A man who absconded from prison entered an elderly couple’s home this morning, threatened them with a knife, assaulted the woman and then fled before being apprehended by police. Ionia County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in the 9000 block of W. Belding Road at about 9:30 a.m. today after a reported attempted armed robbery.

Read The Daily News Police Reports for Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012

The Ionia County Sheriff’s Department responded to a vehicle roll-over on Hawley Highway north of Scott Road. The vehicle contained four people — two from Saranac, one from Ionia and one from Florida.

Read The Daily News Police Reports for Monday, Feb. 27, 2012

A Howard City woman is responsible for causing multiple accidents this morning, leaving a man in critical condition and others seriously injured. Montcalm County Central Dispatch received a report of an accident at 9:20 a.m.

Read The Daily News Police Reports for Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

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Firefighters are at the scene of an attic fire at 6730 Schmeid Road north of Lakeview. The Lakeview District Fire Department has requested Maple Valley Township Fire Department for mutual aid.

Read The Daily News Police Reports for Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012