BEDFORD TOWNSHIP

Indian Creek, off Douglas between Dean and Temperance Roads, has not been maintained and is in a state of overgrowth.

An estranged husband was caught stalking his wife with loaded guns in his truck, and then he drunkenly tried to flee police before crashing into a pole, Monroe County deputies said.

During last week's meeting, the board voted 4-3 to perform a 30-day internal search for a new fire chief.

“There’s nothing else I’d rather do than be able to police in Monroe County,” said Bilal Bazzi, deputy of the year.

A Monroe County sheriff's deputy conducted a traffic stop today that led to the capture of a fugitive who escaped from Ohio authorities.

The wanted fugitive who escaped from police in Ohio and then stole an SUV in Bedford Township was arrested overnight when officials pulled him over in a U-Haul, they said.

The suspect fled the scene after stealing a 2016 blue Ford Escape bearing Michigan license plate CKU 2161.

A fugitive who escaped from police in Ohio last week stole an SUV in Bedford Township and disappeared before deputies could arrive, according to authorities.

Three Bedford Township firefighters have resigned as the township continues the search for a new fire chief.

Bedford Township is the second municipality in Monroe County to officially support a regional trail and bicycle plan.

A Toledo man is in custody after reportedly being involved in a shooting incident that occurred Saturday night at the Deluxe Inn in Bedford Township.

A Toledo man was arrested over the weekend for firing shots at a hotel in Bedford Township, according to officials.

The Bedford Township Board of Trustees could not agree this week on how to proceed with the search for a new fire chief.

Bedford Township's Board of Trustees is hoping to move quickly to begin the search for the township's next fire chief.

Bedford Township Fire Chief Adam Massingill submitted his letter of resignation to the township board of trustees Monday.

Bedford Township Fire Chief Adam Massingill had asked for a second deputy chief position in the department.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office continues to expand on a pilot program designed to curb excessive speeding in high traffic areas.

The Bedford Township Board of Trustees is not remotely interested in considering incorporation and becoming a charter township.

Three communities in Monroe County have been marked as being among the most financially-beneficial in the state for retirees.

Pirrone is running for the seat currently held by former Bedford Trustee, TC Clements, R-Temperance.

CALHOUN COUNTY, MI — A 58-year-old man was arrested after calling 911 to inform authorities his significant other had been shot early Tuesday morning. Police responded to the scene, on North Gardner Avenue in Bedford Township, shortly after 12:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 18, where they found a 62-year-old woman deceased. A gun was recovered at the scene, and the caller was lodged at the Calhoun County Jail on a weapons charge and a charge of open murder, a news release from the Battle Creek Police Department states. The suspect will not be arraigned until Wednesday, at the earliest and there is no threat to the public, police said. Also on MLive:Michigan mom accused of killing daughter, 3, hiding body in garbage bag found competent for trialFire causes $180K in damage at two-family home, Battle Creek firefighters sayMan arrested after 100-mph police chase in Van Buren County

On May 18, 1986, the Banner Oak School was rededicated to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Bedford Township.

One lane on Lewis Ave. to close next week in Bedford

Erie Rd. traffic to be narrowed for water main installation

Bedford Township expects to soon open up the application process for a liquor license it reclaimed at the end of the summer.

Jeffrey Travis Ott, 28, was arraigned in First District Court on charges of murder and other felonies.

A man killed his grandmother and injured his grandfather while trying to force his way into their Bedford Township home, police said.

The car left the road while attempted to pass another vehicle on Smith Rd. in Bedford Township

Work on new water main on Lewis Ave. to start next week

Tensions reached a boiling point as the Bedford Board of Trustees revisited the township's years-long dispute with the local compositing facility.

Portion of Lewis Ave. to close for drainage work

No one was struck by gunfire or otherwise injured in a shooting that occurred in Bedford Township around 1:30 a.m. Thanksgiving morning.

MONROE COUNTY, MI – An Ohio man was arrested early Thursday morning after allegedly getting into a backyard shootout with an acquaintance behind a Bedford Township home, police say. Police were called at 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 25, to a home in the 6200 block of S. Dixie Highway for a report of heavy gunfire heard in the area, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Using an aerial drone, police were able to locate the fleeing man, 28 of Toledo, Ohio in the woods and arrested him without incident, police said. The Ohio man was taken to the Monroe County Jail to await charges. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Detective Bureau at 734-240-7530.

After almost a year of failed nominations, Bedford Township's Planning Commission finally has all seats filled.

Bedford Township officials are revisiting a previously shelved roundabout project for Jackman and Smith Roads.

A man is in police custody Saturday morning after reportedly robbing an acquaintance at gunpoint and forcing him to drive around in Monroe County before stealing the vehicle altogether.

A pedestrian was struck by a car Wednesday morning on S. Telegraph Rd. South of Kirtwood Dr. In Bedford Township.

The First Annual Bedford Community Pet Food Drive was held on October 16 and 17 at the Pearl Albert Green Park in Lambertville.

A driver who was speeding and weaving through vehicles in a no-passing zone died after causing a head-on crash in Monroe County, police said.

Officials are pleased with the early returns on a pilot program designed to curb excessive speeding in high traffic areas of Bedford Township.

MONROE COUNTY, MI – A 15-year-old boy was critically injured in a motorcycle crash in Monroe County’s Bedford Township Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews were called at 4:09 p.m. Oct. 14, to Lewis Avenue south of Sterns Road for a report of a crash involving a car and motorcycle, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. The motorcyclist, a 15-year-old Ohio boy, was ejected from his motorcycle in the crash, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at 734-240-7557. Monroe Community Ambulance and the Bedford Township Fire Department assisted at the scene.

Most of the neighborhood trick-or-treat times in Monroe County are scheduled for Oct. 31. Here's the list.

Toledo teen seriously injured in motorcycle crash

Bedford Township is moving ahead with interior renovations at one of its three fire stations.

Shots were fired over the weekend at a motel on Telegraph Road in Monroe County, deputies said.

Monroe County Sheriff Troy Goodnough reported a shooting that occurred at the Deluxe Inn in Bedford Saturday night.

Bedford board balks at solar field proposal

The closed business was broken into Monday night for the third time in the past nine days, a deputy’s report said.

Bedford played a nearly perfect football opener, rolling over Utica Ford 54-0.

Tires, rims stolen from pickup, another attempt fails

Bedford Township is looking to reclaim ownership of a liquor license originally awarded three years ago.

A Temperance man has been sentenced after he used a piggy bank and a child gate to murder a woman and then beheaded her body, officials said.

Bedford Public Schools intends to return to traditional, in-person learning for the start of the 2021-'22 school year.

A pilot program designed to curb excessive speeding has been initiated in Bedford Township.

“We need more firefighters”/Frenchtown mulls staffing concerns

Portion of Samaria Rd. to be repaved next week in Bedford, Erie townships

Bedford man reports getting threats, extortion attempt via texts

Bedford and Whiteford Townships have partnered to give Adler Road a significant facelift.

MONROE COUNTY, MI – An Ohio woman was struck by a car and killed while walking her dog along a Bedford Township road Thursday night, police said. Police and rescue crews were called at 9:18 p.m. June 17, to the area of Lewis Avenue and Smith Road for a report of a car hitting a pedestrian, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators determined Kimmins was walking her dog east across Lewis Avenue when she was stuck by a 2008 Infinity going north, police said. The driver, a 54-year-old Toledo man, was not injured, police said, adding it is unknown if weather, speed or alcohol were factors in the crash. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at 734-240-7541.

A Temperance man has been found guilty of murder after he used a piggy bank and a child gate to beat a woman to death and then beheaded her body, officials said.

Police say the victim, Lambertville resident Nathan James Mahrt, was driving a silver 2020 Nissan 370Z southbound on Douglas Road north of Summerfield Road when the crash happened. MONROE COUNTY, Mich. – A 35-year-old man was killed in a single vehicle crash that happened on Summerfield east of Douglas in Bedford Township at around 3:46 a.m. Saturday. Police say the victim, Lambertville resident Nathan James Mahrt, was driving a silver 2020 Nissan 370Z southbound on Douglas north of Summerfield. While he was making a turn in the area the Nissan went off the roadway to the south. Police say speeding was a contributing factor in the crash.

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police are investigating a man’s death after the body of a missing man was found in Monroe County Saturday afternoon. According to authorities, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Bedford Township after someone had found a body in the woods. Police said the body was identified as a missing Toledo man. Anyone with information about the investigation is asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at 734-240-7537. More: Monroe County news

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an attempted homicide that occurred Tuesday night in Bedford Township. According to authorities, the incident happened at about 10 p.m. at the Bedford Inn Motel on Telegraph Road. Police said the investigation revealed both victims were assaulted at the Bedford Inn Motel the night prior. A search warrant was authored and served by detectives on a motel room at the Bedford Inn Motel, where evidence of an aggravated assault took place. Anyone with information is asked to call the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at 734-240-7530.

TOLEDO – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a string of crimes after a two-state police pursuit Saturday night. Just after 5 p.m., a Monroe County Sheriff’s deputy in Lambertville, just north of Toledo, was informed by a citizen of a damaged black Impala parked at a Rite Aid Pharmacy located near the intersection of Secor and Sterns roads. Deputies pursued the suspect southbound into Toledo, where they turned the pursuit over to the Toledo Police Department, who took the man into custody. He is currently lodged at the Lucas County Jail, pending extradition to Michigan for face charges of armed robbery, felonious assault and more. Anyone with further information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriffs Office Detective Bureau at 734-240-7530.

The 31-year-old driver of the GMC, a man also from Toledo, Ohio, was reportedly waiting for assistance and had his hazard lights on when his vehicle was struck. Following the crash, the front seat passenger of the Honda Civic -- a 36-year-old woman from Toledo, Ohio -- was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. A third passenger of the Honda Civic -- a 41-year-old woman from Toledo, Ohio -- was taken to the hospital and listed in critical condition. The woman was not wearing a seat belt during the crash, officials said. The 23-year-old driver of the Honda Civic was arrested at the scene and is currently being held at the Monroe County Jail.

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BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A Toledo man who was driving drunk and speeding Friday died when his car left the roadway and crashed into a utility pole in Bedford Township, according to police. Officials said David C. Smith, 39, of Toledo, was driving a black 2002 GMC Envoy at 1:08 a.m. Friday on Dean Road east of Crabb Road. Smith was heading east and drove off the north side of Dean Road, striking a mailbox, police said. He got back on the road and continued east before leaving the roadway again, according to authorities. Monroe County medics and Bedford Township firefighters responded, but Smith was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A retired fire chief from Bedford Township and a mother of four from Lambertville died in a multiple-car crash on Wednesday afternoon. The man is in critical condition and his wife is in stable condition, police said. Her four children were transported to the hospital and listed in stable condition, officials said. The driver of the third vehicle, a 61-year-old man from Lambertville, was transported to the hospital and listed in stable condition. Officials say it is unknown if excessive speed, alcohol or intoxicating substances were a factor in the crash.

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BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A petition and a Facebook group has been started with the goal of recalling Todd Bruning from his position with the Bedford Township School Board. Section 1107 of the Revised School Code states that the Governor may remove a school board member. There is nothing in the law that provides procedures for a school board itself, or any employee of the school board, to remove a board member. Bedford Public School Board members only speak on behalf of the District through formal action at public School Board meetings. The Bedford Public Schools Board of Education does not endorse any statements made by individual Board Members."

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A driver was killed Tuesday in a head-on crash after he crossed the center line in Bedford Township, police said. The crash happened at 2:16 p.m. Tuesday on Sterns Road, west of Secor Road, according to Monroe County Sheriff Dale Malone. Officials said James L. McGee, 77, of Toledo, Ohio, was driving a 2004 Buick Century east on Sterns Road. He turned left into a private driveway and got back onto Sterns Road, heading east, according to authorities. The Century crossed the center line and crashed head-on with a black 2000 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck that was heading west, police said.

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Officials said a 79-year-old woman found dead in a Bedford Township home Monday was beheaded by her step-grandson. The head of the victim was removed,” said Jahn Landis, the Monroe County Chief Assistant Prosecutor. Kenny McBride, 45, of Temperance, is charged with homicide -- open murder and dead body mutilation in connection with the murder. The suspect’s father was married to the daughter of the victim,” Landis said. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Monroe County deputies at 734-240-7530.

Officials said a 79-year-old woman found dead in a Bedford Township home Monday was beheaded by her step-grandson. If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Officials have charged a Temperance man with murdering a Bedford Township woman and then beheading her body. Kenny McBride, 45, of Temperance, was taken into custody in connection with the murder of Cecilia Gibson, 79, in Bedford Township, deputies said. Officers took the two family members to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for questioning. He is being held at the Monroe County Jail without bond. “When I leave the house, I’d sometimes see them going about their business.”Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Monroe County deputies at 734-240-7530.

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A man has been taken into custody in connection with the murder of a 79-year-old woman in Bedford Township, deputies said. UPDATE: Man charged with murder, mutilating bodyThe death of Cecilia Gibson, 79, was officially ruled a homicide Tuesday. Two family members -- a 60-year-old man and a 45-year-old man -- were home at the time, authorities said. Officers took the two family members to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for questioning. “When I leave the house, I’d sometimes see them going about their business.”Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Monroe County deputies at 734-240-7530.

BEDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Police have identified a murder victim whose body was found in the living room of a home in Bedford Township. UPDATE: Temperance man arrestedThe death of Cecilia Gibson, 79, was officially ruled a homicide Tuesday. Gibson’s body was found around 3 a.m. Monday in the living room of a home in the 8800 block of Lewis Avenue, officials said. Two family members -- a 60-year-old man and a 45-year-old man -- were home at the time, authorities said. Officers took the two family members to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office for questioning.

Police are investigating a possible homicide in Bedford Township. If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.