Category Archives: Crime in the News

According to the Michigan Department of Corrections, an employee of Trinity Food Services, the company that provides the meals for prisoners in all Michigan prisons, is accused of trying to smuggle drugs into the prison recently.   The incident is alleged to have taken place at the MDOC Ionia Correctional Facility, where the employee is […]

It is a well known fact that soldiers who have seen combat, killed others while at war and watched their friends die, suffer greatly after they return home. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injuries often make reentry into civilian life very difficult. That’s  why so many of them turn to alcohol and […]

Ingham County Prosecutor Arrested for Pandering and Hiring Prostitutes Arresting people for acquiring the services of a prostitute, or pandering, is all in a day’s work for most police officers. After all, it’s part of their job. But nothing complicates that job faster than when the person you’re arresting is a fellow officer of the […]

Cadaver Dealer Accused of Selling Diseased Body Parts It may fascinate people to realize that there is such a thing as legal cadaver dealing here in the U.S. Medical and dental students, medical researchers, scientists, forensic anthropologists and a wide array of other professionals, all make use of human bodies to further knowledge and studies […]

Saginaw Prison Inmate Allegedly Strangled Cell Mate The Michigan State Police are currently investigating a murder that took place inside the Saginaw Correctional Facility in Freeland. Jason Nathaniel Turnbull, a 23-year-old former resident of Brighton, was strangled to death inside his cell after an argument with his cell mate.

MSU Student Charged in Terrorism Threats Sydney Gort, a Packaging major at MSU, has been charged with making threats of terrorism on campus recently. And according to police, this isn’t the first time that she has used this particular coping skill to alleviate the stress of college.

Felony Charge for Activist who Handed Out Fliers in Front of Court House This has to be one of the most astounding cases we’ve encountered in recent years. A situation where a law-abiding citizen was exercising their constitutional right to free speech, and they were arrested for it. Think it sounds preposterous?  Or like something […]

Ypsilanti Wanted Man Finally Gets Nabbed When it comes to arresting someone for minor crimes, the police tend to avoid bashing the door down in order to get at someone. Which means if that “someone”, in this case: a 51-year-old Ypsilanti resident, simply avoids them and refuses to answer the door when they knock, arrest […]

All across the state of Michigan, there are thousands of people awaiting trial who have been released from jail as long as they wear an electronic tether. But all it takes in one person on a tether to commit a violent crime and people start questioning the system. So as of now, the question remains: […]

Kalamazoo Woman Arrested on Warrant There has been a long standing joke about the fact that a person needs a license to drive a car, own a dog and catch a fish, but anyone can have a child. However, while dog licenses may be something of a joking matter to some people, Becky Rehr isn’t […]