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A number of seasonal residences in the area of Long Lake in Colon Township were burglarized last month. Troopers from Michigan State Police said the incidents occurred between 4:15 p.m. Oct. 22 and 5:30 p.m. Oct. 25 in the 61000 block of Bass Lane. Investigators said suspects gained entry by using a prying instrument to open the front and rear …

Two men were charged with attempted murder and drug-related offenses following an incident earlier this week in Park Township. Prosecutor John McDonough said the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics Unit, along with another deputy, set up an undercover buy for an undisclosed quantity of methamphetamine. The sale was set up to take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday outside a business …

Three teenagers were charged with a variety of offenses after they were found to be in possession of stolen firearms and burglary tools. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, a minivan was stopped around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday on Liberty Street near Michigan Avenue in Three Rivers for a moving violation. While on the stop, the deputy observed a …

A 33-year-old Colon man was charged with attempted murder of a law-enforcement official following an incident Tuesday afternoon in Colon Township. State police officials said troopers were dispatched to the 32000 block of Eleanor Drive in response to a suicidal subject with a gun. A family member arrived on the scene and attempted to talk the suspect into surrendering. The …

Investigators from Michigan State Police are looking into a breaking-and-entering incident in Lockport Township. Troopers were called at 6 a.m. Tuesday to the 57000 block of Haines Road, where unauthorized entrance into a residence took place sometime between Oct. 20 and Oct. 23. The suspects broke into the residence and took keys to a 1989 Ford Crown Victoria, tan in …

A Constantine man was injured in a one-vehicle accident Tuesday morning in Sherman Township. State police said a car driven by Daniel Lalonde, 46, swerved to avoid striking an animal on North Centerville Road near Mintdale Road around 6 a.m. Tuesday. Lalonde’s pickup struck a utility pole, investigators said. He was transported to Sturgis Hospital. Investigators said neither alcohol nor …

Two St. Joseph County residents were involved in a two-vehicle accident last week in Cass County’s Penn Township. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 6:30 a.m. Thursday to the intersection of Calvin Center Road and M-60. Investigators determined that a car driven by 45-year-old Veronica Brown of White Pigeon was heading north on Calvin Center Road and failed …

Three Rivers police last week arrested a Constantine man wanted on drug charges and a number of warrants. According to the Three Rivers Police Department, the agency around 7:30 p.m. Thursday received tips about a man in possession of a handgun. Officers obtained a description of the vehicle he was in. A patrol officer later spotted the suspect near an …

State police investigators are looking into the suspicious death of a 27-year-old woman earlier this week in Park Township. Troopers were called around 7:15 a.m. Wednesday to the 52000 block of Johnson Road in response to a report of a female lying at the end of her driveway. Police identified her as Kristen Littlefield. She was pronounced dead at the …

A 47-year-old Kalamazoo woman was charged with driving under the influence of drugs following a two-vehicle crash earlier this week in Three Rivers. State police said the suspect was heading south on U.S. 131 at 4 p.m. Tuesday when it ran into the back of a stopped vehicle waiting to turn left onto North Main Street. The vehicle that was …