Law enforcers here are searching for a man suspected of attempting to kidnap an 18-year-old woman last Friday. A Mount Pleasant police report describes the suspect as a Hispanic or Native American male in his late 20s or early 30s; with black curly hair; 5-foot, 7-inches tall and about 160 lbs.; with a black sweater and red baseball hat; and wearing glasses. A sketch is provided. The suspect was driving in a single-cab, older-model red pickup truck, possibly with a yellow sticker in the back passenger side window, the report indicates. Police report the man at 1:50 p.m. Friday approached the teenager while he was on a bicycle, and after she turned away his attempts at a conversation, he returned in the red pickup truck near Crapo and Bellows.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Police search for man who attempted to kidnap Mount Pleasant teen
via MLive.com
Law enforcers here are searching for a man suspected of attempting to kidnap an 18-year-old woman last Friday. A Mount Pleasant police report describes the suspect as a Hispanic or Native American male in his late 20s or early 30s; with black curly hair; 5-foot, 7-inches tall and about 160 lbs.; with a black sweater and red baseball hat; and wearing glasses. A sketch is provided. The suspect was driving in a single-cab, older-model red pickup truck, possibly with a yellow sticker in the back passenger side window, the report indicates. Police report the man at 1:50 p.m. Friday approached the teenager while he was on a bicycle, and after she turned away his attempts at a conversation, he returned in the red pickup truck near Crapo and Bellows.
Law enforcers here are searching for a man suspected of attempting to kidnap an 18-year-old woman last Friday. A Mount Pleasant police report describes the suspect as a Hispanic or Native American male in his late 20s or early 30s; with black curly hair; 5-foot, 7-inches tall and about 160 lbs.; with a black sweater and red baseball hat; and wearing glasses. A sketch is provided. The suspect was driving in a single-cab, older-model red pickup truck, possibly with a yellow sticker in the back passenger side window, the report indicates. Police report the man at 1:50 p.m. Friday approached the teenager while he was on a bicycle, and after she turned away his attempts at a conversation, he returned in the red pickup truck near Crapo and Bellows.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Medical marijuana supporters rally in Mount Pleasant
via Midland Daily News
Bob Wood of Sanford sat in a folding chair outside the Isabella County Building holding up a "legalize it" sign for driver-bys to see. Wood was one of many taking part in a medical marijuana rally Tuesday afternoon in Mount Pleasant outside the Isabella County Building. "When voters passed this law, they did not intend for police to attack caregivers and patients," Wood said. "It was not the intention of voters." The medical marijuana law, which has been called vague and unclear, has been under fire by local and state authorities and politicians since voters passed it in 2008. Medical marijuana advocate Brandon McQueen spoke at the event. He said it is a personal health care issue. "It's the right to choose the health care they want," he said.
Bob Wood of Sanford sat in a folding chair outside the Isabella County Building holding up a "legalize it" sign for driver-bys to see. Wood was one of many taking part in a medical marijuana rally Tuesday afternoon in Mount Pleasant outside the Isabella County Building. "When voters passed this law, they did not intend for police to attack caregivers and patients," Wood said. "It was not the intention of voters." The medical marijuana law, which has been called vague and unclear, has been under fire by local and state authorities and politicians since voters passed it in 2008. Medical marijuana advocate Brandon McQueen spoke at the event. He said it is a personal health care issue. "It's the right to choose the health care they want," he said.
MPHS graduate trying to become Rhodes Scholar
via The Morning Sun
Mt. Pleasant native and 2008 Mt. Pleasant High School graduate Becca Farnum is taking a large step to better secure her future. Farnum has applied to become a Rhodes Scholar. “Becoming a Rhodes Scholar would be an incredible honor,” Farnum said. “It would allow me to study at Oxford University, fulfilling both a personal dream and jumpstarting my career as an academic.” Currently the 21-year-old is in her senior year at Michigan State University majoring in both interdisciplinary humanities and anthropology. A lot of time, effort and discipline have gone into Farnum maintaining a 3.9 GPA and applying for the scholarship. Applying to be a Rhodes Scholar takes a lot of work and time on its own.
Mt. Pleasant native and 2008 Mt. Pleasant High School graduate Becca Farnum is taking a large step to better secure her future. Farnum has applied to become a Rhodes Scholar. “Becoming a Rhodes Scholar would be an incredible honor,” Farnum said. “It would allow me to study at Oxford University, fulfilling both a personal dream and jumpstarting my career as an academic.” Currently the 21-year-old is in her senior year at Michigan State University majoring in both interdisciplinary humanities and anthropology. A lot of time, effort and discipline have gone into Farnum maintaining a 3.9 GPA and applying for the scholarship. Applying to be a Rhodes Scholar takes a lot of work and time on its own.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Mt. Pleasant Man Headed to Prison for Attack
via 9 and 10 News
A Mount Pleasant man is headed to prison after officials say he attacked a man and severely injured him by kicking him with a steel toed boot. The assault happened back in March on on the Saginaw Chippewa Reservation in Mt. Pleasant. Back in June, Aaron Barnes admitted to the attack, and kicking the victim.
A Mount Pleasant man is headed to prison after officials say he attacked a man and severely injured him by kicking him with a steel toed boot. The assault happened back in March on on the Saginaw Chippewa Reservation in Mt. Pleasant. Back in June, Aaron Barnes admitted to the attack, and kicking the victim.
Zeigler Previews 2011-12 Season for the Media
via CMU Chippewas
Central Michigan University's basketball season is just five days old, but already there's a big difference on the floor for head coach Ernie Zeigler. "The excitement for me and our program going into year six is the talent level we have right now," Zeigler said at CMU's annual media day on Tuesday afternoon in McGuirk Arena. "But, that excitement has to be somewhat guarded because of the youth that is still here." CMU's coaching staff inked highly regarded recruiting classes each of the last two years and those players have made their marks already with their athleticism. "I'm excited about all the different (personnel) combinations we are going to have and the style we are going to be able play," he said. "We have guarded optimism for the expectations we have for ourselves, but I think that the biggest thing is we know we have a chance to be successful. The question is how successful? That part of it will bare itself as the season progresses."
Central Michigan University's basketball season is just five days old, but already there's a big difference on the floor for head coach Ernie Zeigler. "The excitement for me and our program going into year six is the talent level we have right now," Zeigler said at CMU's annual media day on Tuesday afternoon in McGuirk Arena. "But, that excitement has to be somewhat guarded because of the youth that is still here." CMU's coaching staff inked highly regarded recruiting classes each of the last two years and those players have made their marks already with their athleticism. "I'm excited about all the different (personnel) combinations we are going to have and the style we are going to be able play," he said. "We have guarded optimism for the expectations we have for ourselves, but I think that the biggest thing is we know we have a chance to be successful. The question is how successful? That part of it will bare itself as the season progresses."
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Bizarre incident leads to man hit by car
via The Morning Sun
Prosecutors will sort out a Saturday incident in which a driver stopped to help a group of pedestrians before getting angry and running into one of them. It was shortly after the Central Michigan football game ended that a 20-year-old Rochester Hills man stopped near Fancher and Kinney. “This one group was trying to get their buddy under control,” said Officer Jeff Browne of the Mt. Pleasant Police Department. Seeing this, the would-be Good Samaritan approached to lend assistance, apparently. But the unruly fellow, a 19-year-old from Vassar, redirected his anger at the stranger who had stopped to calm him down. “He stopped to help, but the guy who would become our victim got mad at the the guy who would become our suspect, and it kind of went from there,” Browne said.
Prosecutors will sort out a Saturday incident in which a driver stopped to help a group of pedestrians before getting angry and running into one of them. It was shortly after the Central Michigan football game ended that a 20-year-old Rochester Hills man stopped near Fancher and Kinney. “This one group was trying to get their buddy under control,” said Officer Jeff Browne of the Mt. Pleasant Police Department. Seeing this, the would-be Good Samaritan approached to lend assistance, apparently. But the unruly fellow, a 19-year-old from Vassar, redirected his anger at the stranger who had stopped to calm him down. “He stopped to help, but the guy who would become our victim got mad at the the guy who would become our suspect, and it kind of went from there,” Browne said.
Girlfriend, ex-wife turn child molester over to police
via The Morning Sun
When a girlfriend spotted child pornographic photos on her boyfriend’s cell phone in August, she turned him over to the police, but she did it her way. First, she marched right over to his ex-wife’s place and the two of them went to the Alma Police. A search warrant for the home of Michael Bernard Bell, 45, of Alma was issued and 200 pornographic photos of children were taken off his computer and cell phone, said Gratiot County Prosecutor Keith Kushion. During the investigation police also learned that Bell had been involved with a 15-year-old boy. After interviewing the boy, who lives in Midland County, police learned that Bell had given the boy marijuana in exchange for sex. Bell ultimately confessed to the molestation, Kushion said.
When a girlfriend spotted child pornographic photos on her boyfriend’s cell phone in August, she turned him over to the police, but she did it her way. First, she marched right over to his ex-wife’s place and the two of them went to the Alma Police. A search warrant for the home of Michael Bernard Bell, 45, of Alma was issued and 200 pornographic photos of children were taken off his computer and cell phone, said Gratiot County Prosecutor Keith Kushion. During the investigation police also learned that Bell had been involved with a 15-year-old boy. After interviewing the boy, who lives in Midland County, police learned that Bell had given the boy marijuana in exchange for sex. Bell ultimately confessed to the molestation, Kushion said.
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