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Individuals impersonating Alpena County Sheriff’s Office personnel

ALPENA COUNTY — The Alpena County Sheriff’s Office alerted the public to a currently circulating scam involving callers fraudulently claiming to be deputies with our agency, according to a press release on Tuesday. According to the release, the office has received multiple reports that scammers are impersonating Undersheriff Cash Kroll and instructing individuals to visit local retailers such as Walmart or Meijer to send money. In one reported case, the scammer claimed there was a “gag order” in place, telling the individual they could not speak to anyone about the ...

Trial call adjourned for John Male, Tuesday

ALPENA — Maple Ridge Township Supervisor John Male, 72, had his trial call hearing adjourned on Tuesday. Male is charged with one count of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, one count of open intoxicants in a vehicle, one count of disorderly person drunk and causing a public ...

Bird rehabilitation center cares for injured owls

ALPENA — Alpena’s Bird Center (ABC) facility is hosting seven baby owls and one adult owl while they recover from various injuries. Ashley Kolnowski, the owner and operator of Alpena’s Bird Center (ABC), said cooperation between animal rehabilitation facilities in Michigan is critical ...

AAA: Michigan gas prices drop to lowest point since April

DEARBORN - Gas prices in Michigan are down 18 cents from a week ago. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $4.01 per gallon for regular unleaded. This price is 73 cents less than this time last month but still 72 cents more than this time last year. Motorists are paying an average of ...