Manhunt ends in wanted man’s arrest
By Pat Maurer Joel Benes, 33 of Gladwin and formerly of Clare, was arrested Wednesday in Gladwin County in connection with an auto theft (unlawful driving away of a motor vehicle) in Isabella County,...
View ArticleMcMay guilty of domestic violence
By Pat Maurer Correspondent A jury found Kenneth Dean McMay, 28, guilty of domestic violence last week after a trial in Clare County Circuit Court. McMay was arrested January 12 for shoving his...
View ArticleFarwell man arrested for stealing tip jar
By Pat Maurer Correspondent Tips from the public led to the arrest of a 30-year-old Lake man and to the identification of a 24-year-old Weidman man and a 26-year- old woman from Ithaca, all believed to...
View ArticleWashburn charged with embezzling $20K +
By Pat Maurer Correspondent Melissa Washburn, 46 of Farwell, was charged with one count of embezzlement from the Clare Moose Lodge on July 10th, after a months-long investigation according to...
View ArticlePolice warn of phone scam
By Pat Maurer Correspondent Mt. Pleasant Police say they were contacted last Thursday by a citizen reporting that a MPPD detective’s name was being used in a scam for money. They said the scam uses a...
View ArticlePolice looking for robbery suspect
By Pat Maurer Correspondent The Mt. Pleasant Police Department is searching for a man suspected of robbing Freddies Tavern last Friday. Police officers investigated the report of the break in at 705...
View ArticlePolice investigate 10 to 15 business breakins
By Pat Maurer Correspondent Isabella County’s Sheriff Deputies have been busy investigating multiple break-ins around the county over the past two weeks. A release from the Isabella County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleFarwell man, two others allegedly stole tip jar
By Pat Maurer Correspondent John Bublitz, 30 of Farwell, has been charged with larceny in a building. Tips from the public led to the arrest of Bublitz and to the identification of a 24-year-old...
View ArticleWatson sentenced up to 15 years for CSC
By Pat Maurer Correspondent Curtis Allen Watson, 20 of Mt. Pleasant, plead guilty to Criminal Sexual Conduct 3rd degree June 18 and was sentenced Monday by 55th Circuit Court Judge Thomas Evans to...
View ArticleKerns arrested on multiple charges
By Pat Maurer Correspondent A reported armed standoff July 23rd, followed by a search for a Farwell man in Lake of the Pines led to the arrest of Tyler Kerns, 29, the next day. Clare County...
View Article“Newspaper bandit” caught
By Pat Maurer Correspondent A man suspected of dumping large amounts of newspapers along roads in the area of Arnold Lake Road and the Jay Woods Subdivision has been arrested and charged with...
View ArticleStolen car leads to arrest of suspect in multiple robberies
By Pat Maurer Correspondent A pickup stolen in the area of Mt. Pleasant’s recent rash of break-ins led to the arrest of a 33 year-old man from Mt. Pleasant earlier this week. The possible break in the...
View ArticlePolice issue scam alert
By Pat Maurer Correspondent A call from Coldwell Banker of Mt. Pleasant prompted Mt. Pleasant Police to issue a “scam alert” about a possible fraud complaint involving Craigslist. A release from Public...
View ArticleBrotherly scuffle ends in one sibling dead
By Pat Maurer Correspondent A fight between two brothers Sunday evening left one brother dead and second arrested for his brother’s murder. A 44-year-old Isabella County man, Curtis William Boyer, is...
View ArticleSpanne named suspect in Isabella County breaking and entering
By Pat Maurer Correspondent A second arrest July 23rd and subsequent investigation revealed that the Movement Vehicle break-in on Pickard was not related to two others in Mt. Pleasant on July 20th at...
View ArticleJudge orders former Farwell superintendent to jail
By Pat Maurer Correspondent David O’Bryant, whose letter of resignation as Farwell’s superintendent was officially accepted July 15, has been sentenced to spend one month in jail for larceny by...
View ArticleGunshot call ruled suicide
By Pat Maurer Correspondent Mt. Pleasant Police responding to the report of a “gunshot” in the 1100 block of West Broadway in Mt. Pleasant last Friday afternoon discovered a “potential suicide.”...
View ArticleGladwin man arrested for CSC
By Pat Maurer Correspondent A 53-year-old Gladwin man, Ora F. Troyer, was arrested August 7th for multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct. A release from the Gladwin County Sheriff’s Office reported...
View ArticleFour arrested in Harrison meth bust
By Pat Maurer Correspondent A trespassing report on North Clare Avenue led to the arrest of several people with warrants or who were suspected of manufacturing a meth lab. Clare County Deputies, who...
View ArticleMan buys jewelry with fraudulent credit card
By Pat Maurer Correspondent A 19-year-old Flint man is in jail following his use of a fraudulent credit card in Mt. Pleasant. Mt. Pleasant Police officers were notified Monday afternoon at 3:46 p.m. by...
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