Cops & Courts

Info sought on damaged fire hydrant

CENTREVILLE — On Sunday, Jan. 29 around 10:08 p.m. St. Joseph County sheriff’s deputies responded to the report of a damaged fire hydrant on E. Market St. near Clinton St. It was determined that the fire hydrant was damaged by a vehicle that had been traveling westbound on E. Market St. The...

One arrested on drug, warrant charges

THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers police officers stopped a compact truck for a lighting violation early Friday, Jan. 27 at Broadway Street and US-131. During this stop, officers determined that multiple violations were possibly afoot. The driver and passenger were detained while officers continued...

Driver removed from car after pursuit

STURGIS — A Sturgis Police Officer attempted to stop a vehicle for an equipment violation in the area of N. Lakeview and E. Lafayette streets on Wednesday, Jan. 11 around 2:23 a.m. The vehicle refused to stop for the officer and accelerated away from the squad car. Officers pursued the vehicle a...

Traffic stops lead to arrests

THREE RIVERS — The Three Rivers Police Department recently conducted two traffic stops for equipment violations that led to arrests. On Friday, Jan. 6, it was learned that the driver, a 30-year-old Jones resident, stopped at W. Michigan Avenue and Andrews Street was in violation of state vehicle...

‘Escaped’ inmate caught

THREE RIVERS — Three Rivers police officers were contacted on Saturday, Jan. 7 by employees of the Twin County Community Probation Center who reported that an inmate was out of place and considered to have “escaped” from their program. Officers were familiar with the 35-year-old man, began working...

Falling tree causes teen fatality

NEWBERG TOWNSHIP — A 16-year-old Lansing boy was killed when the vehicle in which he was a passenger was hit by a tree, according to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office. On Wednesday, Jan. 4 around 6:35 a.m., a pick-up being driven by Michael Rinehart, 52, of Lansing, was northbound on M-40 south of...

Man caught after chase

PORTER TOWNSHIP — Cass County sheriff’s deputies were called Wednesday, Jan. 4, around 2:20 a.m. to assist Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department with a pursuit that had begun in Elkhart, Ind. and continued into Cass County. Responding deputies located the suspect vehicle that was being pursued by...

Three Rivers man killed in crash

ATHENS — A 35-year-old Three Rivers man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday, Dec. 31 around 4:10 a.m., according to the Michigan State Police Marshall Post. Troopers were dispatched to the intersection of S. Capitol and Hawthorne streets in Athens for a personal injury accident. A 2007...

Man arrested after resisting

WHITE PIGEON — The Michigan State Police Marshall Post, White Pigeon Detachment along with St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department attempted to locate a subject on a Three Rivers Police Department felony warrant on Friday, Dec. 30 around 7:45 p.m. As the trooper pulled into the 60000 block of Blue...

Stolen car discovered after equipment violation stop

STURGIS — A Sturgis Police officer pulled over a vehicle in the 400 block of W. West St. for an equipment violation on Saturday, Dec. 31 around 6:54 p.m. After the vehicle was stopped, officers found out the driver had a suspended license and had a warrant for his arrest. It was also determined...