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In January 2020, as southwest Michigan towns were about to see their first recreational marijuana shops open, St. Joseph County Prosecutor Ken Cotter, south of the Indiana line, was meeting with police officers at their shift change roll calls.
Cotter told officers in South Bend, Mishawaka and the county to watch for Hoosiers driving to the new shops, getting high and driving back home.
“We wanted to let them know that this is something that we take very seriously, and I believe they do too, so please be on the lookout for it,” Cotter said.
By the end of that year, his office would file 103 cases of operating a motor vehicle while impaired by a Schedule I or II controlled substance, a 45% increase from the 71 such cases in 2019.
Ionia County Sheriff s Office names jail administrator
IONIA A longtime corrections officer at the Ionia County Sheriff’s Office was named the jail administrator.
Capt. Andy Dinehart began his position Monday, May 17, replacing Jon Hess, who retired as jail administrator at the end of last year. Dinehart has been with the sheriff’s office since 2003.
“I’m just trying to get settled in just observing and seeing what changes may need to be made,” said Dinehart.
The jail administrator runs the operations of the correctional facility, said Ionia County Sheriff Charlie Noll. Dinehart will oversee the inmates, staff, policy and procedures, maintenance and kitchen.
Top law enforcement officials from five counties say congressional proposals to change qualified immunity protections for police are unnecessary because existing laws already hold them accountable for illegal acts and could ultimately lead to municipal bankruptcies.
âIn a press release, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said deputies and police officers are not immune from prosecution or civil liability when they act outside the scope of existing laws, policy, training or protocols. He said the belief that law enforcement is immune from criminal prosecution or civil action is not true.
According to Cornell Law School, cornell.edu, qualified immunity is a type of legal immunity. “Qualified immunity balances two important interests the need to hold public officials accountable when they exercise power irresponsibly and the need to shield officials from harassment, distraction, and liability when they perform their duties reasonably.” Pearson v. Callahan.