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Monday Afternoon State News Summary Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:16:02 EDT (Allen Park-Dismemberment Murders-Update) A 39-Year-Old Man Will Be Held Without Bond, Accused Of Killing And Dismembering An Allen Park Couple. Roger Bowling Was Arraigned Today (Monday) On Two Counts Each Of First-Degree Murder, Mutilation Of A Body And Having A Firearm In A Felony. First-Degree Murder Carries A Mandatory Penalty Of Life In Prison Without Parole. Bowling Also Is Charged With Tampering With Evidence. He Is Said To Be The Ex-Boyfriend Of 32-Year-Old Danielle Greenway, Who Was Fatally Shot Along With Her Fiance, 42-Year-Old Chris Hall In Their Allen Park Home. The U.S. Coast Guard Recovered The Torsos Last Tuesday Morning, East Of Belle Isle Where Lake St. Clair Empties Into The River. A Fisherman Later Spotted Some Body Parts Underwater And Along A Seawall, Not Far From Where The Torsos Were Found. Also Found With The Body Parts Were An Open Suitcase, A Sheet And A Circular Saw. Bowling, Who Had Been A House Guest Of The Victims, Was Arrested Thursday. His Preliminary Exam Is Scheduled For August 6th. (Mike Campbell, Wwj, Detroit) (Mi-Gas Prices) For The Second Week In A Row, Gas Prices Are Up Almost Three Cents A Gallon In Michigan. According To 'Triple A Michigan,' The Current Statewide Average Of Almost Three-Dollars-59-Cents Per Gallon Is Still About 17 Cents Per Gallon Less Than Last Year At This Time. Of The Cities It Surveys, The Auto Club Says The Lowest Prices In The State Are In The Flint Area At Just Under Three-Dollars-53-Cents A Gallon. The Highest Are In The Marquette Area At Almost Three-Dollars-72 Cents. Dearborn-Based 'Triple A Michigan' Surveys Two-Thousand-800 Michigan Gas Stations Daily. ---Dash--- Among Michigan's Major Metropolitan Areas, Three-Dollars-52-Point-Five Cents In Flint, Three-Dollars-53-Point-Two Cents In Lansing/East Lansing, Three-Dollars-53-Point-Four Cents In Saginaw/Bay City, Three-Dollars-54-Point-One Cents In Jackson, Three-Dollars-54-Point-Five Cents In Benton Harbor, Three-Dollars-54-Point-Seven Cents In Grand Rapids/Muskegon, Three-Dollars-59 Cents In Traverse City, Three-Dollars-62-Point-Seven Cents In Metro Detroit, Three-Dollars-64 Cents In Ann Arbor And A Statewide High Of Three-Dollars-71-Point-Seven Cents In Marquette. (Msp-Bmw Purchases) For Years, Michigan's State Police Motorcycle Fleet Has Consisted Of American Made Harley-Davidsons. But No More. This Year The State Police Began Switching To German-Made B-M-W's. Nine Were Bought In April After The Department Conducted Their Annual Performance Tests. Officials Say The Bmw's Are Faster, Has Better Handling And Safety Features, And Cost A Little Less. The Michigan State Police Have 24 Motorcycles In Their Posts In Detroit, Rockwood And Lansing. (Grandville-Apartment Shooting Death) A Man In His 20s Was Shot And Killed In A Grandville Apartment Over The Weekend, And The Management Company Of The Facility Says Those Who Live In The Apartment Will Be Evicted. Police Say The Victim Was Shot At Point-Blank Range In The Head Early Sunday Morning At Wimbledon Apartments, Which Are Located Next To Grandville High School. Television Station 'Wood' Reports That Records Show Daniel Chinchak Was Later Arrested Sunday Afternoon And Lodged In The Kent County Jail On Charges Related To The Homicide. The Man Who Said He Was The Only Witness To The Murder Told The Tv Station That It Was "Horseplaying" And "Something Happened" And The Gun Went Off. Daniel Higgins Says There Was No Fighting Or Yelling Before The Shooting Took Place And That He Doesn't Know Why The Shot Was Fired. He Identified The Victim As Jason Arntz, Described As A Close Friend Who Spent Time At The Apartment Regularly. The Apartment Management Company Released A Statement Saying The Alleged Shooter Was Not A Registered Tenant, But Due To The Lease Violation Of A Gun Being In The Apartment, It Is Kicking Out The Tenants Within 30 Days. Kent County Prosecutors Will Likely Review The Case Today (Monday) To Determine What, If Any, Charges Will Be Filed Against Chinchak. (John Bry, Wood, Grand Rapids/Metro Source) (Muskegon-Hit-And-Run Suspect) A 24-Year-Old Man Is Behind Bars In Muskegon In Connection With A Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash Saturday Night. Dwayne Watkins Turned Himself In To Muskegon Police Yesterday (Sunday) Afternoon. He Is Facing A Charge Of Leaving The Scene Of A Traffic Crash Causing Death Or Serious Injury And Is In The Muskegon County Jail. Police Said They Had A Description Of Watkins' Van, And The License Number, Since The Incident. They Said A Witness Saw The Van Hit And Kill, A 19-Year Old Muskegon Man On A Moped Saturday Night. The Witness Phoned Police, While Following The Van. (John Bry, Wood, Grand Rapids/Metro Source) (Auburn Hills-Chrysler Vehicles Probe) An Investigation Into Problems With A Couple Of Chrysler Vehicles Has Been Launched By The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Agency Says They Are Looking At Over 106-Thousand 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Models Due To Reported Engine Fires. Reports To The Nhtsa Indicate Power Steering Fluid Has Leaked Onto The Hot Engine Causing Fires In Two Cases. An Investigation Of The Dodge Ram 1500 Covers 230-Thousand 2009 And 2010 Vehicles For A Rear Axle Problem. There Have Been 12 Reports To The Nhtsa Indicating The Rear Wheels Locked Up And Eight Of Those Reports Say The Driver Lost Control Of The Truck. Chrysler Officials Say They Are Working With The Government In Their Investigation. (Metro Source) (Midland-Woman Drowns) Police In Midland County Say A Woman Accidentally Drowned Over The Weekend In The Tittabawassee River. 41-Year-Old Kelly Draper Of Midland Had Been Reported Missing Early Saturday Morning. She Was Last Seen At The Golfside Boat Launch. Midland County Search And Rescue Found Her Body Saturday Night. An Autopsy Was Performed Yesterday (Sunday), But The Cause Of Her Death Has Not Been Made Public. Authorities Said Toxicology Reports Are Pending. (Help From: Metro Source) (Saginaw-Three Killed In Shootings) Saginaw Police Are Investigating The Shooting Deaths Of Three People In Two Separate Shootings On Saturday. Police Found 20-Year-Old Russell Turner On The Porch Of A Home Suffering From A Gunshot Wound To Head Saturday Night. He Later Died At Local Hospital. 19-Year-Old Frederick Harvey And 20-Year-Old Marcus Buckley Jr. Were Found Dead Early Saturday Morning Inside A Car On The City's Northeast Side. Police Have No Suspects In The Shootings. (Help From: Wsgw, Saginaw) (Kent Co-Suspicious Powder-Update) Authorities Now Say A White, Granule Substance That Was Found On A Railroad Track In Kent County Was Lime. Traffic Was Stopped, Then Rerouted From The Railroad Crossing In Plainfield Township North Of Grand Rapids' Downtown Area During The Morning Rush Hour While A Hazardous Materials Team Investigated The Powder. The Kent County Sheriff's Department Says Investigators Checked With The Railroad Operator And Now Suspect The Substance Is Lime That Likely Spilled From A Broken Valve Or Other Malfunction With A Train Car. A Train, With Some Cars Carrying Lime, Apparently Went Through The Area Over The Weekend. Cleanup Operations Are Underway. (Help From: John Bry, Wood, Grand Rapids) (Kalamazoo-House Explosion) A House In Kalamazoo Is A Complete Loss After An Explosion And Fire Early Sunday Morning. Fire Crews Arrived At The Scene On Fulford Street A Little Before 1 Am, After Police Officers In The Area Reported Hearing A Loud Explosion. As They Arrived, Emergency Responders Found The Home Completely Engulfed In Flames. The House Collapsed Within Minutes, And A Neighbors Home Sustained Damage To The Siding And Roof. The Cause Of The Fire And Explosion Is Under Investigation. (Wbck, Battle Creek) (Van Buren Co-Autistic Son Death) A Judge In Van Buren County Is Delaying A Hearing For A Mother Accused Of Killing Her Adult Autistic Son. 42-Year-Old Yodi Jackson Of Grand Junction Faces Felony Murder And Second Degree Vulnerable Adult Abuse Charges. Her Attorney Requested Her Hearing Be Pushed Back To August 15th. State Police Ruled 25-Year-Old Chad Jackson's Death On July 2, 2011 A Homicide, But They Have Not Released Any Details. It's Alleged That He Died Due To The Neglect Of His Mother Who Was His Caretaker. Yodi Jackson Is Free On Bond. She Faces Up To Life In Prison If Convicted. (Mike Arney, Wsjm, St. Joseph/Benton Harbor) (Leelanau Co-Crash Kills Boy) A Four-Year Old Grand Rapids Area Boy Was Killed Sunday When He Was Hit By A Van While Riding A Tractor Tricycle In Northern Michigan. Police Say Gavin Punter Of Allendale Was Alongside His Grandmother Who Was Walking On The Shoulder Of A Road In Leelanau County's Centerville Township. The Van, Driven By A 62-Year-Old Woman, Hit The Child And The Boy Died At The Scene. Neither The Grandmother Nor Driver Were Hurt. The Accident Remains Under Investigation. (Kent Co-Flag Burner Arrested Again) A Man Who Was Arrested In Ottawa County For Burning An American Flag On The Hudsonville City Hall Flagpole Is In Trouble With The Law Again. William Howerton Is Locked Up In The Kent County Jail On Arson Charges, Though Police Haven't Revealed Much About His Alleged Crimes. Earlier This Month, The 57-Year-Old Postal Worker Pleaded Guilty To Misdemeanor Charges In Connection With The Flag Burning. He'll Be Sentenced Next Month. (Metro Source) (Mi-Canadian Fire Smoke) Large Amounts Of Smoke Were Being Reported Across The Western And Central Upper Peninsula Over The Weekend. The National Weather Service From Marquette Confirmed The Smoke As Originating From A Forest Fire In Ontario, Canada. The Layer Of Smoke Caused Reduced Visibility At Times In Some Areas. An Airplane From The Michigan Department Of Natural Resources Was Sent Into The Area To Monitor The Situation. (Rick Allen, Wccy/Wolv, Houghton) |
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