Recent actions by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited.

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Dec. 27-Jan. 23

MONTMORENCY COUNTY

COs Sidney Collins and Dan Liestenfeltz responded to a house fire in Montmorency County a couple days after Christmas. The home started on fire after a space heater fell over and failed to turn off. The COs, along with a Montmorency County Sheriff’s deputy, provided traffic control on the highway while firefighters fought the flames. Thankfully, no one was injured but the home was a total loss.

CO Sidney Collins was patrolling a small Montmorency County lake. CO Collins checked a youth angler who was brand new to ice fishing and was up visiting his grandpa from down state. CO Collins noticed the young angler had too many tip-ups set out. CO Collins educated the young man on the fishing regulations and the amount of fishing lines allowed.

PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY

CO Jon Sklba was patrolling northbound on US 23 in Presque Isle County when a vehicle ran a stop sign, forcing the CO off the roadway to avoid a collision. A traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle. The operator offered no excuse for running the stop sign, additionally he was operating an uninsured vehicle with expired registration. The operator was issued a ticket for failing to stop at the stop sign. CO Sklba submitted a report for operating without insurance. The vehicle was impounded.

CO Jessie Curtis was patrolling southbound from Grand Lake in Presque Isle County after checking anglers when a domestic violence in progress call was dispatched in Alpena County. Dispatch advised that the suspect fled the scene. A be on the look-out call with the description of the suspect’s vehicle was dispatched. CO Curtis was traveling southbound on US 23 when she observed a vehicle matching the description traveling northbound. CO Curtis attempted to catch up to the vehicle when the vehicle took a side street north of the residence and took his truck off road. CO Curtis was able to catch up to the truck and the suspect was no longer in the vehicle. CO Curtis was able to radio to other law enforcement the individual’s whereabouts. The suspect was quickly located and stated that as soon as he saw CO Curtis’s brake lights come on, he knew he was in trouble. The suspect was arrested for domestic violence along with other charges by the MSP.

ALPENA COUNTY

CO Jessie Curtis received a complaint of a snowmobile that went through the ice on Fletchers Pond in Alpena County. The operator of the machine was able to get himself out, but the snowmobile sunk. CO Curtis arranged a recovery service to remove the snowmobile from the water. The snowmobile was removed later that day. Anglers are reminded that ice is unpredictable, and caution must be used when traveling on ice covered water.