Battle Creek Police Department

Battle Creek and Albion Police are searching for a missing 38 year old man missing since Wednesday, August, 21.

The 20 year old suspect accused of impregnating and later assaulting a 12 year old girl is now in police custody.

Besides crime statistics, the Chief will discuss what the BCPD is doing to prevent violence in the community, with both “violence interruption” and the crisis intervention program.

The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says that they got a call around 3:30am Wednesday about a man with a gun in the 100 block of Avenue C in Springfield.

The 43-year-old man, who had cuts on his hands, wrist, and shoulder, said that the they been arguing when he was slapped and had his hair pulled by his girlfriend; she then grabbed a knife and started swinging at him.

After the crash, the sergeant said the vehicles engine caught fire. Witnesses described the suspect as a woman, but police could not confirm a description or the identity of the suspect.

The city says that in order to enforce the ordinance they need to put up signs at entrances and exits to the city, informing drivers of the distracted driving rules.

The incident started around 11:45pm Saturday, as a Calhoun County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Capital Ave. near Bailey Park for a traffic violation.

On Tuesday, 19-year-old Drequan Scott waived his preliminary examination on charges of open murder and using a gun in the commission of a crime, and the judge ordered him to trial.

The Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police offers departments around the state accreditation, if those departments are able to meet 105 different professional standards.