Battle Creek Man Arrested for Sexual Assault
A 22-year-old Pennfield resident faces charges after allegedly forcing his way into a woman’s apartment on Tuesday night and sexually assaulting her. Calhoun County Deputies were called to an apartment in the 100 block of Hopkins Street in Pennfield township around 8 p.m. after reports of an attempted sexual assault against a 33-year-old woman. The victim told police she was assaulted by a man as she was unlocking the door to her apartment. She identified her attacker as a 22-year-old man who lived nearby and said he forced her inside her apartment where he attempted to sexually assault her.
Police Nab a Thief Stealing a Catalytic Converter in Battle Creek
Calhoun County Deputies got a report on Thursday night that somebody was up to no good at McClaines Towing, 734 Lafayette Avenue in Springfield. A deputy and Battle Creek officer arrived shortly after 7 pm and found tracks in the snow. Deputies also could hear the cutting of metal in the distance. As officers got closer to the sound, they could see a man cutting a Catalytic Converter off a vehicle in the tow yard.
Catching the thief in the act, the officers were quickly able to take him into custody without issue. It didn’t take long for them to discover a GMC Yukon which was reported stolen out of LaGrange Indiana, and the keys to the stolen vehicle were found in the pocket of the suspect. On top of that, the 41-year-old Battle Creek man also had a felony warrant for his arrest out of the city of Battle Creek.