R.I. strippers charged with stealing gun from Boston police officer
Two strippers are accused of stealing a handgun from a Boston police officer while he was “hanging out” with them in his room at the Pawtucket, R.I., Hampton Inn.Pawtucket police arrested Melissa...
View ArticleProsecutor to get more help
BRANCH COUNTY—On Tuesday Branch County Commissioners will approve the hiring of retired Hillsdale County prosecutor,secretary for three weeks to help newly appointed prosecutor Valerie White try to...
View ArticleStolte charged with assault on girlfriend
KINDERHOOK TOWNSHIP — Richard Stolte, 46, is back in jail after another fight with his girlfriend Wednesday night.Branch County Prosecutors charged him with aggravated assault less than murder, a...
View ArticleAccident leads to stolen loot
COLDWATER — it’s been a year and a half since Juan Richards, 22, from Kalamazoo was in Coldwater. Now he is back, charged with possession of stolen property after an I-69 accident.Michigan State Police...
View ArticleMan who injured deputy arrested
Bradley Regan, 24, pled to get out of jail as he was arraigned before Branch County District Judge Brent Weigle Monday.The Eaton Rapids man was charged with resisting arrest during a suicide attempt...
View ArticleHonor Credit Union donates funds for facial recognition technology
Honor Credit Union looks for ways to support the communities of their branch offices, said Anna Holroyd, manager of the Coldwater branch.So Holroyd approached the police department to discuss possible...
View ArticleMiddaugh charged for tether tampering
COLDWATER — James Middaugh, 44, is back in court after he cut off his parole tethering monitor Jan. 7.Middaugh had been serving parole since June 2016 for three Branch County meth convictions going...
View ArticleMore BB gun charges for Cox
COLDWATER — Branch County prosecutors added two more charges against Rickey Dale Cox II, 44, for malicious destruction of property with a BB gun.Arrested last week for damage to a Division Street...
View ArticleDoctor: Monkey stolen from Fla. zoo in good health upon return
Doctor G opened the door to a room at the Palm Beach, Fla., Zoo animal hospital on Wednesday and welcomed in Francisco Maldonado and Steven DePetro, the two police detectives she called her...
View ArticleTemples faces multiple charges in 2 states
LAGRANGE COUNTY, IND. — The list is long for those who want Michael Temples, 44, at their courthouses and jails.First LaGrange County, Indiana, has him after he was charged with resisting arrest with a...
View ArticleWoman sentenced in welfare fraud
Tanya Garcia, 34, must repay $10,785 to the state after she pleaded guilty to attempted welfare fraud.
View ArticleColdwater Police looking for car thief
Coldwater Police are asking for help in finding Andrew Paul Hamlin, 38, in connection with a series of vehicle thefts.
View ArticleHamlin captured in Indiana
Police in Indianapolis captured Andrew Paul Hamlin, 38, Sunday, after a series of vehicle thefts in Branch County last week. Coldwater Police said in a press release it was "due to overwhelming...
View ArticleCox faces home invasion, stolen property charges
Already facing three felony charges for shooting out windows with a BB gun, Rickey Dale Cox II, 44, is now charged with two home invasions and possession of stolen property.Michigan State Police...
View ArticleWoellert charged with CSC
Coldwater Police charged Duane Woellert, 58, with first-degree criminal sexual conduct after a 10-year old girl claimed he assaulted her last year.The girl told investigators she and a sister were at a...
View ArticleFla. cop suspended after letting arrestees smoke, make out in police cruiser
A Florida police officer has been suspended for allowing two arrestees to smoke cigarettes and make out in the back of a squad car — an incident that was captured, at least partially, on the officer's...
View ArticlePitt sentenced in fatal crash
Andrew Pitt, 26, was sentenced to 38 months to 15 years in prison Monday after he pleaded no contest to reckless driving causing death of his girlfriend Paige Holland Graves on July 30, 2016."The pain...
View ArticleStolte gets 93 days in jail for throwing hammer at girlfriend's car
Branch County District Judge Brent Weigle would not consider less than the maximum and sentenced Richard Michael Stolte, 45, to 93 days in jail after he admitted he threw a hammer at his girlfriend’s...
View ArticleTwo men charged with making social media threats
A dispute Jennifer Otis had with Dustin Hutchins, 31, and Bradley Regan, 24, resulted in the arrest of the two men for aggravated stalking and malicious use of a telephone after a Michigan State Police...
View ArticleBattle of experts set for child abuse case
COLDWATER — There likely will be two competing experts in a scheduled April trial of James Smith, 24, charged with second and third degree child abuse from injuries suffered by his son. Branch County...
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