City of Whitehall Police Reports 6/20 – 6/28

June 20^th             

At approximately 7:05pm while officers were on patrol in the 100 block of S. Livingston St. they observed a known 52-year-old female subject near her residence.  Further, the officer knew the subject to have an outstanding warrant for failing to appear on a Home Invasion Charge.  The involved officer approached the residence and the female subject with the warrant initially shut the door and denied the officer entry.  She returned to the front door and the involved officer was able to gain entry and attempted to arrest her.  The offender began to fight with the officer and refused to cooperate.  Both a taser and pepper spray were deployed but were not effective against the offender.  The offender then retreated into her home and locked the door.  With the assistance of another member of the residence the original reporting officer and an officer from Montague Police Department searched the home for the offender.  While searching the residence, Muskegon Central Dispatch reported that a female caller, later identified as the subject officers were looking for, was at a business in the 100 block of E. Colby St. and was requesting the “real police”, as the “fake police” had tried arresting her at her home.  Officers then responded to the business in the 100 E. Colby St. and took the offender into custody.  She was then transported to the Muskegon County Jail and lodged on the outstanding felony warrant and an additional felony charge of resisting/assaulting an officer. 

June 21^st              

The on-duty officer was approached by a passerby at 10:14pm.  The passerby stated that they were concerned about an elderly male subject sitting on a bench on the 100 block of S. Livingston St.  Officer contacted the 63-year-old male subject who advised he was homeless but he had friends on S. Shore Dr. he could stay with.  The involved subject was assisted with transport to the area of his friend’s home. 

While on patrol at approximately 7:17pm the on-duty officer assisted the Muskegon County Sheriff’s Office with traffic control in the 1800 W. White Lake Dr. in reference to a traffic crash with injuries.  Officer assisted as needed and then cleared. 

Officers were called to a disturbance in the 1200 block of S. Lake St. at approximately 10:48pm.  Officers located the involved parties and after speaking with the main agitator of the incident, he chose to take a ride home from a family member, rather than the police. 

June 22^nd

At approximately 12:26 hrs officers were called to the 100 block of W. Lewis St. for an assault.  The reporting party stated that he had been punched by a middle-aged male subject, after the male subject and a middle-aged female subject had been riding their bicycles down the rail trail and had failed to stop at the rail trail stop signs and almost struck the complainants vehicle.  The complaint stated he yelled at the subjects and after doing this, the male subject ran up to his vehicle and punched him in the face.  Officers took note that the reporting party had injuries consistent with an assault.  With the assistance of the greater Facebook community, investigating officers were able to identify the suspect, a 60-year-old man from Hudsonville, who had initially fled the scene.  The suspect was interviewed and denied the assault but officers were able to obtain video surveillance from the area which confirmed the reporting party’s statement of being assaulted.  Charges pending on the suspect. 

June 23^rd

At approximately 12:15am the on-duty officer was observing traffic on Colby St. when a sedan passed by with no tail lights activated.  The involved officer attempted to stop the vehicle which began to speed and fled E/B on Dowling St. through the City of Montague and into the surrounding township area.  Near the intersection of Dowling St. and Lamos Rd. the driver of the fleeing sedan was unable to navigate the intersection and crashed into the farmers field east of the location.  Officers approached the vehicle and took the driver, a 12-year-old from Whitehall Township, into custody.  The offender was ultimately released to his parent’s custody.  Charges pending with juvenile court for the incident.  Controlled substances are believed to be a factor. 

June 24^th

A report of a domestic assault/civil dispute came into on-duty staff at 100pm.  The reporting officer responded to the 900 block of Warner St.  The female half of the incident stated the male half had pushed a door into her to gain entry and the male half reported similar facts to the officer.  Report to the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office for review. 

Officers were called at 6:20pm to a report of a suspicious vehicle in a parking lot in the 200 block of Hall St.  The caller suspected homeless parties were living in the vehicle.  Officers investigated and learned the operator of the vehicle involved was visiting family that lived at the location.

June 25^th

While at the police department a female subject from the Rothbury area brought in an elderly female subject that she stated was found wondering in Rothbury and was only stating “Whitehall”.  On-duty staff was able to locate a family member for the elderly female subject and the family member verified that the elderly female’s family member lived in Rothbury not Whitehall but did graduate from Whitehall High School many years earlier.  The involved elderly female subject was transported home by the contacted family member.

At approximately 2:17pm on-duty officers were contacted regarding a found bag with electronics inside that had been located near the 400 block of S. Elizabeth St.  With the assistance of our Facebook community the owner of the property was located and the items involved returned to them.  

June 26^th

A dog was found running loose in the 300 block of S. Lake St. at 9:43am.  The dog agreed to small photo shoot and several pictures were taken by on-duty staff.  A Facebook post was created and the owner of the dog was located.  Both owner and dog are happy to be reunited. 

June 27^th

While running radar in the 1100 block of Warner St. at approximately 3:16pm on-duty officers located a driver, a 46-year-old female subject from Muskegon Township, who had a suspended driver’s license.  The driver was cited for driving on a suspended license, given an appearance date and then released from the scene. 

June 28^th

On-duty officers received a report of a suspicious vehicle in the 700 block of Division St. at approximately 1:04am.  The reporting party stated that the vehicle had been running for over an hour with no one around it.  Officers investigated the incident and located the vehicle owner, who advised that she had left it on by accident.  The vehicle was then shut off. 

At 4:50pm officers were advised of a loose dog near the 500 block of S. Mears Ave.  The small but very hungry dog appeared to have been lured away from his home by the smell of food from a nearby establishment.  After a short stay at the Whitehall Police Department the owner of the dog was located and a reunification event took place. 

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