Saturday April 13, 2013

Elmwood traffic stop results in High BAC arrest

Leelanau County deputies stopped a vehicle on S. West Bay Shore Drive near Crain Hill Road at 12:21 am Saturday after it almost struck a guardrail.  The 32 year-old Lake Leelanau man admitted to drinking before driving and failed field sobriety tasks that were administered.  He was arrested for Operating while Intoxicated.

His Datamaster breath test result was .23% and he was charged with OWI with a High Blood Alcohol Count >.17%.  The man was released on a personal recognizance bond pending a District Court appearance Friday.

Driver arrested for driving with a Mexican driver's license

A 38 year-old Suttons Bay Township man was arrested for never having obtained a valid driver's license.  He was stopped for erratic driving on S. West Bay Shore Drive near Deer Path in Suttons Bay Township at 10:16pm Saturday.

The driver said he had never obtained a driver's license and was then taken into custody.  Another law enforcement agency has placed a hold on the man so he remains lodged in the Leelanau County jail.

Friday April 12, 2013

Bingham Township man lodged for bond violation

Daniel E. Burrell, 17, of Suttons Bay, was arrested for violating conditions of his bond on a domestic violence case.  He will remain in jail until a District Court appearance.  Domestic Violence is punishable by maximum 93 days in jail and $500 fine.