Police & Fire: Man arrested in Sunshine Toyota burglary, car theft

Trace Christenson | Battle Creek Enquirer

SUSPECT ARRESTED: The Calhoun County Sheriff Department said a man is in custody in the July 3 break-in at Sunshine Toyota, 1355 W. Columbia Ave., in Springfield. Deputies were called at 6:28 a.m. and said someone smashed a back window and then stole a car which belonged to a customer and was being repaired. Battle Creek police said they stopped the car about 9 a.m. that day on Interstate-94 and arrested the driver, 31. He said he used some crack and bought the car from a 50-year-old man. Deputies said Monday that man has also been arrested and was arraigned Friday on charges of burglary and auto theft. He is being held on $25,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court later this month.

GUN ASSAULT: A warrant is being sought for a 40-year-old Battle Creek man after his girlfriend said he pointed a shotgun at her during an argument. The victim, 53, called Battle Creek police at 12:27 a.m. Saturday. She told officers she and the man had been arguing at heir home in the 12000 block of M-37 in Bedford Township after she learned he had been cheating on her. She said he went into a bedroom and returned with the shotgun, pointed it at her and told her to "stop messing with me." He then left but police found and seized the shotgun.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Battle Creek police have reported the following cases:

• A warrant is being sought for a man, 45, after his wife, 45, said she was punched in the throat in the 200 block of Parkway Drive at 4:10 p.m Sunday.

• A warrant is being sought for a man, 24, after his children's mother, 22, said she was assaulted at 2:05 p.m. Sunday in the first block of South Broad Street.

• A warrant is being sought for a man, 68, after his girlfriend, 37, said she was assaulted during an argument. Police were called to the 300 block of Potters Drive at 3:43 a.m. Sunday after he tried to take things from her purse and they began to struggle and she was pushed to the ground.

• A warrant is being sought for a man, 28, after his former girlfriend, 25, called officers to the first block of Springview Drive at 10:33 p.m. Friday and she said he took her keys and pulled her hair during an argument.

• A warrant is being sought for a man, 52, after his estranged wife, 52, said she continues to receive text messages and phone calls every day threatening to kill her.

BREAK-INS: • Penn Street, first block: attempted.

Call Silent Observer at 269-966-0685 or tchrist@battlecreekenquirer.com. Follow him on Twitter: @TSChristenson