Crime

My Town: Governor approves adding two judges to Kent County courts

Submitted by Anonymous on Friday, March 28th, 8:03 am

LANSING, Mich. – Two Kent County courts will be getting additional judges.

This week Governor Snyder signed five bills to redistribute judges based on caseloads. The bills removes four judge positions from the 3rd Circuit Court in Wayne County, one judgeship from the 36th District Court in Detroit and one judgeship from the 70th District Court in Saginaw. The affected judges will serve out their current turns, but will not be replace.

The bills then add two judgeships to the 16th Circuit Court in Macomb County, one to the 6th Circuit Court in Oakland County one to the 17th Circuit Court in Kent County, one to the 7th District Court in Van Buren County, and one to the 63rd District Court in Kent County, subject to a local vote.

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My Town: G.R. man arrested for thefts spanning two counties

Submitted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 16th, 6:00 am

KENTWOOD, Mich.—Police believe a Grand Rapids man accused of stealing fuel from a truck may be responsible for dozens of similar thefts in two counties.

Jeffrey James-Lee Pardee is charged with receiving and concealing $20,000 or more of stolen property in Grand Rapids, malicious destruction of property over $1,000 in Kentwood, and two counts of larceny under $200 in Kentwood. He’s also charged with being a habitual offender.

Police arrested Pardee around 1 a.m. Friday, March 14 at a business in the 3800 block of East Paris SE. Officers say he was stealing a large quantity of diesel fuel from a truck, draining the fuel into large holding tanks in his van. Officers say he also stole fuel from a vehicle in the 4600 block of 44th Street SE. When detectives searched Pardee’s home, they also recovered a large quantity of stolen property from two burglaries.

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Communities celebrate National Night Out August 6

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 6th, 4:00 am

National Night Out is August 6, providing community members a free and fun opportunity to meet neighbors and local police officers.

National Night Out started in1984 as a way to encourage the community to get involved in crime-prevention, sending a message to criminals that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. Organizers often fold food and family-friendly activities into the event. This year’s participating communities include:

Kalamazoo County

· Kalamazoo: Arcadia Neighborhood Assoc., Arcadia School, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

· Kalamazoo: Eastside Neighborhood Assoc., Rockwell Park, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

· Kalamazoo: Edison Neighborhood Assoc., 816 Washington, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

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City to consider consolidating police and fire services in July 18 meeting

Submitted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 17th, 10:45 am

Wyoming, Kentwood and Grand Rapids city leaders will hold a special meeting Thursday, July 18 to consider moving forward with a proposal to consolidate police and fire services.

Council and commission members from all three cities will review ICMA Consulting Service’s study and recommendations about consolidation. The report’s executive summary concludes consolidation is the best alternative to improve service and save more than $13 million annually. It also recommends:

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School is just starting for local MSP trooper recruits

Submitted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 15th, 8:42 am

The school year is wrapping up for many people, but it’s just beginning for dozens prospective Michigan State Police troopers.

Sunday, May 12, 80 men and women from across the state began the 125th Trooper Recruit School. For the next 21 weeks, MSP members and academy staff will train the recruits in firearms, water safety, defensive tactics, patrol techniques, report writing, ethics, first aid, criminal law, crime scene processing and precision driving. Recruits who successfully complete the training will graduate October 4.

Michigan State Police selected recruits from more than 3,000 potential candidates.

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Help Give Newtown Its Own Children's Museum

Submitted by Candice Fleszar... on Saturday, January 26th, 11:00 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:

Adrienne Brown

Public Relations & Event Manager

616-235-4726 ex. 204

abrown@grcm.org

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Submitted by My Town Staff, Hyper-Local News, Information, and Events

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012, 7:47am

East Hills Council of Neighbors wishes everyone a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. In the spirit of justice, we wanted to provide our residents with a quick crime update concerning recent tagging and vandalism that has run rampant on Wealthy Street and beyond, within the last month.

We are happy to announce that these suburban vandals have been apprehended. Three young men were arrested on 5-8-2012 at 3:53am for meddling and tampering with property (graffiti) near 131 and Wealthy Street. Tyler Melinn & Andrew Lohman were arrested and the third was released. They had lots of spray paint cans with them but dropped them and ran when the police showed up. Their graffiti has shown up in Eastown, Heritage Hill, and East Hills and on buildings that other taggers did not usually violate because they were clearly well cared for and not abandoned. These young men were indiscriminate with their spray paint and did harm to our image as safe and friendly neighborhoods.