Sheriff Brad Balk reports that narcotics investigators from the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics (SCAN) unit executed search warrants Tuesday (May 21st) on suspected methamphetamine production locations. The first search warrant was executive in the 58000 block of US-131 in Fabius Township while the second was executed in the 18000 block of South River Road [...]
Sheriff Brad Balk reports the Narcotics Investigators from the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics (SCAN) arrested three subjects during an ongoing investigation involving the distribution and manufacturing of methamphetamine in the City of Three Rivers. The subjects were taken into custody without incident in the 700 block of W. Michigan Ave. Several grams of methamphetamine [...]
The Three Rivers City Commission has approved the city’s participation in efforts to deal with methamphetamine and other illegal drugs by enhancing the St. Joseph County Area Narcotics (SCAN) Unit. In action Tuesday evening (September 18), the commission approved entering into an agreement with the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners and the Sheriff’s Department [...]
The Three Rivers Police Department reports that – around 8 p.m. Monday (August 1) – officers received a tip regarding a suspicious bag near the Pealer Street Bridge. Officers search the area and found a blue and black plaid backpack. The bag contained multiple items used in the manufacture of methamphetamine including Coleman fuel, drain [...]
LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder Friday (July 15th) signed legislation stepping up the state’s efforts to combat the production of illegal methamphetamine. Abuse of illegal methamphetamine, known as meth for short, is on the rise nationally and in Michigan because it can be made by distilling decongestant ingredients easily found in common, over-the-counter cold [...]
LANSING – The Michigan Senate approved two bills last week aimed at hampering the ability for criminals to obtain the key ingredients to manufacture methamphetamine – Senate Bills 333 and 350. Senator Caswell supported both bills when the Senate voted on them on Thursday (May 12th). Senate Bill 333 requires tracking of the sales of [...]
A ‘Substance Abuse Task Force’ is slated to meet in Centreville Wednesday morning (February 2nd) to move forward with efforts to the address the problem of substance abuse in St. Joseph County. The meeting comes in the wake of the January 11th meeting of the St. Joseph County Human Services Commission (HSC) in which substance [...]
The Michigan State Police post at White Pigeon warns spring cleanup crews to watch for meth waste. The post notes that – with the arrival of spring – come efforts to beautify our roadsides. With an increase in production of the illegal drug methamphetamine (meth), community groups need to pay special attention to items discarded [...]
