MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF

Monroe County Sheriff's deputies who are assigned to the region's school districts will soon work under a new command structure.

Ida Public, Jefferson, Mason Consolidated Schools will have one School Resource Officer each under this plan; Airport Community Schools will have two.

The Monroe County Fair drew hundreds to its seventy-fifth annual parade, Sunday. Some families have been attending this parade for generations.

Frenchtown Township will go from four to eight deputies contracted to its substation under the new agreement with Monroe County Sheriff's Office.

MONROE COUNTY, MI – A high-ranking law enforcement official in Monroe County is facing misconduct charges for allegedly stealing $900 in federal grant money for bogus overtime. Monroe County Sheriff Major Jeffrey Kemp was arraigned Friday, April 8, on felony misconduct and misdemeanor fraud charges stemming from a federal investigation into misappropriated funds, according to an announcement from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office.

“It was much worse in 2015,” Monroe County Sheriff's Deputy Cody Carena said. "I remember my vehicle bottomed out on Erie Road during that storm."

After being elected sheriff in 2012, Malone ran again as a Democrat and was re-elected in 2016. He retired four years later when his term ended.

The attack occurred about 12:45 a.m. in the 10000 block of Main St. near the Village of Maybee, a report from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office showed.

Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a larceny of 15 rings that were stolen Saturday.

A Monroe man was arrested, suspected of having fentanyl in his possession after a stolen 2008 Dodge Avenger he was driving was stopped by deputies.

Man carrying handgun arrested for drunk driving

Teen predator arrested after jumping in river

Man arrested for tampering with coin devices at laundry center

It has been reported that the two male drivers of the car and semi truck involved have been transported to hospitals in the area.

Sheriff's dunk tank generates $1,257 in donations to charities

A sad farewell

Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies arrested an intoxicated Woodhaven man in connection with a disturbance at the Sterling State Park campground.

Man sleeping, stealing clothing at camp arrested

Officers corral youth after chase through neighborhood

Man arrested for armed robbery, striking man with wrench

Man arrested after trying to break into two homes, BMW

An Ohio man, 21, remains in critical condition after being shot multiple times Saturday night at Milan Beach in Milan Township.

Two were charged in the Frenchtown shooting that officials believe was born out of domestic violence dispute.

MONROE COUNTY, MI — A man and woman were arrested early Saturday morning in connection to a homicide that occurred in Frenchtown Township. Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies were on patrol in the area of I-75 and Nadeau Road around 3:15 a.m. Saturday when they heard a gunshot. Deputies found a male victim lying in the intersection of Pleasantville Drive and George Drive at the entrance of Pleasantville Mobile Home Community. While securing the scene and calling for assistance, deputies located a 21-year-old Monroe man and 20-year-old Monroe woman nearby. The couple was lodged in the Monroe County Jail and their identities are being withheld pending a charging decision by the prosecuting attorney, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

Bedford Township Supervisor Paul Pirrone was recently involved in what Monroe County Sheriff's deputies determined was a case of “unnecessary immature pranking." Deputies were contacted by Bedford Township Clerk Trudy Hershberger, who told them her office had received a suspicious phone call from a subject regarding voting fraud. The subject reportedly replied that they would not bring the ballots in, saying that they would instead burn them before hanging up. Hershberger explained that she had no indication that Pirrone was involved in the call when she reported it to authorities. “(I) drove a busload of 15 teenagers to Jolo, West Virginia to hand out food to people in need in the poorest county in the United States of America,” Pirrone told The Monroe News.

MONROE, Mich. – A 47-year-old woman from Hudson was arrested Friday in connection with the death of Monroe County Animal Control officer Darrian Young. Michele Anne Dropulich was arraigned Saturday on charges of second degree murder and operating while intoxicated causing death and reckless driving causing death. Police believe Dropulich was speeding when she ran a red light at the intersection of Raisinville and South Custer roads on June 4, striking Young’s vehicle, killing her. Police said lab results revealed Dropulich was intoxicated at the time of the collision. Dropulich is being held at the Monroe County Jail.

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MONROE, Mich. Officer Darrian Young was honored Saturday with a horse-drawn carriage procession on South Dixie Highway to Monroe Missionary Baptist Church. Police are still looking for the driver who struck Youngs vehicle June 4. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash. The vehicle is described as a black 2014 Dodge Caravan with no license plate. At some point before the crash, the Dodge Caravan was damaged from the front end.

MONROE, Mich. The Monroe County Sheriffs Office is investigating a traffic crash involving a Monroe County Sheriffs Animal Control Division vehicle from their department that occurred in Monroe on Thursday. Officials say a 44-year-old woman was driving westbound on M-50 and disregarded a red light at the intersection of Raisinville and South Custer roads, striking the county sheriffs vehicle that was traveling south on Rasinville Road. The driver of the county sheriffs vehicle was transported to the hospital and listed in critical condition. Officials say the woman driver, from Hudson, Michigan, sustained serious injuries and was also taken to the hospital. The woman is believed to have been involved in a previous hit-and-run incident in Monroe, officials said.

MONROE COUNTY, Mich. Officials said fatal traffic crash occurred on South I-75, north of Mortar Creek Road in Monroe County at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. The Chevrolet struck a blue 2018 Freightliner tractor trailer in the rear. The tractor trailer was traveling at a low speed and being driven by a 29-year-old Brampton, Ontario man. The tractor trailer driver was not injured. The crash is still under investigation by the Monroe County Sheriffs Office.

Nine employees are part of the Monroe County Sheriff and Command Officers group that has this contract. A tentative one-year contract with the Monroe County Sheriff and Command Officers that includes a 1 percent base-wage increase for 2020 has been approved. Tuesday night, county commissioners gave their nod 9-0 to the pact that replaces an accord that affects nine members and expires Dec. 31. The members include seven sergeants, one lieutenant and one captain, said Aundrea Armstrong, human resources director for the county. The new pact runs through Dec. 31, 2020.