St. Joseph was contacted at 6:16 p.m. by the man on a marine band radio. The man reported he had looked into the engine compartment of his boat to investigate a burning smell and smoke, and saw the compartment begin to flood with water.
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