UPDATE: Assault suspect arrested by police
UPDATE — Wednesday, August 30, 2017 5:25 p.m. ET An Ishpeming man wanted by police for over a month has been arrested. David James Bellmer, 39, was taken into custody Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at 502 E....
View ArticleDrug suspect avoids trial by entering guilty plea
BESSEMER — An Ironwood man has avoided a jury trial by pleading guilty to a pair of felony charges. Richard Vlach, 61, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to deliver meth and...
View ArticleMan arrested after hitting a parked car & fleeing from police
MARQUETTE — A Marquette man is behind bars after police say he hit a vehicle and led officers on a brief chase. According to the Marquette Police Department, officers were dispatched to a car accident...
View ArticleNigerian National arrested in Keweenaw County
KEWEENAW COUNTY–An arrest has been made by the Keweenaw County Sheriff’s Office as the result of a criminal investigation into an identity fraud and stolen property processing operation. Nigerian...
View ArticleHYTA sentence handed down to Gwinn man
MARQUETTE — A Gwinn man who originally faced three counts was sentenced under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act (HYTA) Friday morning in Marquette County Circuit Court. Kerwin Sanchez, 21, received 12...
View ArticleMeth suspect enters guilty plea
MARQUETTE — An Ishpeming man facing two felony drug charges related to the production of meth pleaded guilty to one of those charges. Kyle Dorow, 21, entered a guilty plea on the charge of operating...
View ArticleMan charged with domestic violence pleads guilty to charge
MARQUETTE — Gruesome details of a man beating a woman were described today during an arraignment in Marquette County Circuit Court. Andre Moore, 37, pleaded no contest to the charge of aggravated...
View ArticleCar chase suspect arraigned
MARQUETTE — The man who led police on a vehicle pursuit through Marquette Wednesday night was arraigned Friday morning. John Clyde Dartt, 19, of Marquette, is charged with third-degree fleeing from...
View ArticleWoman sentenced exactly one year after being arrested for arson
IRON MOUNTAIN — An Iron Mountain woman received her sentencing Tuesday morning in Dickinson County Circuit Court on two counts related to arson. Theresa Nowaczyk, 31, was sentenced to 40 months to 20...
View ArticleMan accused of fleeing from police on ATV arraigned
ESCANABA–The man who police say tried breaking into an woman’s home with a gun and fled from police on an ATV has been arraigned in Delta County District Court. Thirty year-old Joshua Daniel Tyran is...
View ArticleLocal circuit judge announces retirement
IRON MOUNTAIN–A local circuit judge has recently announced he’s retiring from the podium. He’s presided over Dickinson, Menominee, and Iron Counties for 17 years. In his youth, Richard Celello always...
View ArticleLaw enforcement asking for public’s help in locating stolen snowmobiles
MARQUETTE — The Marquette County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the public’s assistance in locating two snowmobiles and a trailer that were stolen. The theft occurred on August 17th between 7:35 A.M....
View ArticleOne injured, one arrested after one-vehicle car accident
IRON MOUNTAIN — One person was injured and another arrested after a one-vehicle accident in Iron Mountain Thursday evening. Officers from the Iron Mountain Police Department say they were dispatched...
View ArticleMan receives probation sentence on possession charges
MARQUETTE — A case involving several drugs came to a conclusion Friday morning in Marquette County Circuit Court. William Hebert, 60, of Gwinn, received 12 months probation and credit for jail time...
View ArticleLocal returns home after extended stay to find meth being produced in house
IRON MOUNTAIN — An investigation found that during a woman’s extended stay away from her residence, the home was being used to produce methamphetamine. The Iron Mountain Police Department was...
View ArticleLocal law enforcement asking for public’s help in locating subject
CHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP — Officers with the Chocolay Township Police Department are asking for the public’s help in locating a subject that failed to pay for his fuel at a local gas station. On September...
View ArticlePrisoner arraigned on first-degree murder charge
MUNISING — The prisoner accused of killing his cellmate at the Alger Correctional Facility in July was arraigned Tuesday morning. Deshawn Madden, 23, is charged with first-degree murder in the death...
View ArticleCredit card thief caught in Forsyth Township
FORSYTH TOWNSHIP–On September 11th, the Forsyth township Police department received a complaint from a victim that her credit card had been stolen and used in the Marquette area without her...
View ArticleLaw enforcement asking for public’s help identifying subjects
MARQUETTE — The Marquette Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance with identifying two subjects. The two subjects in question are a male and female. Officials are looking to speak...
View ArticleMan charged with embezzlement from a vulnerable adult enters plea
MARQUETTE — A Gwinn man arrested last month on three felony counts has pleaded guilty to one of the charges. Gary Lawrence Vadnais, 49, pleaded guilty to embezzlement from a vulnerable adult, $1,000...
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