District 1 counties of service: Baraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon.
Conservation Officer (CO) Byron Parks assisted the Houghton County Sheriff’s Department on a snowmobile personal injury incident. It was reported that the injured person was off trail along a power line. CO Parks, along with two Houghton County deputies, met at a location where they unloaded snowmobiles to begin a search and rescue (SAR) to locate the injured snowmobiler. With the use of GPS coordinates, the officers had a good idea where along the power line the injured subject was. About two miles from their patrol vehicles, the officers located the injured snowmobiler. They directed fire and rescue to the location and helped load the subject into a side-by-side where he was transported out to EMS.
CO Phil Helminen and Sergeant Brian Bacon were on snowmobile patrol when they stopped a snowmobile that had a registration which was several years expired. The driver of the snowmobile stated that he had purchased the snowmobile but never registered it in his name. The COs found the driver also had several warrants out for his arrest in other states, but they would not pick up on the warrants. The driver was cited for not registering the snowmobile.
CO Steve Sajtar responded to a personal injury crash in Menominee County. CO Sajtar arrived on scene and found the vehicle to be unoccupied. After interviewing witnesses, it was determined the driver had been picked up by a family member and taken to a nearby residence. CO Sajtar assisted Menominee County Sheriff’s deputies with interviewing the suspected driver at the residence. Ultimately, the driver of the vehicle was issued a citation for failing to report a motor vehicle crash.
CO Alex VanWagner responded to a crash involving a snowmobile and truck at an intersection of Trail 15 in Iron County. Upon arrival, there was an injured snowmobile rider lying in the snowbank at the intersection of the trail and road. CO VanWagner and an Iron River Police Department officer provided aid to the subject until EMS arrived. The snowmobiler was transported to Aspirus Hospital in Iron River for treatment of a broken shoulder. Interviews were conducted and it was determined the snowmobiler failed to stop at the stop sign and a truck struck the rear of the snowmobile, causing it to roll and eject the snowmobiler. The snowmobiler was issued a citation for careless operation of a snowmobile.
CO Alex VanWagner responded to a ski hill in Iron County for an incident involving an unconscious 14-year-old male. The subject was inadvertently struck by another kid on the tow rope, causing him to lose consciousness. EMS arrived first on scene, and the subject had regained consciousness but was disoriented. CO VanWagner assisted EMS with loading the subject in the ambulance for transport to the hospital for further evaluation.
CO Phil Helminen was on patrol when he came upon a vehicle in a ditch. CO Helminen stopped to check on the driver. After talking with them, CO Helminen found that they had gone off the road after hitting an icy patch. CO Helminen helped them shovel out their vehicle and they were able to get it out of the snowbank.
COs Jeremy Sergey and Jackson Kelly responded to a single vehicle rollover crash on US 41 in Baraga County. After checking for injuries, the COs assisted the Baraga County Sherriff’s Department with traffic control.
COs Jeremy Sergey and John Kamps conducted several snowmobile patrols over a busy weekend in Marquette County. Multiple snowmobilers were contacted at busy intersections. While most people were operating safely, several were observed running through intersections ignoring the posted stop signs. A total of 11 citations were issued for careless operation, failing to transfer a title/registration within 15 days of purchase, speeding, and no trail permit.
COs John Kamps, Jermey Sergey and Cody Smith were patrolling a popular snowmobile intersection when they witnessed a crash. A snowmobile failed to stop at an intersection and struck the rear end of another snowmobile parked along the trail. There was minor rear end damage along with a broken taillight on the parked snowmobile. A citation for careless snowmobile operation was issued.
District 2 counties of service: Alger, Chippewa, Delta, Mackinac, Luce, Schoolcraft.
COs Andrea Dani and Brandon Maki observed a group of four men ice fishing on a small inland lake. The COs contacted the group and asked for their fishing licenses. Three of the anglers provided licenses and the fourth stated he had not been fishing. CO Maki informed the individual they had been watching him fish for nearly 10 minutes prior to making contact. CO Dani issued a citation for fishing without a license.
Sgt. Rob Freeborn and CO Brandon Maki assisted with a snowmobile education course to train Michigan law enforcement officers to safely operate snowmobiles and enforce snowmobile related laws.
CO Brandon Maki responded to a snowmobiler who had his foot burned after his snowmobile had caught fire. CO Maki rendered aid and turned the subject over to EMS to treat the burns on his foot.
CO Alex French investigated a complaint he received from an angler he had met on South Manistique Lake. The complainant stated a man had purposely drove over his fishing equipment with a snowmobile after he and the suspect had gotten into a verbal altercation. The suspect was interviewed by CO French, and a report is being compiled to submit to the Mackinac County Prosecutor. Charges being requested will include fishing harassment, riding a snowmobile within 100 feet of a person/ice shanty at a speed greater than needed to maintain forward momentum, and malicious destruction of property.
CO Alex French received a call from Station 20 stating that a satellite SOS company had called and stated an 81-year-old male had sent an SOS ping out in Chippewa County on Trail 8 north of the Curly Lewis Road. When CO French arrived on scene, the male subject was sitting on top of his snowmobile in the middle of a large swamp hole in the trail. CO French assisted the gentleman off his snowmobile and onto solid ground. After retrieving the snowmobile from the swamp hole, the gentleman was able to drive it off. The family was notified that the man was okay.
While patrolling Brevort Lake in Mackinac County, CO Joe Budnick came across a pair of tip-ups that were set and actively fishing near an unoccupied ice shack. After 15 minutes, the angler returned and admitted to leaving the tip-ups and checking them occasionally. A citation was issued for fishing with the unattended tip-ups.
District 3 counties of service: Alpena, Antrim, Cheboygan, Charlevoix, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego, Presque Isle.
CO Tom Oberg responded to a be on the lookout (BOL) for a possible drunk driver on M-32 going through Gaylord. CO Oberg located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. As CO Oberg got out of his patrol vehicle, the driver got out of the vehicle, began yelling at CO Oberg, then got back in his vehicle and fled the scene. CO Oberg pursued the vehicle down a dead-end road that was unplowed at which point the driver put his vehicle in reverse and rammed the front of CO Oberg’s patrol vehicle. The suspect’s vehicle then became disabled and caught on fire. The suspect fled on foot and CO Oberg chased the suspect and proceeded to deploy his TASER device, which was ultimately ineffective. The suspect ended up running to a nearby residence, which was a family member’s house, and entered the residence. CO Oberg set up a perimeter on the residence and waited for responding law enforcement units to arrive. After responding units arrived, a larger perimeter was set, and efforts began to get the suspect to exit the residence. Eventually, the suspect exited the residence and was placed under arrest without further incident and transported to the Otsego County Jail. CO Oberg submitted charges with the Otsego County Prosecutor’s Office for three felony charges of fleeing and eluding, resisting and obstructing/assault on a police officer, and malicious destruction of police property, which were authorized. The case is pending within the court system. The Otsego County Sheriff’s Department and MSP troopers assisted in the incident.
CO Jack Gorno contacted a group of hound hunters in southern Cheboygan County. After discussion with the guide and hunter, CO Gorno asked the hunter where his firearm was located. The hunter admitted the firearm was cased in the back seat but couldn’t remember if he removed the magazine. After investigating, CO Gorno located the firearm with the loaded magazine inserted into the firearm. CO Gorno issued a ticket to the subject for possessing a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle.
COs Tyler Owen and Nico Luna were investigating an unattended tip-up left on the ice of a Lake in Oscoda County. The COs identified the owner of the tip-up and went to interview him at his residence. A friend of the man answered the door and stated he wasn’t home. The COs identified the friend and determined he had multiple warrants for his arrest including felony larceny out of Grand Traverse County. The suspect was arrested and lodged at the Oscoda County Jail.
CO Tyler Owen was checking ice anglers on Otsego Lake when he observed an ice shanty with six tip-ups out. CO Owen contacted the father and son anglers and observed each angler jigging with an additional line inside the shanty. The father was issued a ticket for fishing with more than three lines, and the son was given a verbal warning.
CO Evan White conducted multiple fish patrols around the Alpena area. Several anglers were contacted. Most anglers were compliant with fishing regulations; however, two subjects were ticketed for failing to have a fishing license.
CO Jon Sklba submitted a report to the Presque Isle County Prosecutor's Office charging a subject for taking a deer without a hunting license. The subject purchased a license after the fact and in turn they tagged the deer incorrectly.
CO Dan Liestenfeltz was conducting a fishing patrol on Clear Lake in Montmorency County. CO Liestenfeltz observed a shanty that had a total of nine tip-ups on the ice. After contacting three subjects inside the shanty, CO Liestenfeltz observed multiple fishing rods that had bait and wet lines. After questioning two of the subjects, they admitted that they were also fishing with the rods inside the shanty. CO Liestenfeltz issued two of the three angler’s tickets for fishing with too many lines.
CO Dan Liestenfeltz was patrolling Montmorency County when a vehicle traveling in front of him began having a significant variance in their speed. The vehicle was traveling back and forth regularly between 20 mph and 60 mph. CO Liestenfeltz ran the vehicle’s license plate, and it was determined that the registered owner had multiple warrants for their arrest. The warrants included a misdemeanor for child support from Montmorency County, a felony warrant for child support from the attorney general’s office, and a felony warrant for larceny and embezzlement from a vulnerable adult. CO Liestenfeltz was able to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle and take the subject into custody where they were lodged on the warrants without issue.
CO Sidney LaLonde responded to a snowmobile accident. CO LaLonde grabbed her snowmobile to assist with locating the victim. CO LaLonde, along with a medic, were first on scene. They met with a member of the snowmobile group who pointed them in the direction of where the victim was. CO LaLonde and the medic reached the victim at the bottom of a large ravine. The victim was unable to move, and the family members could not reach her. The medic and CO LaLonde evaluated the victim who was conscious but was unable to move and had several lacerations on her head and was complaining of back pain. CO LaLonde and the fire department were able to get the victim on a backboard and winch her up the steep ravine. Once on top of the ravine, they were able to carefully load the victim into a rescue sled and transport her to the waiting ambulance. CO LaLonde and the fire department were able to winch the snowmobile up the ravine and back to the closest road for a family member to pick up. CO LaLonde contacted a family member the next day to follow up with the victim’s recovery. The victim had several stitches on her head, broken ribs, and fractures in her back. The victim accidentally hit the gas and tumbled down the ravine, rolling the snowmobile several times until colliding with trees at the bottom of the ravine. She was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, but it was not buckled, therefore it fell off.
Sgt. Paul Fox and CO Evan White attended a regional law enforcement agency meeting. Agency members gave updates on area activity and coordinated joint enforcement cooperation.
District 4 counties of service: Benzie, Grand Traverse, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo, Oceana, Wexford.
CO Will Kinney was on snowmobile patrol in Wexford County. CO Kinney observed an individual on the snowmobile trail with what appeared to be an expired trail permit displayed on the snowmobile. CO Kinney stopped the snowmobiler to address the violation. Upon further investigation, it was discovered the operator had an expired snowmobile registration and was also riding with his driver’s license revoked. A citation was issued to the operator for the violations.
CO Zack Walters and Sgt. Amanda Weaver responded to a complaint regarding a deer dumped on the side of a busy intersection in Traverse City. A license plate was provided from the complainant. The vehicle was registered to an individual from Manistee County. CO Walters and Sgt. Weaver responded to the residence and interviewed the registered owner of the vehicle. The subject admitted to dumping the carcass at the intersection and was issued a citation for littering.
COs Zack Walters, Josh Wright, Will Kinney, Charlie Jones, and Sgt. Amanda Weaver conducted a group snowmobile patrol throughout their assigned work area. CO Walters and Sgt. Weaver rode from Benzie County, CO Kinney rode from Grand Traverse County, and CO Wright rode from Wexford County. All five COs met in Mesick and patrolled southbound to a busy trail intersection near the Lake County line where they also met and worked with an officer from the United States Forest Service. Several citations were issued throughout the day for registration and trail permit violations. Hundreds of contacts were made across the three counties and over 100 miles were covered patrolling the snowmobile trail system.
CO Angela Greenway investigated a hunter who was suspected of shooting a buck without a license in Mecosta County. CO Greenway interviewed the subject which led to the admission of taking an 8-point and a 7-point without a license and purchasing the licenses afterwards. Charges are being sought through the prosecutor’s office for two counts of taking a deer without a license.
District 5 counties of service: Alcona, Arenac, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Roscommon.
COs Kyle Cherry and James Garrett were on patrol in Kalkaska County when they observed a vehicle in front of them slide through a stop sign at an intersection. The vehicle slid into a busy highway and nearly struck a truck pulling a trailer which began fish tailing. The vehicle then crossed four lanes of traffic and slid into a snowbank on the other side of the highway. The COs activated their emergency lights and checked on the occupant who stated she was uninjured and that the ice on the roadway caused her to slide through the intersection. The COs were able to safely push the vehicle out of the snowbank. The driver was cited for driving too fast for conditions.
CO Kyle Bader checked anglers on a lake in northern Ogemaw County. One group of anglers had a beautiful walleye on the ice. Unfortunately, two out of three of them were fishing without a license. A citation was issued for the violation.
While patrolling Oscoda County, COs Nico Luna and Tyler Owen were following up on a RAP complaint from Station 20 of an unattended tip-up on Muskrat Lake in Mio. After retrieving the tip-up, the COs developed a lead on a possible suspect. Further investigation revealed that the suspect had an active arrest warrant out of Grand Traverse County. Upon contact with the suspect and confirming the warrant, the COs arrested and lodged the subject on the arrest warrant.
CO Tyler Sabuda was patrolling a lake in Iosco County for snowmobiling and fishing activity. CO Sabuda located a snowmobiler with an expired registration. CO Sabuda recognized the individual from issuing a citation for an expired snowmobile registration last winter. While talking to the individual, the individual admitted it was the same snowmobile from the previous year, and he still hadn’t registered it. CO Sabuda issued the individual a citation for the unregistered snowmobile.
District 6 counties of service: Bay, Gratiot, Huron, Isabella, Midland, Montcalm, Saginaw, Sanilac, Tuscola.
CO Kory Crawley was patrolling for illegal ORV activity when he observed ORV tracks leading off a trail into state land. The ORV had driven over 100 yards into the woods. CO Crawley was able to contact the driver, and a citation was issued.
CO Alex Arndt checked several groups of ice anglers in Saginaw and Bay Counties. During one of the contacts, CO Arndt found that one of the groups had been successful and were leaving with their daily limit of yellow perch. One member of the group could not provide the CO with their fishing license. CO Arndt decided to give the individual some time to try and locate the license electronically, but the individual was unable to do so. After the CO determined that the individual had not purchased a fishing license, enforcement action was taken for failing to display the license to the CO.
While checking fishing activity at the Stevenson Lake DNR access lot in Isabella County, CO Mike Haas noted that the parking lot was full and there were numerous ice anglers on the lake. The CO noticed one vehicle had a license plate that expired in 2024 and the last recreation passport on the vehicle was from 2020. While contacting anglers on the lake, CO Haas located the owner of the vehicle and discovered the subject lacked a valid fishing license. A citation and multiple warnings were issued.
During a patrol through Isabella County in inclement weather, CO Mike Haas noted a vehicle tailgating him and eventually passing him. CO Haas used his RADAR device and noted that the vehicle was traveling 78 mph in a 55-mph zone. A traffic stop was conducted to address the safety and speeding violations; a citation was issued.
CO Mike Haas witnessed a snowmobile traveling towards him on a county roadway and noted registration and trail permit violations. As the CO was getting his patrol truck turned around, he watched the operator of the machine turn around, look at him, and then increase his speed to get away. CO Haas was able to catch up with the machine when the operator began to cut through numerous yards and woods before losing sight of him. Eventually, snowmobile tracks were located on a nearby road, and the CO found the subject attempting to put away his machine at his residence. A citation was issued to address the licensing violations.
CO Michael Lator was patrolling Gratiot County for ORV activity when he observed a side-by-side operating alongside M-57 and on Consumer’s Energy property. The CO also noted that neither individual in the ORV was wearing a seatbelt. A traffic stop was conducted as the ORV pulled into a nearby gas station. CO Lator questioned the driver, who admitted he knew he was not wearing a seatbelt and that he could not ride along a state highway. A citation was issued along with several warnings.
CO Michael Lator was patrolling through the Gratiot-Saginaw State Game Area when he encountered two individuals in a parking area preparing to hunt deer. The CO checked each hunter’s deer licenses and requested to check the firearms in the vehicle. The individuals agreed and CO Lator discovered one of the firearms was enclosed in a case but loaded with multiple rounds, including one in the chamber. Further investigation revealed the individual who owned the gun also had two outstanding arrest warrants. He was ultimately arrested and lodged in the local jail on the arrest warrants along with receiving a citation for the loaded firearm in a motor vehicle.
District 7 counties of service: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa, St Joseph, Van Buren.
CO Carter Woodwyk was checking a hunter in Allegan County who ended up giving the CO a tip on a possible stolen ORV that they located parked in the Allegan State Game Area. The CO followed up and located the ORV, confirming that it was reported stolen a few months prior to the Allegan County Sheriff’s Department. The CO, along with a deputy and one of the owners of the ORV, worked together to get the machine out of the woods and onto a trailer.
CO Carter Woodwyk received a complaint of deer carcasses that were dumped on private property in Allegan County. Upon investigation, a suspect was developed, and the CO was able to contact them by phone. The suspect indicated they were not sure how to dispose of the carcasses, so they just dumped them in the ditch. Enforcement action was taken.
While patrolling Kalamazoo County, CO James Nason witnessed a vehicle being operated by an individual who CO Nason has had prior dealings with. The individual is a well-known drug user and is usually found with multiple wants/warrants. CO Nason conducted a traffic stop after noticing the taillights did not work on the vehicle. Upon running the man through the Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN), the CO discovered that the man did indeed have felony warrants and was wanted in Kalamazoo for possessing dangerous drugs. CO Nason warned and cited the man for multiple motor vehicle violations along with arresting and lodging him in the Kalamazoo County Jail.
COs Matt Page, Jeff Robinette, Tyler Cole, and Travis Dragomer conducted a group snowmobile patrol where multiple contacts were made with snowmobilers. During the patrol, citations were issued for trail permit violations and registration issues along with several warnings for minor violations.
CO Travis Dragomer conducted a snowmobile patrol upon Trail 182 in Berrien County. CO Dragomer issued multiple citations for riders operating on the trail without helmets.
COs Travis Dragomer, Matt Page, Jeff Robinette, and Tyler Cole conducted a group snowmobile patrol upon Trail 59 in Cass and Berrien Counties. Multiple citations were issued for registration and trail permit violations.
COs Travis Dragomer and Tyler Cole conducted a snowmobile patrol upon Trail 59 and Trail 590 in Cass and Berrien Counties. The COs issued multiple citations for trail permit violations.
District 8 counties of service: Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Hillsdale, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, Shiawassee.
CO Wes Butler and Sgt. Cary Foster were patrolling the Maple River State Game Area when they encountered a group of small game hunters. The COs pulled over to speak with the hunters to check their licenses and to see if they harvested anything. The group had several rabbits and squirrels, so CO Butler asked to see their hunting licenses. Three of the hunters were able to produce a current base license, but one of the hunters did not possess a 2025 base license. CO Butler addressed the issue and gave the hunter a citation for hunting without a license.
In Ionia County, COs Jeremy Beavers and Mark Reffitt investigated a complaint about a person potentially shooting deer from his house during the extended antlerless hunt. CO Beavers contacted the complainant who stated that the suspect has a feeder in his backyard and will shoot deer at the feeder during the day and night. CO Beavers was told that there was a shot fired the previous night after sundown. The COs went to the location to contact and question the suspect. While approaching the house they could see a feeder near a “dusk to dawn” light in the backyard. During their investigation they learned that the suspect was legally licensed to hunt deer. The suspect admitted to baiting and shooting deer over the bait. The COs then checked the feeder and saw that it was active, with corn all around it. The suspect was also baiting with sugar beets. The suspect admitted that they recently shot a deer and were still in possession of it. The COs examined the deer and determined that it was older and would not have been from the time the complaint was received. It was noted that the deer was not properly tagged. The COs then explained that the deer must be tagged immediately and remain tagged until it is processed. Multiple violations were discovered during the investigation, and the suspect was cited for those violations.
COs James Rowley and John Byars responded to a complaint of untagged deer on a property. CO Rowley contacted the property owner and explained what the report was about. The property owner gave consent for the COs to enter the pole barn. Inside the pole barn were two untagged deer and another that was tagged. The property owner did not shoot the deer but said other individuals living on the property in a trailer may have shot the deer. The COs interviewed the individuals, one individual admitted that he had shot a doe the day before. Enforcement action was taken against the shooter. The COs also discovered that one of the other persons had two warrants for their arrest out of Ingham County Sheriff’s Office. The individual was arrested and turned over to ICSO.
CO Cullen Knoblauch followed up on a suspicious deer hunting license purchase made in early November. CO Knoblauch contacted a subject at his residence and asked him to discuss his 2025 deer hunting season. The subject told CO Knoblauch a detailed story of when he had harvested an 8-point antlered deer with a compound bow that used to belong to his father on November 9th. When the subject completed telling his story, CO Knoblauch asked him if he had a hunting license prior to when he killed the 8-point antlered deer. The subject said, “To tell you the truth, no I forgot to buy a license.” CO Knoblauch asked the subject how many times he had hunted deer prior to killing the 8-point and he said three or four times. Charges will be requested in Jackson County for taking deer without a license.
Sgt. Christopher Maher and CO Nick Thornton recently arrested an individual for a felony warrant. During the search incident to arrest, a hollowed-out ink pen with a white substance caked on the inside of the pen was in the subject’s pocket. CO Thornton forwarded the substance to the MSP Forensic Laboratory for testing and was found to be Methamphetamines (Meth). Possession of Meth charges are now being sought through the Prosecutor’s Office.
District 9 counties of service: Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair.
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District 10 counties of service: Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, Wayne.
COs Andrew Werth and Joel Hill responded to an address in Redford about a possible illegal 6-point whitetail antlered deer complaint that CO Martin Lawrence had received. Through the help of COs Martin Lawrence and Ariel Young, the likelihood of the deer being illegal was probable, but the COs needed to get more information. Upon contact, the individual immediately came clean stating that they shot the deer at the Prairie State Game Area in Brownstown with their pistol and that they knew that they could not discharge a firearm there. The suspect also told the COs that they did not have a valid hunter safety certificate so all their licenses that they had purchased were invalid. The individual also did not harvest report their deer within the 72-hour time frame and waited almost two months after harvesting the deer to report it. Finally, it was found that the pistol used to harvest the 6-point whitetail antlered deer could hold more than the allotted capacity of rounds legally allowed to harvest a deer in Michigan. Charges will be sought through the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office.
CO Andrew Werth conducted a wildlife patrol at Pointe Mouillee SGA. The CO checked three different hunters who claimed they were small game and pheasant hunting. The CO validated that all the hunters had the proper licensure, but all three groups were in possession of toxic shot which is illegal to use in the Pointe Mouillee SGA. The CO educated all three individuals that pheasant season was closed and issued a citation to all three individuals for their remaining infractions.
COs Dave Schaumburger and Griffin Korican received a report of a female who passed a suicide note to someone walking on the Belle Isle bridge. The note was reported to dispatch and relayed to the COs. After the COs located the individual near the water, they attempted to talk with the distressed female. The female walked further towards the water and did not want to talk to the COs. Soon after, a DPD officer, who is a crisis negotiator specifically trained for these instances, made her way out to assist. After calming the distressed female she finally decided to come down from the seawall and voluntarily went to the hospital for a mental evaluation. The COs assisted in transporting her to the hospital and were happy about the successful outcome.
While on patrol on Belle Isle, CO Dave Schaumburger came upon a brand-new Cadillac parked on the grass near Sunset Point. The wheels were covered in mud because the grass was soaked and huge tire ruts were created in the grass. The driver was a self-proclaimed, “influencer”, who had another person with him filming video and taking pictures of his car. When the CO contacted the driver, the driver immediately began telling the CO he was sorry and he knew it was a bad idea. A citation was issued for parking in a non-designated parking spot. When the driver received the ticket he said, “I get it man.”
While working Belle Isle, CO Brandon Vacek conducted a traffic stop on a motorcycle for operating in the bike lane. The driver was issued a citation for operating with an expired registration and no cycle endorsement.
Great Lakes Enforcement Unit (GLEU)
Cpl. Pat Hartsig checked ice fishermen on Lake St. Clair. Ice season had just started, and the fishing was slow.
Cpl. Todd Sumbera was patrolling a local deer yard when he observed two individuals stopping and stepping out of their truck. When Cpl. Sumbera asked if they had any firearms with them, they stated they did and opened the truck door. Cpl. Sumbera documented a deer rifle sitting uncased on the passenger seat. A citation was issued.
Cpl. Troy Van Gelderen has been coordinating with local authorities and EGLE staff in investigating and monitoring the sinking of a commercial fishing vessel in Ludington. This is the second such sinking of a moored and out-of-service vessel in Ludington in the last year.
