Jail sentence handed down to restaurant robber
ESCANABA — A New Mexico man who attempted to rob a restaurant last December received a year in jail on three felony counts. Alejandro Castillo, 21, received 12 months on charges of assault with a...
View ArticleBankruptcy fraud suspect taken into custody
MARQUETTE — An Ishpeming man accused of bankruptcy fraud and the concealment of assets was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon during a bond hearing in U.S. District Court. David Vernier, who at...
View ArticlePolice looking to identify graffiti suspect
MARQUETTE — The Marquette Police Department is looking for the public’s help identifying a man for his involvement in a graffiti incident at a local business. The man wanted for questioning is wearing...
View ArticleSuicidal subject taken into custody after firing single gunshot
CRYSTAL FALLS — A suicidal man was taken into custody after he discharged a firearm when police officers attempted to approach him. The Crystal Falls Police Department responded to the Evergreen...
View ArticleDrug suspect facing drug charge in another state
MARQUETTE — One of the two men arrested Monday by the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) on two felony cocaine charges is facing a similar charge in Minnesota. According to ABC...
View ArticleMan who tried hiring hitman to kill his son dies in prison
WAUPUN, WISC. — A Wisconsin man who tried to hire a hitman to kill his son and daughter-in-law has died in prison. According to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections website, Robert Dettmering, 76,...
View ArticleOne dead, three injured in downstate shooting
PONTIAC–Police in downstate Oakland County are still working to determine the cause of a shooting that left one man dead and three teenagers injured. The shooting occurred in the City of Pontiac just...
View ArticleJail sentence for man involved in felony drug case
IRON MOUNTAIN — A Milwaukee man originally charged with two felony drug counts was sentenced Wednesday morning in Dickinson County Circuit Court. Davin Vincent Veir-Washington, 25, received 10 months...
View ArticleTrial date set for arson suspect
IRON MOUNTAIN — A trial date has been set for an Iron Mountain woman accused of setting a house on fire. Theresa Nowaczyk, 31, is charged with two felony counts of arson. On September 2nd, 2016,...
View ArticlePrison sentence handed down for man involved with meth
ONTONAGON — An Ontonagon man is off to prison for his role in not one, but two different meth cases. Harvey Reaver, 37, received 6 to 20 years in prison, with credit for 168 days already served on two...
View ArticleFour people arrested on meth charges
IRON MOUNTAIN — Four people are behind bars facing multiple felony charges after they were arrested Thursday in Iron Mountain. The Iron Mountain Police Department received a call about a suspicious...
View ArticlePolice investigating several malicious destruction of property complaints
MARQUETTE — Local police are asking for the public’s help to obtain information about several malicious destruction of property complaints. According to officers from the Marquette City Police...
View ArticlePolice chase starts in Michigan, ends in Wisconsin
KINGSFORD — One person is behind bars after leading police on a chase that crossed state lines Thursday morning. Just after 9:00 a.m., a Kingsford Public Safety officer attempted to stop a vehicle on...
View ArticleUPDATE: Police make contact with suspect
UPDATE: Wednesday, July 13th, 2017 5:45 p.m. ET Escanaba Public Safety says they’ve made contact with Harris. Their investigation into the incident remains open. ESCANABA — Local law enforcement...
View ArticleProgram turns criminals into productive members of society
ESCANABA — Delta County has been instrumental in breaking ground on reducing re-offenders in the criminal justice system within the U.P. And now their innovative ideas have created a new program that...
View ArticleMan arrested on home invasion, marijuana charges
BRUCE CROSSING — A Dollar Bay man is in trouble with the law after police say they found him living in an unoccupied home of a relative in Bruce Crossing. The 27-year-old was arrested by the Ontonagon...
View ArticleLocal man arrested on criminal sexual conduct charges
MARQUETTE — A Marquette man was arrested on three counts of criminal sexual conduct 3rd degree. Darrell James Patterson Jr., 19, of Marquette was arrested by the Marquette Police Department on Monday....
View ArticleHandling and investigating sexual assault cases
IRON MOUNTAIN — Officers from the Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin are taking part in a two-day training session at Bay College West focused on helping them to better understand the dynamics when it...
View ArticleHome invasion suspect arrested
MARQUETTE — A Marquette resident was arrested on multiple counts of home invasion. Andrew Delane Bass, 22, of Marquette was arrested by the Marquette Police Department on Wednesday on warrants for...
View ArticleUPDATE: More information released about possible abduction
UPDATE — Thursday, July 20th, 2017 3:30 P.M. After numerous hours of searching, following up on tips from the public, reviewing video footage, and the lack of a missing person report filed, the...
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