{"id":2920,"date":"2025-04-22T21:53:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T21:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/?p=2920"},"modified":"2025-04-22T05:00:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T05:00:21","slug":"three-arrested-in-branch-county-after-stolen-vehicle-located-in-coldwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/22\/three-arrested-in-branch-county-after-stolen-vehicle-located-in-coldwater\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Arrested in Branch County After Stolen Vehicle Located in Coldwater"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-4\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[70rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(12)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"433bbf44-6222-4aef-87ab-e03c00178351\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"358\">COLDWATER, Mich. \u2014 Three individuals were taken into custody in Branch County on Sunday after deputies discovered they were in possession of a stolen vehicle from Indiana. The arrest came after a Coldwater Police Department license plate reader flagged the vehicle as stolen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"705\">According to the Branch County Sheriff\u2019s Office, the incident began when the license plate reader detected the stolen Kia vehicle. Authorities swiftly launched an investigation and located the car in a parking lot on Willowbrook Road, situated on the east side of Coldwater. Deputies approached the vehicle and conducted a stop without incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"951\">Following the stop, all three individuals in the car were arrested and are facing charges related to possession of methamphetamine. One of the individuals is also charged with possession of stolen property in connection with the stolen vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"1075\">The names of the suspects have not been released as of Monday morning, and authorities are continuing their investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1265\">The quick response by law enforcement officials highlights the growing use of technology, such as license plate readers, in tracking stolen vehicles and aiding in criminal investigations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1267\" data-end=\"1373\">The case remains under investigation, and further details are expected to emerge as the process continues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\">\n<div class=\"touch:-me-2 touch:-ms-3.5 -ms-2.5 -me-1 flex items-center p-1 select-none -mt-1 duration-[1.5s] focus-within:transition-none hover:transition-none pointer-events-none [mask-image:linear-gradient(to_right,black_33%,transparent_66%)] [mask-position:100%_0%] [mask-size:300%_100%] motion-safe:transition-[mask-position] group-hover\/turn-messages:pointer-events-auto group-hover\/turn-messages:[mask-position:0_0] group-focus-within\/turn-messages:pointer-events-auto group-focus-within\/turn-messages:[mask-position:0_0] has-data-[state=open]:pointer-events-auto has-data-[state=open]:[mask-position:0_0]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLDWATER, Mich. \u2014 Three individuals were taken into custody in Branch County on Sunday after deputies discovered they were in possession of a stolen vehicle from Indiana. The arrest came after a Coldwater Police Department license plate reader flagged the vehicle as stolen. According to the Branch County Sheriff\u2019s Office, the incident began when the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2924,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-crime-and-safety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2920"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2928,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2920\/revisions\/2928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandrapidspost.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}