Category From the Desk of Sheriff Abbott

Uniform Response handled an MDOP/Throwing Rocks at a Moving Vehicle Incident in Almena Township/Antwerp Township.

• Uniform Response handled an incident in Paw Paw Township in which it appears that a Stray Bullet Hit a House

Uniform Response stopped a vehicle for a High Rate of Speed near the fairgrounds while the fair was going on. The driver was found to be driving while intoxicated. The driver was lodged for the incident

We Contracted with Porter Township for a Deputy to be there 5 hours a week. The Deputy will focus on blight and other issues that need attention in the township. We have several contracts in the county with townships, and we’ve had great success with everyone that has one.

Our Marine Division Rescued 9 People from a Disabled Boat on Lake Michigan in Dangerous Water Conditions.

Uniform Response handled a Single Motorcycle Crash in Keeler Township. The driver which was not wearing a helmet was driving at a high rate of speed, left the roadway, and crashed. The driver was transported to the hospital in critical condition. Since the time of the crash, our office has learned that his condition has improved.

Uniform Response received information that a Stolen Kubota Tractor from Wisconsin was Possibly at a Residence in Columbia Township

Uniform Response handled a Fatal Fire incident with the Paw Paw Fire Department. Both offices were dispatched to a fully engulfed residential fire in Waverly Township in the early morning hours.