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Officials broke down, in detail, how they say one man used napkin notes, one-minute in-and-outs, and a getaway driver to pull off 15 different bank robberies across five states, including at six branches in Michigan.

A man died after his SUV crashed into the St. Joseph River just south of the Michigan border. According to the Elkhart Police Department in Northern Indiana, the crash occurred at McNaughton Park in Elkhart shortly after 11:30 a.m. on Monday. McNaughton Park is located less than 15 miles from the Michigan border. “The Elkhart County Homicide Unit has come to the scene, and they’ll be taking over the investigation,” Jessica McBrier, an Elkhart police spokeswoman told the Associated Press. “It is protocol for the homicide unit to respond to any suspicious deaths within the county.”No one else was inside the vehicle at the time of the crash.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI - A 23-year-old Indiana man has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle crash in Mottville Township, according to a news release from Michigan State Police. After passing the plow, the driver lost control and hit a tree. The man, a resident of Elkhart, Indiana, was taken to Elkhart General Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Michigan State Police troopers are investigating the crash, according to the release. ‘There’s just a lot of pain.’New Year’s structure fire forces Kalamazoo residents to evacuateKalamazoo police seize stolen firearms, narcotics during traffic stop

HARPER WOODS, MI – A Michigan man is facing charges after allegedly attempting to kill his girlfriend by pouring gasoline on her and then setting her on fire during an argument on Monday, July 12, FOX 2 Detroit reports. Police responded around 3 a.m. Monday to the 18000 block Elkhart where James Lewis Carlock, 34, of Harper Woods, and his live-in girlfriend were arguing, the report said. Carlock allegedly lit her on fire, stole her car and fled the scene before police arrived. Carlock is charged with several felonies, including assault with intent to murder and assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, the report said. He was given a $150,000 cash bond and is due back in court on July 28 for a preliminary examination.

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