Calhoun County Sheriff Matt Saxton

Battle Creek Police Chief Jim Blocker and Calhoun County Sheriff Matt Saxton discussed several different points motorists should know in the event they are pulled over by a police officer. Here are three main take-aways they have: Be respectful Blocker and Saxton tell 95...

When an emergency vehicle is approaching, do you know the proper procedure for getting out of the way? Yes, you are supposed to get out of the way and let them through. In El Paso, Texas, folks apparently needed to be educated on this procedure so much, the local fire department produced a video showing the proper (and improper) way to do it...

Battle Creek Police Chief Jim Blocker and Calhoun County Sheriff Matt Saxton are taking a breath as they look back on 2016, a particularly difficult year in law enforcement. Three officers in Michigan were killed in the line of duty, including Wayne State University officer Collin Rose, a native of Richland...

The death of a police officer in the line of duty sends shock waves through the law enforcement community, far and wide. That was evident, most recently, at the services for Richland native Officer Collin Rose, gunned down while on duty in Detroit in November...

You have probably seen it in many a parade in Calhoun County. In fact, you may have even helped push it in the 2016 Marshall Christmas Parade: A 1964 Chrysler 300K tribute squad car (more on the pushing thing in a moment).

Calhoun County schoolkids are settling into their routines once again, as classes resumed on Tuesday, September 6 in most districts. Law enforcement officers say safety reminders are necessary for motorists, parents and kids as they return to their school schedules - and perhaps are distracted by the excitement of it all...

A recent murder-suicide in Emmett Township involving a Calhoun County Sheriff's deputy and his wife sent shock waves through local circles, including law enforcement. Among the peripheral details that incident kicked up was a startling statistic: There are more officer involved suicides than deaths in the line of duty...

The first unofficial summer weekend - Memorial Day - was not over, and emergency and law enforcement crews were responding to two different drowning incidents in southwest Michigan. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department is hoping to avoid more by reminding those using personal watercraft: Lifejackets are required for every occupant of a boat ... Read More ...

Battle Creek Police Chief Jim Blocker and Calhoun County Sheriff Matt Saxton tell WBCK a recent wave of Heroin overdose deaths has subsided, but the overall problem of addiction still exists. "This isn't really an enforcement problem as much as it is a prescription and medical problem, and we need to be at the table to make sure we're all working with one another to address the problem,"

Calhoun County Sheriff Matt Saxton was among the final guests of 2015 on WBCK's Richard Piet Show. With subjects in the news nationally and/or locally centered around children with toy guns - specifically the reaction of police in such situations - and high speed fatal crashes at the hands of young drivers, the sheriff had a lot to say...