Fishing Reel Theft at Jays
On 7-24-13 at approximately 1:30 pm the Clare County Sheriff Department responded to Jay’s Sporting Goods in Grant Township for a retail fraud complaint. Upon arrival Deputies found that two males had...
View ArticleA Call leads to arrest for Breaking and Entering
On 7-27-13 at approximately 10 pm Clare County Central Dispatch received a call of a suspicious situation / possibly a breaking at entering at a home on Pointview Drive in Hayes Township. Authorities...
View ArticleArrests made
On 7-26-13 Clare County Sheriff Deputies made contact at a residence on Knollwood Road in Hayes Township regarding the apprehension of a fugitive absconder. Upon making contact...
View ArticleGraham charged with embezzling over $100K from Fair Salvage
By Pat Maurer Correspondent A 45-year-old Farwell man is behind bars on charges of embezzlement from Fair Salvage Company, in northern Isabella County’s Vernon Township. Todd James Graham was arrested...
View ArticleJudge throws book at Smith – $1.5 million bond
By Pat Maurer Correspondent Melvin Smith, 25, and his father Melvin Smith, 45, were both arrested July 26 at a home on Knollwood Road in Hayes Township. The younger Smith was called a “fugitive...
View ArticleWho is this guy?- Jays robbed for a second time
By Pat Maurer Correspondent For the second time in less than a month, Clare County Deputies are looking for people who have stolen items from Jay’s Sporting Goods just north of Clare. Two men are still...
View ArticleThree arrested for Hayes break-in
By Pat Maurer Correspondent Two men and one woman were arrested for illegal entry after they broke into a home on Pointview Drive in Hayes Township last Saturday night. Deputies were called to the...
View ArticleClark points gun at salesman
By Pat Maurer Correspondent Kurt Clark, 46, of Farwell, is facing assault charges after he allegedly pointed a gun at a salesman who came to his door. Clare County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the...
View ArticleBrewFest raises funds for K-9 dog
By Pat Maurer Correspondent The Clare BrewFest, which began in Clare in 2011 as part of the events during the Old 27 Classic Car Tour, has grown so much that this year it will be a stand-alone event...
View ArticleArsonists sought in Isabella
By Pat Maurer Correspondent Isabella County Sheriff’s Department officers are searching for two men they believe set vehicles on fire in two incidents August 3. According to Sheriff Leo Mioduszewski,...
View ArticleHit and run driver sought
By Pat Maurer Correspondent Clare County Sheriff’s Deputies are looking for the owner of an older, maroon Oldsmobile Cutlass in connection with a hit-and-run accident Monday. According to a release...
View ArticleThieves caught after search
By Pat Maurer Correspondent Clare County Deputies were able to stop a break-in at a Hamilton Township residence Wednesday. Deputies responding to a “possible break-in” at the home in the 6000 block of...
View ArticlePrisoner commits suicide in County jail
By Pat Maurer Correspondent Edwin Simpson, 42, a Federal inmate from southern Michigan being housed at the Clare County Jail, died Monday after he used his sheet to hang himself at the jail September...
View ArticleJust Thinking– Long farewell
Dr. Ray Augenstein One of the most beautiful Sunsets, I have ever seen was not seen through my eyes but through the eyes of my Mother-in-Law, as we were taking them to our Son’s home for a vacation. We...
View ArticleBallas charged in 3 B&Es- 5 cases pending
By Pat Maurer Correspondent After posting bond more than once, only to be arrested again on breaking and entering charges, Michael Anthony Ballas, of Clare, is back in jail with a $251,300 cash bond...
View ArticleDispatchers working hard to improve 911 services
By Pat Maurer Correspondent “I want to thank the citizens of Clare County for continuing to trust in this dispatch center to support them and help provide for their security,” said Dispatch Supervisor...
View ArticleChapman charged with harboring fugitive
By Pat Maurer Correspondent A 17-year-old Lake man is facing charges for harboring a runaway teenager. Christon Chapman was arrested September 25 at his Freeman Township home for harboring Kaylee...
View ArticleNot 1, not 2, but 3 banks robbed by pair caught in Harrison
By Pat Maurer Correspondent A Harrison man and a Cadillac woman are behind bars and facing multiple charges after they allegedly robbed two banks in Harrison last Friday. Clinton Cole, 57, and Ruth...
View ArticleGirlfriend stabs man with screwdriver
On 10-3-13 at approximately 5:20 pm, State Police troopers responded to a report of a domestic assault involving a screwdriver as a weapon. Troopers were dispatched to an address in Rolland Township,...
View ArticleCanadian man dies in 2-car U.S. 10 accident
On 10-09-2013 at 11:46 a.m. Deputies from the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office were called to the intersection of US-10 and 170th Avenue (Hersey Township) on the report of a 2 vehicle crash involving...
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