John Tunison
Crime and Courts Reporter at MLive
Grand Rapids Press reporter, crime and courts.
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18 hours ago |
mlive.com | John Tunison
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI -- Ottawa County has narrowed a list of candidates for the long-vacant county administrator job to three. The finalists were announced Friday, June 6.
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18 hours ago |
mlive.com | John Tunison
GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Police in Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo say they do not use license plate readers to check on immigration violations. Both agencies released statements Friday, June 6 after a Kalamazoo area man, Zach Lassiter, posted spreadsheet audits on social media of alleged police searches to the Flock database. Flock provides license-reader camera systems to police agencies nationwide.
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1 day ago |
mlive.com | John Tunison
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI -- Court records show a man used a rifle when he fired through the floor of an Ottawa County home’s upstairs, unintentionally killing a teen below. The details of the shooting are contained in a transcript of a brief probable cause hearing held before Ottawa County District Judge Judy Mulder. Ottawa County sheriff’s deputies said they believe alcohol was a factor when Westen Meulenberg, 20, allegedly fired shots during a May 9 party at a Tallmadge Township house.
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1 day ago |
mlive.com | John Tunison
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI -- A 20-year-old Jenison man who fired shots through a home’s upstairs flooring, killing a college student below, is now charged with a felony. Westen Meulenberg was arraigned Thursday, June 5 in Hudsonville District Court on a charge of discharging a firearm in a building causing death. Ottawa County sheriff’s deputies said 19-year-old Connor Lotterman died. Police said there was a May 9 party at the house, in the 10700 block of Second Avenue.
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2 days ago |
mlive.com | John Tunison
KENTWOOD, MI -- A driver was taken into custody after fleeing from Kentwood police and then crashing into several police cruisers. Kentwood police said officers initially responded about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3 to a welfare check about a woman possibly falling asleep while driving near 28th Street. Police located the vehicle, which was stopped at the time, and found a woman sleeping inside. She woke up and fled from police.
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