Police Beat
June 16, 2025

Police Beat – 6/16/25

By From JT Staff Reports 

From Marysville Division of Police reports:

In the 400 block of Wind Mil Drive at 9:13 a.m., Friday, police investigated a case of telecommunications harassment. The investigation is marked as open.

Vincent Wilks, 26, of Detroit, Michigan, was arrested at 1:30 p.m., Friday at the Marysville Municipal ...

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