The building was originally an Elias Big Boy, then up for sale before an Detroit-area pizza business set up shop. Now it is home to something even more local.
HOME INVASION: Battle Creek police are seeking charges of home invasion for a 24-year-old Battle Creek man after officers said he allegedly broke into a home in the first block of West Willard Avenue. The resident, a 30-year-old woman, called police at 2:04 a.m. Wednesday said the man began pounding on the door and calling for the woman s cousin, who is the mother of the man s children and is pregnant.The resident said the man broke through a window and entered the home and began calling for the mother of his children. She and the children were hiding in the bathtub behind a shower curtain when the man entered the bathroom and confronted the resident. She was calling 911 and the man left. Police said the man fled on foot and both police and Calhoun County Sheriff Department deputies searched for him but he was able to elude officers and later returned and fled in his car.
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Police & Fire: Motorcyclist injured in crash with car in Battle Creek
BIKER HURT: A 34-year-old man from Convis Township, northeast of Battle Creek, was injured Thursday when his motorcycle collided with a car on Beckley Road. Battle Creek police reported the crash at 2:30 p.m. just east of Capital Avenue. Officers said the motorcyclist was pulling from a gas station and rode into the path of a westbound car. Police said the biker was not wearing a helmet and his head hit the windshield of the car. The driver of the car, a man, 23, from Emmett Township, was not hurt. Police were assisted at the scene by Battle Creek firefighters and LifeCare Ambulance.