Just before midnight Tuesday a 32-year-old Battle Creek woman approached a police officer, and said she had been given two suspicious $100 bills. She told officers that she went to a gas station with the money, and the clerk told her it was counterfeit.
Two Lansing men were arraigned January 11 following the investigation, which stemmed from a tip regarding drugs and prostitution at a Battle Creek hotel.
The Michigan State Police were at the Rev. Strick Strickland’s home for several hours Thursday, as they executed a search warrant at the residence on Prairie Ave. Authorities say that they are investigating allegations from more than one victim on charges of criminal sexual conduct and pandering.