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CRIME & SAFETY
Biker Hurt in Collision with SUV on Holland’s North Side
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Aug. 23, 2024) – A 35-year-old Holland man was hospitalized following a collision on Holland’s North Side between his motorcycle and a SUV around dawn on Friday. No names were disclosed by Ottawa County Sheriff’s Sergeant Matt Wildfong following the crash on 120th Avenue...
Holland Police Log Aug. 21-22, 2024
HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – Below is a Holland Department of Public Safety log for the dates and times listed. If you need police help for an emergency, call 911. For non-emergency police matters, call 616-355-1100 during normal business hours, or the county’s non-emergency line during off hours at 800-249-0911.
Driver seriously injured in rollover crash
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI – A driver suffered serious injuries Friday, Aug. 23, in a rollover crash in Grand Haven Township, Ottawa County sheriff’s deputies said. The driver was pinned in her vehicle until she was freed by Grand Haven Township firefighters. If you purchase a product or register...
Woman drives car into Musical Fountain crowd
Aug. 24—An elderly woman drove her car into a crowd near the Grand Haven Musical Fountain around 9:30 Friday night, injuring one person. It appeared the driver accidentally kept her foot on the gas as her car rolled into the crowd area. According to Ottawa Central Dispatch, the driver was not harmed and one concertgoer suffered a hand injury. kAm!@=:46 5@?VE 36=:6G6 E96C6 H2D 2?J >2=:4:@FD ...
‘I'm never going to hear him call me mother again’ | Family grieves after son dies in accident states away
ALLEGAN COUNTY, Mich. — Jim Robinson was in Atlanta for his sister’s surgery when he got a call that changed his life. “A neighbor of ours, who's a Stafford County, works with the police department, had called me to give us notification that [Tyler] was involved in an accident,” Jim said. “And, you know, was killed, he was, you know, pronounced dead at the scene.”
Lakeshore pizzeria to reopen after owner’s near fatal accident
ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI - A Fennville pizza shop is on a quest to reinvent itself while its owner is recovering from a car crash that nearly took his life. Pizza Quest owner Nick “Chewy” Chard is planning a soft reopening weekend starting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, at the pizzeria at 218 E. Main St.
‘But you’re here for a reason’ | Community rallies after pizzeria owner’s accident
FENNVILLE, Mich. — Nicholas “Chewie” Chard was driving late July when he swerved to avoid a deer. “I always preached, everybody hit the deer, don't go off the road,” said Chard, the owner of Pizza Quest in Fennville. “Well, I swerved off the road, almost caught it just right, but I did hit some gravel and some grass, went down into a ditch, which would have been maybe okay, but then there was someone's driveway that I kind of ramped up like an Evil Knievel.”
Mass Casualty Exercise to Be Held in Grand Haven August 14
Heads up, Grand Haven! You may notice a lot of police activity in town on Wednesday, August 14 - but it's only a drill. The Ottawa County Department of Emergency Management announced Monday that they will be holding a mass casualty exercise on Wednesday at Harvest Church, with setup beginning at 3 p.m. and the exercise going from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m.
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