Muskegon

  1. Elementary students switch school buses after fiery crash

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    Some Whitehall elementary school students got home safely Thursday afternoon despite their school bus being involved in a crash. Children were seen evacuating the school bus at around 4:20 p.m. The children were transferred from the damaged school bus to two other Whitehall school buses to complete their ride home. Whitehall Public Schools Superintendent Jerry McDowell said the bus was coming fr…Read More

  2. 1 dead, 1 injured in road rage shooting in Sparta

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    One male was fatally shot and another seriously injured in an altercation that followed what police called a road rage incident in Sparta Township. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. Monday, May 22 in the parking lot of Sparta Chevrolet. Occupants of two vehicles involved in the road rage situation pulled over into the lot, where a physical altercation ensued, according to Kent County Undersh…Read More

  3. Homicide and gun charges for Muskegon teens move toward trials

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    Two Muskegon teens are headed toward trials in Circuit Court for their roles in an accidental May 2 shooting death. Davion Hewlett died from a shooting in a car in the parking lot of the Northway Bowling Center, 1751 Evanston Ave, in Muskegon Township. The two co-defendants charged in the case are the victim's brother, Dareese Hewlett, and Antwan Lashawn Crawford, both 18. Both men recently waived…Read More

  4. Newly installed fencing on parking garages in Grand Rapids deters suicides

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    The city of Grand Rapids installed special fencing on the top of its parking garages three years ago to help prevent suicides or falls. The move came after three people had died. Since the fencing was installed in 2014, the city has had one death associated with someone jumping from one of the city's seven parking structures. That death occurred in April. In Grand Rapids, fencing installation star…Read More

  5. Body of fisherman who is believed to have drowned in Lake Michigan located

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    The body of a fisherman who fell off his boat into Lake Michigan was located Friday morning by search crews. Efforts were underway to recover the body of Donald Walter Schiele, 65, of Rockford, according to a press release issued by the Muskegon County Sheriff's Office at 10 a.m. May 12. The body was found in 15 feet of water near to where Schiele's boat was recovered, the release stated. Witnesse…Read More

  6. Passenger dies while driver flees on foot after Grand Rapids crash

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    Police are investigating a fatal crash in which a male passenger was killed and the driver fled Wednesday evening at the border of Grand Rapids and Wyoming. The incident occurred around 11:05 p.m. at the intersection of Division Avenue and Alger Street, near the Log Cabin bar. Police determined an SUV was traveling north on Division approaching the Alger intersection when it struck the median. The…Read More

  7. Bite marks on baby lead to child abuse charge against father

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    Bite marks that were found on an infant's face have led to a child abuse charge against the baby's father. Anthony Ervin II of Muskegon has been charged with third degree child abuse for the incident that occurred at his house this past September. In a separate case, Ervin has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and resisting and obstructing police for an incident that occurred …Read More

  8. Teen duo get prison for armed robberies in Muskegon

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    A duo that was convicted of armed robbery in downtown Muskegon will do prison time for their crimes. Marcus Lajuan Pollard, 18, of Muskegon, was sentenced  April 25, 2017, in Muskegon County's 14th Circuit Court. William C. Marietti of Muskegon County's 14th Circuit Court sentenced Pollard to 7-20 years in prison for two counts of armed robbery. Pollard earlier had pleaded no contest to the charg…Read More

  9. Man impersonating an officer attempted to detain two people

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    Authorities are seeking public help identifying a man who is suspected of impersonating a police officer in Sparta Township. The man claimed to be an off-duty officer Sunday, April 30 while attempting to detain two people, police said. There was no report of him carrying a weapon, according to police. Sparta police aren't releasing any other information regarding the incident or its open investiga…Read More

  10. One shot during daylight shoot-out in Muskegon Heights

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    One man was shot during a daylight shoot-out on Seventh Street in Muskegon Heights Wednesday afternoon. Witnesses said 15 to 20 shots were exchanged between at least two subjects, and possibly more, in the area of Seventh and Columbia Avenue. One man was shot in the stomach and was taken from the scene by ambulance. He was conscious, breathing normally and talking One suspect was in custody later …Read More