kidnapping

Almost a year ago, police say a man was involved in an armed robbery and kidnapping at a Battle Creek ATM. Now, the man has been charged with multiple crimes.

28-year-old James Smith was in US District Court in Grand Rapids Thursday, and sentenced to 20 years in prison for a charge of sex trafficking of a minor. Prosecutors say that Smith, along with three other co-defendants, forced two 14-year-old runaways into prostitution, gave them drugs and threaten…

The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office says that around 2pm Saturday, a woman had been jogging along E. MN Ave. near S 31st St. in Comstock, when a vehicle parked on the side of the road a little ahead of her; as she approached, a male suspect got out and began chasing after her.

The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says that just after 2am Monday, deputies were called to the 5000 block of 28 Mile Rd. in Homer Township on reports of domestic assault. Authorities say that a 35-year-old Homer Township man had assaulted his 24-year-old wife, cutting her clothes off with a b…

Albion authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a man who sexually assaulted a teenager Monday morning.
The Albion Department of Public Safety says that around 1:20am Monday, July 10, a 17-year-old girl told police that she had been in the 600 block of Dalrymple St, when she …

A Battle Creek man has been arraigned on multiple felony charges after police say he kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman over the weekend.
The Battle Creek Enquirer says that allegedly last Thursday, a 65-year-old man forced the 34-year-old victim into his car at an area grocery store, and …

A Battle Creek man is in jail after he allegedly held his girlfriend hostage and violently assaulted her.
The incident happened early Tuesday morning, at a home on Parish St; the 44-year-old victim had called police after escaping to a neighbor’s house for help...

A man is in jail after he allegedly kidnapped a young teen and abused them in Kalamazoo Wednesday night.
The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says that a 13-year-old girl had been waiting for a bus on Portage St. Wednesday, when a man approached her and forced her to enter his car; the man …

A Battle Creek man is now in jail after he allegedly committed a brutal attack on his ex-girlfriend.
The Battle Creek Police Department says that officers made contact with a woman who was suffering from severe facial injuries around 1:30am Thursday...

Two Battle Creek men are in jail after they allegedly broke into a home and committed armed robbery.
The Battle Creek Police Department says that around 3am Thursday, two men broke into a home on Baughman Ct. in Bedford Township. They then allegedly tied up the two female residents, and robbed them a…