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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Memorial ceremonies will take place across northern Michigan to mark National Police Week.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Authorities are warning people to be on the lookout for meth labs after three dump sites were just discovered in Osceola and Wexford Counties.

Monday, April 15, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: People convicted of animal abuse would be required to register with local law enforcement under legislation recently introduced in the Michigan House.

Friday, April 05, 2013  SANE arrested three people in Cheboygan County for manufacturing methamphetamine.

Monday, April 01, 2013  AP IMPACT: Mexican cartels dispatch trusted agents to live and work deep inside United States

Friday, March 29, 2013  Drones poised for peaceful, everyday use in U.S., but privacy backlash could hamper industry

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Two people have been arrested, suspected ot manufacturing meth in Chippewa County.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  The Montmorency County Sheriff's department is doubling its police force, thanks to a local mileage passed by taxpayers in the fall.

Monday, March 18, 2013  The funds for the new hires are available after the voters approved a law enforcement millage in the August 2012 election.

Friday, December 14, 2012  The man widely believed to be behind the aviation company is an ex-convict named Christian Esquino, 50, who has a long and checkered legal past.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  A weakened U.S. economy combined with stronger enforcement has resulted in a decline in illegal immigration.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  The legislation, which the Senate Judiciary Committee was expected to consider Thursday, would update a 26-year-old law by requiring police to obtain a search warrant from a judge before accessing the content of all emails and other private information.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Those who have argued for decades that legalizing and taxing weed would be better than a costly, failed U.S. drug war have their chance to prove it.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  A 50-year-old Charlevoix man is behind bars, accused of paying someone to set fire to a job training center for the disabled.

Saturday, April 28, 2012  Thousands of people emptied out their medicine cabinets Saturday in the hopes of stopping prescription drug abuse. It's national Drug Take Back Day and law enforcement agencies across northern Michigan joined forces with the Drug Enforcement Agency to collect outdated and unused medications.