A Coopersville-area man died late Wednesday afternoon after falling from a ladder, said Sgt. Keith Garvelink of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department. James Aaron Blehm, 60, was pronounced dead at the scene after efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful, Garvelink said. Emergency personnel were called to the 9000 block of Leonard Road at 5:15 p.m. Garvelink said Blehm was trimming trees on his property from a ladder. A falling limb struck the ladder and caused the man to fall to the ground, a distance of greater than 20 feet, Garvelink said.

Police have arrested a suspect in the armed robbery of a Norton Shores store earlier this summer. Based on tips from the community, Norton Shores Police Sgt. James Campbell obtained a search warrant from the Muskegon Prosecutor's Office for a home in the 900 block of Irwin in Muskegon for the suspect. With the assistance of the West Michigan Enforcement Team and the Muskegon Police Department, Norton Shores officers executed the search warrant at approximately 11 a.m. Friday. A 27-year-old Muskegon man was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant.

The victim of a drowning reported Friday at Muskegon's Kruse Park has been identified as Pedro Contreras-Martinez, 32, of Wyoming, Mich., according to Muskegon police. Emergency personnel responded to a water emergency at the Lake Michigan park, 3090 W. Sherman Blvd., shortly before 6:30 p.m. A witness had reported seeing a man approximately 75-100 yards offshore waving his arms, then disappearing from sight, police said. The man was found unresponsive by rescue personnel, who brought him to shore and began performing CPR.

Nonaggravated assault charges have been dropped against Western Michigan Christian High School varsity boys basketball coach and physical education teacher Jim Goorman. According to a report by the Norton Shores Police Department, Goorman was accused of shoving a female student in the back with his foot during gym class on March 17. Charges were never filed, and the two parties reached an out-of-court agreement when the Muskegon girl and her family decided they did not want to press charges, according to the police report.