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District 1 counties of service: Baraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon.
CO Jared Ferguson was on marine patrol on an inland lake in Dickinson County when he observed a personal watercraft (PWC) pulling three young children on a tube without the required rear observer. CO Ferguson contacted the operator and explained the importance of the observer in a high boat traffic area, especially with small children who cannot be seen in the water by other boaters if they fall off the tube. A citation was issued for towing without an observer.
District 2 counties of service: Alger, Chippewa, Delta, Mackinac, Luce, Schoolcraft.
CO Alex French successfully led a search and rescue operation to locate a missing 11-year-old boy near the Canada Lakes Pathway trailhead in Luce County. After receiving a central dispatch complaint at 7:29 PM, CO French responded to the scene alongside the Luce County Sheriff’s Department, Luce County Search and Rescue (SAR), and local community volunteers. Pairs of searchers were strategically deployed on area trails, and at 8:15 PM, a team successfully located the missing youth. He had become separated from his cross-country practice group around 6:30 PM and was missing for approximately two hours, running an estimated 7 to 10 miles. The boy was quickly reunited with his family and medically cleared by Luce County EMS.
District 3 counties of service: Alpena, Antrim, Cheboygan, Charlevoix, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego, Presque Isle.
While patrolling Alpena County, CO Evan White responded to a call where an individual had a gun and was threatening to shoot everyone in the house. CO White arrived on scene as Michigan State Police (MSP) troopers were placing the individual in custody. CO White assisted the MSP with interviewing members of the house.
District 4 counties of service: Benzie, Grand Traverse, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo, Oceana, Wexford.
CO Logan Turner responded to a personal injury accident in Oceana County involving a side-by-side and a pickup truck. CO Turner arrived first on the scene and tended to the side-by-side driver who had a leg injury. After investigating, it was determined that the side-by-side was travelling at a high rate of speed over a hill and became airborne and hit a truck head on. The driver of the side-by-side was cited for ORV careless operation.
District 5 counties of service: Alcona, Arenac, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda, Roscommon.
CO Casey Pullum was patrolling at the Mud Jam event in Hale when he witnessed an ORV speeding on M-65. He turned his lights and siren on and followed the ORV for a short distance before it came to a stop. When CO Pullum contacted the driver, he immediately detected signs of intoxication. After conducting standardized field sobriety tests (SFSTs), it was clear the driver was impaired. He blew a .12 on the PBT and was taken into custody for operating while intoxicated (OWI).
CO Nico Luna responded to an off-road vehicle (ORV) personal injury accident that occurred in a remote area. Upon arrival, CO Luna assessed the victim and provided first aid care. With help from other members of the victim’s party, CO Luna was able direct additional units to his location and get emergency medical services (EMS) on scene.
CO Tyler Sabuda responded late one evening to assist the MSP in locating a missing elderly angler with multiple severe health issues. The officers conducted a challenging search in total darkness, navigating a heavily weeded lake for approximately one and a half hours. Their persistence paid off when they successfully located the individual, who had become immobilized and stuck in the thick aquatic vegetation. CO Sabuda and the troopers safely transported the angler back to the boat launch, where he was happily reunited with his waiting wife.
CO Tyler Sabuda successfully responded to a water rescue call on Lake Huron in Iosco County after a young child without a life jacket fell off his paddleboard. CO Sabuda was close by when the complaint was received, noting that the child was actively struggling to climb back onto the board as it was quickly being blown offshore by the wind. Acting rapidly, CO Sabuda borrowed a kayak from a nearby resident and paddled out to reach the stranded child. By the time he arrived, the child had managed to pull himself back onto the paddleboard. CO Sabuda and a Good Samaritan then assisted the boy into the good Samaritan's motorboat, which safely transported him back to shore.
District 6 counties of service: Bay, Gratiot, Huron, Isabella, Midland, Montcalm, Saginaw, Sanilac, Tuscola.
CO Adam Beuthin observed a vehicle pulling a boat behind it with a substantial amount of aquatic vegetation on the trailer. The CO conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and it was discovered the driver was taking the trailer back to Montcalm County. A citation for transporting AIS was issued and the trailer was completely cleaned off.
CO Alex Arndt observed a boat and trailer traveling down a road in Bay County with aquatic plants attached. CO Arndt initiated a traffic stop and contacted the driver. The driver was aware that the plants were on the trailer after a day on the water but failed to remove them before transporting the boat back to his house in Saginaw County. The driver removed the weeds from the trailer and was issued a citation for transporting AIS.
Sgts. Seth Rhodea and Chris Kravitsky observed a boat trailer pass their location with weeds hanging over the axle of the trailer. A traffic stop was made on the vehicle and upon contacting the driver, it was discovered that he was heading to the UP from Huron County where he had last launched his boat. A citation was issued for failing to remove aquatic species and the weeds were removed from his trailer before continuing his trip to the UP.
Sgt. Seth Rhodea observed a vehicle pulling a boat and trailer with weeds hanging from the trailer. The driver advised Sgt. Rhodea that he was scouting for the upcoming waterfowl season. He was leaving one launch and heading to another about 10 miles away, where he planned to clean the weeds off the trailer. Sgt. Rhodea explained the importance of not transporting aquatic species from one location to another. While filling out a citation for transporting aquatic species, he had the driver clean off the trailer.
District 7 counties of service: Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa, St Joseph, Van Buren.
While patrolling inland lakes in Van Buren County, CO Tyler Cole observed a small vessel operating without navigational lights after sunset. The two individuals onboard were actively fishing and returned to the launch approximately 40 minutes after sunset, still without proper lighting. Upon contact, CO Cole determined that neither angler possessed a valid fishing license, the vessel lacked valid registration, and no flotation devices were onboard. Citations were issued for fishing without a license and failing to provide flotation devices. Warnings were issued for operating an unregistered vessel and operating after sunset without navigational lights.
District 8 counties of service: Branch, Calhoun, Clinton, Eaton, Hillsdale, Ingham, Ionia, Jackson, Shiawassee.
CO Nick Thornton received an anonymous tip regarding a large antlered deer that was illegally taken during the 2025 deer season. CO Thornton was able to gain phone information and additional credible statements that led him to the suspect’s residence. During the interview, the individual admitted to taking the large 10-point antlered deer without any deer tags, indicating he didn’t think he would be hunting much that season. The deer was seized and charges are being sought through the prosecutor’s office.
District 9 counties of service: Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair.
CO Kris Kiel checked a shore angler who stated he did not have his identification or fishing license on him. Running his information through dispatch, it was discovered that the subject has not purchased a fishing license since 2022 and had eight warrants for his arrest. The subject was cited for fishing without a license, and the St. Clair Shores Police Department lodged him for his warrants through their department.
District 10 counties of service: Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, Wayne.
While conducting AIS patrol, CO Dave Schaumburger and Sgt. Pete Purdy observed a trailer go past them with so many weeds attached to the trailer they thought the trailer had mud flaps on the bottom. A traffic stop was initiated on the vehicle. The driver stated he figured he was getting stopped for the weeds. A citation was issued for transporting a vessel/trailer with aquatic vegetation attached.
While following up on an ORV on the roadway complaint, CO Dave Schaumburger observed two ORVs in the area. He sat back and waited until they got on the roadway and then conducted a traffic stop. One of the operators was immediately agitated with the CO and started broadcasting on social media. While the CO asked for backup from the local agency, he was able to get a name from the agitated operator. Just as the name returned to LEIN and the CO realized it was not the operator in front of him, the operator kick started his dirtbike and fled from the scene. The other operator was cooperative, remained on scene, and provided the real name of the person who fled. In addition to the warrants the fleeing subject had, including a warrant for felonious assault on a police officer, a warrant will be requested for flee and elude, resist and obstruct, operating an ORV on a roadway, and operating with a suspended license.
CO Andrew Werth was conducting an AIS patrol at Elizabeth Park in Trenton when he observed a vehicle hauling a PWC leaving the park with weeds all over the trailer. The trailer also had no trailer lights. The CO conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and when the CO asked the driver why he made zero attempt to clean the weeds off, the driver told the CO that he doesn’t live far and he was just going to clean them off at home and that’s also why he didn’t plug in his trailer lights since he only lived a few miles from the park. The operator was cited for his AIS violation and warned for having no trailer lights.
CO Joel Hill conducted an AIS patrol at Lake Erie Metropark. During the patrol, two traffic stops were initiated for various Aquatic Invasive Species violations. During one of the traffic stops on a vehicle and trailer hauling a boat, it was discovered that the driver had not strapped down and secured their boat before entering the roadway. Both drivers reported slow fishing activity. Both individuals contacted were issued citations for transport watercraft/trailer/equipment without removing aquatic vegetation.
