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Three Arrested In Catalytic Converter Thefts Detectives from the Mecosta County Sheriff's Office have been investigating the theft and sales of catalytic converters.
With the the help of the Michigan State Police from the Reed City post, Sheriff deputies were able to arrest three suspects that were in involved in the breaking and entering of Phil's Auto Parts, a crime that took place in late April of this year. The thieves took catalytic converters from the business so they could sell them.
The first suspect...
Two Tourist Involved In Big Rapids Car Crash Big Rapids - Two Tourist visiting from the state of Washington were driving west on Perry Avenue Friday afternoon.
As they were passing the Wal-mart store, an 18 year old Mecosta woman pulled out of the Wal-mart parking lot and ran into their car.
One of the two tourist suffered minor injury's and was taken to the Mecosta County Hospital for treatments.
The accident was investigated by the Mecosta County Sheriff's Department.
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Sheriff Deputies Arrest Two Breaking And Entering Suspects In Morley Morley Michigan - Around 2:40 AM this morning, Mecosta County Sheriff Deputies Reported to the Village of Morley to investigate a breaking and entering of a garage.
According to Deputy Victor Vandertol the on scene investigation led to a search warrant being served to a 28 year old male suspect from Big Rapids and a 21 year old male suspect from Morley.
After the search warrant was executed, both suspects were arrested and taken to the Mecosta County Jail. The...
The Big Rapids Car Tree Branch Accident Big Rapids Twp. - June 7, 2008, Mecosta County Sheriff Deputies responded to a roll over car accident on 220th near 13 mile.
A juvenile driver and adult passenger were going down the road when they smashed into a large tree-branch that was laying in the middle of the road.
After hitting the tree branch the car spun out of control and fliped over and landed off the roadway.
The two occupants were taken to the Mecosta County Hospital for injuries.
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 School Teacher Busted For Buying Alcohol For Minors
Kent County - James Idziak a Comstock Park school teacher was arraigned in the 63rd District Court for two counts of furnishing alcohol to minors. According to the Kent County Sheriff's Department, Idziak rented a motel room where under age kids were drinking alcohol....
Kalamazoo Heroin Bust Kalamazoo - Around 4:30 PM Wednesday, May 7, 2008, Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement Team served a search warrant at a house on Lane Blvd. in Kalamazoo. The house is only a few hundred feet from a school called the Washington Writers Academy.
Police officers arrested a 38 year old man at...
 Police Ask For Help To Find Rape Suspects Kent County - A twenty year old woman claims that she was raped by twenty one year old David Vidana and his brother twenty two year old Miguel Angel Vidana.
She told Kent County Police that she was at a party and the two men threatened her with a knife as they sexually assaulted...
 Robbery Suspects Loose In Kent County The Kent County Sheriff's Department is searching for two suspects believed to have committed mutable robberies in the Kent County area. Police say that the robber's used credit cards that belonged to the victims, to make purchases at local Meijer stores in the Kent County...
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 Florida Woman Spins Tale About Baby Osceola County FL, - Twenty nine year old Natalie Vanessa Lord of Kissimmee filed a persoanal protection order against her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend and indicated she had just given birth to a baby in March of 2008.
When questioned by detectives as to where the baby was,...
New Jersey Woman Stabs Son To Death Monmouth County NJ, - On May 2, 2008, Forty seven year Kathlene DeMichele of Manasquan New Jersey was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of her nine year old son Charles DeMichele.
On March 17, 2008, DeMichele pleaded guilty, and admitted to murdering her son...
Rap Artist Sentenced For Dealing Crack Cocaine Anchorage Alaska - April 14, 2008, Thirty three year old rap artist Sean Sullivan, a resident of Anchorage was sentenced for his convictions of two counts of distribution of crack cocaine and one count of attempted distribution of crack.
According to an FBI press release and United...
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 Little Bay Baking and GFCFDiet brands of Corn Bread and Muffin Mix Recalled On May 2, 2008 Little bay Baking Company recalled all bags of corn bread and muffin mix sold before May 2, 2008.
The corn bread and muffin mix comes in 12.6 ounce white paper tin bag packs and is sold under the names Little Bay Baking and GFCFDiet.The product may contain undeclared soy. People...
 Recalled Packs Of Smore Stick Kits Recall Date April 16, 2008
The recalled packs of "Smorestick Kit" comes in clear plastic tubes with clear plastic packs of marshmallows, Graham crackers, and chocolate pieces.
The reason for the recall is because the packs do not contain a "contains milk" label in the ingredient tag on...
 Aunt Jemima Pancake And Waffle Mix - Recalled Michigan Recall - March 4, 2008 – The Quaker Oats Co. announced the products in the recall are a small quantity of Aunt Jemima Pancake & Waffle Mix: Original, Original Complete and Buttermilk Complete, which may have potential salmonella contamination. No other Aunt Jemima, frozen Aunt...
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Mecosta County News Reports For The Week Starting Monday June 23, 2008
Twenty seven year old Andrew Thomas Bennett of Big Rapids made an appearance in court wearing jail fatigues with his court appointed attorney Dennis Duvall. Bennett pleaded "no contest" to count 1 and count 5 of the assault crimes that he committed at the Big Rapids cinema back in December of 2007. In an exchange for his plea, the prosecuting attorney will drop counts 2,3,4, and 6 and recommend a 4 to 15 year sentence for Bennett. He will appear in court on July 21, 2008 for sentencing
Thirty five year old Jerrold James Dudick of Morley was found guilty back on May 12, 2008 for a third offense drunk driving charge. Dudick was sentenced to 45 day's in jail and given credit for one day served. He will also be put on a tether for three months after he is released from jail and spend three years on probation.
Twenty seven year old Geraldine Inez Wentworth of Morley was sentenced to 90 day's in jail for his crime of possessing more than 12 grams of a drug called Edhedrine. Wentworth's jail time was suspended as long as he completes a drug treatment program. He will also spend two years on probation and pay $635.00 in fines. Twenty eight year old Robert Eugene Strickfaden Jr. of Newaygo was sentence to five months and 15 day's for the same crime. he was given credit for 41 day's served. Strickfaden will pay $1210.05 in fines
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 Big Rapids Child Predator Makes Court Appearance Twenty four year old Michael James Carpenter of Big Rapids has been serving a two to four year sentence at an Adrian Michigan prison for possessing "child sexually abusive material". On June 23, 2008 Carpenter was brought from prison to a court in Mecosta County where he...
Big Rapids Home Invader Cops Plea Deal Mecosta County Court - Twenty three year old Tyler Douglas Sikorski of Big Rapids stood in court wearing orange jail apparel and pleaded "no contest" to one count of 3rd degree home invasion at a settlement conference on June 9, 2008.
Sikorski's plea of no contest means that...
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The Brown Bag One night from her bedroom window, Gabriell had noticed something shimmering. It appeared to be coming from the area of the creek. When she and Brandon investigated, they found that a large buckle on a brown bag caused the gleam. To their surprise, a mystery is solved with the contents of the...
Staremaster A few years ago when I was supposed to be walking for exercise, I happened to run into a buddy of mine who convinced me to come with him to the nearby coffee shop where we each ordered a cup of coffee and a donut. As we talked and sipped at our coffee, I had a full view of the street through...
Better Luck Next Time
by Allison Whitehead
"Right, turn left at the next corner," said Phil, leaning forwards and looking out of the windscreen at the junction ahead.
I glanced at him. "I thought you said right."
"No Jane, I said left."
I changed gear and slammed on the brakes as a pedestrian decided to try and...
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What Your Favorite Color May Be Saying About You This is an article discussing color and it´s effect on emotions. This article explores personality characteristics a person may have based on their favorite color choice.
How to Make Your Own Liquid Lip Gloss Are you tired of the chemicals and other unhealthy compounds found in your cosmetics? Here´s how to make your own soothing liquid gloss for lips using all natural ingredients.
Creating a Creative Family Time Families today are just busy. We’re busy with housework, homework, and work from the office. We have volunteered ourselves right into no time for our family
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How to Do a Steam Facial Nothing can transform your skin and give you a youthful glow more quickly than a steam facial. If you need a quick way to refresh your skin before a special event such as a party, a steam facial can be an effective solution. Here’s how to do a steam facial at home:
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Fish Oils for Depression: Do They Work? It may surprise you to learn that depression is the leading cause of disability in women, and, overall, up to twenty percent of the population will experience the symptoms of depression at some point in their lifetime. Unfortunately, pre scri ption antidepressants, although effective, are...
Cheap Nail Salons: Could They Be Hurting Your Health? What hidden dangers lurk within the walls of cheap nail salons? Here´s how to protect yourself when you get your next manicure.
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