Police

The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a breaking-and-entering incident of a barn in Sherman Township last week. Stolen was a pair of orange KTM motorcycles. They were stolen either April 3 or 4. A sheriff’s department media release did not indicate the manner in which access was gained into the barn.

A woman attempting to cash a fraudulent check in Three Rivers eluded police on two occasions and remains at large. Three Rivers Police officials said the woman attempted to cash the fake check late Thursday at a local bank. A teller recognized the check was not real and identification she presented was fraudulent, and attempted to stall the woman in …

A Park Township man said three rings he ordered through the mail were stolen from his mailbox last month. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, the man said mail was delivered to his Wilbur Road residence around 1 p.m. March 22, but packages in which the rings were sent were gone when he went to retrieve his mail …

A former Vicksburg resident was recently convicted of taking deer and wild turkeys out of season. A media release from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources stated Justin Neel was charged with eight misdemeanor counts related to the illegal taking of two deer and two turkeys. During an investigation, DNR conservation officers found Neel had illegally killed a deer without …

Five people were arrested on methamphetamine-related charges Wednesday following a raid of a Centreville apartment. The St. Joseph County Area Narcotics unit followed up on a tip that meth was being produced in an apartment at 327 N. Dean St. A search warrant executed at 5:30 p.m. led officers to an active meth lab. Arrested were two men, ages 41 …

Three Rivers Mayor Tom Lowry said he was told by a retired city employee that someone outside a residence on 14th Street has been discharging a firearm. During Tuesday’s city commission meeting, Lowry said repeated incidents of the action should be investigated by police, as there is an ordinance against discharging a firearm within city limits. Lowry said from what …

Investigators from the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s department are looking into an incident of unlawful entry to a residence in Burr Oak Township. According to a department media release, a resident in the 67000 block of Burr Oak Road reported hearing strange noises in their residence and, upon investigation, located open doors to the residence. Investigators said it appears the …

Four new auxiliary officers were introduced to the Three Rivers City Commission Tuesday. Chief Tom Bringman said over the past 11 months, the five completed 120 hours of training, which included classroom, defensive tactics and firearms. The quartet is comprised of Three Rivers High School graduates Brian Kline and Travis Cain, Caledonia native Gary VanderMei and Kalamazoo resident Shawn Taylor. …

Three Rivers Police Chief Tom Bringman will instruct officers to beef up enforcement of parking violations around Hoppin Elementary School when classes resume next week. Concern about the issue was raised Tuesday by Three Rivers City Commissioner Daryl Griffith, who said illegally parked cars pose a risk to children who walk home from school or to waiting cars parked legally …

A 47-year-old Sturgis man was arrested earlier this week on warrants related to criminal sexual conduct. Sturgis Police said Mario Delgado, who lives in the 600 block of South Orange Street, was arrested at noon Monday at his residence, where police executed a five-count warrant. All five counts stem from incidents of criminal sexual conduct involving victims between 6 and …