An early morning car verses deer crash left a Norton Shores woman with a smashed front end. The 60-year-old was traveling east on Benston when the deer ran out in front of the car. The driver wasn’t injured in the 6:56 a.m. crash but the deer was not as lucky.
At 6:28 p.m. Whitehall Police were called to check the wellbeing of 96-year-old resident. When the officer arrived at the house in the 500 block of Hanson St the woman was fine but had not set her phone in the cradle correctly, leaving it inoperable. The officer re-set the phone and all was well.
February 13
A private snow plow backing onto the roadway led to a crash in the 800 block of Lewis St. The plow, driven by a 43-year-old Whitehall man could not see the approaching vehicle due to a snow pile near the end of the driveway. The second vehicle, driven by an 18-year-old Whitehall woman, traveling east on Lewis St, was unable to avoid the truck. There were no injuries in the 8:24 a.m. crash but the second vehicle had to be towed from the scene. No citations were issued.
A resident of the 400 block of Division St reported a larceny that occurred sometime during the previous 4 months. The victim told the officer investigating the 3:26 p.m. call that she had stored some semi-precious stones in a closet and believed that only one person knew of their existence. The theft was discovered recently and the case remains under investigation.
February 17
A Whitehall officer, returning from Montague, observed a car turn left on a red signal at the corner of Dowling and Water and later cited the driver for having a suspended license. It was about 9:35 p.m. when the officer observed the violation and made a stop to warn the driver. During the stop a computer check showed the 27-year-old Grand Rapids man had a suspension on his license. Being duly deputized, the officer cited the driver for DWLS and he was later released from the scene.
CatchMark Community Product Lead Amy Yonkman joined the CatchMark team in 2021 as an office assistant. She quickly became project manager for the Digital Marketing and Media service, and is now the CatchMark Community Product Lead. Amy’s background includes working in preschool classrooms, hospitality, and customer service.
