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CRIME & SAFETY
3 employees injured in Weyerhauser wood processing plant fire
CRAWFORD COUNTY — Beaver Creek Township Fire Department is investigating a fire that injured three wood processing employees on Thursday. Firefighters got the call around 12:15 p.m. from the Weyerhauser wood processing plant. They say Weyerhauser was already doing fire suppression on a silo with their own fire brigade when fire crews arrived. The silo collects sawdust. Three employees were burnt while inspecting a hatch on a piece of equipment when the fire flared up, according to firefighters. The injuries were not reported to be life-threatening. Those employees were treated on scene before being transported to the hospital. The fire remains under investigation, with no cause identified at this time.
Crawford County Sheriff’s Report
Crawford County Sheriff Ryan A. Swope reports his office handled the following 91 complaints the week of May 6-12. Deputies responded to: Thirty-five calls in the City of Grayling: Five non-criminal calls, 16 traffic stops, three calls for disorderly, two calls for assist to EMS, one call for CSC (criminal sexual conduct), two transports, one call for suspicious situation, one […]
Fallen Michigan Conservation officers remembered in Roscommon
ROSCOMMON COUNTY — Conservation officers from Michigan were remembered during a ceremony in Roscommon County on Wednesday. A Memorial Day ceremony for peace officers also was held at the Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center earlier Wednesday. Seventeen fallen conservation officers were remembered, including an officer from Traverse City. Lt. Jeremy Payne, the district law supervisor of the Law Enforcement Division of Michigan’s Department of Natural Resources, said being a conservation officer is dangerous work.
Grayling Department of Public Safety
The Grayling Department of Public Safety for the weeks of April 9 through May 1, handled the following 72 complaints: nine assists to other agencies, one domestic violence complaint, four stalking/intimidation/threats complaints, one city ordinance violation complaint, six civil complaints, one juvenile complaint, four suspicious situations, three disturbances, seven fire investigations/fire department assists, one alarm, 20 miscellaneous complaints, one motorist […]
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