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Fatal crash – Victim’s name released

The name of the man fatally injured in a 2-vehicle crash west of Three Rivers Monday evening has been released. He is identified as 77-year-old E. John Boroughf of Lawton. He was reportedly northbound on Youngs Prairie Road, when he apparently failed to stop at the M-60 intersection, and collided with a westbound truck driven by a 43-year-old Constantine man, …

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Fatal crash west of Three Rivers

A Lawton man died as the result of injuries sustained in a 2-vehicle crash Monday evening shortly after 8:00, at the intersection of M-60 and Youngs Prairie Road, west of Three Rivers. County sheriff’s deputies said the 77-year-old Lawton man was northbound on Youngs Prairie, and he reportedly failed to stop at the M-60 intersection. He collided with a westbound …

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Fatal crash in Cass County

A Marcellus man died last week in a two-vehicle collision in Cass County’s Marcellus Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called shortly after 2:30 p.m. Friday to Marcellus Highway, near the intersection of Burlington Road. Investigators said it appears 37-year-old James Dunkleberger was traveling west on Marcellus Highway and his vehicle crossed the centerline. His vehicle collided head-on with …

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Colon youth faces multiple charges

A 17-year-old Colon boy faces multiple charges after he led police on a pursuit originating in St. Joseph County. St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said local police in Colon attempted to stop a Ford Mustang in the village for speeding and no valid registration at 8 a.m. Aug. 29. The suspect did not stop and continued driving into Branch …

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Sturgis man convicted following October incident

A Sturgis man has been convicted of numerous charges stemming from an October incident that originated in Branch County. St. Joseph County Prosecutor David Marvin said Dylan Brand, 27, was found guilty by jury after a two-day trial in front of Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman. At mid-afternoon Oct. 22, Brand was armed with a stolen gun and fled from …

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Suspect breaks through walls and escapes

A suspect wanted on an unspecified warrant managed to elude authorities during a standoff with officers over the weekend in Three Rivers. According to a department media release, officers were called around 5:30 p.m. Saturday in response to a wanted suspect located in the 1200 block of Hov Aire Drive. Police said the suspect barricaded himself inside an apartment unit. …

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Guilty plea in Branch County

A Coldwater man pleaded guilty to drug-related offenses during a recent proceeding in Branch County Circuit Court Judge Bill O’Grady said 27-year-old Dylan Tompkins pleaded guilty to possession with intent to deliver meth and aggravated stalking. Sentencing on the 20-year drug felony and five-year stalking charge will be Oct. 10. With charges stemming from five drug sales, Tompkins came to the …

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Two men guilty of conspiring to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

A jury on Tuesday convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, a swift victory for prosecutors in a foiled plot that was described as a rallying cry for a U.S. civil war by anti-government extremists. Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. were also found guilty of conspiring to obtain a weapon of mass destruction, namely a …

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Residential B&E in Branch County

Michigan State Police troopers were called to a residential breaking-and-entering incident recently in Branch County’s Batavia Township. According to a department media release, troopers responded to the 100 block of Pond Drive, where the victim told authorities she returned to her residence and found its front door open. Investigators said the front door had shoe and tool marks. The media …

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Serious injury in motorcycle crash

An Indiana man was injured after the motorcycle he was driving was struck by a semi tactor-trailer in Sturgis Township. Sheriff Mark Lillywhite said deputies were called shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday to the intersection of M-66 and Bogen Road. The motorcycle, driven by a 50-year-old man, was traveling south on M-66 when a semi, driven by a 60-year-old man …

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