City of Whitehall Police Reports: 8/8 – 8/18

Over the course of August 8–18, 2025, the Whitehall Police Department responded to a variety of calls ranging from trespassing juveniles at a pool, multiple arrests for operating while intoxicated (OWI), a dispute over bird feeders, and the recovery of a lost wallet tied to debit card fraud. Officers also handled reports involving a pellet gun threat, a warrant arrest, a suspicious complaint about RV wastewater, and even helped reunite a resident with a misplaced action figure. These incidents highlight the wide scope of community policing efforts in Whitehall.

8-08-25

On August 8th of 2025 at approximately 2100 hrs the on-duty officer received a report of three juvenile subjects trespassing at a multi-unit residential structure’s pool in the 1100 block of S. Lake St. The original reporting officer was able to identify the subjects involved and spoke with the parent of one of the boys who had written their name on the wall near the pool. In speaking with the contacted parent, he advised that action would be taken to get the name written on the wall removed.

8-09-25

At approximately 0125 hrs an officer was observing traffic near the 100 block of W. Obell St. when they took note of Dodge Caravan that had drifted over the center on more than one occasion as it travelled along S. Mears Ave. A traffic stop was initiated on the vehicle and contact was made with the driver, a 19 yr old male subject from Lakewood Club. Officer immediately noted the driver showed signs of intoxication and stated to the officer that he had too much to drink and should not be driving. The driver was run through sobriety tests and failed. After the sobriety tests were given a PBT was offered and a result of .199 BAC was obtained. The driver was arrested for OWI High BAC and lodged in the Muskegon County Jail. A blood draw was conducted on the driver and the obtained sample was sent to the MSP Crime Lab in Lansing, MI for testing.

08-10-25

While on regular patrol on-duty staff was contacted at 2030 hrs by Muskegon Central Dispatch in reference to a conservation related call. The caller reported that he resided near the 1100 block of King St. and that a neighbor had been filming or taking pictures of his bird feeder. This neighbor had told the complainant that the bird feeders were too low and needed to be repositioned so the Whitehall deer did not have access to them. The reporting party stated he did not want to be harassed anymore regarding his bird feeding methods. Officer attempted to contact the other party involved but was unable to get the party to answer his phone call or knock at the door.

08-11-25

Muskegon Central Dispatch called the on-duty Whitehall officer at 2212 hrs regarding a traffic crash near the 900 block of E. Colby St. The reporting party stated he had been rear-ended as he prepared to turn into the parking lot for his residence. Upon arrival the involved officer spoke with the driver of the striking vehicle and immediately noted the driver appeared intoxicated. The suspected intoxicated driver was identified as a 58-year-old man from Shelby, MI who showed to have two prior convictions for OWI. Next the officer ran the involved driver through sobriety tests which he failed He was then offered a PBT and a result of .125 was obtained. The subject was then arrested and lodged at the

Muskegon County Jail on charges of OWI 3rd Offense. A blood draw was conducted at the jail and the obtained blood sample was sent to the MSP Crime Lab in Lansing, MI for testing.

08-12-25

On August 12th of 2025 at approximately 1358 hrs the on-duty officer was contacted by a party that wanted to turn in a pellet/BB handgun to the police department. While speaking with the involved female subject she advised that she had been at a residence in the 300 block of E. Lewis St. visiting a friend, when the son of the friend had come into the room they were in and threatened her with the pellet/BB handgun. The reporting party stated she skillfully disarmed the subject and took possession of the pellet/BB handgun. Whitehall Police Department to conduct additional follow up on this incident.

08-14-25

The on-duty officer was contacted at 1258 hrs by a subject who needed to report his wallet had been lost/stolen and his debit card had been unlawfully used at a business in Muskegon Township. This subject/victim stated he had last had possession of his wallet in the 200 block of Colby St. on August 9th. Shortly after being unable to locate his wallet he received information that his debit card was used at the Muskegon Township business. He then drove to the business and obtained images from that businesses surveillance system showing the suspect using his debit card. These images were then used by the Whitehall Police Department to create a Facebook post and with the assistance of the greater Facebook Community the offender, a 30-year-old man, with address history in both Michigan and Florida was identified by multiple reporting parties. Charges pending on the offender for unlawful use of a financial transaction device.

08-15-25

While on active patrol at 1819 hrs the on-duty officer located a vehicle with no license plate attached to the rear of the vehicle. A traffic stop was made on the vehicle near Colby St. and Peterson Rd. The driver and passenger were identified and the passenger, a 33-year-old male subject from Norton Shores, showed to have a valid warrant for failing to pay child support. Once the passenger was made aware of the warrant he was taken into custody and lodged at the Muskegon County Jail.

08-16-25

At approximately 1722 hrs the Muskegon Central Dispatch center advised Whitehall Officers that passing motorists were reporting a woman acting strangely by dancing and waiving at cars near the 1100 block of E. Colby St. On-duty staff responded to the area and contacted a female party in the area. While speaking with the female party she admitted to dancing and waiving at cars and stated she was just out in the area of residence enjoying the beautiful day. The involved female appeared fine and was just happy to live in the White Lake area.

08-17-25

While completing super fun payroll work, the Chief of Police received a call at the department at 1000 hrs regarding a recreational vehicle that was parked at a city park in the 1600 block of S. Lake St. and it appeared to the reporting party that they may be dumping waste water on the ground. Officers were dispatched to the involved location and located a motorhome in the parking lot. While investigating the complaint the officer checked the area around and near the motorhome for signs of waste water discharge and did not locate any. The parties present in the motorhome advised that they were from Germany and had shipped their German made motorhome across the Bering Sea to Alaska for an amazing RV trip across the entire United States and were currently taking in the amazing Great Lakes region. Prior to ending contact with his new German friends, the on-duty officer reminded the parties to properly dispose of their waste water and not camp overnight in any city parks.

08-18-25

The School Resource Officer was assisting with general patrol duties at 1430 hrs when he was contacted to investigate a suspicious occurrence in the 500 block of E. Lewis St. The reporting party stated that he had previously resided at a residence in the area and had accidently shipped a super fluffy pink action figure to his old address and could now not locate it. With the assistance of the School Resource Officer, who too loved action figures, the missing super fluffy pink action figure was located at the residence and arrangements were made to reunite the complainant with his action figure/cash.

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