assault

29-year-old Matthew Steppenwolf had been charged with multiple felonies, including armed robbery, arson, carjacking and firearms crimes; last week, he pleaded guilty but mentally ill to those charges, with other felonies being dropped, including ethnic intimidation.

44-year-old Todd Maneke appeared in Kalamazoo County Court on Monday, January 30, where a judge ordered him to serve between 15 and 20 years in prison; he pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the death of 88-year-old Alfred Minka last month.

A sword attack in Battle Creek sent a woman to the hospital and led to a man's arrest early Friday morning. Her injuries are described as serious, and she was taken for surgery.

The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says a woman was exiting her vehicle in the 1300 block of S Westnedge around 6:20pm, when a man came behind her and said he had a gun.

The City of Battle Creek has now responded to a civil rights complaint, filed after a police officer got into an altercation with a mentally disabled man.The BCPD says that they have conducted an internal investigation into this incident, and that the Michigan State Police is currently evaluating how appropriate the use of force was.

32-year-old Joshua Miller was charged Tuesday with third-degree fleeing and eluding in Branch County Court, and had bond set at $100,000. The chase initially began back in February of this year, where Battle Creek Police wanted him for allegedly holding his girlfriend hostage, assaulting her, and for driving a stolen vehicle

Portage Public Safety Officers had been called to the C Store on Centre Ave. around 7:30am Sunday, to find an unoccupied vehicle that crashed into a gas pump; witnesses said the driver had fled on foot, and officers located the 17-year-old driver a short time later on Angling Rd.

Officers were called to the 100 block of Lathrop Ave. around 1:30pm Saturday, and found a home and car hit with bullets. A SUV had been seen leaving the area, and was stopped shortly afterwards.

A former teacher and high school basketball coach at the Portage Public Schools has now been sentenced to probation for misconduct with a student. Cory McNeal appeared in Kalamazoo County Court Wednesday, and was sentenced to two years after pleading guilty to felonious assault.

When the owner of a company redeveloping downtown Battle Creek told police he had been robbed and shot at, authorities brought out their police dogs and investigators in order to track down their suspect. Now, authorities say the incident never happened.