State's policy to reduce prison population and miscommunication led to the murder of an innocent man.
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Who to blame? Senate reviews bungled handling of Walker stabbing suspect Jack Jacqmain’s case
Brother of Grand River drowning victim refuses deal, will go to trial for obstructing rescuers
Darrin Arens, left, pictured here with his late brother Jeff, refuses to accept a plea deal and expects to go before a jury to fight the charge that he hindered police as they were trying to find his brother's body.
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Michigan Walmarts swindled not once, not twice, but 21 times, by the same con man, police say
Kent County Sheriff's officials said Jeffrey Edward Lowery used a refund scam to get cash from Walmart.
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Daughters of Wyoming slaying victim will remain with foster parents
Sara Blok, mother of three, was found dead after an August apartment fire.
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Last of identity theft/credit card scammers in Russian scheme is sentenced
Ameer Spinks, 25, was one of five convicted.
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Woman who ran over bystander in Ionia Avenue street fight gets 20 to 50 years in prison
April Juarez killed Tifanee Crews in a drunken rage after a fight inside Tap House bar in March.
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Reward available for information about armed robbers in Holland
A group of men have committed at least three armed thefts from people on city streets.
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Man pleads guilty to posting fake craigslist ad with nude photos of his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, a Kent County Sheriff’s Deputy
Online ad, soliciting relationships with men for Sheriff's Deputy Patrick Stewart (left) was "stupid, drunk, middle-of-the-night thing," says Dewey Spicer, 29, of Caledonia (right).
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Jack Jacqmain case touches off blame game between Kent County and Michigan corrections officials
State officials, including Sen. Wayne Kuipers, say Kent County jail officials broke rules by moving Jacqmain to Pine Rest.
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Texas man accused of killing 80-year-old Ionia woman is jailed
Justin Stephens was 16 at the time of the alleged crime in 2006.
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