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Attempted Armed Robbery At Family Fare Super Market Attempted Armed Robbery At Family Fare Super Market

 Plainfield MI - On August 12, 2008, the Kent County Sheriff's Department responded to the Family Fare Super Market at 5241 Northland Dr. to investigate an attempted armed robbery.  After arriving on the scene deputies were informed that a white male, about 6' to 6'2" tall with average build, came into the store and went to the pharmacy counter where he gave the pharmacist a note saying that he had a gun and for the pharmacist to put specific pre scri ption drugs in a...

Kent County Probation Officer Arrested For Criminal Sexual Conduct Kent County Probation Officer Arrested For Criminal Sexual Conduct

 Cascade Michigan - On July 21, 2008, Daniel Hendrickson a probation officer for the 63rd District Court in Kent County was arrested for 2nd Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct.  According to Lieutenant Keven Kelly - public information officer at the Kent County Sheriff's Department, a 23 year old female reported that Hendrickson inappropriately touched her on several occasions in his office at the Cascade District Court.  The incidents allegedly took place while the young...

Attempted Abduction In Kalamazoo

 Kalamazoo Michigan ~ On Thursday, July 10, 2008, Around 10:00 p.m., A 16~year~old girl was walking on Staples Ave. ~ when she was approached by a man who was driving a dark blue or green older model car.  The girl told Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer's that the man parked his car and walked over to her and told her to come with him and then tried to grab her.  The girl struggled and was able to get away from the man, he then drove off in his car. She told police that the...

School Teacher Busted For Buying Alcohol For Minors 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.  His bond was set at $1,000.00 and he is not allowed to have contact with anyone under the age of eighteen, except for family members.   Click Here To View Or Post Comments On This...

  Mecosta County Court Reports
Mecosta County News Reports For The Week Starting Monday August 11, 2008

Twenty six year old Marshon Dare - Charles Myers of Big Rapids was given two sentences of 16 months to 20 years in prison for two counts of delivering less than 50 grams of cocaine, Myers will pay $1510.10 in fines after his release.
Marshon Dare - Charles Myers

Mecosta County News Reports For The Week Starting Monday August 04, 2008

Not All Court Reports Are Reported

Twenty two year old David Anthony Ross of Big Rapids pleaded guilty to fourth degree police officer fleeing, charges of possessing less than 25 grams of cocaine and driving on a suspended license will be dismissed.

Twenty two year old Charity Ann Mathews of Mecosta was sentenced to three months in jail for gross indecency between females, Mathews was placed on probation for five years and given $620.00 in fines.

Forty two year old
William Anthony Sackett of Remus was sentenced to eight months in jail for gross indecency between a male and female, Sackett will have to pay a fine total of $3313.21 and serve five years probation.

Thomas Raymond Allaben of Evart was sentenced to four days in jail for delivering Marijuana, Allaben was also placed on probation for two years.

Twenty seven year old
Andrew Thomas Bennett of Big Rapids was sentenced to 4 to 15 years in prison for his deeds at the Big Rapids Cinema, Bennett will also pay $4563.40 in fines.

Thirty six year old Lamont Simmons of Big Rapids was sentenced to nine months in jail for domestic violence and interfering with electronic communications. Simmons will pay a total fine in the amount of $1392.12

Forty two year old Kevin Jon Gilbert of Stanwood was sentenced to 2 months in jail for delivering Marijuana.

Twenty nine year old Lucas Joe Zajacskowski of Big Rapids was sentenced to sixty days in jail for probation violations.

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Mecosta County Court Reports

The Good Gang Preliminary Hearings

 Mecosta County 77th District Court ~ On Wednesday July 22, 2008, Preliminary Examinations continued for two of the Good Gang bandits, 17 year old Thomas Edward Nofsky Jr. and 36 year old Jonathan Good from Lansing are being charged with 31 felony counts from multiple...

Alec Matthew Cove Strikes Plea Deal

 As preliminary hearings begin to bloom for Jonathan J. Good and Thomas Edward Nofsky Jr. in the 77th District Court Of Mecosta County, seventeen year old Alec Matthew Cove of Charlotte takes the stand and tells the court how he was working under the control of Jonathon...

Update - The Big Rapids Cinema Assault

March 17, 2008 - Andrew Thomas Bennett the 27 year old man who attempted to rob a Big Rapids cinema by assaulting two employees with a wooden shovel handle on 12/11/07 has waived his arraignment and a written pretrial was submitted and signed by the court. He faces the following...

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 the house and found ten packages of heroin on his possession. The man lived in the house with his girlfriend and her four children, who were all present during the raid.  The 38 year old man was...

Police Ask For Help To Find Rape Suspects 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 her. The incident took place on 4/26/08 in the 4200 block of Alpenhorn, Alpine Township. On 4/28/08 the Kent County Prosecutor's Office issued arrest warrants for the to brother's for three counts each of...

Robbery Suspects Loose In Kent County 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 area. According to the Kent County Sheriff's Department the suspects break into vehicles belonging to the victims and steal their garage door opener and use it to gain access into their homes. If you have any...

Marijuana And Cocaine Seized In Kalamazoo

 Kalamazoo MI - On Monday, April 15, 2008, A Kalamazoo drug enforcement team intercepted a package that was being sent to a home in Sturgis, Michigan from Laredo, Texas being delivered by a local distribution company.  Kalamazoo Public Safety Officer Jeff Crouse and his dog "Maverick" detected the scent of illegal drugs in the package.  Following a search warrant and the opening of the package, sixteen pounds of hydroponic grown marijuana and approximately 1/2 ounce...

Kent County Bank Robberry Kent County Bank Robberry

   Kent County MI - At 11:54 A.M. today, a man entered the Macatawa Bank on Cascade road in Grand Rapids. He handed the teller a note demanding cash.  Police are looking for a suspect who is a black male, approximately five foot six and a 170 pounds with a shaved head.  He was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, dark jeans, and dark shoes. Anyone with info is asked to call the Kent County Sheriff Department at 616-632-6100 or Silent Observer at 616-454-9110Click Here To...

Armed Home Invasion In Kalamazoo

 Kalamazoo MI - Tuesday April 8, 2008, Around 11:00 p.m., Kalamazoo Public Safety responded to an apartment in the 800 block of W. Kalamazoo Avenue.  The residents of the home reported that three people, one being armed with a semi-automatic handgun, had forced their way into the apartment and demanded money and property from the victims.  The armed suspect struck one of the victims in the head with the handgun. After stealing money and property, the invaders fled the...

Kent County Doctor Faces Criminal Sexual Conduct Charges Kent County Doctor Faces Criminal Sexual Conduct Charges

 Kent County - On March 31, 2008, Sheriff Deputies arrested 58 year old Dr. Carlos Alberto Marcano of Byron center for Criminal Sexual Conduct. Dr. Marcano is a Child Psychiatrist at Pine Rest Community Mental Health for Central Michigan. The victim is not a patient of Dr. Marcano's and the crime did not occur on Pine Rest property.  Carlos Marcano was arraigned in the 63rd District Court on one count of first degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts...

Kent County Man Faces Child Porn Charges Kent County Man Faces Child Porn Charges

 Byron Center Michigan - Kent County Sheriff's Department received a tip from Project Flicker that someone on Amberwood West Drive SW. in Byron Center had purchased child pornography on the Internet.  On January 17, 2008, Kent County Sheriff Deputies and a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force found that Benjamin John Korhorn was the person at the address responsible for viewing and purchasing child pornography on the Internet.  On March 17,...

Wexford County Man Sentenced To Prison For Running Over Man On Bike Wexford County Man Sentenced To Prison For Running Over Man On Bike

 Wexford County - 36 year old Chad Eric Nickoloff of Wexford County who pleaded no contest to operating a vehicle while intoxicated and causing death was sentenced on 03/24/2008 He will serve 7 to 15 years in prison for running a man over on his bicycle and killing him.  The incident took place back on 09/22/2007 on M-55 in Manistee County. It was reported that Nickoloff was under the influence of marijuana and driving on a suspended license....

The Algoma Township Burger King Robbery

Algoma - The Kent County Sheriff Department is searching for a man that robbed the Burger King at 4705 Fourteen Mile Rd in Algoma Township on Monday March 24th, 2008. The robbery took place around 5:27 a.m.  According to a 19 year Burger King Clerk, a car made a food order and pulled up to the window. As she was getting ready to hand over the food to the driver she noticed a gun pointing at her.  The man wearing a mask demanded money from her cash drawer. He then...

Two Murder Suspects Charged And Arraigned Two Murder Suspects Charged And Arraigned

Kent County Prosecuter's have charged two of the three suspects in the murder of Nathan Kenney

Kalamazoo Assault Suspects Arrested

Public Safety Officers arrest two suspects after investigating a violent beating that took place on Febuary 24, 2008

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