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2 injured in broadside crash in Mecosta County
MECOSTA COUNTY, MI – Two women were injured Monday, Sept. 23, in a broadside crash, sheriff’s deputies said. The crash was reported at 12:41 p.m. at 155th Avenue and Pierce Road in Mecosta County’s Austin Township. If you purchase a product or register for an account through...
King’s Court shooting suspect arrested, stolen guns found in car, deputies say
On Sunday around 5 p.m., Grand Traverse County deputies responded to a report of shots fired at King’s Court in Garfield Township. The caller said someone fired a shot at a passing car and then drove off in their car. Through witness descriptions, deputies identified the suspect’s car and found it. A 19-year-old man from Mancelona was arrested and deputies said two stolen handguns were found in the car. He’s being charged with attempted homicide, concealed weapons and possession of stolen firearms.
Harley driver killed after semi fails to stop at stop sign, Antrim Co. deputies say
ANTRIM COUNTY - On Sept. 23 at 12:29 p.m., the Antrim County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-vehicle fatal traffic crash on Alden Highway at Bailey Road in Custer Township. A 54-year-old Mancelona man was traveling east on Alden Highway on his 1999 Harley Davidson motorcycle when the Harley struck the side of a southbound semi-truck trailer that was being driven by a 61-year-old Wyoming, Michigan, man, deputies said. Officials said the semi-truck failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of Bailey Road and Alden Highway and drove into the path of the motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene. He was wearing a helmet, deputies said. The driver of the semi-truck was uninjured, and deputies said alcohol was not a factor in the crash.
DO YOU KNOW HIM? Police searching for person of interest in Fruitport noxious gas incident, theft
FRUITPORT, Mich. — Police are working to identify a person of interest who may be connected to a noxious gas and shoplifting incident at a Fruitport Meijer. The incident happened Tuesday afternoon at the Meijer on Harvey Street. Police responded to reports of a noxious gas inside the store. Officers noticed a "small gaseous cloud" that reportedly smelled like chlorine in the center of the store when they arrived.