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Tip to authorities led to arrest
MARQUETTE COUNTY — Yesterday a man was arrested after a tip was sent to the authorities. Thursday night at approximately 11:25 pm, Forsyth Township officers were alerted that a man high on meth was in...
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Fire results in arrest of Gwinn man
MARQUETTE COUNTY — The Forsyth Township Police and Fire were dispatched to a structure fire last night. The emergency services were sent to 55 E Riling Lot 27, in Gwinn, on a report of a structure...
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Investigators believe Ishpeming bomb threat was ‘never valid’
ISHPEMING — Authorities investigated an Ishpeming apartment building on Saturday after a bomb threat was reported. The City of Ishpeming Police Department received information that a subject in the...
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Residence searched after discovery of meth dumpsite
KINGSFORD — A residence in Kingsford was searched by authorities for components used to manufacture methamphetamine following the discovery of a meth dumpsite. On Saturday, March 10th, Kingsford...
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Marquette men arraigned on charges following Fair Ave. meth bust
MARQUETTE — The two suspects arrested following a meth bust in Marquette on March 16th were arraigned in Marquette County District Court. Thirty-seven year-old Robert James Nancarrow and 26 year-old...
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Woman makes threatening statement towards Escanaba Social Security building,...
ESCANABA — Federal, state and local authorities have investigated a threatening statement made towards the Social Security Administration building in Escanaba. On March 15th at 12:53 p.m., an...
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Gwinn man arrested on criminal sexual conduct warrant
MARQUETTE COUNTY — A man wanted for third degree criminal sexual conduct was taken into custody without incident on Wednesday. At 6:45 p.m., Ishpeming City Police Officers responded to the area of the...
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Gwinn man wanted on home invasion charges arrested
MARQUETTE COUNTY — A man wanted on home invasion charges was arrested on Wednesday night. At 6:30 p.m., the Forsyth Township Police Department received information that Sean David McNamara was in the...
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Escanaba Area Public Schools investigating another violence threat
ESCANABA — Escanaba Area Public Schools administration and Escanaba Public Safety are investigating another threat of violence, according to a letter released Wednesday. The letter, which was posted...
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Multiple drug arrests made due to lengthy investigations
CHIPPEWA COUNTY — Officers from the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Taskforce (TRI-DENT) conducted a warrant sweep for subjects wanted for drug-related charges in Chippewa County. 14 subjects were...
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Prosecutor sends letter to parents, urges them to discuss threats with students
MARQUETTE COUNTY — In response to violence threats made to area schools, Marquette County Prosecutor Matt Wiese sent out a letter to parents that have students at all Marquette County schools. The...
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Two suspects identified in counterfeit money investigation
DICKINSON COUNTY — Over the past several months, we reported the use of counterfeit bills in the Iron Mountain and Kingsford area. Law enforcement agencies were investigating the situation and,...
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Woman who made threat towards Social Security Administration building pleads...
ESCANABA — An Escanaba woman who made a threatening statement towards the Social Security Administration building in Escanaba pleaded guilty in Delta County District Court on Wednesday. Julie Marie...
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Police investigating Iron Mountain armed robbery/home invasion
IRON MOUNTAIN — Authorities are currently investigating a reported armed robbery that took place at a residence in Iron Mountain on Wednesday. At 10:16 a.m., the Iron Mountain Police Department...
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Three arrested following investigation into Sault Ste. Marie altercation
SAULT STE. MARIE — Three people were arrested following police investigation into an altercation at a Sault Ste. Marie residence. At approximately 5:15 a.m. Wednesday, officers from the Sault Ste....
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Woman arraigned in connection with Portage Township stabbing
HOUGHTON COUNTY — A Lake Linden woman has been arraigned in connection with a reported stabbing early Tuesday morning. Twenty-five year-old Melanie Niemi was arraigned on one count of domestic...
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Police seize 75 lbs of marijuana in Houghton
HOUGHTON — On April 5th, detectives assigned to the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team (UPSET) executed four search warrants at residences located in Houghton, Hancock, Calumet and Dodgeville....
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Man arraigned in connection with Houghton County drug bust
HOUGHTON COUNTY — A man has been arraigned in connection with an UPSET drug bust in Houghton County. Shawn Peterson of Houghton was arraigned in Houghton County District Court on three counts of...
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Five arrested in Iron Mountain drug trafficking investigation
IRON MOUNTAIN — Five people were arrested on Thursday, April 5th in Dickinson County following a drug trafficking investigation, as stated in a joint press release from the K.I.N.D. Team and the...
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ID theft tips issued to protect public
GWINN — With advances in technology, things should be erring towards the safer side. But Identity theft is still very much in play. The public needs to be warned about how to keep their identity to...
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