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Police in Kalamazoo now have three people in custody in connection with a shooting that left a 13-year old boy dead. Michael Day was found with a gunshot wound to his upper body Monday evening in Kalamazoo’s Edison neighborhood. He died later at a local hospital. Investigators believe the fatal shot came from a shotgun wielded by 15-year-old Victor Garay …

Four people were treated for minor injuries following a two-motorcycle crash earlier this week in Mottville Township. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department said Pauletta Wagner, 50, of  Three Rivers, was driving west on U.S. 12 when she failed to stop in time from striking a motorcycle driven by her husband, Jeffrey Wagner, 58. He was stopped to turn left …

A preliminary hearing for a former, part-time Constantine reserve officer was postponed and is expected to be rescheduled next week. Raymond McCann II, 46, was supposed to appear for a preliminary hearing Thursday in district court on a charge of perjury. McCann, a Three Rivers resident, is accused of giving false testimony under subpoena two years ago in a case …

Suspects in more than a dozen residential break-ins in a three-county region have been arrested, capping a seven-month investigation. St. Joseph County Undersheriff Mark Lillywhite said four people have been arrested and warrants for seven additional suspects are being sought. The cases stem from incidents in St. Joseph, Branch and Kalamazoo counties. Guns, money, jewelry and electronics are among the …

A 16-year-old girl from Colon was found to be safe over the weekend, three days after she was reported missing. The Colon Police Department said the girl was last seen leaving Heartwood Renaissance Academy in Three Rivers around 12:45 p.m. Thursday. Police reported she was found Sunday morning in Three Rivers and returned to her residence later in the day. …

A 56-year-old Kalamazoo man died in a 1-car crash at 3:30am Monday. The victim was identified as David Hunt. The St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department says Hunt was northbound on Carlton Road in Flowerfield Township, when his car left the road, hit a rock, and rolled several times. Hunt was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 33-year-old Traverse City man was charged with drug- and weapon-related offenses early Thursday in Sturgis. The man was arrested after the vehicle in which he was a passenger was stopped for an equipment violation shortly after 12:30 a.m. near the intersection of East West and Arden Park streets. Sturgis police said the man was found to be in possession …

Four people were injured in a 2-car crash Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of M-40 and US-12 in Porter Township. According to the Cass County Sheriff’s Department, Wayne Hammons, age 52, of Cicero, Indiana stopped his vehicle on US-12 with the intention of changing lanes. A second vehicle, driven by 18-year-old Laurana Cook of White Pigeon, rear-ended the Hammons vehicle. …

One person was injured Monday night in a 2-car crash west of Sturgis. According to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department, 24-year-old Samantha Keesler of LaGrange was southbound on Shimmel Road, stopped at the US-12 intersection, then pulled onto the highway, and collided with an eastbound vehicle. That car was driven by Christopher Reynier, age 31, of Three Rivers. Reynier’s …

A Three Rivers man was killed Sunday evening in a single-car crash in Park Township. David Boring, 39, died following the incident at 7:50 p.m. last night on Buckhorn Road, north of Heimbach Road. Sheriff’s deputies said Boring was traveling north on Buckhorn Road when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. Boring was pronounced dead at the …