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Recent actions by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited.
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
June 12-26
PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY
CO Paul Fox assisted with a state land trespass investigation in Presque Isle County. Several private landowners gated a portion of a state forest road. CO Fox contacted the responsible parties and advised them of the violation. The responsible parties were cooperative and removed the gate.
CO Paul Fox was on patrol in Presque Isle County when he observed a turkey vulture propped on a pole in the middle of a small clearing. CO Fox drove to the property owner’s residence to inquire about the bird and contacted a subject fishing there. He stated that the bird was found dead under his porch, so he put it up on the pole for all to see. After the discussion about the dead vulture, CO Fox asked the subject for his fishing license. After some back and forth the subject admitted to not having a Michigan fishing license but stated he did have a lobster license out of Florida. CO Fox issued the subject a ticket for fishing without a license.
CO Paul Fox was on patrol in northern Presque Isle County when he heard radio traffic of a local sheriff’s deputy requesting backup for a domestic disturbance in Onaway. CO Fox responded to the scene and assisted local deputies in securing the area and the subjects involved. Two individuals were arrested for disorderly conduct, providing false information to officers, probation violations, and pending arrest warrants.
MONTMORENCY COUNTY
CO Dan Liestenfeltz was patrolling in Montmorency County when he observed an SUV drive past him with a subject sitting on the roof of the vehicle. The vehicle was traveling down a busy road. When the subject saw CO Liestenfeltz, they dove back into the vehicle through the sunroof. CO Liestenfeltz conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and educated both the driver and the subject riding on the dangers of engaging in such behavior.
COs Dan Liestenfeltz and Jessie Curtis were conducting a late-night patrol in Montmorency County. The COs initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle that had failed to dim its headlights and upon contact it appeared that the driver of the vehicle was under the influence of alcohol. CO Liestenfeltz conducted standardized field sobriety tests on the subject and determined that the subject was in fact intoxicated. CO Liestenfeltz placed the subject under arrest for OWI and transported him to the Montmorency County Jail where he was lodged.