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Silver Beach County Park receives donation of water rescue device
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. - Berrien County Parks announced Silver Beach County Park was offered the donation of an E.M.I.L.Y. Water Rescue Device. E.M.I.L.Y. stands for Emergency Integrated Lifesaving Lanyard and is a tool used at beaches for drowning prevention and water rescue. A resolution was presented to and approved by...
Officers shoot at driver crashing into police cars in Southwest Michigan
BERRIEN COUNTY, MI -- Police fired their guns at a driver as he backed up and crashed into police vehicles during a pursuit, the Michigan State Police reports. MSP detectives were called to investigate an incident involving two officers, one from the Buchanan Police Department and one from the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office. The incident happened about 7 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, in 15000 block of Lakeview Drive, in Buchanan Township.
Multiple agencies discharge weapons during Tuesday morning pursuit
UPDATE: According to the Michigan State Police, their Fifth District Special Investigations Section (SIS) detectives were called to investigate an officer involved shooting with two officers, one from Buchanan City Police Department and one from the Berrien County Sheriff's Department around 7 a.m. this morning in the 15000 block of Lakeview Drive in Buchanan Township, near Clear Lake.
Police pursuit leads to arrest, officer involved shots fired
A man is in jail after leading police in a pursuit in Buchanan. Police say it started at 7 a.m. after an erratic driver complaint at the 15000 block of Lakeview Dr, Buchanan Twp. In a preliminary investigation, Michigan State Police report a Buchanan City Police officer attempted a traffic...
Man gets 17.5 years for filming his sexual assault of 12-year-old Berrien County child
BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich. -- The United States District Attorney's Office announced on Wednesday that 26-year-old Eduardo G. Torres of Waukegan, Illinois was sentenced to 210 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for sexually exploiting a child. “As the sexual exploitation of children online continues to rise,...
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