COPS and COURTS

Shipping company stops $14,500 scam

Troopers from the Michigan State Police Wayland Post are currently investigating a wire fraud money scam involving an elderly victim

Police Beat

Woman accuses boyfriend of steering into a tree

Police responded to a one-car accident on Lindsey Road near 4 Mile Road

Court News

Thomas Jesse Ballard, 37, of Hastings, was convicted of use of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, as a second-time offender in

Police Beat

Arrest made in theft of guns and jewelry worth more than $10,000

A 35-year-old man called police to report a burglary

Three arrested in second Little's Country Store robbery this year

Taylor Owens

Staff Writer

Suspects in the burglary of Little's Country Store on Thornapple Lake Road didn’t get far before

Police Beat

Tools stolen from house under construction

A 42-year-old man reported the theft of tools from a residence in the 9000 block

Court News

Paul Martin Czub Jr., 60, of Battle Creek, was convicted of operating a vehicle while impaired Oct. 14, 2019, on

Police Beat

Squatters vandalize Gun Lake home

A 60-year-old man called police Feb. 4 to report evidence of squatters at a house he