Whitehall Police were called to the 100 block of S Livingston St when an argument over what children were watching on TV escalated. The call came in at 4:59 p.m. and when the officer arrived he spoke with the resident who reported that her daughter and grandchildren came over for a visit. The woman said that she thought the television content was inappropriate and turned it off, leading to the argument. While the complainant claimed she was pushed, the daughter denied it and the caller only wanted the daughter and grandchildren to leave. No further action was taken.
Whitehall officers responded to a mental health crisis at 8:04 p.m. The caller told Central Dispatch that her boyfriend wanted her to take all the guns out of the house but she was at work. Officers responded and were allowed to take them from the house in the 800 block of Alice St. The officers spoke with the boyfriend about seeking help for his situation and then transported the weapons to a relative to be held. No further action was taken.
January 9
At 4:13 p.m. Whitehall Police responded to the 400 block of Hanson St to assist on a medical call. The call was dispatched for an elderly person who had been outside for an extended time and refused to come inside. After getting the woman inside and the arrival of EMS, she was transported to Trinity Health, by Trinity EMS, for an evaluation.
A family dispute was reported in the 800 block of Mears Av. The caller, who lived in a different area of the same house, hear a mother and son arguing and was concerned it would escalate. When officer arrived at the 4:36 p.m. call the arguing had ceased and officers spoke with both parties. Both said that the argument was over the mother letting a sister borrow the mother’s car. Both also said that there was no assault and the matter was resolved. No further action was taken.
January 10
A resident called to report that a subject on a bike in the alley between Baldwin and Franklin St appeared suspicious. The caller stated that the subject was stopping and looking over fences in to the back yards of the homes there. Officers responding to the 8:03 a.m. call located the suspect in the alley a block over and in the 400 block South. The suspect was known to the officers and is believed to be homeless. He is also a suspect in other recent larcenies. They did not find any stolen property in his possession and he was warned and released.
At 12:31 the SRO was called to the high school when a student was suspended but did not have a ride home. The SRO offered the student a ride but she refused and began walking along White Lake Dr. The SRO again offered a ride but was cursed at instead. The 16-year-old was followed until a parent was observed approaching her.
Three crashes occurred within an hour Friday afternoon and all involved right hand turns. In each case the person turning right slid while turning and hit vehicles stopped at stop signs. The first two were reported at 3:44 p.m. with one being at the intersection of White Lake Dr and Warner St and the second at Peterson Rd at Colby St. The third was reported at 4:45 p.m. at Cogswell Av and White Lake Drive. That crash resulted in damage to a White Lake Fire Authority command vehicle that was stopped and waiting to enter traffic. There were no injuries in any of the crashes and no citations were issued due to the hazardous road conditions at the time.
At 10:35 p.m. Central Dispatch notified the on-duty officer of a road-rage incident coming into town. As the officer was heading to the location in the area of Lake St and Muskegon Av the caller said they were no longer interested in speaking to an officer. During the subsequent investigation the officer learned that while the caller claimed they were being followed, they were the ones following the second vehicle. The vehicle was followed into a parking lot of a business where a confrontation ensued and resulted in an assault on a third party who was trying to de-escalate the situation. The offender, a 45-year-old Blue Lake Township man, had followed the vehicle from near his residence into town, upset that he had been “cut off”. The case report is being sent to the Muskegon County Prosecutor for charges.
January 11
A Whitehall officer was dispatched to a family dispute at 1:44 a.m. When the officer arrived at the residence in the 1000 block of Division St he spoke with the man who said his girlfriend was searching his phone history and became upset about some videos he had watched. That led to the argument but the dispute never became physical. The police report noted that both had been drinking but agreed to try and work out the matter themselves.
January 12
There were no injuries in a traffic crash on Colby St near Warner St. The crash occurred at about 10:53 p.m. when a west bound vehicle was stopped on Colby waiting to turn left. That vehicle was driven by a 47-year-old Hesperia woman. The second driver, a 24-year-old Shelby woman, saw the stopped vehicle and attempted to change lanes but lost control and slid into the first vehicle. There were no citations issued.
January 13
A resident of the 200 block of N Baldwin St reported that a realtor sign was stolen from their yard. The 11:00 a.m. caller reported that they had left to take children to school earlier in the morning and when returning a short time later, the sign was gone. There are no suspects or witnesses in the case.
