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Montmorency County police update

Recent actions taken by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. MONTMORENCY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE News Release March 23, 2026 Total: 105 Alarms: 0 Animal Control: 6 Traffic Arrests: 0 OWI Arrests: 1 Drug Arrests: 0 Warrant ...

Alcona County police update

Recent actions taken by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited. ALCONA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE For the week March 16 to 22, 77 complaints were handled resulting in the following: Citations Issued: 0 Arrests: 0 Traffic/Traffic Stop: ...

Bill to make the governor and legislators FOIA eligible stalls

LANSING — In January of 2025, the Michigan Senate passed a bill that would include both the governor and state legislatures in Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The legislation is sponsored by Sens. Jeremy Moss (D-Bloomfield) and Ed McBroom (R-Vulcan). Despite support from both ...

Arbuckle, convicted of second-degree murder to be resentenced

ALPENA — Gerald Arbuckle, 49, convicted of second-degree murder in 1995 in Alpena, will be resentenced after a March 11 Michigan Court of Appeals decision ruling that the trial court failed to inform Arbuckle of the dangers and disadvantages of proceeding without counsel in an April 19, 2023 ...

Alpena County Sheriff’s Office warns public of new jail-related scam

ALPENA - The Alpena County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of another scam currently targeting friends and family members of individuals who are incarcerated. Scammers are accessing publicly available jail rosters and using online tools to identify and contact family members. In these ...