CRIME & SAFETY
High court declines to hear case of man convicted of raping teenage boy
JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A 77-year-old Jackson man convicted of sexually abusing a relative won’t be getting a new trial. The Michigan Supreme Court declined to review the appeal of Leonard Michael Ketchens who, in 2019, was convicted of molesting a teen boy over a period of years beginning in 1999.
Bodycam video highlights third day of Warner murder case testimony
ADRIAN — Body-worn camera video of law enforcement's first contact with Dale Warner highlighted testimony Friday in a hearing to determine whether the murder case against Warner will proceed toward a trial. The prosecution played the video toward the end of the preliminary examination's third day in Lenawee County District Court. The court adjourned after Michigan State Police Detective Sgt. Daniel Drewyor had been on the witness stand for more than an hour. The exam is scheduled...
Reserve police officers wanted in Jackson County, training starts in September
JACKSON, MI – Police are looking for community members to volunteer to become reserve officers and deputies for the Jackson Police Department and Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The two agencies announced Wednesday, May 1, they have joined forced to host a reserve officer academy starting in September. The...
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