Recent actions by law enforcement agencies in Northeast Michigan. This has been only lightly edited.

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Feb. 21-March 6

PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY

COs Jon Sklba and Paul Fox discovered a pop-up shanty with tip-ups set and nobody around on Black Lake in Presque Isle County. The COs waited at the shanty for the subject to return. After a long wait no one arrived, so COs went looking for the subject. The COs were able to track the subject to a cabin. The subject denied being gone long, yet he answered the door in a t-shirt and the tires on his side-by-side had time to dry. The subject had also been fishing without a license. Tickets were issued for the violations.

MONTMORENCY COUNTY

CO Sidney Collins was able to secure the donation of a deer decoy from the local chapter of Safari Club International in Montmorency County. The decoy will be used to combat road hunting and trespass issues during the fall season.

COs Sidney Collins and Dan Liestenfeltz were first on scene to a vehicle fire in Montmorency County. When the COs arrived, the truck was fully engulfed. The COs checked the scene for any injuries; none were reported. The fire started when a subject was working on the vehicle and sparks ignited the truck.

CO Dan Liestenfeltz was patrolling Montmorency County when he observed two suspicious vehicles parked near an unoccupied weekend residence. Due to the high number of recent larcenies in the area, CO Liestenfeltz checked one of the license plates through the Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN). CO Liestenfeltz observed the vehicles as they left the residence. One of the vehicles had a registered owner that had a suspended driver’s license and the vehicle also showed it did not have verification for insurance. A traffic stop was made on the vehicle. When CO Liestenfeltz asked what the subject was doing near the residence, the subject stated that they were simply looking at properties. CO Liestenfeltz did not observe any burglary tools or anything that appeared to be stolen. CO Liestenfeltz then issued the driver an appearance ticket for driving on a suspended license. Another subject with a valid driver’s license came to drive away the vehicle.

CO Dan Liestenfeltz assisted the Montmorency County Sheriff’s Department with a home invasion and domestic assault where the suspect barricaded himself inside a residence. The suspect eventually came out of the residence voluntarily and was taken into custody with no issues.