MARQUTTE– The Marquette Women’s Center and Marquette County Law Enforcement came together to raise awareness about domestic violence. Domestic Violence Awareness Month was kicked off at the Marquette YMCA with an appreciation luncheon for county law enforcement. Each officer that showed up was given a purple ribbon magnet for their patrol car to help bring
Read More | Partnership kicks off Domestic Violence Awareness Month
MARQUETTE — A Marquette woman arrested on a drug charge in June entered a guilty plea this morning in Marquette County Circuit Court. Stephanie Bryan, 29, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine, less than 25 grams. Bryan was arrested by the Marquette City Police Department on June 2nd for possession of cocaine between 25-49 grams,
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SAULT STE. MARIE — A trial date has been set for a McMillan man accused of kidnapping a woman back in July. Michael Millette, 46, was arrested after police say he confronted a husband and wife with a gun before forcing the woman into his vehicle. He was charged with one count of kidnapping, two
Read More | Kidnapping suspect headed to trial
BRUCE CROSSING — An Ontonagon County man is in jail after allegedly damaging parked vehicles Tuesday night. Deputies from the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office say the 24-year-old Ewen man was arrested for malicious destruction of property around 11:15 p.m. According to the Sheriff’s Office, witnesses observed the man damaging two vehicles parked outside of Twilly’s
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MUNISING — Chief of Police John Nelson in Munising is warning residents of creepy clown sightings in the area. According to a press release, over the past week the Munising City Police Department has fielded multiple complaints of people being intimidated or frightened by “Clown Sightings”. Police say they are aware it’s a hot topic
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MARQUETTE — A Marquette man who attempted to steal a riding lawnmower from a local business received his sentence in Marquette County Circuit Court Friday morning. Brad Morris, 35, received eighteen months of probation for the crime of larceny of more than $1,000 but less than $20,000. Morris entered a guilty plea to that charge
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IRON MOUNTAIN — A Kingsford man has been charged in relation to a pair of accidents that occurred last Friday in the City of Iron Mountain. Sean Ryan, 52, is charged with driving while intoxicated and failing to stop after a collision. Ryan was allegedly involved in two accidents on the morning of October 7th.
Read More | Man arrested, charged after causing two accidents
NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP — An Ishpeming man who hunts in Marquette County is looking to identify the person he believes stole his trail camera. These pictures are courtesy of Fred Torreano. Fred says this man, who he does not know, was wandering around his family’s hunting property at 7:00 p.m. on October 8th in Negaunee Township,
Read More | Man steals trail cam, other goods from deer blind
LANSING — In an effort to prevent Michiganders from losing millions of dollars to cybercriminals every year, the Michigan State Police (MSP) is encouraging residents and business to practice good cyber hygiene to safeguard personal information while online. Already this year, Michigan residents and businesses have lost more than $26.5 million to cybercriminals, with an
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FORSYTH TOWNSHIP — A Gwinn man was arrested after damaging multiple vehicles in a repair shop parking lot. Arthur Sharkey, 48, was arrested by Forsyth Townhship Police on October 23rd on a 4 count misdemeanor warrant for malicious destruction of personal property $200 or more but less than $1,000. The warrant was in response to
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GWINN — A Gwinn woman has been arrested by Forysth Township Police for embezzlement. A warrant for the arrest of Tracy Spruitenburg, 44, was executed yesterday for an embezzlement charge of more than $1,000 but less than $20,000. The arrest follows a six-week long investigation in which Spruitenburg was suspected of stealing a large sum
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WINDSOR, Ont. — [Keweenaw Report] Former Calumet hockey player Ben Johnson was sentenced today to three years in prison for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in a bar in Windsor, Ontario, more than three years ago. Johnson’s sentence was handed down by Windsor Superior Court Judge Kirk Munroe. The maximum sentence he could have received
Read More | UPDATE: Johnson sentenced to three years in prison for sexual assault of 16 year old
MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information regarding an ATV that was recently stolen. The vehicle is a 2014 Polaris Ranger crew cab side-by-side. The vehicle was taken from a residence on East Road in Republic Township between Thursday, October 20th and Tuesday, October 25th. The dark green Ranger 800cc Crew
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SAULT STE. MARIE — An investigation by the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) in the eastern U.P. has landed a Detroit man behind bars. UPSET detectives arrested 30-year-old Dalfhan Peacock on Thursday. According to UPSET, Peacock was selling heroin, cocaine, prescription pills and marijuana. The street value of the drugs has been estimated at
Read More | UPSET arrests Detroit man on several felony drug charges
ROCK — Two residents from the Wilson area were arrested Friday night after a traffic stop revealed drugs in the vehicle. Deputies from the Delta County Sheriff’s Office say they conducted a traffic stop near the Mid-Peninsula School just before 10 pm. During the stop, deputies found cocaine and prescription narcotics inside the vehicle. A
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MARQUETTE — The Marquette City Police Department is looking for the public’s help in identifying a man. The retail fraud incident is said to have occurred on Thursday, October 27th. The subject in question was wearing a blue and black jacket, glasses, a hat and jeans. If you know who this person is, contact the
Read More | Police looking for man in retail fraud case
MARQUETTE — A Gwinn woman arrested on an embezzlement charge last week has been arraigned in Marquette County District Court. Tracy Spruitenburg, 44, was formally charged Monday with one count of embezzlement, more than $1,000 but less than $20,000. Spruitenburg allegedly took a large sum of money from the Pines Condo Association. The Forsyth Township
Read More | Embezzlement suspect arraigned
FORSYTH TOWNSHIP — Two people are in trouble with the law for allegedly having an active meth lab in a vehicle. At approximately 3:00 p.m. Monday, Forsyth Township Police was notified by a caller who told dispatch that a man and a woman had a meth lab in their Oldsmobile Alero in the area of
Read More | Active meth lab found in vehicle; two people arrested
WILSON– Two people arrested and charged with possession of controlled substances over the weekend following a traffic stop in the Wilson area have been arraigned in Delta County District Court. Rodney Lee Frye, 23, and Barbara Rae Malinowski, 26, both of Wilson, were arrested after deputies with the Delta County Sheriff’s Office found cocaine and
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GWINN — An eighteen year old Gwinn man was arrested by the Forsyth Township Police on a warrant for five felony charges relating to criminal sexual conduct. Tayler Steven Schwechel was arrested Tuesday following a six week investigation into the allegation that he and a 12-year-old girl had been exchanging inappropriate pictures. Police say the
Read More | U.P. man arrested for five felony counts relating to CSC
