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'The most loving people I've ever met' | Community puzzled by elderly couple's death
MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — Brittney Reed recalls the moments she found out it was the two people she's known since childhood who were killed in their home in Sidney Township. "Just what happened, I'm very upset," said Reed. While not yet confirmed by law enforcement, Reed and others who...
Man, woman in their 80s killed in Montcalm Co. double homicide, police say
SIDNEY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A man and a woman in their 80s were killed at a house in western Michigan, victims of a double homicide, police said Thursday. The bodies were found Wednesday in Montcalm County’s Sidney Township, a rural area 50 miles northeast of Grand Rapids, state police said. The man was 81 and the woman was 80, state police said on the social media site X. No details were released about their relationship or how they were killed. State police urged anyone with information to contact authorities.
Reward offered in Montcalm County double homicide
MONTCALM COUNTY, Mich. — The brutal murders of a couple in their 80s near the small town of Sheridan in Montcalm County is now leading to a possible reward for information leading to suspects. Silent Observer of West Michigan says it's aiding Michigan State Police and the Seward family...
Grand Rapids teenagers arrested after ramming police vehicles
Wednesday evening, the Kent County Sheriff's Office arrested five teenagers from the City of Grand Rapids in connection with a stolen vehicle and using stolen credit cards. This investigation began when an off-duty detective observed suspicious activity in the Meijer store in Gaines Township. When on-duty detectives and deputies arrived, they located the teenagers in a white passenger car. In attempt to escape, the stolen car rammed detectives' vehicles and the suspects ran away on foot. With the community's help and the assistance of the Kentwood Police Department, deputies were able to locate and arrest all five suspects. The suspect ages ranged from 16 to 20 years old.
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