A 30-year-old Three Rivers man was taken into police custody last week following the execution of a search warrant in Flowerfield Township. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department carried out the warrant Wednesday at a residence in the 53000 block of Pulver Road. The county’s Special Response Team was in charge of the operation. No additional information about the incident …
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Teen dies when tree falls on vehicle
A Lansing teenager died Wednesday in Cass County after a tree fell on the vehicle in which he was a passenger. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were called at 6:35 a.m. to M-40 near Harvey Street in Newberg Township. Investigators were told a pickup driven by 52-year-old Michael Rinehart of Lansing was northbound on M-40 when a tree fell on …
Read More »Indiana man arrested after fleeing police
An Indiana man was arrested on charges that include fleeing and eluding following a two-state pursuit that concluded early Wednesday in Cass County. Sheriff Richard Behnke said deputies were advised around 2:20 a.m. Wednesday that a suspect was being pursued stemming from an incident in Elkhart. The chase continued into Cass County, where deputies spotted the vehicle near Calvin Center …
Read More »Kalamazoo mother sentenced in infant’s 2014 death
A Kalamazoo woman has been sentenced in the 2014 death of her infant daughter. The Kalamazoo Gazette reports that 23-year-old Tekia Wright was sentenced Monday. Kalamazoo County Circuit Court Judge Pamela Lightvoet sentenced Wright to 28 months to 15 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections. Her 11-month daughter, Gabrielle, died on June 13, 2014. Prosecutors allege Wright left her …
Read More »Stolen truck recovered in Branch County
State police recovered a stolen commercial truck Tuesday in Branch County. According to a department media release, troopers were called between 4 and 7 a.m. to an area on Southern Road in Kinderhook Township. Troopers found a box truck reported stolen from an undisclosed area and featuring improper plates taken from another vehicle. The truck was loaded with tires stolen …
Read More »Sturgis police arrest man on multiple charges
A Sturgis man was arrested over the weekend on a number of charges, including a felony for possession of a stolen vehicle. According to Sturgis police, a traffic stop took place shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday in the 400 block of West West Street for an equipment violation. Officers discovered the 38-year-old driver had a suspended license and was wanted …
Read More »Police arrest man on outstanding warrant
State police last week arrested a White Pigeon-area man on a felony warrant from the city of Three Rivers. According to a department media release, troopers along with deputies from the sheriff’s department arrived to a residence on Blue School Road at 7:45 p.m. Friday to execute the warrant. Troopers spotted the man outside his garage but he fled into …
Read More »Police investigate hit-and-run
A hit-and-run incident involving two vehicles last week in Sturgis Township remains under investigation by state police. The accident occurred at 3 p.m. Friday at U.S. 12 and Hazel Street, where the vehicles collided and both fled the scene. Witnesses were able to help authorities with a description of one of the vehicles, which led to the arrest of a …
Read More »Attempted abduction – TR Police release further details
The Three Rivers Police Department has issued a media release with additional details regarding an attempted abduction and the arrests of two Three Rivers men last week. According to authorities, a number of law-enforcement agencies were called shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday to an apartment complex in the 300 block of Middle Street in response to an incident involving a …
Read More »Local man dies in crash
A Three Rivers man died in a single-vehicle accident over the weekend in Calhoun County. State police said Travis Nyman, 35, died in the village of Athens as the result of an accident at 4:10 a.m. Saturday in the 600 block of South Capitol Street. According to a department media release, Nyman was driving south when his vehicle left the …
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