City of Whitehall Police Reports: 2/27-3/4

February 27

A resident of the 1200 block of Colby St reported that an unknown person had entered her apartment in the early morning.  The report was made at 12:38 p.m. and the investigator was told that about 6:00 a.m. the resident’s Ring camera alerted that someone was inside her apartment.  The resident spoke to the woman who gave a name of someone she was looking for and left after being told that person did not reside there.  The caller admitted that she had left her door unlocked.  During the investigation the officer found that the person sought lived in a different building that had the same apartment number and that the person entering the apartment was a health care assistant on their first visit to the patient.  No further action was taken.

At 2:50 p.m. the SRO assisted in an incident at Shoreline School.  A 5-year-old student had spit in the face of a staff member and the child’s mother asked that the officer speak to the student about his behavior.  The SRO did speak to the child before releasing him to his mother.

Whitehall Police were called at 6:56 p.m. when resident of the 200 block of Hall St could not get their recliner upright.  The caller told the officer that they had reclined for a nap but now could not find the button to move the chair and get out.  The officer got it upright and assisted the person out of the chair.

February 28

At 7:54 a.m. a resident of the 1100 block of Colby St called to report his vehicle had been taken.  The victim told the officer that he always leaves the vehicle unlocked and that the keys are always in the center console.  Further, there are several residents nearby that use his vehicle to keep warm when they go outside to smoke.  The officer was making attempts to locate video from cameras in the parking lot when the victim called and reported that a nephew had taken it to pull a friend out of a ditch and had just not returned it.  No further action was necessary.

Whitehall Police were dispatched to the 800 block of Alice St on a domestic dispute.  The officer spoke with the caller of the 5:02 p.m. complaint and was told that the man’s girlfriend had taken some of his golf clubs and iPad and left in her vehicle.  The officer noted that due to their living arrangement that those things could be considered “community property” and that it might be best to let things cool down and she would likely return his things and call again if needed.  There was no return call about the incident.  Montague Police assisted on the call.

March 1

A complaint of harassing phone calls was made to Whitehall Police at 12:01 a.m.  The officer responded to the 1000 block of Division St and spoke with the 15-year-old victim who said that she started getting texts and phone calls from an unknown number.  The calls started at about 11:50 p.m. and there were over 20 before police were called and there were five more while the officer was on scene.  A suspect was identified based on an incident at school and the officer went to a residence in Montague.  The officer spoke with the parents and found that the phone used belonged to the suspect’s brother.  The parents were asked to put an end to the calls.  At this time no further action was taken as the calls did stop. 

At 1:07 p.m. Whitehall Police assisted by Montague Police responded to the 1200 block of Colby St for a disturbance.  The caller was part of an ongoing neighbor problems but was in the process of moving things out when the other parties started yelling at her.  The caller just wanted to be left in peace and the officer contacted the offenders.  While denying that they were causing a disturbance they agreed to leave the caller alone.  No further action was taken.

March 2

Whitehall Police were called to the 1100 block of Colby St on a report of an assault.  When the officer arrived at the scene with a Montague police officer he was told by the woman that she had arrived home just before the 1:13 p.m. call and when she did, her boyfriend took her phone from her.  She admitted that in response she pushed him and he pushed her.  When the officer spoke with the boyfriend he said that she had taken his phone from him and later backed him into a closet with a knife.  The woman then later admitted to having a knife during the argument.  Neither one wanted the other prosecuted but a report was sent to the Muskegon County Prosecutor and no charges were authorized. 

A man who had been living in the 800 block of Mears for a short time called police for assistance in getting his things from the house.  The man told the officer responding to the 4:07 p.m. call that a friend of his lived at the residence and after an argument, the caller was kicked out.  The caller was planning on getting his things when he received a video from the friend as the friend burned some of the caller’s things.  The caller and the officer were allowed in the house, the items were collected and the caller did not want to pursue the matter further. 

March 3

The SRO was called to the 200 block of Market St after an 8-year-old student left the building on foot at about 1:16 p.m.  The officer located the child a short distance away with staff following close behind.  The boy was later transported by the SRO to his grandmother’s residence at the mother’s request.

A package of M&M’s was the cause of a trouble with neighbor call.  The women are both residents of the 1100 block of Colby and the caller had heard the neighbor had has some M&M’s stolen from her apartment.  When the caller gave the neighbor a replacement package as a kindness the neighbor accused the caller of stealing the M&M’s in the first place.  That led to the 1:23 p.m. call to police.  The misunderstanding was corrected and no further action was taken.

Two cars each sustained minor damage in a 1:55 p.m. crash.  The crash occurred at the intersection of Slocum and Division St when a 77-year-old Montague woman, who was traveling west on Slocum, failed to see a south bound vehicle after she had stopped.  The woman pulled into the path of the vehicle driven by a 43-year-old Shelby man.  No citations were issued. 

A 68-year-old Shelby man complained of minor injury as the result of a crash on Thompson St at Lake St.  The man was traveling south on Thompson St when a vehicle coming off Lake St struck his.  The second vehicle was driven by a 25-year-old resident of Mears and the driving was turning left to head north on Thompson and ran into the passenger side of the south bound car.  There were no citations issued in the 3:00 p.m. crash.

March 4

A man was arrested for Assault as the result of an investigation to a domestic dispute in the 200 block of N Elizabeth St.  Whitehall officers were dispatched at 12:25 a.m. after the victim made a 911 call reporting that she and her husband had been fighting.  The victim told the officer that she recently told her husband that she wanted a divorce and when she came home this night he had been drinking and wanted to talk about their relationship.  The talk turned to an argument and when the woman was going to leave it became physical with both pushing the other until they fell to the floor.  According to the police report the man then attempted to choke her.  She then scratched at his face to get him to stop.  The 31-year-old was later taken to the Muskegon County jail and lodged. 

The SRO issued a citation to a 13-year-old student for a MIP Vape/Tobacco violation that occurred the day before.  The middle school principal contacted the SRO at 10:24 a.m. about the incident reporting that he received a tip that the vape had been used in the bathroom.  When the student was confronted she pulled the device from her shirt and surrendered it to the principal.  The parents were also notified of the situation. 

A middle school student was being sent home due to disruptive behavior during class.  When the SRO arrived to assist and take him home the student screamed and ran from the main office.  The student was later located and the SRO transported him home as part of the 12:14 p.m. call. 

A fight between brothers who live in the 1300 block of King St led to a call to police.  The victim reported that just before the 2:53 p.m. call he was looking at his brother’s vinyl records and was told not to touch them which led to the argument.  During the argument, the brother, who had been drinking, pushed the victim into the wall causing the victim to break a photo that had hung on the wall and which also caused a minor injury.  The brother denied any involvement with the victim.  A report of the incident was sent to the Muskegon County Prosecutor for review. 

At 4:48 p.m. Whitehall Police were called to the 1200 block of Colby St for a neighbor dispute.  A woman there reported that she noticed a cat outside that appeared hungry so she attempted to feed the cat.  According to the caller, a neighbor who owned the cat, came to her door and yelled at her and threatened her.  The neighbor was upset and believed the caller was trying to lure the cat inside her apartment.  No further action was taken.