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

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

July 24-Aug 7

PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY

CO Paul Fox was on patrol near Onaway when a domestic violence call came out near his location. CO Fox responded to the scene and assisted local deputies secure the scene and suspect who was arrested for domestic assault.

CO Jon Sklba contacted a subject operating an ORV down a state highway in Presque Isle. During the contact, the subject admitted to being stopped for the same violation in the past. The subject also admitted that during his previous encounter with the CO he was advised he needed an ORV permit, which he was still without. A ticket was issued for the violations.

CO Jon Sklba located an illegal bear bait in Presque Isle County. The bait had been established well before the legal bear baiting season and had utilized illegal debris at the bait site. Eventually, CO Sklba was able to contact a local bear guide as he was actively resetting the bait. A ticket was issued for the violation.

ALPENA COUNTY

COs Jon Sklba, Dan Liestenfeltz, Sidney Collins, Jessica Curtis, Kyle Cherry, Matt Theunick, Eric Bottorff, Jon Sheppard, and Sgt. Michael Mshar assisted the Alpena Combat Readiness Center and the United States military with an exercise involving the landing of four A-10 Warthogs and two C-146’s on state highway M 32. The COs provided security for the landing zone. This was the first time in history that this type of training was conducted on a roadway using fighter aircraft in the country.

CO Jon Sheppard received a complaint from RAP dispatchers regarding a bobcat that was harvested and registered in the 2019 license year. The hunter who took the bobcat had not obtained a bobcat kill tag. CO Sheppard interviewed the suspect at his house. The suspect showed CO Sheppard the mount of the bobcat hanging on his wall as well as pictures of the bobcat the day he harvested it. After the interview, CO Sheppard was unable to find any evidence that a bobcat kill-tag was purchased or placed on the bobcat. CO Sheppard seized the bobcat mount for evidence and a report is being submitted to the Alpena County Prosecutor’s Office for harvesting a bobcat without a valid kill-tag.