CRIME & SAFETY
Man arrested for firing gun into air in Mecosta Co., deputies say
MECOSTA COUNY — The Mecosta County Sheriff’s Office and Michigan State Police said Friday that a 55-year-old man was arrested on charges of reckless discharge of a firearm. On May 3 at 12:44 a.m., deputies and troopers were patrolling the apartments in Big Rapids Township on 14 Mile Road when they said they heard three gunshots in one of the complexes. Deputies were able to locate the person responsible for firing the shots, a 55-year-old male from Auburn, officials said. The man admitted to shooting the gun in the air due to being frustrated with a verbal disagreement that had taken place, deputies said. The man was cooperative with the deputies and troopers and turned the handgun over to law enforcement, they said.
Prosecutor: Man accused of murder at K and D Market charged
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) – A man has been charged in connection to the murder that occurred at K and D Market, according to the Saginaw County Prosecutor’s Office. Saginaw police officers responded to the market, located at 2716 S. Jefferson, shortly after 1 a.m. on Monday, April 29 for reports of smoke coming from the building.
Judge tells Saginaw man to control his anger during sentencing in friend’s fatal stabbing
SAGINAW, MI — One day shy of a year since he stabbed a man to death, Saginaw resident Martel T. Mims Jr. was sentenced to serve up to three decades in prison. It’s a sentence that is insufficient, in the eyes of the slain man’s ex-wife. Saginaw...
Flint man charged in Saginaw homicide bought new truck hours after killing
SAGINAW, MI — Hours after allegedly killing a man inside a Saginaw party store, a Flint man drove south and bought a brand-new truck. He had little time to enjoy his new ride before police arrested him. After a few nights in jail, 41-year-old Cetrice L. Bowens on Friday,...
Michigan AG warns of new toll-road text message scam
LANSING, MI – Recently receive a text message from an unknown number claiming you owed money for not paying a road toll? Yeah, that’s a scam. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Thursday, May 2, issued an advisory of the recent “smishing scam” targeting toll road users, such as those who traverse Liberty Bridge in Bay City.
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