Bryann Books is a full-time Pivotal social worker who has recently been added to the department as the “Mobile Crisis Clinician – TRPD Liaison,” and will assist officers with individuals experiencing mental health crises in the community.
The Three Rivers Police Department (TRPD) held a press conference Thursday to provide an update on the 1988 murder of Cathy Swartz, and the subsequent jailhouse suicide by the lead suspect in her murder.
St. Joseph County Prosecutor David Marvin tells Watershed Voice he plans to keep the case open, though he is unsure where his obligations now lie as this is uncharted territory.
Thanks to evidence preserved by the Three Rivers Police Department and Familial Genetic Genealogy (FGG) testing, authorities were able to use DNA and fingerprints collected at the scene of the 1988 murder of Cathy Swartz to bring charges against a suspect nearly 35 years after the murder occurred.
A 54-year-old Three Rivers man was arrested Monday in connection with making terrorist threats and threatening to “shoot up” the Three Rivers Middle School (TRMS).
Three Rivers City Commissioners approved a $32,100 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative (RVCRI) grant last week to install six Flock Security cameras in the city for a two-year period.
Immaculate Conception School in Three Rivers recently celebrated Catholic Schools Week. Students capped off their week by inviting Det. Sgt. Sam Smallcombe from the Three Rivers Police Department for lunch and a Q&A session.
The Three Rivers Police and Three Rivers Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire Sunday in the 1500 block of Eighth St. but upon arrival discovered no fire. Authorities would quickly determine that an explosion, not a fire, had occurred at the residence.
A blue Dodge Charger struck a building in downtown Three Rivers early Saturday morning, causing substantial damage to the structure and injuries to the car's three occupants.
The Three Rivers Police Department is actively searching for a suspect, who according to authorities, escaped an apartment he had previously barricaded himself in while trying to elude police by breaking through walls of adjoining apartments. The man is not considered a danger to the general public at this time.
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