11-26-25
On November 26th at approximately 1742 hrs the on-duty officer called a subject reporting a suspicious occurrence. The caller stated that they resided in the 1000 block of E. Colby St. and while inside their residence they heard a tree branch break and fall. She then looked outside and observed a subject, who she was unable to describe, smoking what she believed to be crack. The involved officer advised the reporting party that they would check the area. Nothing was located upon the officer check.
At 1811 hrs on-duty staff responded to a single vehicle, car vs tree crash in the 1000 block of E. Colby St. Upon contact with the driver the officer learned that the vehicle was in motion traveling W/B on E. Colby St. when a tree fell partially into the roadway, striking the reporting party’s vehicle. The officer examined the vehicle and noted only minor damage. Muskegon County Road Commission was contacted and removed the tree debris that was partially blocking one of the W/B lanes.
Officers were dispatched at 1927 hrs to intersection of S. Division St. and Gibbs St. for a single vehicle, car vs tree crash. The responding officer contacted the vehicle operator who advised she was traveling E/B on Gibbs St. when a tree fell on her vehicle. While investigating the crash the responding officer observed significant damage to involved vehicle and verified the driver was uninjured by the tree. Staff from the Whitehall Department of Public Works responded and removed the tree from the vehicle and the roadway. The responding officer then cleared the scene.
On-duty staff, along with the Det. Sgt., were contacted at 1623 hrs to investigate a forgery related complaint. The reporting party owned a business in the 100 block of W. Colby St. and had learned that two of the recent checks she had written to one of her employees cleared her business account for a higher dollar amount than what she had written them for. She explained that the checks were written for $200.00 each but cleared her account of $2000.00. Upon examination of the electronic copies of the checks it was learned that the dollar amounts had been altered and then the checks were electronically deposited into the suspect’s bank account at JP Morgan Chase. The Det. Sgt. conducted additional follow up over the course of several days on the case, which included gathering video evidence and conducting an interview of the suspect. Upon being confronted with the evidence, the suspect, a 33-year-old female from Montague Township, confessed to altering the checks and depositing them into her account. Charges are pending for two counts of Forgery/Uttering and Publishing.
11-28-25
While on regular patrol the on-duty officer was contacted regarding a possible prowler call near the 100 block of E. Alice St. The reporting party described seeing a subject with a flashlight in the backyard of a neighbor’s property. Officers responded to the involved location and located nothing suspicious. The officer also noted that the parties that resided at the involved residence were home and it appeared as “business as usual” for the individuals.
11-29-25
On November 29th at approximately 0151 hrs officers were dispatched to the 200 block of S. Elizabeth St. on a report of an active domestic disturbance. The reporting party indicated that two males in the home had taken narcotics, including psilocybin mushrooms (aka magic mushrooms), and were “freaking out”. She also indicated to dispatch that an assault had occurred. Once on scene the officers located the two subjects who were under the influence of narcotics and attempted to calm the parties down. One of the male subjects, a 21-year-old from Whitehall, was ultimately arrested for domestic violence and during the arrest the subject resisted officers attempts to take him into custody. This subject was additionally charged with one count of Resisting/Obstructing a police officer and as lodged at the Muskegon County Jail.
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