Crime

14-year old arrested in Luce County shooting death of sister

Lakefield Township, MICH. — On Tuesday, Feb. 23, at approximately 8pm, troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post were dispatched to a residence in Luce County’s Lakefield Township for a shooting involving a 10-year-old girl. The girl was pronounced dead at the scene. The preliminary investigation […]

MSP SAULT STE. MARIE POST 2020 YEAR IN REVIEW

SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. The Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post is releasing information about their activity in 2020.  The post saw a decrease in the number of troopers assigned to the post due to retirements, transfers, and promotions.  The post also saw change in its command staff […]

State Police issue advisory against recent phone scams

Local Law enforcement officials would like to warn the public of on-going frauds and scams that citizens of the eastern Upper Peninsula have experienced recently. A citizen from Chippewa County, reported he received a phone call that his grandson had been involved in a traffic crash in the California area […]

Wanted Person Out of Chippewa County

A 35-year-old man being arrested on Methamphetamine charges, decided to cut his tether and consider himself a free man. Shaun Joseph Fish, and 35-year-old Native American was eligible for Tether as part of his bond, out of the 50th Circuit Court. Mr. Fish was tethered to a Sugar Island resident, […]

TRI-DENT MAKES METHAMPHETAMINE ARRESTS

The Chippewa Co Sheriff’s Office assisted Tri-Dent on an ongoing investigation into Methamphetamine Distribution in Chippewa County in the early morning hours of 12-15-2020. A Deputy Sheriff stopped a suspect vehicle just after midnight and identified the driver as Mr. Justen Harris. The passenger was identified as a Ms. Heather […]

State Troopers make felony drug arrest

SAULT STE MARIE, MICH. On December 4, 2020 at approximately 12:30 a.m. troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Sault Ste. Marie Post made a traffic stop of a vehicle for an equipment violation on M-123 Highway near County Road 428 in McMillian Township, State.Troopers identified the driver as 32-year-old […]

Three local men arrested on drug charges

OTSEGO COUNTY, MI. On Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at approximately 9:00 a.m. troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) 7th District Hometown Security Team stopped a Chrysler Town and Country minivan for an equipment violation on northbound I-75 near Mile Marker 277 in Bagley Township. A 30-year-old Kinross man was […]