Allan Broadstone News Today

When looking at crime in the area during the past 12 months, there is no doubt that drugs have continued to be a big issue but 2021 also was a

STANDISH — A 67-year-old Twining man who was charged in February for attempted murder and several other offenses was found fit to stand trial and the case was bound over to circuit court. Roger Allan Broadstone was charged last February with five counts of attempted murder; one count of disarming police officer non-firearm; one count of attempted to disarm police officer firearm; four counts of police officer assault; resist or obstruct; one count of police officer assault, resist, or obst...

An Arenac County man was arraigned on multiple counts, including attempted murder, after an encounter with state troopers ending in the injury of one officer, according to Michigan State Police.  Roger Allan Broadstone, 67, of Twining, first gained the attention of police on Jan. 19 during a fraud investigation in Ogemaw County involving a $1,500 Walmart purchase in West Branch. A Merritt woman told authorities her credit card was used for an online order, with Broadstone found listed as a sec...