Yesterday it was announced that Meridian Township Police were in search of a man who entered an apartment at The Lodges Apartments located near MSU’s campus. According to WILX-TV, the man is believed to have walked into an unlocked apartment while the woman who lived there was taking a shower.…
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Iowa Court of Appeals Upholds Man’s Conviction for Vehicular Homicide
In April of 2014, Dale Lee Varner of Davenport, IA was found guilty of vehicular homicide in an incident that occurred in September of 2012. At his May 2014 sentencing, Varner was given a 10-year sentence which was later suspended by a Scott County District Judge who instead gave Varner…
Downsville Man Faces Drug Charges Following Traffic Stop
Many people find themselves facing charges of drug possession or DUI following a routine traffic stop. This was the case recently when a Downsville, LA man was pulled over for a minor traffic violation on Louisiana 15 at Emerson Road, according to a news report at The News Star. On…
Man Charged with DUI in Connecticut Following Police Chase that Results in Rollover Accident
On Saturday evening December 4, a man was arrested in Waterford following a police chase that led to a rollover accident. Dylon M. Goss, 22, of New London reportedly fled police after he was spotted driving in an erratic manner on Route 1 near Clark Lane. News reports state the…
Two Men Potentially Facing Armed Robbery Charges After Clerk Jots Down License Plate Number
Recently, two men were arrested after they allegedly robbed a female clerk at the Country Store II in Geneva Township. According to a news report at Mlive.com, the woman was robbed at knifepoint on December 2. When the incident was over, she jotted down the license plate number of the…
Former Petoskey, MI Attorney Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns, Mail Fraud
In a November 30 Dept. of Justice press release it was announced that former Petoskey attorney Michael Aho Kennedy, 67, had pleaded guilty to one count each of filing false tax returns and mail fraud in connection with an October 2015 indictment. U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr. was joined…
Transient Arrested for Drug Trafficking in Church Parking Lot in Maine
On Saturday November 28, a 33-year-old man was arrested on trafficking and drug sale charges. According to news reports, Robert Saucier, whom Gardiner, ME police list as a transient, was sitting in what they called a “suspicious” vehicle in a church packing lot when they decided to investigate. Police reportedly…
On-Duty Dallas Police Officer Has Car Accident, Arrested on Suspicion of DWI
On Saturday afternoon November 28, James Covey, a Dallas police officer who has been with the department for almost 8 years, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated (DWI) while on duty. According to news reports, two other officers discovered Covey in high water after he became involved in…
Detroit Teen Facing Murder, Other Charges in Death of 91-year-old Neighbor
On Monday November 23, a man’s body was found in his own burning home in Romulus; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The man was 91-year-old Paul Monchnik, a retired television repairman. According to a news report at the Detroit Free Press, authorities aren’t certain whether Monchnik died due…
Oklahoma Man Arrested After Receiving Marijuana Through Mail
On Friday November 20, 30-year-old William Garbe was arrested after alleged receiving marijuana that was shipped to his Yukon residence via the U.S. Postal Service. According to an article at KFOR 4, the package Garbe received weighed almost eight pounds, and contained $100,000 worth of high-grade marijuana grown in California.…