In July, 18-year-old Cullen Shae Johnston and 39-year-old Michael Allen Lanning allegedly broke into Wyoming High School, causing approximately $9,000 in property damage. The two pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and malicious destruction of property. Police caught the two as they were attempting to crawl out a window, according…
This week, 19-year-old Keondre E. Solomon was sentenced to 23 to 40 years in prison for his role in a double shooting on Saginaw’s South Side in October of 2012. Solomon was allegedly driving a vehicle in which the shooter, Samuel L. Jackson, was riding in when he fired into…
It’s that time again – Halloween. While children (and many adults) enjoy dressing up as their favorite characters or villains and collecting candy, fruit, and other goodies, Halloween is one of the most dangerous holidays of the year. It’s important that parents and children take precautions to make Halloween 2013…
On Friday October 11, 34-year-old Noah Buist pleaded guilty to one count of felony home invasion in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court. Buist was scheduled to stand trial on Tuesday October 15, but pleaded guilty to the first-degree home invasion charge before Circuit Judge Pamela L. Lightvoet. Buist, a former U.S.…
Duane Lee, a 25-year-old Flint resident, was recently arrested in connection with three armed robberies which have occurred in Ypsilanti since September 18. Police had suspected Lee was responsible for the robberies for approximately one week before he was located after being recognized by an Ann Arbor citizen who called…
At approximately 11 p.m. on Wednesday September 18, police received what they described as a “deluge” of calls related to an elderly woman being beat up by a man at a Super 8 Motel parking lot on Little Mack. The 35-year-old man, Thomas Gulas, allegedly severely beat his own mother…
On Thursday August 22, 49-year-old Michael Loren Smith allegedly robbed a bank in downtown Grand Rapids. Smith is said to have robbed the Chase Bank located at 200 Ottawa Ave. NW to support his crack-cocaine addiction. The robbery took place at about 4:30 in the afternoon; as Smith was walking…
On March 31 of this year, a new law regarding shoplifting took effect which was sponsored by Genesee County State Representative Joseph Graves. Now, shoplifting has become a felony crime punishable by up to five years in prison. Decades ago, shoplifting typically consisted of lifting a candy bar or pack…
James Henry McPherson, a 30-year-old Ypsilanti man, was charged with arson on Friday, August 16, in connection with allegedly setting a construction crane on fire. The crane was being used to help rebuild the Ford Boulevard Bridge, according to a news article at AnnArbor.com. When firefighters arrived at the scene…
Recently, a 43-year-old Independence Township resident was arrested for attempting to break in to musician Kid Rock’s home in Clarkston, according to a news article at Mlive.com. Sheriff’s deputies received two tips leading to the arrest of the suspect. Prior to the arrest, Kid Rock was offering a $5,000 reward…