Hampton Township Police officers are looking for the parties responsible for stealing catalytic converters from several vehicles over the last few days. Officers responded to two separate apartment complexes on Scheurmann for victims who had their converters cut from their vehicles. Around 5 p.m. Thursday, officers were dispatched to one of the complexes in response to two suspicious subjects... Full story »

Apprehended Thursday morning, a Bay City man has been arraigned on the slew of charges which had prompted authorities to issue warrants for his arrest. Bay County District Judge Dawn A. Klida arraigned Jonathon M. Sylvester, 23, on charges of driving a stolen vehicle, larceny in a building, interfering with an electronic communications device and domestic violence, second offense,... Full story »

A Bay City man is facing felony charges after police claim he tried killing a man by striking him in the head with a baseball bat. Dennis M. Dean, 28, is charged with assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to commit great bodily harm and assault with a dangerous weapon, court records show. If convicted, he could... Full story »

MIO — A Mio teen faces several felony charges, after police claim she attempted to shoot her boyfriend. Appearing in Oscoda County District Court Thursday, Jamie M. Phillips, 18, was arraigned on charges of attempted murder, first-degree home invasion, felony firearms and two counts of carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, court records show. On Wednesday afternoon, troopers... Full story »

BAD AXE — A Pennsylvania man wanted on a warrant charging sexual abuse of children turned up in Huron County, where he was arrested Wednesday afternoon without incident. Ubly Police Chief Matt Kuhl was contacted early Wednesday by the Pennsylvania State Police regarding a wanted man supposedly living with relatives in Ubly, Huron County Sheriff’s deputies report. The individual,... Full story »

Incident reports are written as received by Bay County Central Dispatch and indicate preliminary descriptions of events and not necessarily actual crimes. Locations indicate where reports were taken, not necessarily where the incidents occurred. Gun Domestic Breaking and Entering Essexville Safety Patrol Hampton Township Police  Full story »

Federal prosecutors plan to seek enhanced sentences for seven of 15 members of the Marshall Organization, alleged drug traffickers in Bay County, rousted in a federal warrant sweep in November. Prosecutors have notified lawyers for Eric R. Marshall, 48, Marko Burns, 29, Terry E. Marshall, 45, Johnny Marshall, 41, Stephen P. Marshall, 22, James Anderson, 36, and Antoine C.... Full story »

A city-wide ICANN — I Can Create A Nice Neighborhood — meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Monday, March 29, at the Alice and Jack Wirt Public Library, 500 Center, Bay City. Bay City police will discuss current crime trends and community policing programs. There will also be a presentation on how residents can reduce their chances of... Full story »

Predatory lending and other credit and financial concerns topped state Attorney General Mike Cox’s Top 10 list of consumer complaints for 2009. The annual list is compiled from more than 17,000 written complaints and more than 77,000 calls the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division. “Because of Michigan’s economic crisis, it is no surprise that credit and financial concerns top... Full story »

The state Supreme Court is set to issue an opinion later this year on a case that both the prosecutor and defendant have appealed. In February 2009, a state Court of Appeals overturned the conviction and 40- to 60-year prison sentence of Tod K. Houthoofd of Akron. Saginaw County prosecutors charged Houthoofd, now 51, with obtaining goods - a... Full story »

A Standish man accused in an armed robbery spree is competent to stand trial, a Bay County District Court judge has determined. Based on psychiatric reports, Judge Scott J. Newcombe ruled today that Michael D. Pastorick can understand the charges against him and participate in his own defense. Pastorick, 35, waived his preliminary hearing and was transferred to Circuit... Full story »

Bay City Police have caught up with a man wanted in connection with several crimes. Officers arrested Jonathon M. Sylvester, 23, around 11 a.m. Thursday on Bay City's West Side. Bond Bonding Agency assisted in the apprehension, officers report. Sylvester is wanted on charges of driving a stolen vehicle, larceny in a building, interfering with an electronic communications device... Full story »

More than 30 years after a violent homicide, a Bay City man is now charged in connection with the slaying. Wilbern W. Cooper, 49, was arraigned March 3 in Oakland County District Court on a charge of open murder in the 1978 shooting death of David McKillop, said Farmington Hills Police Commander David Stasch. No bond was set.  The... Full story »

A Bay City woman charged in connection with the shooting death of her husband is scheduled  to have the results of her psychiatric evaluation reviewed in Bay County District Court. On April 15, Bay County District Judge Scott J. Newcombe is scheduled to review the evaluation of Rebecca J. Shimel. The report should indicate whether Shimel is psychologically fit... Full story »

The morning his trial was to begin, a Bay City man accused of assaulting his nephew with a pipe decided to plead rather than take his chances with a jury. Tuesday, Steven J. Davidson, 47, pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon, the only charged he faced. His trial was scheduled to start before Bay County Circuit Judge William... Full story »