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U.P. Troopers arrest Wakefield couple for drugs
Submitted: 03/05/2013
WAKEFIELD, MI - Police in the U.P. arrested two people for something they didn't intend to in the first place Tuesday.
Michigan State troopers were serving felony property destruction warrants on a man and woman near Wakefield.
They arrested the woman right away, but she said the man they wanted was not home.
Troopers heard a noise upstairs. They found the man hiding in the attic.
After arresting him, Troopers found a hidden room with marijuana growing equipment.
The two suspects are being held in the Ontonagon County Jail pending possible drug charges.
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Submitted: 06/19/2013
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Submitted: 06/19/2013
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Submitted: 06/19/2013
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Submitted: 06/19/2013
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7th annual historical society picnic
Submitted: 06/19/2013
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Submitted: 06/19/2013
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Forest Co. man gets jail for firing gun in house, pointing it at wife
Submitted: 06/19/2013
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